Geyuan, Jiangxi Explained

Geyuan
Native Name:葛源镇
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in China
Coordinates:28.605°N 117.6583°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shangrao
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Hengfeng County
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Geyuan is a town in Hengfeng County, Shangrao municipality, Jiangxi, China.[1] In 2018, it had one residential community and eight villages under its administration.[2]

The speciality products are edible oil, tea, kudzu tea and kudzu powder.

History

Imperial

The town's name means the headstream (yuan) of kudzu (ge).

As the Sui dynasty ended and Tang dynasty began, families with the surname of Su and Feng settled here at the source of a stream where kudzu flourished.

In year 3 of Tang Zhenguan (629 CE), a family surnamed Zheng moved here. Then came the families Cai, Ye, Luo and Jin.

Revolutionary

In December 1927, a rebellion against the Jiangxi governor was waged. In February 1931, the committee in charge of the Northeast Jiangxi Revolutionary Base Area under Fang Zhimin moved from Yiyang county to Hengfeng, setting up the Soviet government of the Special Administration Region of northeast Jiangxi in Geyuan town. In November 1931, at Ruijin the Chinese Soviet Republic was declared a sovereign state and Geyuan was named the capital of one of its constituent parts, the Northeastern Jiangxi Soviet. In December the following year, the Soviet territory officially expanded into counties in Zhejiang and Fujian.

In November 1934, Geyuan was occupied by Chinese government forces.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/36/11/361125.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:横峰县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2019-02-25.
  2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/36/11/25/361125101.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:葛源镇 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2019-02-25.