Wen'anyi Explained

Wen'anyi
Subdivision Name2:Yan'an
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:22098
Image Caption:A yaodong in
Subdivision Name3:Yanchuan County
Subdivision Name1:Shaanxi
Native Name:文安驿镇
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Settlement Type:Town
Native Name Lang:zh
Pushpin Map:China
Area Total Km2:325.72
Population Density Km2:auto

Wen'anyi is a town in Yanchuan County, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.[1] The town is located in central Yanchuan County, 15km (09miles) from the county center of .[2] The town spans an area of, and has a hukou population of 22,098 as of 2018.[3]

History

In 1958, Wen'anyi was established as a people's commune. Xi Jinping was sent to in Wen'anyi in early 1969 as part of Mao Zedong's Down to the Countryside Movement.[4] Xi stayed in the village for seven years, performing manual labor and ascending the local political ranks. In May 1984, Wen'anyi was changed to a township, and in August, it was upgraded to a town. In 2015, the former town of was merged into Wen'anyi.[5]

Administrative divisions

Wen'anyi administers 2 residential communities and 23 administrative villages.[6]

Residential Communities

Wen'anyi contains the following 2 residential communities:

Villages

Wen'anyi contains the following 23 administrative villages:

Demographics

Wen'anyi has a hukou population of 22,098 as of 2018.

Prior to the merger of into Wen'anyi, Wen'anyi's population per the 2010 Chinese Census was 4,178, down from the 5,474 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.

A 1996 population estimate put Wen'anyi's population at 7,000.

Economy

has become a major red tourism site, due to Xi Jinping's years living in the village. According to the People's Daily, about 2,500 people come to visit the village each year. A publication by the government of Yanchuan County reported that Wen'anyi spent 73 million renminbi in 2017 on infrastructure and beautification to further develop tourism.[7]

Transport

National Highway 210 runs through Wen'anyi.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码（延川县）. 2020 Statistical Division Codes (Yanchuan County). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603182645/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/61/06/610622.html. 2021-06-03. 2021-08-29. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
  2. Web site: 2012-03-21. zh:文安驿镇. Wen'anyi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726102903/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sn/28455.html. 2021-07-26. 2021-08-29. xzqh.org. zh.
  3. Book: May 2020 . 中国统计出版社, 国家统计局农村社会经济调查司 . 9787503791390 . Beijing . 616 . zh . zh:中国县域统计年鉴·2019（乡镇卷）.
  4. News: Buckley. Chris. 2017-10-08. Chinese Village Where Xi Jinping Fled Is Now a Monument to His Power. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-08-29. https://archive.today/20210718122429/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-propaganda-village.html. 2021-07-18. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: 2015-06-30 . zh:延川县历史沿革 . Yanchuan County Organizational History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726102937/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sn/27697.html . 2021-07-26 . 2021-08-29 . xzqh.org . zh.
  6. Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（文安驿镇）. 2020 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Wen'anyi). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211183206/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/61/06/22/610622103.html. 2020-12-11. 2021-08-29. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
  7. Web site: 2018-05-25. zh:社会经济. Society and Economy. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014190117/http://www.yanchuan.gov.cn/thread-3-121.html. 2018-10-14. 2021-08-29. Yanchuan County People's Government. zh.

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