Xiping, formerly known as Xiping Street, was formerly known as Sanfangzhuang because of its three surnames of Dong, Wang and Guo. With the growth of population, it was later renamed sanhe town, also known as Xixia Ping. 1936 (in 25 years of the Republic of China) was renamed Xiping Town, which belonged to Tongwei. After liberation, it was placed under Gangu County, which was successively the Nine Districts, Xiping Commune, Xiping District of Jinshan Commune and Xiping.
In the township party committee and township government, based on the rural reality, we take "planting grass and trees to grasp ecology, repairing roads and fields to grasp the foundation, raising pigs and cattle to grasp animal husbandry, and grasping labor services in the whole town" as our development ideas and work priorities, and take the start of the implementation of small town construction as an opportunity to accelerate the construction of new socialist countryside, build a harmonious society in an all-round way, and promote the all-round development of economic and social undertakings in the whole town.
In 2007, the total grain output of the township reached 10780 tons, rape 175 tons, potato 14000 mu, plastic film corn 16600 mu, 500 mu of vegetables, 500 mu of Chinese herbal medicines, 650 mu of new orchards and firewood alfalfa. Per capita net income 1407 yuan. In the past three years, Shiping-Sifangzui (12km), Shiping-Guojiawan (6km), Shiping-majiawan (6.5km), Fengzhailiang-Fengzhai (0.5km), Jia Liujia-Yanzhan (0.5km) and Dujia Forest Protection House have been built one after another. Through the implementation of these projects, the road traffic situation in the township has been completely changed, and most villages in the township have been connected with shuttle buses, which greatly facilitates people's travel. The township has completed 200 biogas projects in Shiping and Lianhuatai villages. More than 3,000 mu of farmland conversion project was implemented, and barren hills were afforested10.5 million mu, and the ecological environment was comprehensively improved. In 2007, the planning of small towns was completed. In August of the same year, through attracting investment, we introduced 750,000 yuan from Gansu Jiameng Real Estate Development Company, and broke ground to build an 850 square meter 13 commercial and residential building with pavement. In 2008 1 month, street lamps were installed for Xiping Street, which greatly facilitated residents' night trips and middle school students' evening self-study activities and lit up Xiping.
Xiping township is located in the extension of Qinling fold belt, and most of the area is located at the eastern end of the central anticline of Qilian Mountain geosyncline. The exposed Precambrian strata are Sinian metamorphic rocks and a small amount of igneous rocks in the west of Lixin and the upper reaches of Xixi River. The topography of the township is divided into ten ridges with one river and six gullies. The gullies are vertical and horizontal, and the soil is barren, mostly red blackboard soil, with poor air permeability. The vegetation coverage on the surface is poor and soil erosion is serious. It borders Qin 'an County in the east and north, Bali Bay in the west, Dazhuang Township in the northwest and Jinshan Township in the south. Administrative division area 103.2 km2. Shi Jia Natural Village, Shiping Village, the resident of Township People's Government, is located at 34 54' north latitude and105 26' east longitude, 4 5 kilometers away from the county seat. There are 2 1 village committees, 120 villagers' groups and 164 natural villages in the township, with a total population of 18343, all of whom are Han nationality. In 2009, the per capita net income of farmers was 2,400 yuan, which was at a low level in the county. Xiping Township is located in the transitional zone between China's topography and climate. Cold and warm air masses often meet here, belonging to a warm temperate semi-humid climate. The precipitation is uneven in four seasons, but the precipitation varies greatly from year to year and is unevenly distributed in time and space, which affects crop yield. The annual precipitation in the township is 565,438 0.2 mm, which is a region with abundant precipitation in the county. The average temperature is 65438 00.2℃. Due to the difference of topography, the temperature varies slightly from place to place. The average ground temperature is 26.65438 0℃ in July and -2.6℃ in 10. The annual average frost-free period is 188 days, the longest is 229 days, and the shortest is only 157 days. The first frost period first appeared on September 30; Frost period first appeared in March 12, and may at the latest.
Education level. Xiping Township has Xiping Junior High School, with classes from Grade One to Grade Three 12. There are abundant teachers, especially famous teachers such as Wang, Wang, and Wang, and the enrollment rate of the school has increased year by year.