Shanglaozhuang Township () is a rural township in

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Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

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. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 34,700 and an area of . It borders Yinshan Town in the north, the towns of Xinhu and Laohu in the east, Xiao'anshan Town in the south, and Daimiao Town in the west.

Administrative division

As of December 2016, the township is divided into 35 villages: * Shanglaozhuang () * Dongmiao () * Dongxinzhuang () * Chongnali () * Zhangwenyuan () * Liuli () * Shanglou () * Liqiao () * Zhaozhuang () * Yihezhuang () * Liuwanzhuang () * Beilizhuang () * Qinlou () * Guanchang () * Yuwangzhuang () * Yuanzhuang () * Dingsha () * Donglizhuang () * Songzhuang () * Gongzhuang () * Xiaowu () * Jingzhuang () * Yuzhuang () * Tankengya () * Tianzhuang () * Sunzhuang () * Da'anshan () * Xinguang () * Panmengyu () * Xincun () * Baliwan () * Yihedi () * Shendikou () * Sanlizhuang () * Xuezhuang ()

History

In the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

(618–907) and

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

(960–1279), it came under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou and Dongpingfu (), respectively. In the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

(1271–1368), Anshan Town (today's Da'anshan Village) became an important

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

, and the area belonged to Dongpingzhou (). In the Zhengde period (1506–1521) of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

(1368–1644), the name of Shanglaozhuang came from the fact that the people surnamed "Shang" moved to today's Shanglaozhuang Village. In late

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

(1644–1911) and early

Republic of China (1912-1949) Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, it was under the jurisdiction of the 9th District of Dongping (). In August 1940, the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

set it up as Kunshan Experimental Area (), and then changed it into Kunshan County (). On August 25, 1949, Kunshan County was renamed "Liangshan County" (). In 1984, Shanglaozhuang Township and Da'anshan Township were set up, which belonged to Xiao'anshan District (). In December 1985, Shanglaozhuang Township and Da'anshan Township came under the jurisdiction of

Dongping County , other_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = , total_type = , motto = , image_skyline = BaifoShan Park.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_ ...

. In February 2001, former Da'anshan Township was merged into Shanglaozhuang Township.

Geography

Shanglaozhuang Township is slightly higher in the west and slightly lower in the east, and its overall terrain is very low. In 2003, its plain and waterlogging depression topography accounted for 53.2% and 46.8% respectively. The

Dongping Lake The Dongping Lake () is a freshwater lake in Shandong Province of China. It is situated in Dongping County in the west of Shandong Province, south of the lower reaches of Yellow River. The lake has a total area of about 148 square kilometers. T ...

is a lake and the largest body of water in the township. The Daima River (), Liuchang River (), Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Eastern Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project are flow through the township.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.

Fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

is an important cash crop in the region. It mainly produces

Auricularia auricula-judae ''Auricularia auricula-judae'', commonly known as wood ear, jelly ear or, more historically, Jew's ear, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are brown, gelatinous, and have a noticeably ear-like shap ...

and

Tremella fuciformis ''Tremella fuciformis'' is a species of fungus; it produces white, frond-like, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruiting bodies). It is widespread, especially in the tropics, where it can be found on the dead branches of broadleaf trees. This fungus is ...

. The aquaculture owners mainly produce more than 100 kinds of aquatic products, such as

lotus root ''Nelumbo nucifera'', also known as the pink lotus, sacred lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more of ...

scutellaria ''Scutellaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. They are known commonly as skullcaps. The generic name is derived from the Latin ''scutella'', meaning "a small dish, tray or platter",turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some spe ...

and

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

Meat Meat is animal Tissue (biology), tissue, often muscle, that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and farmed other animals for meat since prehistory. The Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of vertebrates, including chickens, sheep, ...

and

egg An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the ...

s are also sources of income for the local economy.

Education

In 2003, there were two middle schools, seven primary schools and five kindergartens in Shanglaozhuang Township.

Transportation

The Da'anshan Wharf serves the township. The Provincial Highway S331 passes across the township east to west. The National Highway G220 runs north to south through the western township.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shanglaozhuang Township Divisions of Dongping County