Located in: Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province
Taoyuan County has always been known as the "Wonderland". There are 13 ethnic groups living in the area, mainly Han, as well as Hui, Uyghur, Tujia, Manchu, Dong, Zhuang and Yao, with a population of 976,000 (agricultural population of 840,000 and non-agricultural population of 136,000). There are more than 180 surnames in the area. Recuperate and live in harmony in this "land of paradise". Taoyuan has superior geographical and natural conditions and rich product resources. It is a unique golden treasure land for the development of agriculture, industry, commerce, tourism and other other undertakings.
(1) Geographical location
Taoyuan County is located in the northwest of Hunan Province. Its geographical location: starting from Wanjiahe, Gaofeng Village, Niuchehe Township, in the west, to Ren, Mutangyuan Township, in the east Fengcun Caoxie Island has a straight-line distance of about 75 kilometers; starting from Shiziling, Xuejiachong Village, Xi'an Town in the south, and Laopeng Village, Reshi Town, in the north, the straight-line distance is about 118 kilometers. The county area is 4441.22 square kilometers. Its county area is in the counties (cities) of Hunan Province. ) ranked fourth. The cultivated land area is 1.3429 million acres, ranking first among the counties (cities) in the province. The county borders Yuanling County of Huaihua City to the west, Cili County and Yongding District of Zhangjiajie City, Linli County and Dingcheng District of Changde City to the east, Shimen County to the north, and Anhua County of Yiyang City to the south. The county's longitude: 111° 29' east, latitude: 28° 55' north, the county people's government is located in Zhangjiang Town, postal code: 415700. Code: 430725. Area code: 0736. Pinyin: Taoyuan Xian.
(2) Historical evolution
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Taoyuan area belonged to Dongting County of the Chu State (the county seat of Dongting County was located in Cailing City, Huangchu Village, Qinglin Huiwei Township, Taoyuan County today) Site); during the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Qianzhong County; during the Western Han Dynasty, it was part of Linyuan County, Wuling County. In the 26th year of Jianwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 50), the Taoyuan area was separated from Linyuan County and established as Yuannan County, under the jurisdiction of Wuling County. Its county seat was located in Gucheng Mountain (now Changmaoling Township, Dingcheng District), 70 miles southwest of Wuling County. In the first year of Yanping (AD 106), Emperor Shang of the Han Dynasty moved to Xunyangping (now Xunyangping Village, Zhangjiang Town). During the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the county name was Yuannan County. In the third year of Emperor Wen's reign (AD 583) of the Sui Dynasty, the three counties of Linyuan, Yuannan and Hanshou were combined into Wuling County, which was subordinate to Langzhou. During the Tang and Five Dynasties, today's Taoyuan area was part of Wuling County. In the first year of Qiande (963 AD) of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Yong, the transshipment envoy, recommended the establishment of Taoyuan County after an on-the-spot investigation based on the imperial decree analyzing Wuling County. The reason is: there is a resort with beautiful scenery and majestic Taoist temples. This resort was named Peach Blossom Spring because of the "Peach Blossom Spring" written by Tao Yuanming, a great poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. As early as the Jin Dynasty, a Taoist temple was built on Taoyuan Mountain in Taohuayuan, named Taoyuan Temple. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. Due to Zhang Yong's suggestion, in that year, the area with the Taohuayuan resort separated from Wuling County officially became Taoyuan County. The county seat was located on the north bank of Yuanshui River, which is now Zhangjiang Town. So far, Taoyuan County has a history of 1,045 years.
In October 1949, after the founding of New China, Taoyuan County was affiliated to the Changli District Administrative Commissioner's Office. In August 1950, the Changli District Administrative Commissioner's Office was changed to the Changde District Administrative Commissioner's Office, with Taoyuan County under it. In 1969, the Changde District Administrative Commissioner's Office was replaced by the Changde District Revolutionary Committee. In 1980, the Changde Regional Revolutionary Committee was abolished and the Changde Administrative Office was established. In April 1988, it was renamed Changde City, and Taoyuan County still falls under its jurisdiction.
(3) Natural climate
The county is a transitional area from the mid-subtropical zone to the northern subtropical zone and has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate. The climate is characterized by four distinct hot and cold seasons, distinct dry and wet seasons, and the average annual temperature is 16.5°C. The annual average temperature distribution is between 16.0-16.5℃ except for the southern and northwest mountainous areas which are lower than 16.0℃. The monthly average temperature is the lowest in January at 4.5℃, the highest in July at 28.5℃, and it is above 10.O℃ from March to October. The county is located on the edge of the rainy area centered on Anhua County at the northern end of Xuefeng Mountain, with rainfall decreasing from south to north. The average annual precipitation is 1437 mm, and the average annual relative humidity is 82%. The annual sunshine hours are 1529 hours, and the annual average sunshine rate is 5%.
In January 2021, Taoyuan County was selected into the 2020 list of civilized cities in Hunan Province.
In November 2020, the ranking of the top 100 counties in China's tea industry in 2020 was released, with Taoyuan County ranking 30th.
In March 2020, CCID Consulting released the 2019 Top 100 County Economies in Central Region, with Taoyuan County ranking 65th.
In November 2019, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment awarded Taoyuan County the title of the third batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties.
In October 2019, Taoyuan County was named one of the “Second Batch of National Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Counties” by the Ministry of Agriculture.
In March 2019, Taoyuan County was included in the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Western Hunan and Hubei Area, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou Area).
In February 2018, Taoyuan County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2017.
In 2005, Taoyuan County ranked 52nd among the top 100 meat-producing counties in the country in 2005.
In 2005, Taoyuan County ranked 65th among the top 100 oil-producing counties in the country in 2005.