湛田乡位于宁都县的东北部,距县城23km,全乡有9个村委会, 101个村小组,总耕地面积1 279hm2,属半山区半丘陵地带。湛田种植白莲从1926年开始,栽培历史已经超过80年,21世纪80年代开始,通过当地党委政府的扶持引导,农技部门的大力指导推动,白莲已成为湛田乡的主要优势经济作物,真正成了“一乡一品”的农业特色产业,至21世纪80年代末全乡白莲面积达467hm2 Zhantian Township is located in the northeast Ningdu County, 23km from the county seat, the township has nine village committees, 101 village groups, the total cultivated area of ​​1 279hm2, is a semi-hilly area Mid-levels. Zhantian planted white lotus since 1926, the cultivation history has more than 80 years, the 21st century, 80 years, through the guidance and guidance of local party committees and governments, agricultural departments to guide the vigorous promotion of Bailian Zhan Tian has become the main advantage of cash crops, Truly become “a rural one product ” agricultural characteristic industry, until the late 80s of the twenty-first Century whole town Bailian area amounts to 467hm2