Guantan Town, Xuyi county, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province

Guantan town

Guantan Town, Xuyi county, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, formerly known as Yugou Township, was renamed guantan Township in 1982, and was removed to build a town in July 1986. Guantan, a hundred years ago, was a barren beach. People grazed at will, so it was called "guantan". Later, Xingji was called "guantanji", and the town was named after it. Guantan town is located in the northeast of Xuyi county, 12 kilometers away. The town borders Sanhe farm in Jiangsu Province in the southeast, Hongze Lake in the northeast, Xuyi city in the south, Huaihe River in the West and laozishan town in Hongze County in the north. Guantan town has a long history and culture. According to the records of Xuyi county annals, Xiong Huai, king of Chu Huai, died in the state of Qin after he died. His grandson Xiong Xin was herding sheep in Xuyi mountain area. When Xiang Liang resisted the Qin Dynasty, in order to call on the whole world, he found Xiong Xin in June of the second year of the Qin Dynasty (208 BC) and established himself as king. He was still called King Huai of Chu. He established his capital in the area of old sage mountain and Ganquan mountain in Xuyi (now in guantan town).

In October 2019, guantan town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

survey

Xuyi county governs the town. It is located in the northeast of the county, with Huaihe River in the west, Hongze Lake in the north, Sanhe farm in the South and Laozi Mountain town in the north, 17 kilometers away from the county. Now it has jurisdiction over 3 neighborhood committees and 14 administrative villages.

evolution

It was named Yugou commune in 1958, guantan commune in 1981 and guantan town in 1987. In 1996, it covers an area of 121 square kilometers and has a population of 32000. It has jurisdiction over 20 administrative villages including Lizhuang, Yugou, xuzui, Duanzhuang, Duguan, Honghu, qiwa, Hanzhuang, Jinwei, Wangqiao, Zhengzhuang, Yanggang, Liuzhuang, Huoshan, Zhouzhuang, Chenzhuang, Shijian, Xinqiao, Shenxiang, Xiaohe and Shengshan neighborhood committee. In 2003, it had jurisdiction over a neighborhood committee in Shengshan and 16 administrative villages in Guhe, Xinqiao, Chenzhuang, Lizhuang, Shijian, Yugou, xuzui, Duguan, Honghu, Huoshan, Yanggang, Wangqiao, Jinwei, qiwa, Ganquan and Sandun. [2011 code and urban rural classification] 320830102: ~ 001121 Shengshan neighborhood committee ~ 002122 Guhe neighborhood committee ~ 003121 Xinqiao neighborhood committee ~ 202220 Chenzhuang village ~ 203220 Lizhuang village ~ 204220 Shijian village ~ 205220 Yugou village ~ 206220 xuzui village ~ 207220 Duguan village ~ 208220 Honghu village ~ 209220 Huoshan village ~ 210220 Yanggang village ~ 211220 Wangqiao village ~ 212220 Jinxu village ~ 213220 qiwa village ~ 214200 Gan village Quancun to 215220 Sandun Village

natural resources

Guantan town along the Huaihe River near the lake, by the mountains and rivers, set mountains, water, polder, beach in one, the resources are very rich. There is a large amount of limestone in the area, which is of great mining value; the water surface near the lake around the town is lush with lush lotus root and fresh fat of fish, shrimp, crab and turtle. The total area of the town is 133.45 square kilometers (in 2017), which governs 14 administrative villages, 3 neighborhood committees, 1 farm garden, 113 villager groups, with a total population of 38645 (in 2017). Guantan town is 10 kilometers away from Ning Su Xu expressway. The main channel of Huaihe River passes through the territory. It can berth seven 300-500 ton cargo ships and reach Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and other large and medium-sized cities.

economic development

In 2012, in accordance with the "138 work layout" of the county Party committee and government, the whole town focused on the annual goal of "5 billion yuan projects increased, fiscal revenue increased by more than 40%, foreign capital utilized by more than 10 million yuan, and industrial invoice issued by three billion yuan". Focusing on the development of industrial economy, the whole town achieved GDP of 5.85 billion yuan, an increase of 13% over the previous year; total fiscal revenue of 1.95 yuan, an increase of 44.02% over the previous year; and public budget revenue of 1.02% 4 billion yuan, an increase of 24.18% over the previous year; 2.9 billion yuan of fixed investment above Designated Size, an increase of 12.4% over the previous year; 2.75 billion yuan of invoice issued by listed enterprises, an increase of 17% over the previous year; and 15038 yuan of per capita net income of farmers, an increase of 17% over the previous year. For the seventh year in a row, he was awarded the "outstanding contribution award" by the county Party committee and the county government, and became one of the "top ten rural comprehensive economic towns in Huai'an City".

