Liantan Town, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province

Liantan town

Liantan town is a town under the jurisdiction of Yunfu City, Guangdong Province. It is a commercial and cultural center in the south of Yunnan county and a provincial center town in Guangdong Province. It is located on the East Bank of the middle reaches of Nanjiang River, bordering Hekou town in the South and Lidong town in the West. Liantan town used to be governed by ansui County in history. After the establishment of Xining County in Ming Dynasty, it was the capital of Jiankang. It was established in 1987. It has a subtropical monsoon climate with long summer and short winter and abundant rainfall.

The total area of the town is 95.1 square kilometers, of which the town area is 3.5 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 10 villages and 2 communities with a total population of 56227 (2017). Liantan, known as the "hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunan", has more than 20000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao.

In 2000, it was named as "the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art" by the Ministry of culture of the people's Republic of China. In December 2005, it was approved by the national development and Reform Commission as a national demonstration town for the comprehensive economic development of small towns and won the titles of "civilized town" and "advanced health town" of the province. On January 15, 2014, it was rated as the first batch of famous towns in Guangdong Province by the Department of agriculture of Guangdong Province and awarded the title of "famous towns in Guangdong".

Historical evolution

According to historical records, Liantan town used to be an Sui County from the southern and Northern Dynasties to the end of Sui Dynasty (420-618).

In the Ming Dynasty, the inspection department of Jinkang Township under Luoding Prefecture was once set up here.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it belonged to dudang Village Fort of Jiankang in Xining county.

At the beginning of the Republic of China, it was named Liantan Town, which was under the jurisdiction of the eighth district. Later, it merged with Tian'an, Sanbao and Xiba, and was still called Liantan town.

At the beginning of the founding of new China, it was separated from Tian'an and other three townships, named Liantan administrative village.

In 1953, it was renamed Liantan township.

In 1957, it merged with Lianxi Township and was called Liantan town.

In 1958, it was a management area of Dongfeng people's commune.

In 1961, Liantan people's commune was established from Dongfeng people's commune.

In 1983, the community was removed and the district was changed.

In 1987, it was changed to township system, called Liantan town.

administrative division

In 2019, Liantan town governs 10 villages and 2 communities, with a total of 69 villages. The town government is located at No. 6, west suburb of Liantan Avenue, Liantan town. Shangqiao village, tiaotang village, Pingshan village, Wangtian village, Lianxi village, Gaojian village, Sihe village, Xiba village, Longyan village, Xiaoyao village, Xingsheng community and Zhenxing community.

geographical environment

Location context

Liantan town is located in the west of Guangdong Province, on the West Bank of the middle reaches of Nanjiang River, in the south of Yunan County, 111 ° 43 ′ E and 22 ° 55 ′ n. it faces Dongba town across the river in the East, Lidong town in the west, Songgui town and Hekou town in the South and Nanjiangkou town in the north. Liantan town is located in the southeast of Yunan County. Nanjiang river runs through the whole town. Historically, it was the distribution center of goods in Songgui, Dongba, Hekou, Dawan, Qianguan, Daquan, Lidong, Gaocun, Baishi and Luoding. The total area of the town is 95.1 square kilometers.

topographic features

Liantan town is adjacent to Nanjiang River in the East. It is a hilly area with high terrain in the southwest and low terrain in the northeast. The highest peak is dajianling in the west, with an altitude of 361 meters, and nanwangjun mountain, with an altitude of 472 meters.

rivers

The main rivers in Liantan town are Nanjiang River, also known as Nanjiang river. From south to north, it flows out along the east of the town to the South River mouth. Gaojian River, a tributary of the town, crosses the south of the town from west to East, and Xiaoyao River crosses the north of the town from west to East.

climate

Liantan town has a subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, with an average annual temperature of 21.6 ℃ and an average annual rainfall of 1355 mm.

natural resources

mineral resources

Liantan is rich in mineral resources, including dolomite with high magnesium content and abundant reserves, and graptolite from wentoushan, which is about 400 million years ago.

Hydropower resources

There are four main stream hydropower stations in Liantan Town, with a total installed capacity of 28000 kW and an annual power generation capacity of more than 110 million kwh. They are connected to the provincial power grid through the town's 110000 volt transmission substation.

population

By the end of 2017, Liantan town had a permanent population of 56227, most of whom were Han nationality. There are many overseas Chinese, compatriots living in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, known as "hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunan".

Economics

overview

In 2008, Liantan town completed a GDP of 314 million yuan, an increase of 13.36% over the same period in 2007; the total industrial and agricultural output value was 273 million yuan, an increase of 13.1%; the total industrial output value was 108 million yuan, an increase of 33.5%; the total agricultural output value was 165 million yuan, an increase of 7.65%; the proportion of primary, secondary and tertiary industries accounted for 36.49%, 7.63% and 55.88% respectively; the investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 166 million yuan, an increase of 33.65%; the rural per capita income The income was 5676.4 yuan, an increase of 9.87%; the tax revenue was 7.75 million yuan.

