Wen County is located in the south of Gansu, bordering Sichuan and Shaanxi, bordering Qingchuan County and Pingwu County in Sichuan to the southeast, Jiuzhaigou County of Sichuan and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the west. It borders Wudu District of Longnan City to the north, with a total area of ??4,994 square kilometers, and jurisdiction over 2 districts, 24 townships (towns), and 304 administrative villages. There are Han, Tibetan, Hui, Manchu, Korean and other ethnic groups, with a total population of 240,000.
Administrative divisions
Wen County governs 3 towns, 20 townships, and 1 ethnic township: Chengguan Town, Bikou Town, Shangde Township, Tielou Tibetan Township, and Danbao Township , Liujiaping Township, Yulei Township, Fanba Township, Zhongmiao Township, Koukouba Township, Jianshan Town, Linjiang Town, Liping Town, Sheshu Town, Qiaotou Town, Baoziba Town, Shifang Town, Shijiba Town , Zhongzhai Township, Maying Township, Shangdan Township, Shaohuojiayuan Township, Dianba Township, Tunzhai Township.
Wen County has a long history. Before the Qin Dynasty, all people belonged to the Qiang. Yinping Road was established in the Han Dynasty, Yinping County was established in the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, Yinping Prefecture was built in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Ming Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty granted "Wen" the title of a prefecture, and in the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, it was demoted to the prefecture. The county was called "Yinping" in ancient times.
Physical Geography
The terrain of Wen County is high in the west and low in the east. It is about 217 kilometers long from east to west and 156 kilometers wide from north to south. The highest altitude is 4187 meters and the lowest altitude is 550 meters. The mountainous area accounts for about 10% of the total. Covering 90% of the area, Bailong River and Baishui River flow through the county from west to east and merge into the Jialing River.
Wenxian County is in the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, with obvious vertical climate differences, forming a superimposed mosaic area of ??different climate types including subtropical zone, temperate zone and cold zone. The annual average temperature is 15°C, the frost-free period is about 260 days, and the precipitation is 400-800 mm. It has the climate characteristics of no severe heat in summer and no severe cold in winter, which is suitable for the reproduction and habitat of various animals and plants in the north and south.
Wen County is located in the hinterland of the Qinba Mountains, with unique terrain and complex structure. The territory has high mountains, dense forests, and crisscrossing rivers. It is known as "Longshang Jiangnan" and is very rich in resources. The complexity of the terrain and the diversity of vertical climate distribution within the territory naturally create a rich biological population. Tens of thousands of species of wild plants have been identified, especially famous for their rich production of Chinese herbal medicines. It is known as the "Millennium Medicine Town". There are 1,661 species of wild animals, and 62 species of wild animals are included in the national key protection list, including giant pandas and golden monkeys. The main distribution area of ??the world's rare wild animals such as takin and takin. There is huge potential for developing specialty planting and breeding.
There are more than 20 kinds of metal and non-metal mines and more than 100 places in the territory. Among them, those with large reserves and high grades include gold, copper, silica, manganese, barite, marble, etc. Mining is expected to become a new economic growth point.
Tourism resources
Yangbi Tianchi, one of the four largest Tianchi in China, has beautiful scenery and charming scenery; Bikou Reservoir, Gaoxia Pinghu, water and sky are the same color, giant panda breeding farm, Huanglong The temples face each other across the mountains and are connected by a line, forming the best selective tourism hotline.
Transportation
National Highway 212 runs east-west from Wenxian County. Two provincial highways and more than ten county and township highways are connected to the national highway. It connects Dadukou and Chongqing to the south and Jiuzhaigou and Jiuzhaigou to the west. Huanglong Temple is connected to Wudu and Lanzhou to the north, forming a road transportation network extending in all directions inside and outside the county. The digital program-controlled telephone network connects urban and rural areas, digital mobile communication facilities are complete, the cable TV network expands to rural areas, and urban service functions are increasingly improved.
Social undertakings
In recent years, Wen County has developed vigorously in social undertakings such as science and technology, culture, education, health, radio and television, and family planning, focusing on improving people's livelihood and promoting the progress of economic and social civilization. Good results have been achieved.
Wenxian County adheres to the people-oriented principle, accelerates scientific development, and strives to promote various social undertakings. The county plans to implement 19 social undertaking projects this year. The project approval has been completed and the project approval and construction is being stepped up. Science and technology demonstrations and science and technology training were widely carried out, 2 science and technology projects were implemented, and an investment of 180,000 yuan was completed. There are 17 new school buildings with an area of ??9009.37 square meters, with a total investment of 4.9654 million yuan; the second phase of the project has completed an investment of 3.3 million yuan; the child care operation has completed an investment of 494,000 yuan, further improving the basic educational conditions; the relocation of the high school and middle school of Wenxian No. 1 Middle School is on schedule carried out; the "two exemptions and one subsidy" policy was well implemented; the quality of education was significantly improved.
