The Historical Evolution of Shuitianba Township

Zigui county governs the township and is one of the navel orange bases in the county. 1955, establishment of paddy field dam area; 1958, changed to Rocket Commune; 196 1, back to the paddy field dam area; 1975, changed to Shuitianba commune; And was established as a township in 1986. Located in the north of the county seat, 9 kilometers away from the county seat. It covers an area of 224 square kilometers and has a population of 34,000. Qinshui (Tianba) Highway runs through the countryside. It has jurisdiction over Shangba, Xiaba, Longkou, Dongjiachong, Wang Jiaqiao, Xinjiaping, Wang Zhu, Artemisia annua, paddy field, Caochiping, Chen Jialing, Chongshu, Shecangping, Chaodongguan, Tian Niu, Lijiapo, Shiya, Maying, Joint Venture, Longtan Bay, Yesangping, Jiangjiapo, Haojiawan and Yanping. Mainly based on agriculture, rich in tea, citrus and Eucommia ulmoides.

Over the past few years, the township party committees and governments have paid close attention to the construction of the three major civilizations around the development ideas of relying on market towns, expanding urban living businesses, speeding up adjustment and enriching the people in the countryside. The national economy has grown steadily, the construction of immigrants has been solidly promoted, and social undertakings have made all-round progress. In 2002, the total rural economic income was 9 1.84 million yuan, the fiscal revenue was 2,592,200 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1.646 yuan.

Shuitianba Township is located on the north bank of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, with east longitude11038'-1044' and north latitude 30 21'-3010'. It borders Xingshan County in the northeast, Guizhou Town in the south and Xietan Township in the west. After the construction of the Three Gorges Project, the resident of the township government moved northward from Group 3 of Zhongba Village to Group 3 of Shangba Village, with an altitude of185m, 70km away from Guizhou New Town10km and Mao Ping New County. During the Qing Dynasty, there was a serious drought in this area. At that time, there was a county magistrate named Ding who built a canal here to fight drought. Later, the number of paddy fields under the canal increased, gradually forming three dams: upper dam, middle dam and lower dam, so it was collectively called paddy field dam.

Rongxiang belonged to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Maoba Township was established in the 11th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1672). Maoba Township was still established during the Republic of China. Maoba area was established in August 1949; 1951April changed to area 2; Shuitianba People's Commune was established in September 1958; 1961April changed to paddy field dam area; 1975 10, divided into Sang Ping People's Commune and Shuitianba People's Commune; 1984 1 after the merger of the two cooperatives, it will still be a paddy field dam area; From June 1987 to June 10, Shuitianba Township was established, with 49 villages under the jurisdiction of the township, 1 forest farm. In February of 200 1 year, the township administrative villages were merged into 25. Now the township covers an area of 224 square kilometers, with 25 administrative villages, 154 villagers' groups,1135 households and a total population of 33 197. Existing arable land area 1407 hectares, water area of 333 hectares, forest area of 20420 hectares. The forest coverage rate is 79.5%. The domestic water system is developed. Suixi River originated in Yemozigou, Xingshan County, followed by Nanyang River, Duliang River and Yuanshui River from north to south. Along the way, tributaries such as Sancha River (Xianchigou), Tianjia River and Wang Jiaqiao River flow into the Yangtze River, with a total length of 524 kilometers and a drainage area of 1.837 square kilometers.

The township is located at the junction of Daba Mountain, Wushan remnant vein and Bamian Mountain depression, with steep slopes and staggered peaks. There is a great difference in elevation between high and low mountains, with the lowest elevation 175 m and the highest elevation 1704 m. It belongs to subtropical continental monsoon climate, with obvious vertical change, warm and humid. The average temperature in winter is 7.5℃, the average temperature in summer is 30℃, the average annual temperature is 20℃, and the frost-free period is 3 10 days. Unique geographical conditions and climate make the territory rich in products, famous for citrus, tea and walnuts. The main plants are fir, cypress, masson pine, oak, crape myrtle, yew and so on. The main animals are wild boar, muntjac, snake, rabbit and golden pheasant.

Before the liberation of the township, there was a historical event of forming a "Red Belt Society" to fight against the "two sticks". Shuitianba Township is an old revolutionary base area, and a large number of revolutionary martyrs and model figures have emerged. During the War of Liberation, there were revolutionary martyrs such as Wu Shujun, Wu Yichang, Hao Zhengxing, Wu Chengzhong, Yu Congdian, Chen Yongtai, Hao Fawan, Lu Yongzhi, Wang Huili, Dong Yuanhuai, Wang, and Wang (all of them have been listed in Zigui County Records (1979-2005)). During the period of socialist construction, advanced model figures such as Wang Qibao, Liu Guangqun, Wen Yizhi, Zhou Zongqian and Hu Xuezhi emerged. The rich historical and cultural heritage of the township and the revolutionary spirit of hard struggle inspired the people of the township to keep exploring and won one honor after another. Maying Village in this township was named "Revolutionary Soviet Area" by Hubei Provincial People's Government in June. Shuitianba Township was awarded as "Advanced Family Planning Unit" by Hubei Provincial Government in June1996165438+10. 1997 12, named as "the first national advanced collective of agricultural census" by Hubei Agricultural Census Office; In 2009, it was rated as "advanced unit of immigration work" by Hubei Provincial Immigration Bureau. 20 1 1 year 1 1 month, the old rural area construction promotion association was awarded as the "advanced old area construction promotion association" in the whole province.