Jichang (Shuicheng County)

Jichang

鸡场镇
Jichang 鸡场镇
Town
	Jichang Location in Guizhou
	Coordinates: 26°15′59″N 104°40′01″E / 26.26639°N 104.66694°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Liupanshui
County	Shuicheng
Area
• Total	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Population (2015)	22,000
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	553038
Area code	(0)858
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	雞場鎮
Simplified Chinese	鸡场镇
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīchǎng Zhèn

Jichang (Chinese: 鸡场镇) is a rural town in Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province, China.^[1] The town is located at the junction of Guizhou and Yunnan. The town is located on the southern Shuicheng County. It borders Xuanwei City in the north, Yingpan Miao, Yi and Bai Ethnic Township in the south, Faer Town in the east, and Panzhou in the west. Seven ethnic groups, including Han, Buyi, Yi, Miao, Gelao and Bai, live in the town, of which 11,812 are ethnic minorities, accounting for 41.47% of the total population.

History

In 2012, the former Jichang Buyi, Yi and Miao Ethnic Township was upgraded to a town.

On July 23, 2019, a landslide occurred in the town and 21 houses were buried.^[2]

Administrative division

The town is divided into 8 villages:

Pingdi (坪地村)
Shangying (上营村)
Jingtou (箐头村)
Daba (大坝古村)
Xiaoba (小坝古村)
Qizhi (旗帜村)
Ouzi (凹子村)
Anquan (安全村)

Geography

The highest point in the town is Mount Badan (Chinese: 八担山), which, at 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is Dadukou (Chinese: 大渡口) which stands 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level. The average altitude is about 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).

Economy

The town is abound of minerals and water energy. Mineral resources are mainly coal, with a total reserves of about 700 million tons.

Walnut, ginger and kiwifruit are the main economic plants.

Attractions

The town famed across Guizhou for its severe karst peaks, such as Bingmashan (Chinese: 兵马山), Yanfengdong (Chinese: 岩风洞), Tunshang Pingyandong (Chinese: 屯上平岩洞).

References

^ 水城县鸡场镇坪地村：发展蜂糖李种植探索产业致富新路. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2019-06-20. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019.
^ 贵州水城县山体滑坡已造成11人死亡. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2019-07-24. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. 经初步核实，滑坡山体下方居住有23户77人，涉及27栋房屋，其中21栋房屋被埋。事故发生时外出的21人均已取得联系。据生还者口述，另有8名外来人员来村组，待确认。

[1] 水城县鸡场镇坪地村：发展蜂糖李种植探索产业致富新路. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2019-06-20. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019.

[2] 贵州水城县山体滑坡已造成11人死亡. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2019-07-24. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. 经初步核实，滑坡山体下方居住有23户77人，涉及27栋房屋，其中21栋房屋被埋。事故发生时外出的21人均已取得联系。据生还者口述，另有8名外来人员来村组，待确认。

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