primary industry

Liantan town is the central area of the "three high" agricultural development demonstration zone in nanjiangshan District of Yunfu City. It has successively established ten thousand mu of high-quality rice, ten thousand mu of forest belt, one thousand mu of fish pond, one thousand mu of vegetables, one thousand mu of cinnamon, ostrich farm, hen farm, ten thousand pig farm and other bases, and has emerged a number of professional villages and households with a certain scale. Rich in pine resin, cassava, longan, litchi, mango, potato and other agricultural and forestry products. In 2011, the total output value of agriculture was 160.9 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 7526 yuan.

the secondary industry

The industrial foundation of Liantan town is weak. The industrial enterprises include: quarry, grain processing, agricultural machinery repair, pine resin, wood products, knitting, hardware and household appliances assembly, machine brick manufacturing, stone manufacturing, knitting, etc. In 2011, the total industrial output value was 268.5 million yuan.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

In 2012, the town launched three new investment projects with a total investment of 185 million yuan. The newly-built Hongyuan District, fuliwan district and other five real estate commercial and residential districts have achieved national and local tax revenue of 9.72 million yuan, including national tax revenue of 3.77 million yuan and local tax revenue of 5.95 million yuan.

Transportation

Liantan town has perfect transportation, communication, energy and other infrastructure. In 1996, Lianxi river was changed, Chengzhong road was built, and the construction plan of small towns was revised. The appearance of the city was greatly changed. The existing area of the urban area is 3.5 square kilometers, and the roads in the urban area are hard bottomed. The main traffic artery is national highway 234, which connects the whole town, Nanjiangkou port of Xijiang River, the "golden waterway" in the north, national highway 321 via Xijiang bridge, Luoding railway station and National Highway 324 in the south, and Guangwu Expressway g80 in the East and West connecting Yunnan county and Yunfu City. Every day there are buses to and from the county, Luoding, Yuncheng district of Yunfu City, Zhaoqing, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Shenzhen, Wuzhou, Deqing, etc. Provincial Highway s538, provincial highway S274 transit. As of 2011, the town has achieved "Every Village Road, road hard bottom".

social undertakings

education

In 2011, Liantan town had one complete middle school, two junior middle schools, 27 primary schools and four kindergartens.

In 2012, the teaching building of Sanzheng Heshui primary school was built with the assistance of RMB 700000 from Sanzheng group, which has been completed and put into use, solving the problem of children's difficulty in reading around Xiaoyao Heshui. Two middle schools and all primary schools in the town have been fully built with electronic classrooms. 171 primary schools were upgraded to key middle schools, and 252 secondary schools were upgraded to key high schools.

medical and health work

In 2011, Liantan town had a second people's Hospital of Yunan County, 16 health stations and 150 medical staff.

Cultural facilities

In 2011, Liantan town has a cultural square, a cultural activity center building, an open-air stage, a theater, a workers' club and three light courts.

Village and town construction

In 2012, 80000 yuan was invested in the inspection and maintenance of street lamps in the whole town, and 16 street lamps were updated and installed. More than 700000 yuan has been invested in the comprehensive improvement of urban environmental sanitation, a number of garbage trucks and sanitation personnel have been added, and a garbage transfer station and 10 garbage houses have been built.

social security

In 2012, 8346 new people participated in the new rural endowment insurance, and 20451 people participated in the new rural endowment insurance. 49885 residents have participated in the medical insurance for urban and rural residents, basically realizing the full coverage of the medical insurance for urban and rural residents, and more than 2700 people have enjoyed the Medicaid. A total of 222 people have been added to 74 households with the minimum living allowance and the five guarantees, 160 people have been added to the social security coverage, and the social security network has been continuously improved. Actively improve the level of employment training services, organized 180 people to carry out skills training for rural labor force.

History and culture

Folk Art

Liantan folk customs are simple, folk art, folk customs and traditional customs have a long history and are colorful, including martial arts, dragon and lion dance, folk songs and eight tones, craft binding, finger painting, folk art, figure decoration, floating modeling and so on. It is the only town in Yunfu that has been rated as the national "hometown of folk art".

In 2001, a 10000 square meter cultural tourism square of Zhanggong temple was built. Mass culture is active, including quyi, Bayin, dragon and lion dance, martial arts, paper binding and other activities.

In February 1999, it was named "the hometown of folk art (Folk Song Art) in Guangdong Province" by the Provincial Department of culture.

In 2000, it was named "the hometown of Chinese folk art (folk song)" by the Ministry of culture and the social and cultural library.

Zhanggong Temple Fair

Located in Liantan Town, Yunan County, Zhanggong temple was built to commemorate Zhang Yuanxun, a general who fought against Japanese in the Wanli year of the Ming Dynasty and general of Guangdong Province. It has been more than 400 years. Every year on the 20th of the first month of the lunar calendar, there is a temple fair in Zhanggong temple. People from neighboring areas such as Yunfu, Zhaoqing and Wuzhou of Guangxi spontaneously come to worship and pray, and hold various cultural activities. The main contents of the temple fair are: visiting, burning incense, burning artillery, dipping, singing folk songs, acting, traditional appearance tour, general tour, Bayin pilgrimage and so on. During the heyday of the temple fair, as many as 100000 believers came to participate. Zhanggong temple fair retains the traditional folk culture characterized by folk beliefs in western Guangdong