Lianshi Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Lianshi town

Lianshi, an ancient town of water town, is a pilot town in a small city of Zhejiang Province. It has beautiful scenery, small bridges and flowing water, and idyllic scenery. The Ancient Canal Road (hang Shen Yi line), which runs across the territory for 18.6 kilometers, is like a jade belt. It flows to Wuzhen, the hometown of Maodun, and joins the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal.

In 2014, Lianshi town was selected into the cultivation list of provincial small cities. In October 2019, Lianshi town was selected as one of the "Top 1000 towns with comprehensive strength in China in 2019".

Historical evolution

Lianshi town has a long history of more than 2000 years. As a town, Lianshi was established in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and flourished in the Jin and Tang Dynasties. It is said that in ancient times, local people bought Liancheng City, so Lianshi was named. Because Lianshi and Lianshi are homonymous, Lianshi has been called Lianshi since the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. Its unique location advantage is an important factor for it to survive for thousands of years. The ancient Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Changhu double line with the reputation of the eastern Rhine River, the Huyan highway, the planned Shenjiahu, shenjiahang Expressway and huzha railway all meet the North-South xunlian highway in the territory. The crisscross water and land transportation network closely connects Lianshi with the world. It is 130 km away from Shanghai, 60 km away from Hangzhou, 80 km away from Suzhou and 80 km away from Pudong It is 150 km from Hangzhou International Airport, 70 km from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, and only 30 minutes' drive from Huzhou and Jiaxing.

The ancient tributaries of the canal are as dense as cobwebs, the canal is clear and the water is blue; the paths on both sides of the canal are staggered, and the green bamboo and mulberry forests are everywhere; the towns, villages, residents and stone bridges in the water town either live with the water or are built against the current. "My husband lives in the south of Lianxi, planting willows to welcome the gate to yingbitan," and "the path of Shuiqiao is full of willows and the fragrance of vegetables in laopu", which are the vivid portrayal of Lianshi in the water town by ancient poets. There are many cultural relics in Lianshi, such as "xunmutan site jiutiange", the "Shen's west tower site wenxingqiao" which was known as "magnificent Jiayi town", the "Book Street" where Mao Kun, a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, wrote books, and the "Cigu bridge" where Zhu Yuanzhang took refuge, and the "Baoen Temple" in quanbu so The ancient buildings, simple stone carvings, even a lane, a river and a stone bridge are the witness of the history of the ancient town. The rich and colorful folk cultural activities of the ancient town, such as dragon dance, lion playing, benchmarking boat, boxing boat, fast oar boat, village stage play, lantern party and other traditional projects, have been inherited and developed. In recent years, Folk Wushu has won many awards in city and district performance competitions. In 1996, Lianshi town was rated as an advanced sports town at the provincial level. In April 2000, Lianshi town was named as the "Pearl of East China Sea Culture" town in Zhejiang Province. Lianshi town is located in the southeast corner of Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, adjacent to Wuzhen town in the East, Shimen town of Tongxiang City in the south, Shuanglin town and Shanlian town in the west, and Nanxun town in the north. After three administrative regional adjustments, the regional scope was extended to four townships and one town (Lianshi Town, Lianshi Township, Quanren Township, Hongtang Township and Hualin township). The total area of the town is 124.3 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 41 administrative villages and 2 residential communities. The total population is 85428, with 87245 mu of arable land and 25000 people from other places.

After the reform and opening up, Lianshi town Party committee and government seize the opportunity, innovate ideas, bold practice, and the economy has rapidly stepped into the fast lane of development. Lianshi is not only an ancient town with a long history in the south of the Yangtze River, but also a modern emerging industrial town. In 2005, the town's GDP reached 3 billion yuan, the per capita net income of farmers reached 7193 yuan, the total industrial output value reached 13.5 billion yuan, the profits and taxes reached 620 million yuan, the contracted foreign investment reached 43.39 million US dollars, the actual foreign investment reached 21.02 million US dollars, the export delivery value of foreign trade reached 2.3 billion yuan, the self export value reached 57 million US dollars, and the industrial technological transformation investment was 880 million yuan. There are 54 large-scale enterprises in the town, including 12 enterprises with an annual sales revenue of over 100 million yuan. It has formed a strong characteristic industrial cluster base with three industrial chains of new textile, electromagnetic cable and fur clothing as the pillar, and six private massive economies, including knitting, clothing, wool spinning, leather products and renewable resources.

Cocoon and Huyang are the two characteristic traditional industries in Lianshi Town, with an annual output of about 2000 tons of fresh cocoons, known as the "hometown of Chinese cocoons". More than 100000 Hu sheep are raised annually, and the lambs' skin is smooth and white, which is famous for its "Oriental soft gem" beauty in the international fur market. In recent years, the rex rabbit industry has been vigorously supported and developed with market-oriented and characteristic industries. In 2005, there were 140000 Rex Rabbits and Angora rabbits in the town, and there are characteristic agricultural products resources such as Rex rabbits, Angora rabbits and Hu sheep. In 2005, the total agricultural output value of the town reached 435 million yuan

Lianshi town is located in the water network area of Hangjiahu Plain, with an average altitude of about 3.5 meters, an average annual temperature of 15 ℃ and a rainfall of about 1270 mm. Four distinct seasons, frost free period of more than 240 days, such as weaving fork, river width and depth, rich in fish and shrimp, rice, mulberry cocoon, vegetables.

