The Historical Evolution of Dayan Town

Dayan Village was originally named Dawanzhu. In order to commemorate the order of Zhouxian County in Song Dynasty, villagers were mobilized to build a stone dam in the river near the village. This dam can not only irrigate more than 400 mu of farmland in Xitianfan, but also ensure the safety of flood discharge, so it was renamed as Dayan. The town name also comes from the village name. Formerly known as Lianshan Township, Dayan Township, Wanzhu Township and Zhenting Township. After liberation, Wanzhu Township and Zhenting Township were established. 1950 10 removed the alleys as small townships, belonging to Fangmen District, which were divided into six townships: Dayan, Nanxi, Wanzhu, Dongli, Fanli and Baikeng. 1954 Sanxi township was added, and 1955 merger area was added. Dongli Township governs the original Dongli Township and Fan Li Township. Dayan Township governs the original Dayan Township, Baikeng Township and the continent and Zhao Chang Village of the original Nanzhi Township; Wanzhu Township governs Wanzhu Township, Nanxi Township and Xiejie Mountain Village in Yantou Township. 1958 Dayan commune was established to administer Dayan, Wanzhu and Dongli administrative districts. 196 1, the restoration area is organized, and the management area is changed to commune, which is divided into three communes: Dayan, Dongli and Wanzhu, and belongs to Fangmen District. 1980, changed to Ueda. 1987 Dayan Township was transformed into a town, 1992 District was merged into the town, and Wanzhu Township was merged into Dayan Town. 1995, Maoshantou village moved down the mountain to Baikeng village, and the administrative village was cancelled. There are actually 42 administrative villages. 200 1 regional adjustment, Dongli township merged into Dayan. There are 63 administrative villages and 159 natural villages in the town. In 2002, the division of administrative villages was adjusted and merged into 53 administrative villages. In 2004, administrative villages were merged again, and 40 administrative villages were retained. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, the population gradient transfer was carried out for three consecutive years, ***85 1 household, with 2483 people, reducing the number of natural villages by 30. There are 129 natural villages.