The "two exemptions and one subsidy" policy has been well implemented; the quality of education and teaching has been significantly improved. In 2006, the number of undergraduate and independent college graduates reached 338, an increase of 135 from last year; the health infrastructure has been further strengthened, and 3.3 million yuan of project funds have been obtained. Two township health centers have been repaired, the medical technology building and infectious disease area of ??the county hospital have been completed, and the comprehensive office building of the county maternal and child health station has started construction. Population and family planning laws and regulations and various priority preferential policies have been fully implemented. The work of consolidating and improving the results of provincial family planning high-quality service counties has been steadily advancing. 38 families with family planning difficulties have been assisted with 48,000 yuan, and 169 households in 7 towns and 9 villages have enjoyed "less The "Get Rich Quickly" project provided a subsidy of 210,000 yuan, and 316 "rural two-household" households received a subsidy of 216 yuan. 169 households in 7 towns and 9 villages enjoy a subsidy of 210,000 yuan from the "Two Rural Households" project, and 316 "Two Rural Households" enjoy a 10-point discount for junior high and high school students. The radio, film and television industry has developed healthily, with radio and television coverage reaching 51% and 90.3% respectively in the county. The "2131" rural screening project is progressing smoothly, with 910 screenings completed. Cultural and artistic undertakings flourished, Xiaomi's poetry won the national award, Liu Qishu's ten-volume "Wenxian Comics", "White Horse Man", and Li Shiren's "Walking on Yinping Road" were published; calligraphy and painting exchanges, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and literary and artistic activities were often carried out; gifts were given The "three rural areas" activities of culture, science and technology and health were carried out in depth; three tea-picking festivals were successfully held, the tea industry promoted the development of large-scale mass sports activities, the first farmers' sports activities were widely carried out, and the first Large-scale events such as the Farmers' Games and long-distance running competitions around the city; cross talk sketches and music and dance created by the County Cultural Bureau and the Bureau of Culture and Broadcasting have won provincial special prizes many times; the Baima national culture has gone out of the city and moved to the province, becoming Wenxian's " "Cultural brand"; folk cultural "treasures" such as Baima people's costumes, Baima people's original ecological folk songs, Iron Tower folk songs, Jade Wall Lantern Opera, Zhongzhai Pipa, Yangtang Haozi, etc. have been excavated and protected. On this basis, "Wenxian Folk Songs", "Five Hundred Folk Songs", "Secretary Praise" and "Hysteria Collection" excavated, collected and compiled by Ye Zhenquan, Zhang Cailin, Tan Changji, Zhang Yulin and others have been edited and published, and are widely known. spread.
The social security system has been further improved, with 3,041 people participating in pension insurance, 5,200 unemployment insurance, and 6,736 medical insurance. The three security lines have been well implemented, and 1.4 million yuan of minimum living security funds for urban residents have been allocated. , the laid-off re-employment subsidy was 660,000 yuan, and the basic pension of enterprise retirees of 3.31 million yuan was paid in full and on time; the employment and re-employment work was progressing smoothly, with 1,408 new jobs.
The Wenchuan earthquake caused heavy losses: The Wenchuan earthquake caused heavy losses to Wenxian County in Sichuan Province and Wenxian County in Gansu Province, which are less than 20 kilometers away from Qingchuan County, the hardest-hit area: the county's infrastructure was destroyed, and 93.4% of the houses became dilapidated. Economic losses amounted to 11.8 billion yuan. During the "5.12" earthquake, the intensity of earthquake damage in Wenxian County reached 9 degrees, followed by many aftershocks. The earthquake caused a total of 111 deaths and 1,454 injuries, including 120 serious injuries. A total of 46,729 houses in 59,093 households, accounting for 77.32% of the local residents, collapsed or were seriously damaged. The remaining houses were also damaged to varying degrees.
In January 2021, Wenxian County was selected into the Top 100 Demonstration Counties and Cities for China’s Business Environment in 2020, ranking 94th.
In March 2019, Wen County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2018.
In September 2018, the list of comprehensive demonstration counties for e-commerce in rural areas in 2018 was announced, and Wen County was on the list.
In December 2016, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission named Wenxian County as the fourth batch of national demonstration units for national unity and progress creation activities.