Basic overview of Wudongde Township

Wudongde Township is a township under the jurisdiction of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It is located in the northern part of Luquan County, 135 kilometers away from the county seat. It borders Malutang Township to the south, Jiaoxi Township to the west, and faces Luozuo, Xinma, Kehe, Longshu, Tieliu and other towns in Huidong and Huili County of Sichuan Province across the Jinsha River in the northeast. It is the most remote and remote place in Kunming. A mountainous township. The highest altitude is 3,301 meters (Fengmaoling), the lowest altitude is 800 meters at Shiqi Ferry, and the cultivated land area is 30,267 acres, including 2,147 acres of paddy fields. It has jurisdiction over 8 village committees, 83 natural villages and 114 groups, inhabited by six ethnic groups: Han, Yi, Dai, Lisu, Zhuang and Wa, with a total population of 16,370, including 16,370 agricultural people. Dasongshu Township is cut by the Jinsha River and the Taiping River. The territory is crisscrossed with mountains and ravines, and has a typical three-dimensional climate. The average annual rainfall is 890 mm, the average temperature is 12.7 degrees, and there is a frost-free period. Dasongshu Township is rich in minerals, land, and labor resources, but the resources have not been rationally developed and utilized. In addition, the quality of workers is generally low and economic development lags behind. The area has been in a state of poverty for a long time. Dasongshu District was established in 1953, converted into a commune in 1958, restored to a district in 1961, converted into a commune in 1969, a district in 1984, and a township in 1988. In order to adapt to economic development, with the approval of the State Council of China, Dasongshu Township was established in 2008 On March 16, 2016, it was officially renamed Wudongde Township. In October 2009, the township was removed and Wudongde Town was built. The Wudongde Township Government is located in Dasongshu Village. It covers an area of ??190 square kilometers and has a population of 16,000. In addition to abundant water energy resources, the territory also contains abundant mineral resources such as hematite, magnetite, copper ore, and zinc ore. 70% of the township belongs to the dry-hot valley area. In addition to traditional crops such as grain, vegetables, and flue-cured tobacco, agriculture also includes cash crops such as pepper, tung tree, and mulberry. The entire township has planted 27,825 acres of spring grain crops, including: 1,300 acres of rice, 10,000 acres of corn, (2,000 acres of "118" project, 2,000 acres of seedling transplanting, and 5,500 acres of mulch), 2,500 acres of miscellaneous grains, and white kidney beans. 1,800 acres, 9,225 acres of late autumn crops. The area for planting flue-cured tobacco is 1,300 acres, and the growth is gratifying. New breakthroughs were made in industrial structure adjustment. Through the implementation of returning farmland to forest, small industry development, and technology projects, the township has fully developed 1,800 acres of wildfire green pepper; 300 acres of pomegranate; 1,000 acres of sericulture; 100 acres of oranges, 1,000 acres of walnuts, and more than 1,300 acres of tung trees, which are pollution-free. 2,200 acres of vegetables. The implementation of small industries and scientific and technological projects has enabled the township's fruit and vegetable industries to continue to grow. The Jinsha River flows through the northern edge of the township from west to east. Dasongshu Township governs eight administrative villages: Dasongshu, Xincun, Luji, Tangde, Aqiao, Taiping, Zhongcun and Dazuowo. Agriculture mainly produces corn and wheat, and is rich in flue-cured tobacco, peanuts, yellow fruits, oranges, bananas, pears, etc.