Maichen Town, Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province

Maichen town

Located in the southwest of Leizhou Peninsula, Maichen town is under the jurisdiction of Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. The town is adjacent to Nanshan Town in the East, Jiaowei Township and Xilian town in the west, Qiongzhou Strait in the south, Yingli town of Leizhou City and Xiaqiao town of Xuwen County in the north. The southwest and northwest are close to Beibu Gulf.

The town government is located in maichenwei, 20 kilometers away from the county. It covers an area of 123 square kilometers. The town has a sub humid monsoon climate. The agricultural sea is rich in resources, and the sea area is suitable for breeding sea cucumber, pearl and prawn. Xindi, Maichen and Dongchang are rich in prawns, green crabs, pearls and oysters. The salt content in Xindi, guantian and other harbors is 30 ‰ - 35 ‰, so it is suitable to develop salt industry. The land of each village committee is fertile, and it is an important planting base for vegetables, fruits and sweet corn in the west of Xuwen County.

natural environment

Maichen town is a gentle undulating slope, broad flat platform. The geology is mostly latosol with deep soil layer and high fertility. Located in the north tropics, Maichen town has a sub humid monsoon climate, which is regulated by the marine climate all the year round. There is no severe cold in winter and no severe heat in summer. The average annual temperature is 24.1 ℃. The extreme high temperature is 38.5 ℃, the extreme low temperature is 3.4 ℃, the sunshine time is long, and the average sunshine hours over the years is 2078.7 hours. The rainfall is abundant, with an average annual rainfall of 1163.1 mm, but the rainfall varies greatly from year to year. The rainy season is from April to September, and the dry season is from October to March. East wind and southeast wind prevailed throughout the year, and tropical storms and typhoons affected the whole year from May to October.

Population nationality

At the end of 2007, the total population of Maichen town was 67702. The agricultural population is 61842, accounting for 91.8% of the total population; the non-agricultural population is 5460, accounting for 8.2% of the total population. Population data:

(fifth census data)

74725 (2017).

Historical evolution

Maichen Town, formed in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, was originally called Mengsong, which means more drizzle. It is said that during the reign of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Zhaoming, a businessman, moved from Putian, Fujian Province to open a shop here. The neighboring villagers also went to chenjiadian to do business one after another, and the business was very prosperous. Then foreign businessmen and nearby farmers also gathered here, gradually forming a trade center. In order to move closer to the Chen family, it was renamed maichenwei. A village nearby is called Maichen village, where the surname Chen lived. (in Zhuang language, "Mai" means village, and Maichen is the village of the surname Chen). During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this place belonged to renzheng township.

In 1734, the inspection department of Dongchang was moved to maichenwei, which had jurisdiction over Dongchang society, Nalang society and nasong society. In the early years of the Republic of China, Maichen town was established in 1931, which was subordinate to the Fifth District of Xuwen County (also known as the Western District), and the district office was stationed in maichenwei. In 29, it belonged to the third district. In 30, Maichen town was still established. In 34, it was merged with Daihuang Town, which was called maidai town.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, it merged with Xijiao Township in 1949 and was called Maixi township; after May 1950, it belonged to the third district; in 1957, it was changed into Maichen township; in 1958, it merged with Xilian and nalian townships and established Maichen people's commune (also known as Yuejin commune); in 1961, Maichen commune was set up as Maichen, Xilian, Jiaowei and nalian communes; in 1967, nalian and Jiaowei communes were merged into Maichen commune In 1979, Maichen commune was divided into three communes: Maichen commune, Jiaowei commune and Dahuang commune; in 1983, Maichen commune was changed into Maichen district; in 1987, it was renamed Maichen town; in 2002, Dahuang township was abolished, among which guantian, Baipo and Qingtong village committees were merged into Maichen town.

Economic situation

In 2007, the gross domestic product of Maichen town was 527.24 million yuan, an increase of 11.15%, including 382.64 million yuan of agricultural output value, an increase of 11.5%, 48.18 million yuan of industrial output value, an increase of 9.8%, and 96.45 million yuan of tertiary industry output value, an increase of 10.5%. The per capita income of farmers in the town is 3362 yuan. As a big agricultural town, Maichen town has been developing vegetable, melon and fruit planting, shrimp and pearl breeding bases by improving water supply and drought control and adjusting crop structure in recent years. It has embarked on the development path of "one village, one product". Now it has formed nalangyang sweet corn planting base, kengtoukeng cucumber planting base, zhitoukeng green pepper planting base, changfengyang banana planting base, Xindi and Kengtou The annual export of agricultural products and fresh aquatic products in shrimp and pearl breeding bases such as Nanlang, Longtan, etc. earned US $3 million. There are 252 industrial enterprises in the town. It mainly includes salt drying, brick firing, wood processing, fruit and vegetable processing, ice making, agricultural machinery manufacturing, food processing, electric welding, building materials comprehensive technology, etc.

