Geographical environment of Weixin County

In 2009, the main mineral deposits in Weixin County include coal, limestone, pyrite, quartz sand, potassium salt, phosphate rock, etc. Anthracite coal reserves are 2.89 billion tons, high-quality limestone is distributed throughout Weixin County, pyrite reserves are 180 million tons, and quartz sand contains more than 95% silicon.

Weixin County is one of the 15 key coal mining counties in Yunnan Province. It is an important part of the coal-rich areas in Yunnan and Guizhou, with remote measurement reserves of 4 billion tons. Coal resources are distributed in 10 towns and villages in Weixin County, mainly in three coal-bearing synclines of Xinzhuang, Mahe and Shikan, with estimated recoverable reserves of 2.81 billion tons of raw coal. In 2009, Weixin County's total grain output reached 145,397 tons, an increase of 10.1% over the previous year; rapeseed output was 4,430 tons, an increase of 25.0% over the previous year; flue-cured tobacco output was 2,750 tons, an 8.4% decrease over the previous year. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and service industries in Weixin County was 658.46 million yuan, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year. Among them: the agricultural output value was 306.95 million yuan, an increase of 6.4% over the previous year; the forestry output value was 36.87 million yuan, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year; the animal husbandry output value was 305.35 million yuan, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year; the fishery output value was 0.54 million yuan, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year; the fishery output value was 0.54 million yuan, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year. The output value of the service industry was 8.93 million yuan, an increase of 0.4% over the previous year. In 2009, the afforestation area reached 3,320 hectares, and the forest coverage rate reached 46.9%.

Weixin County produced 201,900 fat pigs, an increase of 21.1% over the previous year. There were 15,400 large livestock slaughtered, an increase of 30.5% over the previous year. 590,000 poultry were slaughtered, an increase of 15.1% over the previous year. The egg production reached 1,500 tons, an increase of 57.2% over the previous year. The total meat output was 20,159 tons, an increase of 28.0% over the previous year. The number of live pigs at the end of the year was 199,300, an increase of 12.3% over the previous year. The number of large livestock was 57,300, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year.

At the end of 2009, Weixin County had a total agricultural machinery power of 76,686 kilowatts. The annual rural electricity consumption was 38.28 million kilowatt hours, and the effective irrigation area reached 8,760 hectares. The amount of agricultural chemical fertilizers applied (pure) was 12,509 tons, the amount of agricultural plastic films used was 237 tons, and the amount of pesticides used was 122 tons. The total sown area of ??crops was 53,052 hectares, an increase of 1.7% over the previous year. It has 183,000 rural employees. The red scenic spots in Weixin County include: Tashi Conference Memorial Hall, Shikanzhuangzi Shang Conference Site, Shuitian Flower House Conference Site, Tianxian Lianghe Rock, Yangjiazhai, the former site of the Red Army Ministry of Health, Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery, Red Army Sichuan Yunnan and Guizhou Guerrilla Column Daxue Mountain Base, Yunnan Guerrilla Detachment Guojiafen Base, Hongshan Mountain Battlefield Site, Tieliang Red Army Slogan, Baishui Temple Red Army Slogan, etc. In 1985, Hu Yaobang, the former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, came to Zhaotong for an inspection and personally inscribed the plaque "Tashi Conference Site"; in 1988, the county town of Tashi was approved by the provincial government as a provincial historical and cultural city and a provincial scenic spot. ; In 1996, the Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery was announced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs as one of the first batch of patriotic education bases in China; in 1999, Weixin was approved by the provincial government as an old revolutionary base during the Agrarian Revolutionary War; in 2001, the Tashi Conference site was The Propaganda Department named it a demonstration base for Chinese patriotism education; in 2004, the Tashi Conference site was included in China’s 100 classic red tourism scenic spots construction plan; in 2005, the Tashi Conference Memorial Hall was named one of the first batch of national defense education bases by the provincial government.

Tashi Conference Memorial Hall

The Tashi Conference Memorial Hall is located in the northeast corner of Tashi Town, Weixin County, Northeast Yunnan, at the junction of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, known as the "Three Cock-Crowing Provinces". It was established to commemorate the meeting held by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Tashi Town and other places in February 1935. It was planned to be built in December 1976, completed and opened to the public in December 1977. In January 1983, the Tashi Conference site was approved by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government and announced as the second batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units. In February 1985, Comrade Hu Yaobang personally inscribed the words "Site of the Tashi Conference" on the Tashi Conference Memorial Hall. In April 1997, the museum was named one of the first batch of "Yunnan Province Patriotic Education Bases" by the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. In June 2001, the Tashi Conference site was named "China's Patriotism Education Demonstration Base" by the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China.

Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery

The Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery in Weixin County was built in 1984, covering a total area of ??4.67 hectares. A total of more than 2.2 million yuan was invested in the construction. The park was originally a county-level cemetery. In 1988, it was approved by the provincial government as one of the "Provincial Key Martyrs Memorial Building Protection Units". In 1995, it was approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs as one of the "Chinese Patriotism Education Bases". In 1996, it was It was approved by the State Council as one of the “Key Martyrs Memorial Building Protection Units in China”. Weixin County's 1,400 square kilometers of tourism resources are distributed both above and below ground. There are beautiful mountains and rivers, forest vegetation, and ancient architectural ruins on the ground. There are cave wonders, dinosaur fossils, and other paleontological fossils and ancient cultural relics underground.