Infrastructure construction

Complete the preparation and demonstration of regulatory detailed planning for market town construction from 2012 to 2020. The investment is 1.2 million yuan to build 3866 meters of sewers in Shengshan North Road, Dongyuan community and Shangmao city community; 100000 yuan to build a water flushing public toilet in Gaoying community and Ganquan community; 3.5 million yuan to build 1685 meters of concrete road in guantan harbor, an industrial concentration area; 479500 yuan to set up 150 street lamps for Laozi Mountain line, Langshan cement plant line and old town line Road reconstruction, diversion, for the construction of market towns to free up nearly 200 mu of land use space. More than 200000 yuan has been invested in the comprehensive renovation of 40 rural Zhuangtai, and 450000 yuan has been invested in the comprehensive renovation of Ganquan, Sandun and shilao roads. The project of guhecao scenic belt was completed, with 335 mu of afforestation and 76000 trees planted in spring, successfully creating a provincial-level ecological town.

industrial economy

guantan town puts the work of attracting investment in the first place, takes the expansion of industrial economic strength as the main task of attracting investment, highlights the recruitment of large and strong industrial projects, and achieves seven consecutive titles in the "100 day competition" of project promotion. There are 15 new projects introduced in the town, 8 started and 5 completed. The second phase of Changsheng project, with an investment of 500 million yuan, was constructed in sequence, with an investment of 100 million yuan. There are 5 newly cultivated Letong enterprises, totaling 27. The total invoice amount of Letong enterprises is 2.75 billion yuan, realizing the total industrial output value of 4.32 billion yuan; Changsheng Electric is 1.5 billion yuan, Weisheng power is 289 million yuan, Beihai stainless steel is 153 million yuan, jinchangxing power is 136 million yuan, Xiangfa power is 141 million yuan. There are 56 industrial enterprises in the county and town, with a total industrial output value of 915.79 million yuan, ranking the top three in the county.

agricultural economy

The town has 5300 hectares of arable land, 2350 hectares of water area and 1480 hectares of tidal flats, with a total grain output of 76000 tons and a total oil production of 1000 tons. Guantan town takes the adjustment of agricultural industry as the main line, takes the increase of farmers' income as the center, strengthens the construction of irrigation and water conservancy, invests 2.047 million yuan, dredges 17 rivers, 23.2 kilometers, renovates 35 ponds and dams, cleans and transports 705000 cubic meters of earthwork, and builds 4 agricultural bridges. A demonstration plot with high yield of grain crops of ten thousand Mu was created, and the rice transplanting machine in Sandun Caofang was approved by experts from the provincial agricultural commission to produce 736 kg per mu. There are 112 large-scale farmers with more than 50 mu, 69 large-scale pig farmers, more than 60000 pigs, 235 large-scale chicken farmers, 7.2 million chickens, 66 large-scale aquaculture farmers with more than 50 mu and 8 Agricultural Machinery Cooperatives in the town. 101 rice transplanters have been added, the mechanization level of rice production is 80%, the agricultural planting area is 3500 hectares, and the total grain output is 61000 tons. Agricultural modernization process monitoring got 98 points, ranking first in the county.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

172 individual businesses and private enterprises were added in the town, an increase of 16% over the previous year, and the registered capital was 202 million yuan. There are 240 department stores, 21 hotels, 7 hotels, 11 barbershops and 72 other service industries, with an annual income of more than 80 million yuan. The town already has a number of three industry service industries, including Haier, Hisense, Lenovo, Gree, TCL, Midea, Skyworth, Wanrun, Suguo, Jiajiafu and other large chain supermarkets, China postal savings bank, Xuyi rural commercial bank, etc.

education

There is a middle school with 65 teachers and 650 students, a central primary school with 128 teachers and 1649 students, and a kindergarten with 33 teachers and 980 students. More than 2 million yuan has been invested in the construction of three dormitory buildings in the middle school, the purchase of audio-visual teaching equipment and books to improve the level of education modernization. Through the acceptance of education modernization, the town has won the titles of "safe campus", "health promotion school" and "Green School" in the province and the city.

scenic spot

Anecdotes of Ganquan mountain

flowers fall and blossom in Ganquan mountain, and auspicious scenery looks around the white clouds; < br > the rosy clouds, the peach blossom, the spring rain, the wind, the moon, and the pillow dream. Ganquan mountain, 60 meters above sea level, is located in guantan town in the north of Xuyi county. It is located at the intersection of Huaihe River and Hongze Lake. It is adjacent to Shengsheng mountain in the north, Shengshan Lake in the west, mingzuling across the river in the East and the first mountain in the South. There is an ancient well in this mountain. The water tastes sweet, so it is called "Ganquan". Beside the well is a tablet inscription of "the first spring in Huainan", which is said to be inscribed by the people of Song Dynasty. Therefore, the mountain is called "Ganquan mountain". During the Han Dynasty, the capital of Xiangwang city and xiongxin, King Huai of Chu, was built here, and there are extant sites. According to the entry of Ganquan mountain in Xuyi county annals, during the liberation, there was a child mountain, a broken temple and two thatched cottages dedicated to many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. In August 1949, Wang Zhizhong of Sihong County left home and entered the temple, known as the king. Her daughter came and planted trees and fruits. In 1982, the original temple was rebuilt with four monks. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Shen Ruan Yuegu went out to build the Chengdu Liang temple in Ganquan mountain to commemorate Liang Yuhong's contribution to resisting the Jin Dynasty. Due to the fierce fighting, the Duliang temple has been destroyed many times. In 1982, Xuyi county was rebuilt in the original site, and a beautiful Duliang temple, covering an area of 40000 square meters, with Ganquan mountain on its back and huaishui on three sides, was built. After the completion of the Duliang temple, the believers of cultivating heart and participating in Buddhism, traveling around the four elegant scholars, gathering in Ganquan mountain, chanting Buddhist scriptures and enjoying the beautiful scenery. For many years, Ganquan Temple Fair has been held in Duliang temple on the eighth day of April every year. Believers, pilgrims and tourists come in an endless stream. Thousands of people gather and incense is flourishing. It has become a Buddhist resort and a famous cultural mountain. Xu Yi, 9 am, March 22, 2010

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