Gangu County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, in the northwest of Tianshui City and in the middle reaches of Weihe River. Located between 14 58 ′ and 15 31 ′ east longitude and 34 31 ′ and 35 3 ′ north latitude, it is adjacent to Qin 'an County and Maiji District in the east, Qinzhou District and Lixian County in the south, Wushan County in the west and Tongwei County in the north. The county is 6 kilometers long from north to south and 49 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 1,572.6 square kilometers. The county has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 1 townships, 45 village committees, 2,21 villagers' groups, 6 communities and 97 residents' groups, with 152, urban and rural households and a total population of 612,.
physical geography
Gangu belongs to the Loess Plateau, and the Weihe River runs across the county from west to east, with a length of 41.6 kilometers. The southern mountainous area is the western extension of Qinling Mountains, and the northern mountainous area is the residual vein of Liupanshan Mountain. The ridges, promontories, gullies and gullies in the territory fluctuate vertically and horizontally, and the bays, plains, rivers and beaches are staggered like chess. The banks of Weihe River are alluvial plains with flat terrain, deep soil layer and convenient irrigation, which are suitable for planting. It is the main agricultural economic zone in the county and the concentration of industrial and commercial services in the county, and is known as the "golden belt". The average elevation of the county is 1,972 meters, with the lowest being 1,228 meters (the east of huang temple Village in Liufeng Town) and the highest being 2,716 meters (the big beam in Gupo Township), with a relative elevation difference of 1,488 meters.
Gangu County is located in the hinterland of the mainland, which belongs to the East Asian monsoon region and has a continental monsoon climate. It is characterized by four distinct seasons, dry in winter and wet in summer, sufficient sunshine, less rainfall, hot in summer without heat, cold in winter without severe cold. The annual average temperature is 11.5℃, with the highest (July) average monthly temperature of 25.4℃ and the lowest (January) average monthly temperature of -1.1℃. The average annual precipitation is about 5 mm, and the distribution is extremely uneven. Generally, there is less rainfall from January to March and more rain from July to September. The annual sunshine lasts about 235 hours, the sunshine rate is about 5%, and the frost-free period is about 19 days.
Economic development
Agriculture
The county's cultivated land area is 882,3 mu. The main food crops are winter wheat, potato, sorghum, corn, soybean, millet, etc. The cash crops are flax, rape, medicinal materials, melons, vegetables, fruits, peppers and so on. Among them, Gangu pepper is unique, known for its thick meat, bright color and delicious taste, and has won the favor of consumers. It has been exported to all parts of the country and South Korea, the United States and Southeast Asian countries. Gangu white-striped codonopsis pilosula and red Fuji apples have long enjoyed a good reputation and are exported to the southeast coast and all over the world. Pollution-free fine vegetables represented by "Yanjia leek" and "Luojia garlic seedling" sell well all over the country. There are many kinds of Chinese rose flowers with excellent quality. After winning 14 medals of 1 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze in the' 99 Kunming World Expo, it also won 6 medals in the Fifth National Flower Expo. Gangu has become a national flower production demonstration base.
animal husbandry
the animal husbandry mainly focuses on cattle, donkeys, horses, pigs, sheep and chickens, and the vast natural secondary forests and grasslands provide high-quality natural resources for the development of animal husbandry. With the development of market economy, animal husbandry has gradually changed from self-production and self-use to an important means for farmers to engage in commodity production and increase economic income. In recent years, improved varieties and large-scale farming have made great progress, and a large number of large-scale farming villages and large-scale farming companies led by Fengyu Breeding Company have emerged. Meat, eggs and milk products are exported to neighboring provinces and cities.
the secondary industry
the secondary industry is dominated by power generation, construction, building materials and processing of agricultural and sideline products. The leading enterprises include Datang Gangu Power Plant, Gangu Qilian Mountain Cement Co., Ltd., Gangu County Damohang Hemp Shoe Co., Ltd., Gansu Xinhengda Chemical Co., Ltd. and Gansu Qilian Mountain You 'an Brake Co., Ltd., etc. The products are rich in variety and show a good momentum of both production and sales. The overall strength of the construction industry is strong, with high qualifications, and the annual labor transfer is 1, people (times), with remarkable benefits. There are more than 2 kinds of mineral resources, such as limestone, granite, phosphate rock and hematite. Rich limestone provides a lot of raw materials for the vigorous development of cement industry in Gangu County, and high-grade granite in Weishuiyu has long been developed and utilized as an important building material.
