Xingshan County, the hometown of Princess Wang Zhaojun of Hanming, was founded in 260 AD. The county has jurisdiction over 2 townships, 6 towns, 89 villages, 2 neighborhood committees and 5 communities, with a land area of 2327 square kilometers and a total population of 1 8 1 5 1. The basic situation of the county is:
Dashan district and county. Xingshan County is located in the west of Hubei Province, on the north side of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, at the intersection of Daba Mountain and Wushan Mountain. There are 3580 hills and 56 streams17.4m, with an altitude difference of 23/kloc-0 and a population density of 80 people /km2. The landform structure of the county is "divided into eight mountains and one field, divided into water, roads and homes", and the per capita cultivated land is 1.08 mu.
Immigrant counties in reservoir area. As a result of the Three Gorges Project, Xingshan is one of the four counties in Hubei Province, and also three counties that moved into the county as a whole. The immigrant population accounts for 19% of the county's total population.
Poverty-stricken counties in old areas. Xingshan County is the land of Baxing Guige. As early as April 1927, the branch of Xingshan County Special Committee was established. Eight towns and villages in the county are poor towns and villages in the province, and their economic and social development is relatively backward.
A county rich in resources. Xingshan has four natural resources: hydropower, minerals, lint and tourism. Relying on the four natural resources, Xingshan constantly explores ways to transform resource advantages into economic advantages, laying a certain foundation for economic and social development.
Since the reform and opening up, successive county committees and governments in Xingshan County have led the people of the county, and in accordance with the overall strategy of county economic development, relying on resources to explore and accelerate development, and the economic and social outlook of the county has undergone tremendous changes. Especially in the past ten years, with the strong support of the central ministries, provincial and municipal departments and counterpart support units, our county has firmly grasped the overall situation of relocation, development and stability, promoted development through relocation, and ensured relocation through development, and made great achievements in the construction of three civilizations.
In 20 12, the county achieved a GDP of 6.74 billion yuan, local public finance revenue of 433 million yuan, fixed assets investment of 21900,000 yuan, urban per capita disposable income of 15 180 yuan, and rural per capita net income of 5,623 yuan.
The old was the feudal land of Chu, and the old ruled Gaoyangcheng. In the third year of Wu Yong 'an in the Three Kingdoms (260), Xingshan was set up in the northern boundary of Zigui County, and it was named Xingshan because the county government rose in the mountains. Changning County was established in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (Xingshan and Zigui were transferred to Changning). In the first year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (58 1), Changning changed to Zigui (Xingshan belongs to Zigui), in the third year of Tang Wude (620), Guanxing established Zigui, and in the fifth year of Xining in Northern Song Dynasty (1072), Xingshan entered Zigui. Xingshan was merged into Badong County in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty (1442), and Xingshan County was restored in the seventh year of Chenghua (147 1).
1949, Xingshan county government was established, which successively belonged to Yichang area, Yichang area and Yichang city. 1992 65438+February 12 The Ministry of Civil Affairs gave an official reply (People's Bank of China [1992] 16 1No.), agreeing that the residence of Xingshan County Government should be moved from Laiwen Town to Gufu Town.
1997, Xingshan County covers an area of 23 16 square kilometers and has a population of189,000. It governs 7 towns and 6 townships: Gufu Town, Levin Town, Xiakou Town, Nanyang Town, Huang Liang Town, Gaolan Town, Shuiyuesi Town, Gao Qiao Township, Xiangping Township, Pingshui Town and Hazel. The county government is located in Levin Town.
In the fifth census in 2000, the total population of the county was 18269 1, including 39,744 in Laiwen town, 0/9487 in Xiakou town, 7 128 in Nanyang town and 0/9850 in Gufu town. Gaolan Town 1 1089, Shuiyuesi Town 14596, Gao Qiao Township 1605 1 person, Xiangping Township 58 1 1 person, and Pingshui Township 440.
200 1 1 5, Xingshan County officially announced that the original 7 towns and 6 townships were merged into 6 towns and 2 townships: except for the original Wenwen Town and Gao Qiao Township, other townships were adjusted: Gaolan Town, Jianyang Ping Township, Xiangping Township, Pingshui Township and Huoshiling Township were abolished, and the original Gaolan Town, Jianyangping Township and Huoshiling Township were abolished. The new township governments are stationed in Shuiyue Temple, Daxiakou, Nanyang River and Fuziyan respectively. Huoshiling Township 14 Village belongs to Huang Liang Town and hazel Township respectively.
At the end of 2004, the total population of Xingshan County was 184689. It has jurisdiction over 6 towns of Gufu, Laiwen, Xiakou, Nanyang, Huang Liang and Shuiyue Temple, 2 townships of Gao Qiao and Hazelnut, 12 neighborhood committees and 102 village committees.
On August 17, 2009, with the approval of Hubei Provincial Government, Levin Town of Xingshan County was renamed Zhaojun Town. Levin Town, a small town where immigrants moved, is the birthplace of Wang Zhaojun, the Ming princess of the Western Han Dynasty. Founded in the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 989), it is the original office of Xingshan County.
On May 8, 2020, the second batch of food safety demonstration counties in Hubei Province was released, and Xingshan County was on the list.
From 2065438 to March 2009, Xingshan County was included in the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (western Hunan and Hubei).