Overview of Gongtan
Gongtan Town has a distinct three-dimensional climate, which is suitable for the growth of poplar, flue-cured tobacco, rice and other food crops. It is rich in precious Chinese medicinal materials such as pinellia, Artemisia annua, Magnolia officinalis and Gastrodia elata; it is extremely rich in coal, iron, marble and other mineral resources, and the "Wujiang black" marble with reserves of more than 3 million tons is being gradually developed and utilized; precious tree species such as ginkgo and metasequoia and There are many rare wild animals such as otters, giant salamanders and golden pheasants.
Historical Development
Gongtan Ancient Town, according to existing data, has a history of more than 1,700 years. The current Gongtan is Hanfu County and ancient Fuling County. "Universe": Hanfu County, Fuling County, belongs to Ba County, and Shuli County is here. Jia Dan's "Four Books of Changes" said: "Han Fu, county governance." "Yuanhe Zhi" and "Han Fuling County". Taikandi Ji: Fuling County Han Fu. Liu Lin annotated "Huayang Guozhi": "Hanfu County belongs to Fuling County and is located in Gongtan Town, Youyang County. The Western Jin Dynasty was not abolished. In the second year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (619), Pengshui and Shicheng counties were established as Hongdu County, which belonged to the former Prefecture. In the third year of Zhenguan (629), he moved north to Hongdu River. In the second year of Linde (665), Gong Tuan moved to present-day Gongtan. Hu Sansheng's "Zizhi Tongjian" notes: "This is Hongdu County in Qianzhou. hometown. Note: Hongdu County in the Tang Dynasty was Gongtan in Youyang County. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it belonged to Zhongjun County. In the first year of Ganyuan (1192), the Qinyi Inspection Department was set up to take charge of Gongtan. According to the record of the plaintiff's sign, there is a stone tablet engraved on the back of the sign: "On April 7, 1573, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the left side of Fenghuangkou on the back hillside collapsed and the Wujiang River flooded. At that time, Gong, You, Weng, and Among the surnames such as Mei and Lu, Gong was killed a lot, so he was named Gong Tan."
In the first year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1736), Youyang was changed to Zhili Prefecture, and Gongtan was a pass, which was far away from the prefecture and difficult to control. Therefore, an inspection department was set up here to "control" it. In the second year of Qianlong (1738), Gongtan also had a lobby, a second hall, and a flower hall. The main hall is in charge of criminal cases, the second hall is in charge of civil cases, and the flower hall is in charge of local gentry litigation. The order is Dabao, Tuanzong, Xiangyue, Dabao, Tuanguan is in charge of military power, and Xiangyue is in charge of local people. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Gongtan was divided into counties (Gongtan County Auxiliary). Before the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Li and Lu were suppressed, and Bao and Jia were set up in the back town, which governed 7 Bao and 8 Jia and a half.
Physical Geography
Gongtan is located at the junction of Youyang County in Chongqing City, Pengshui County and Yanhe County in Guizhou Province, and at the intersection of Wujiang River and Apen River. The intercity highway from Youyang City to Pengshui passes through the central market town of Gongtan. The annual cargo throughput of Gongtan Terminal exceeds 5 million tons, with convenient water and land transportation. Since ancient times, it has been a passenger and cargo transfer station for Sichuan (Chongqing), Guizhou, Hunan and Hubei, and is known as "Qian Gongtan". The town covers an area of ??133 square kilometers, governs 8 administrative villages, 57 groups, more than 210,000 people, more than 26,000 acres of cultivated land, and 78,000 acres of forest.
Product Resources
Gongtan has an obvious three-dimensional climate, which is suitable for the growth of poplar, flue-cured tobacco, rice, wheat and other food crops. It is rich in precious Chinese medicinal materials such as pinellia, Artemisia annua, Magnolia officinalis, Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, etc.; it is extremely rich in mineral resources such as coal and iron marble, and the "Wujiang black" marble with reserves of more than 200 million cubic meters is being gradually developed and utilized; there are ginkgo, metasequoia, etc. A variety of precious tree species and rare wild animals such as otters, giant salamanders, and golden pheasants.