Transportation
The transportation in Gangu is very convenient. There is an east-west extension of Longhai Railway on the Weihe River north, and there are two stations in the territory, with a length of 37 kilometers. Weihe River has 316 national highway (Fuzhou to Lanzhou) passing through, with a length of 4 kilometers. With National Highway 316, Qin-Gan, Mai-Gan and Tong-Gan as the main lines, county, township and village highways crisscross, closely linking Gangu with other places, towns and villages. The construction and completion of Tianding Expressway will provide more favorable traffic conditions for the economic development of Gangu.
the infrastructure of the county is improving day by day, the comprehensive service function is gradually enhanced, the communication network covers the whole county, and the investment environment is improving day by day. Commercial circulation has been developed since ancient times. Since the Tang Dynasty, Gangu has been an important business town on the ancient Silk Road, and the Song Dynasty has the name of "the city of tea and horses" and enjoys the reputation of "the home of business travel". Since the reform and opening-up, commerce and trade have been extremely active, with 44 bazaars centered on Jicheng Shopping Mall. Large shopping malls include Sanbao Times Shopping Plaza, Wanjiafu Shopping Plaza, Huadong Supermarket, Jinsheng Electric Power Supermarket, etc. It is very convenient for people to shop.
Gangu is a well-known place of literary style in Longshang. There are 499 schools of all levels and types in the county, including 2 senior middle schools, 4 complete middle schools, 3 agricultural vocational and technical schools, with 5,634 teaching staff and 138,111 students, and the enrollment rate of school-age children reaches 99.8%. In 27, there were 1,629 undergraduates enrolled in the college entrance examination, ranking first in the city for eight consecutive years. There are 22 medical and health institutions above township hospitals in the county, with 611 health technicians and more than 547 beds. There are 68 village-level medical points and 67 medical personnel, with perfect medical facilities and high overall medical service level.
tourist attractions
Gangu county has a long history. It was established in 688 BC and has a history of 2,695 years. It is the place where celebrities and sages such as Fu Xishi, the ancestor of humanity, Shi Zuoshu, one of the 72 sages of Confucius, Jiang Wei, the general of Shu Han Dynasty, Gong Jianfeng, a bachelor's student at the Imperial Academy in the early Qing Dynasty, lived. There are many cultural relics in the county, including 11 in the Neolithic period and 18 in ancient tombs. The patterns of the national first-class precious cultural relics, such as the giant fish bottle with human face and the three-color phoenix head pot in the Tang Dynasty, were put on the stamps. The famous Daxiangshan Grottoes are located 2.5 kilometers west of the county seat. The stone-tire clay sculpture giant Buddha, which was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, is 23.3 meters high and has high artistic value. It has been listed as a national key protected cultural relic. In addition, Huagai Temple Grottoes, Tianmen Mountain, Caijia Temple, Jiangwei Tomb, Gong Jianfeng Memorial Hall and Jianshan Temple Forest Park have become new tourist attractions.
since the reform and opening up, under the guidance of the party's policy of enriching the people, the economic construction and social undertakings in Gangu have developed rapidly, and the people's living standards have been continuously improved. In 27, the county's GDP was 2.67 billion yuan, the per capita GDP was 3,388 yuan, the fiscal revenue was 77.98 million yuan, the total output value of township enterprises reached 2.522 billion yuan, the retail sales of social consumer goods was 795 million yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 554.8.6 yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 1,81 yuan, the balance of various deposits of financial institutions was 2.41 billion yuan, and the balance of deposits of urban and rural residents was 1.654 billion yuan.
Gangu has beautiful mountains and rivers, a long history, respect for literature and martial arts, emphasis on teaching and learning, mild climate and abundant products. It is the birthplace of the county system in China and is known as the "first county in China". It has successively won the honorary titles of national hometown of Wushu, national advanced county in scientific and technological work, national advanced county in popular science work, national labor base county, national hometown of pepper, national flower production demonstration base and pistachio China breeding demonstration base. The commissioning of Datang Gangu Power Plant, the implementation of 75 kV EHV substation project and the construction of Tianding Expressway (Gangu section) will certainly play a positive role in promoting the sound and rapid economic and social development of Gangu. The scenery ahead is picturesque, and the years ahead are like songs. The warm and friendly people of Gangu warmly welcome people of insight at home and abroad to come to Gangu for sightseeing and investment.
