Baishui Town, Ji'an
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Baishui is a town
in Jishui County
, Ji'an
Municipality, Jiangxi
.
It has 11, 000 residents in an area 102.8 km2
In 1951 part of its territory was used to form the new township of Dongying (东营, meaning east camp). Seven years later, as the 2nd 5-year plan (AKA Great Leap Forward
) got underway, the two territories were recombined as Dongying.
Baishui was created as a People's commune
in 1972, by the addition to Dongying Commune of two production brigades—Hengchuan and Chanxi—originally in Qiubei Commune.
Though differing from its pre-Liberation form in these additions, Baishui was made back into a township
in 1984. It has been a town since 1993.
sub-branch and PSB
sub-station (派出所, paichusuo) are in Baishui Neighbourhood (居委会, juweihui).
The town also runs 8 village committees :
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
in Jishui County
Jishui County
Jishui County is a county located on the Gan River Ji'an city, Jiangxi province, China.It has an area of 2531.73 km² and a population of 480,000....
, Ji'an
Ji'an
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Municipality, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
.
It has 11, 000 residents in an area 102.8 km2
History
Before Liberation, the town was known as Baishui Township (白水乡).In 1951 part of its territory was used to form the new township of Dongying (东营, meaning east camp). Seven years later, as the 2nd 5-year plan (AKA Great Leap Forward
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China , reflected in planning decisions from 1958 to 1961, which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern...
) got underway, the two territories were recombined as Dongying.
Baishui was created as a People's commune
People's commune
The people's commune was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period of 1958 to 1982-85 until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were divided in turn into production brigades and production teams...
in 1972, by the addition to Dongying Commune of two production brigades—Hengchuan and Chanxi—originally in Qiubei Commune.
Though differing from its pre-Liberation form in these additions, Baishui was made back into a township
Townships of the People's Republic of China
Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...
in 1984. It has been a town since 1993.
Administration
The town executive, CPCCommunist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
sub-branch and PSB
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
sub-station (派出所, paichusuo) are in Baishui Neighbourhood (居委会, juweihui).
The town also runs 8 village committees :
- Xiache (下车)
- Shangdongying (上东营)
- Hongqiao (洪桥)
- Zhouxi (周溪)
- Xiadongying (下东营)
- Tuling (土岭)
- Chanxi (蝉溪)
- Hengchuan (横川)