Madongchuan (simplified Chinese: 麻洞川镇; traditional Chinese: 麻洞川鎮; pinyin: Mádòngchuān Zhèn) is a town in Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.[2] The town spans an area of 252.73 square kilometres (97.58 sq mi),[1] and has a population of 6,544 as of 2010.[3]
Madongchuan
麻洞川镇 | |
|---|---|
  Madongchuan | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′17″N 109°48′53″E / 36.38806°N 109.81472°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yan'an |
| District | Baota District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 252.73 km2 (97.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,544 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
History edit
Manmade grottoes dating back to the Song dynasty have been found in Madongchuan.[4]: 630 The Shiyaowan Grotto (Chinese: 石窑湾石窟; pinyin: Shíyáowān Shíkū) contains a number of Buddha statues (many of which have now been partially or completed destroyed), and inscriptions dating back to the late 11th century.[4]: 630
On the evening of February 18, 1935, as part of the Chinese Civil War, forces of the Chinese Red Army clashed with 50 Mintuan soldiers, aligned with Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist government, in the village of Jinpenwan (Chinese: 金盆湾村).[4]: 14 Red Army forces won the battle.[4]: 14 Later in the Civil War, on May 11, 1947, Communist Party forces, now reorganized as the People's Liberation Army, clashed with Chiang's Nationalist Army again in Jinpenwan.[4]: 21 Forces of the People's Liberation Army, led by Yan Kuiyao, won the battle, and effectively captured the village.[4]: 21 On November 14 and November 15 later that year, Nationalist Army aircraft bombed the village.[4]: 21
From May through July 1950, an unidentified illness swept through the village of Jinpenwan, as well as other parts of present-day Baota District, killing 680 people.[4]: 25
Madongchuan was established as a people's commune in 1972.[5] In 1984, it was changed to a township.[5]
Geography edit
Madongchuan is located in the southeast portion of Baota District, bordered by the town of Lin to its east, Nanniwan and Chuankou to its west, Zhengzhuang in neighboring Yanchang County to its north, and Niuwu in neighboring Fu County to its south.[5] The town is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Baota District's urban core.[5]
The Fenchuan River (Chinese: 汾川河; pinyin: Fénchuān Hé), a minor river which flows from Nanniwan to Yichuan County and into the Yellow River, flows through Madongchuan.[4]: 263 The Fenchuan Canal (Chinese: 汾川渠; pinyin: Fénchuān Qú), a small canal off the Fenchuan River which irrigates nearby land, flows through Madongchuan, creating the Jinpenwan Reservoir (Chinese: 金盆湾水库; pinyin: Jīnpénwān Shuǐkù).[4]: 268 According to 1994 government publication, 62.3% of Madongchuan is forested.[4]: 238
Administrative divisions edit
Madongchuan administers 10 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: xíngzhèng cūn),[6] as well as 38 natural villages (Chinese: 自然村; pinyin: zìrán cūn),[5] although the latter lacks any administrative jurisdiction. Madongchuan's government is located in Madongchuan Village (Chinese: 麻洞川村).[5] The town's 10 administrative villages are as follows:[5]
- Madongchuan Village (Chinese: 麻洞川村)
- Jinpenwan Village (Chinese: 金盆湾村)
- Yuetun Village (Chinese: 岳屯村)
- Xueshuiwan Village (Chinese: 雪水湾村)
- Shiyaowan Village (Chinese: 石窑湾村)
- Xicun Village (Chinese: 西村村; lit. 'west village')
- Fancun Village (Chinese: 樊村村)
- Zhaotai Village (Chinese: 赵台村)
- Yaojiapo Village (Chinese: 姚家坡村)
- Quli Village (Chinese: 曲里村)
Demographics edit
As per the 2010 Chinese Census, Madongchuan has a population of 6,544.[3] This represents a significant decline from the 2000 Chinese Census, when its population totaled 10,416.[3] In 1985, Madongchuan's population totaled 8,405.[4]: 92 According to the 1982 Chinese Census, Madongchuan had a population of 8,257,[4]: 118 all of whom were classified as ethnically Han Chinese.[4]: 124 In the 1982 Census, Madongchuan had an average household size of 4.44 people.[4]: 127 As of the 1964 Chinese Census, Madongchuan had a population of 4,241, all of whom were classified as ethnically Han Chinese.[4]: 115–116
Madongchuan has a recorded hukou population of 11,142 as of 2018.[1]
Economy edit
Major crops grown in Madongchuan include maize,[4]: 186 tobacco,[4]: 186 and vegetables.[4]: 203
A small hydropower plant known as the Dongwan Small Hydropower Plant (Chinese: 洞湾小水电站) was built in Madongchuan in 1958, and produces 1,000 Kilowatt-hour of electricity annually.[4]: 272
Transportation edit
The S303 highway runs through Madongchuan.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c 中国县域统计年鉴·2019（乡镇卷） (in Chinese). Beijing: 中国统计出版社, 国家统计局农村社会经济调查司. May 2020. p. 616. ISBN 9787503791390.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码（宝塔区） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Baota District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ a b c 宝塔区历史沿革（第二页） [Baota District Organizational History (Page Two)]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-06-30. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 延安市志 [Yan'an City Records] (PDF). dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn (in Chinese). Shaanxi Provincial Local History Office. 1994-12-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 麻洞川乡 [Madongchuan Township]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-03-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（麻洞川镇） [2020 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Madongchuan)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-26.