Gangu Daxiangshan
Gangu Daxiangshan is located in Gangu County, Tianshui City, away from Wuhuali, the county seat. There is a mountain that looks like a flag and looks like a dragon. It used to be called Wenqi, but now it is called Daxiangshan. The mountains are covered with pines and lilacs, pavilions and pavilions are built by the mountains, and carved galleries are shaded by green trees. Between the cliffs in the mountains, there is a big cave on the cliff, in which sits a giant Buddha with a stone tire and clay sculpture. According to textual research, the plastic Buddha statues in Gangu can be traced back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and have experienced four dynasties for more than 3 years.
On both sides of the Giant Buddha Cave, there are long corridors, such as the same belt, along the mountain. The grottoes on the corridor are connected, majestic and spectacular. There are 22 grottoes, most of which are nearly square in plane. There is a large circular arch niche and a high altar base on the main wall, and there is a Zen cave where monks practice. This is a special feature of the Daxiangshan Cave niche, which is also rare in the country.
Gangu Buddha is Sakyamuni Buddha. Since Daxiangshan was renamed as a giant Buddha, the world has been calling it Daxiangshan. Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association, after deeply studying the birth, history and allusions of the Buddha, according to the legend of Sakyamuni's "being born in an elephant", thought it was more accurate to name it Daxiangshan. Although there is only one word difference and homophony, it has far-reaching significance. Since then, the elephant mountain scenery has been officially named Daxiangshan. On September 1th, 1981, the People's Government of Gansu Province officially listed the Daxiangshan Grottoes as provincial cultural relics protection units, and allocated special funds for maintenance. In 21, the grotto was upgraded to a national cultural relics protection unit.
transportation: daxiangshan is located in Gangu county, Tianshui city. It is 8 kilometers from the railway station. There is a direct bus to Gangu at the station, or you can get off directly from Gangu Station by train.
Fuqiang County
In ancient times, Jirong County was located in Qin Dynasty, and later Wei Dynasty changed it to Dangting County. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was called Jicheng, and in Sui Dynasty, it was called Cucumber County. In Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Fuqiang County, and then it was not in Tubo. In Song Dynasty, it was located in Fuqiang Village, and it was promoted to Fuqiang City. In Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to Gongchang House in Gansu Province, and now it belongs to Weichuan Road in Gansu Province.
in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), Fuqiang County was renamed Gangu County. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), the government of Gansu Province established Tianshui Administrative Supervision District. The following year, it was renamed as the fourth administrative supervision area of Gansu Province, with jurisdiction over 1 counties.
Tianmen Mountain in Gangu County
Located in the south of Gangu County, with an altitude of 1,5 meters, it is one of the scenic spots in Gangu County and has been known as "Tianmen Chunxiao" since ancient times. On the top of the mountain, there is the Dongyue Temple, which was built in the Qin and Han Dynasties and rebuilt in the Tiansheng period of Song Renzong (AD 123-AD 131). There is a statue of Dongyue Tianjun, the god of Mount Tai. The ancient temple surrounded by cypresses was built by cutting the original pine trees of this mountain. Statue murals, solemn; Pavilions and pavilions, exquisite craftsmanship; Couplet plaque, from famous artists. Two red and white peony plants in the temple were planted in the Northern Song Dynasty, which are precious cultural relics. Tianmen Mountain is towering and towering, with ancient trees and beautiful flowers. Nanling canal water, surrounded by gurgling; Panshan Highway goes straight to the top of the mountain. Just as Gansu Tongzhi describes the scenery of Gangu County: "Guanling Dongzhi, Zhuxi Xixiong, Yangtianmen in the south, Weishui in the north, Wanshan Four Blocks, and Fuling Re-network." It is the best place to enjoy the scenery of the city. Whenever the rising sun rises to the top of the mountain, I look around the fields in the morning fog, but I see mountains and mountains, which are quite spectacular; Overlooking the Weihe River, it is smoky, with winding jade belts and high-rise buildings. When the sun sets in the west, the fields are painted with gold and the mountains reflect. Cao Siyi, the county magistrate of Fuqiang (now Gangu) in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem saying:
The famous mountains in Qin Long are under the eyes, and the verdant mountains in Tianmen are even more beautiful.
the clouds are open and the fields are embroidered, and the fog is scattered and the towers are thick.
In July 22, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of comprehensive demonstration counties for e-commerce in rural areas in 22, and Gangu County was selected.
in June, 22, Gangu county was listed in the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Long March area (Red Second Army)).
On February 22nd, 218, Gangu County was listed in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 217.