Mawan Town, Tianmen City, Hubei Province

Mawan town

Mawan is located in the hinterland of Jianghan Plain, east of Tianmen, between Chenhu Lake in the South and Huayan Lake in the north. There are many rivers and well-developed water systems in Mawan. It has the original ecological wetland scenery of Jianghan Plain, and the natural environment is very beautiful. Power grid, water network and communication network have been formed. The town covers an area of 84 square kilometers (in 2017); it has 25 administrative villages and 1 Community Neighborhood Committee; the total population is 36229 people (in 2017); the cultivated land area is 60000 mu, rich in products, mainly rich in fish, crab, shrimp, duck, lotus root, lotus seed and so on. Mawan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in inland China. The total number of overseas Chinese, Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots outside the town is 43000, distributed in 49 countries and regions, including the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, etc. In addition, there are 34300 returned overseas Chinese, their family members and their families, accounting for 83.7% of the town's total population, making it the largest inland hometown of overseas Chinese in China.

Evolution of organizational system

Mawan market town was formed in the early Ming Dynasty. Because there was a turning section of niutizhi river here, and most of the residents in this area were surnamed Ma, it was named "mawanzi". After the formation of the market town, it was named "mawanchang", later referred to as "Mawan". In October 1987, the provincial government approved the withdrawal of the town. The town is 112 kilometers away from Wuhan in the southeast and 21.5 kilometers away from Tianmen City in the West. The Hesha highway passes through the town. The town covers an area of 84 square kilometers (2017), with 25 administrative villages and 1 community neighborhood committee. The total population is 36229 people (2017), and the cultivated land area is 59600 mu. "One vertical and three horizontal" four main roads (Qiaoxiang Avenue and Beiqu Avenue, Xingqiao Avenue and Renmin Avenue) are initially formed in the pattern of "Feng", and power grid, water network and communication network have been formed.

administrative division

Mawan town is located in the east of Tianmen, passing by the Hesha highway, surrounded by niutizhi River and jade belt, Chenhu Lake in the South and Huahu Lake in the north. Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, the administrative system of Mawan district has been changeable. Mawan township was set up after 1950, Mawan people's commune was set up in 1976, Mawan district was set up in 1984, and Mawan district was abolished and changed to Mawan town with the approval of the provincial people's Government in October 1987. At present, there are 25 administrative villages in Mawan, zouwan, zhengwan, bianhekou, Litan, Yanxiang, zhawu, HengDi, nanzha, Zhangwan, chenhuang, liaowan, Jianghu, zengliu, guozui, Datai, Hedi, Xiaohu, kuangtai, tukeng, Chendu, Chenxiang, Wangchen, Luwan and chenma, 219 villager groups and 1 community neighborhood committee, with a population of 36229 (in 2017), and cultivated land of more than 58000 mu. Mawan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the mainland of China. There are 2344 families of overseas Chinese, foreign Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, with 40984 people. They are distributed in 34 countries and regions on five continents of the world. One third of the families in Mawan have overseas relations. In 1987, Mawan was listed as the pilot unit of the national "spark plan" for the construction of market towns. The urban construction has been outstanding. Over the past 10 years, Mawan has been built into a new market town, forming a pattern of "seven streets", three main roads and six roads.

natural resources

Mawan is rich in natural products and various kinds of agricultural and sideline products, including rice, wheat, cotton, broad beans, sesame, soybeans, peanuts, various vegetables, etc. the forest and fruit industry has developed in large scale, including tangerine, pear, sugarcane, peach and other fruits. Aquatic products: rich in fish, eel, silver carp, crucian carp, eel, and other valuable fish. Livestock and poultry include mallard duck, chicken, water duck, dry duck and live pig. There are more than ten thousand of them in the market every year. In the beautiful and rich hometown of Lu Yu, a tea sage, Tianmen City, Hubei Province, which is known as the "treasure land of three townships", is inlaid with a bright pearl. It is Mawan Town, the key town for the construction of a new overseas Chinese love Town, which is the activity of "ten thousand overseas Chinese help ten thousand villages" in the whole province. Mawan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in inland China. The total number of overseas Chinese, Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots in the town is 40984, distributed in 49 countries and regions such as the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia. In addition, there are 34300 returned overseas Chinese, their family members and their families, accounting for 83.7% of the town's total population, making it the largest inland hometown of overseas Chinese in China.

Economic overview

In 2014, the town received 4.72 million yuan of warehousing tax, the gross industrial product of Enterprises above Designated Size reached 1.13 billion yuan, the investment in fixed assets reached 452.4 million yuan, and the total retail sales of social goods reached 131 million yuan. It has gradually formed machinery manufacturing enterprises led by Luban precision cutting tools and Hongda Machinery, and agricultural and sideline products deep processing, livestock and poultry breeding and ecological leisure tourism industrialization enterprises such as Deli oil chemical, Wolong chicken, field science and technology. in recent years, under the correct leadership of Tianmen municipal Party committee and municipal government, we have seized the opportunity for Mawan to be included in the provincial "ten thousand overseas Chinese helping ten thousand villages" activity, the key town of Qiaoai new town construction, and the pilot town of "two towns and five villages" in Tianmen new rural construction. We have closely focused on the "four towns" of strong economic town with industrial agglomeration, big business town with prosperous market, Tiandong town with surrounding radiation, and beautiful and livable Qiaoai new town It highlights the "five characteristics" of economic prosperity, convenient transportation, complete functions, beautiful environment and good order. It adheres to the principle of "planning a picture, examining and approving a pen, and building a chess game". It vigorously implements the driving strategy of urban construction, speeds up the transformation of urban appearance, strives to create urban business cards, and strives to build a harmonious, beautiful and livable new hometown of overseas Chinese. Ma Wan, the proud and majestic horse is taking off on the vast land of Jianghan Plain.