In 2006, the main expected indicators of Lianshi town's economic and social development are: the GDP will increase by 17%, reaching 3.8 billion yuan; the total industrial output value will increase by 18%, reaching 16 billion yuan, among which the scale enterprises will increase by 30%, reaching 8.7 billion yuan. Industrial sales revenue increased by 17% to 15.6 billion yuan, including 30.5% for large-scale enterprises to 8.65 billion yuan, 16% for industrial profits and taxes to 720 million yuan, including 24.5% for large-scale enterprises to 580 million yuan, 1.06 billion yuan for technological transformation, 75 million US dollars for self export, 45 million US dollars for contractual foreign investment, 20 million US dollars for realized foreign investment, and 30 million US dollars for domestic investment The financial revenue increased by 15% and the per capita net income of farmers increased by 8%.

Lianshi, an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is said to have been named Lianshi more than 2000 years ago because villagers bought Liancheng. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was changed to xunmu town. It was called Lianyun town in Tang Dynasty. During the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty, the river came from the West like pilian, so it was named "Lianxi". After Lianchuan, Lianshi, Mulian and other names. It was not until the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty that it was called Lianshi because of the homonym of "Lian" and "Lian". In May 1949, the people's Government of Lianshi was established. In October 1958, the people's commune was established with Lianshi, Quanren, Hongtang, Hualin and other townships, and Lianshi town was restored in 1961. In June 1986 and October 1993, it merged with Lianshi Township and Quanren township to become a town directly under Huzhou City. In October 1999, Hongtang and Hualin townships were merged into Lianshi Town, with a permanent resident population of 101000, directly under the central government of Nanxun District, Huzhou City.

geographical environment

Lianshi town is located at 120 ° 24 ′ E and 30 ° 42 ′ n. Located in the eastern suburb of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, it borders on Wuzhen Town, Tongxiang City, the hometown of Mao Dun. It is less than 2 hours' drive to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. The town covers an area of 122.57 square kilometers (2017).

natural resources

Lianshi town is rich in fish and shrimp, rice, Mulberry Cocoons and vegetables.

Economic situation

In 2000, the GDP of Lianshi town was 1.26 billion yuan. There are more than 1000 industrial enterprises in the town, with an output value of 5.01 billion yuan and an annual sales revenue of more than 5 million yuan. Among them, there are 20 enterprises, which are listed as "five batch" in Zhejiang Province and "one hundred million scale" in Huzhou City. There are 15 Sino foreign joint ventures and foreign exchange earning enterprises, and the export delivery value of the whole town is 750 million yuan. There are more categories of industrial products: electronics, textile, fur, clothing, shoemaking, chemical products, metal products, beverage manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, wood processing, food processing, building materials, furniture and other 20 categories, more than 1000 varieties. The agricultural output value is 340 million yuan. Rice and cocoon are the two main traditional products in the area. In the adjustment of industrial structure, we should actively implement scientific cultivation and moderate scale operation, and gradually develop to high quality, high value, high efficiency, commodity oriented, export-oriented and benefit oriented. The output value of Hu sheep, live pigs, Rex rabbits, high-quality aquatic products, flowers and trees has doubled. Commercial trade is booming, and merchants have gathered since ancient times. It is one of the important commodity distribution centers on the shore of Taihu Lake. There are 2 large-scale indoor farmers' markets, 5 specialized markets such as knitwear, Huyang, timber and small department stores, and more than 10 high and middle grade hotels and hotels.

Leather shoes industry

Hualin leather shoes industry quietly rose in the 1980s, starting from the hand-made family workshops, after more than 10 years of ups and downs, has begun to take shape. At present, there are 65 large and small leather shoes factories, with more than 500 employees. The annual output of leather shoes is 1 million pairs, and the sales revenue reaches 100 million yuan. The products are mainly sold to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shijiazhuang, Shenyang and other places, and have a certain reputation in the market. The operation mode is mainly wholesale. It has 9 registered trademarks, such as Wuyang, huhuashi, Jingwang, synchrony, Gucheng, xiaolianzhuang, bujiaogao, star anise, Hedeli, etc.

Huyang industry

Huyang is a traditional sideline of local farmers. There are 19000 farmers in the town, almost all of them raise sheep, and the annual feeding amount is more than 100000. Hu sheep has the highest fecundity in the world. It can litter twice a year, with an average of 2-3 lambs. Hu sheep grows fast and matures early. The weight of one year old sheep is close to that of adult sheep. Both male and female sheep can breed in four seasons. Hu sheepskin can be made into leather and fur. Wool can be used as raw material for carpet, and can also be processed into wool, wool and other products. Hu mutton is delicious and nutritious. Hu sheep's unmanaged lambs are made from slaughtered lambs. Their fur is white and full of silk like luster. After being tanned into fur, they are very beautiful and sell well at home and abroad. They are especially welcomed by European and American consumers and are called "soft gems" in China. In recent years, the lake

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