Liangying Town, Chaonan District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province

Liangying town

Liangying Town, belonging to Chaonan District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, is located in the north foot of Danan mountain in East Guangdong Province and the middle of Chaonan district. It is 10 kilometers away from the central city of Chaonan (Xiashan Street). It borders simapu town in the north, Xiashan street in the northeast, Lugang town in the East, leiling town in the south, Hongchang town in the southwest and Xiancheng town in the West. The total area is 85.21 square kilometers. At the end of 2018, the registered residence of two towns was 220893. As of June 2020, Liangying town has jurisdiction over 13 communities and 17 administrative villages.

Liangying town is a famous knitting town in China, a pilot town of scientific and technological innovation in Guangdong Province and a central town in Guangdong Province. It is also an important economic town in Shantou City. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, markets flourished, textile, pottery, casting industry has a long history, has always been Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai three cities (counties) one of the important commodity distribution centers, has a "small Shantou" reputation.

In 2018, there were 340 industrial enterprises in Liangying Town, including 82 Industrial Enterprises above designated size.

Historical evolution

Chaoyang County was set up in the first year of Long'an (397) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Liangying town belongs to Chaoyang County.

In 819, Han Yu was banished to Chaozhou. At that time, Chaoyang County governed Xinxing, Xingren, fengen and Fenghuan. Liangying town is in Xingren township.

At the beginning of 1928, the first party congress of the CPC Chaoyang County Committee was held in Yuanshan village, Liangying town.

In 1935, the Guangdong Provincial Government of the Kuomintang set aside some areas from Chao, PU and Hui counties, and renamed them "Nanshan administration bureau" (equivalent to a three-level county government organization). The Administration Bureau (now the former site of Liangying hospital) is located in Liangying.

From 1941 to 1945, Chaoyang County government moved from Miancheng to Hefeng village. The county government was located in taiyili, Hefeng village.

After liberation, the "Nanshan administration bureau" was abolished in March 1950, and Liangying returned to Chaoyang County as the 10th District. In 1952, it was called the 12th district, and in 1956, it was called Liangying township. In 1958, it merged with simapu to form Qunying people's commune, in 1961, it was called Liangying people's commune, in 1983, it was changed into Liangying District, and in 1986, it was changed into Liangying town.

administrative division

As of June 2020, Liangying town has jurisdiction over 13 communities and 17 administrative villages. The town government is located in the south of the intersection of Siying road and Xinhe Road South Street.

geographical environment

Location context

Liangying town is located at the north foot of Danan mountain in eastern Guangdong, in the middle of Chaonan District, 10 kilometers away from the central city of Chaonan (Xiashan Street). It borders simapu town in the north, Xiashan street in the northeast, Lugang town in the East, leiling town in the south, Hongchang town in the southwest and Xiancheng town in the West. The total area is 85.21 square kilometers.

climate

Liangying town has a south subtropical marine climate, with an average annual sunshine of 2000-2500 hours, an average temperature of 21-22 ℃, and an annual rainfall of 1300-1800 mm. Farmland in Liangying town

population

At the end of 2017, there were 235784 permanent residents in Liangying town.

At the end of 2018, the registered residence of two towns was 220893.

Economics

In 2018, there were 340 industrial enterprises in Liangying Town, including 82 Industrial Enterprises above designated size.

In 2019, Liangying town will achieve a GDP of 7.461 billion yuan, a total agricultural output value of 317 million yuan, an industrial output value of 15.843 billion yuan, and a fixed asset investment of 9.350 billion yuan. The tax revenue was 69.97 million yuan and the general public budget revenue was 53.4854 million yuan.

social undertakings

As of 2002, there are 42 primary and secondary schools and 16 branch schools in Liangying Town, which belong to one municipal level school (Liangying middle school), and one district level school (Qianxin primary school, Hepu primary school, Gucuo primary school, Dongbei primary school, xiaxiaokeng school).

traffic

In 2017, jiehui expressway, which was completed and opened to traffic, passes through the west of Liangying Town, with Liangying interchange. Provincial Highway Sishen highway, Chensha highway and Xiaxin highway run through Liangying town. Master plan of Liangying town

History and culture

The origin of place names

Liangying, in the first year of Qianlong (1736) of the Qing Dynasty, had become a fair. There was a small hill in the east of the fair, with dense bamboo forest, wind blowing and bamboo shaking, and the sound was like crow crowing. Therefore, it was named wuyiwei, and later it was named Yingwei. Because the old fair was set up in the north of the river, and then the new fair was set up in the south of the river, it was called liangyingwei. The town is a place name.

folk culture

There are many cultural and sports activities in Liangying Town, such as flute set music, string poem music, Chaoshan Yingge, big gongs and drums. Yongfeng Yingge team is the first Yingge team in Chaoshan area of Chaonan after the founding of new China. It once went to Beijing to perform in the province.

Religious culture

Guxiju has one Catholic Church and two Christian churches; it is owned by the famous shidaochang, guxiyan, shengguanyan, xindieshi nunnery, Xinxiang Shande nunnery, Jinou Yide nunnery, Jinou Changning nunnery, caifei nunnery and longfu nunnery. There are also good houses scattered in the villages.

famous scenery

Erling nunnery

Erling nunnery is located in Xianxin Dieshi village, Liangying Town, Chaonan District, Shantou City. It was built in 1680, covering an area of 620 square meters and a building area of 420 square meters. It was once the site of revolutionary activities during the Agrarian Revolutionary War. Erling nunnery

Lingxian Temple

Lingxian temple is located in guxiyan, Guxi Township, Liangying Town, Chaonan District, Shantou City. It was founded in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (September 4, 1573 to August 18, 1620), with a history of more than 400 years. Worshiped in Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha and other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Taoism, the northern Xuanwu God, Taoism and Buddhism are in the same stream, which has been popular since ancient times. Lingxian Temple

Honorary title

In 2004, Liangying town was named "China famous knitting town" by China Textile Industry Association and China Knitting Industry Association.