Xialou Village (simplified Chinese: 下楼村; traditional Chinese: 下樓村; pinyin: Xiàlóu Cūn) is an administrative village under the jurisdiction of the town of Huotian [zh], Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China.[1][2] It is located in the southern part of Huotian.[citation needed] The main surname in the town is "Wu".[citation needed] Xialou spans an area of 2,739.35 acres, and is home to about 1,500 people.[citation needed] The village's postal code is 363302,[3] and cars in the village have a registration plate of "Min E" .[citation needed]

Xialou
下楼村
Xialou is located in Fujian
Xialou
Xialou
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 23°59′10″N 117°19′49″E / 23.9860°N 117.3302°E / 23.9860; 117.3302
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityZhangzhou
CountyYunxiao
TownHuotian
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
363302

History

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Human activity in the area can be traced back 10,000 years. Prior to its conquest, the area belonged to the Minyue. The area was incorporated in the Qin dynasty as part of Minzhong Commandery.[citation needed]

In 592 CE, the area was reorganized as Longxi County.[citation needed] Soon, Longxi County was revoked, and the area was incorporated into Nan'an County, which was also revoked shortly after.[citation needed] It was not until the middle of Tang dynasty, in 686 CE, that the area of Zhangzhou was re-organized as its own administrative unit, as part of Jianzhou.[citation needed] The area was re-organized in 700 CE, 716 CE, and 786 CE.[citation needed]

In 886 CE, brothers Wang Chao and Wang Xu incited a peasant rebellion in Quanzhou and briefly occupied the territory.[citation needed]

After the collapse of the Tang dynasty, Wang Shenzhi took over, and ruled the area as part of the Min Kingdom, up until 947 CE.[citation needed]

Afterwards, the area was incorporated as part of the Song dynasty, then the Yuan dynasty, and later as part of the Ming dynasty.[citation needed]

In 1734, the area was merged into Tingzhou Prefecture.[citation needed]

In 1913, the Republican government created Yunxiao County as part of a broad reorganizing which created Tingzhang Circuit [zh].[4]

In 1933, the area was reorganized as Longting Province [zh].[citation needed]

The area was taken by the People's Liberation Army on September 26, 1949, with communist forces reorganizing the area.[4] The area was reorganized again in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, and in February 1958.[4]

In August 1958, previous divisions of the area were overhauled, and the area was re-organized as communes.[4]

In November 1984, the commune system was abolished, and the area was re-organized.[1][4] This change created the then-township of Huotian, which was re-designated in 1992.[1]

Geography

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The area of the village is about 2739.35 mu, and the forest coverage is 65%, the cultivated land is 674.84 mu, and the forest land is 276.56 mu.[citation needed] The village is largely hilly.[citation needed]

The Zhang River [zh], formerly known as the Yunxiao River, runs through the village.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Xialou Village has a population about 1,500 people, which is mainly Han in ethnicity.[citation needed] There village is home to about 500 households.[citation needed] The Minnan Dialect is spoken in the village.[citation needed]

Economy

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The local economy is largely dependent on agriculture. The main crops of the village are jujubes and longans.[citation needed] The average monthly income of the town's farmers is approximately 5,000 Yuan.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 火田镇. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-12-21. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码. stats.gov.cn. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. ^ 福建省漳州市云霄县火田镇下楼村邮政编码是多少 - 邮编查询 - 911查询. youbian.911cha.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. ^ a b c d e 云霄县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-07-12. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.