Villages under its jurisdiction

Beijie village committee is located in the north of the town. It is adjacent to Xiaqiao town in the East, Tiantou District of Leizhou in the north, Longtan District in the South and liushawan in the West. It has jurisdiction over 10 natural villages, including Houshan, songtun, nahuangshang, nahuangxia, beijieshang, beijiexia, shizizao, guancao, Putian and Wenhua. It covers an area of 8.5 square kilometers. The district office is located in Cao village. The terrain is uneven. In 1995, there were 4570 mu of cultivated land, 3113 people in 600 households, 941 labor forces, 3093 kW of total power of agricultural machinery, and 2.8 million yuan of total economic income. Rich in sugarcane, rice, peanuts, sweet potatoes, melons and vegetables; mariculture pearl, shrimp. There are totally two primary schools.

Longtan Village Committee is located in the north of the town. It is adjacent to Qingtong administrative area in the East, Dahu village in Maishi administrative area in the south, Houhai in the West and Houshan in Beijie administrative area in the north. It governs seven natural villages, including Longtan, taosa, xincunzi, nasong, Xinxing, zhitou and Dongpo. The district office is located in Longtan Village. The terrain is uneven. The total area is 16.5 square kilometers. In 1995, there were 8250 mu of cultivated land, 4767 people in 805 households, 2181 labors, 2986 kW of total power of agricultural machinery, and 3.318 million yuan of total economic income. It is rich in sugarcane, sweet potato, cassava, melons and vegetables; its specialties are pearl and prawn. The historic site has bajiaoling happy horse road. There are totally three primary schools.

Maichen village committee is located in the south of the town, adjacent to Baipo management area in the East, Xindi management area in the south, Dayin management area in the West and Maishi management area in the north. It has jurisdiction over 6 natural villages, covering an area of 15.1 square kilometers. The management district office is in Mai Chen Wei. The territory is flat. In 1995, there were 4901 mu of cultivated land, 3895 people from 773 households and 1600 labors in the whole management area, with 3665 kW of total power of agricultural machinery and 29.644 million yuan of total economic income. It is rich in sugarcane, sweet potato, melon and vegetable. There is Chen's ancestral hall. There are totally two primary schools.

Dongguan village committee is located in the south of the town, with Xindi District in the East, Maichen District in the north, Shiliao and Changcun districts in Jiaowei Township in the west, and Qiongzhou Strait in the south. It has jurisdiction over seven natural villages, including Dongguan, Tianhui, Beihai, Nachao, NACE, Nantian and houbu. It covers an area of 4.9 square kilometers. There is the Beihai working area of Xuwen saltworks. The district is located in Dongguan village. The territory is flat. In 1995, there were 3857 mu of cultivated land, 4048 people in 710 households, 1511 labor forces, 3300 kW of total power of agricultural machinery, and 2 million yuan of total economic income in the management area. Rich in sugarcane, rice, peanuts, sweet potatoes, vegetables and so on. Historic sites include Beihai fort and Meizi tomb. There is a complete primary school.

Xindi village committee is located in the south of the town, adjacent to guantian District in the East, Qiongzhou Strait in the south, Dongguan District in the West and Maichen District in the north. It governs six natural villages, including Xindi, Gangtou, Tigu, xindizi, Shaohui and Diluo. It covers an area of 6.8 square kilometers. The management office is in Xindi village. The terrain is relatively flat. In 1995, there were 3341 mu of cultivated land, 5599 people in 1074 households, 1953 labor forces, 3333 kW of total power of agricultural machinery, and 2003 million yuan of total economic income. Agricultural products include sugarcane, sweet potato, melon and vegetable, etc. Historic sites include Mazu temple and Deng ancestral hall. There is a complete primary school.

Dayin village committee is located in the west of the town, adjacent to Maishi District in the East, Dongguan District in the South and Beizhu District in Jiaowei, Kengtou District in the West and Nalang District in the north. It has jurisdiction over 10 natural villages, including changfengshang, changfengxia, nanlingzi, Ditang, ditangzi, Longma, Beiying, Bengong, Dayin and Longjiao. The district office is located in Beiying village. The territory is flat. It covers an area of 78 square kilometers. In 1995, there were 5600 mu of cultivated land, 5176 people in 889 households, 2498 labor forces, 3933 kW of agricultural machinery and 2.86 million yuan of economic income. The main agricultural products are sugarcane, peanut, rice, sweet potato, melon and vegetable, mango, etc. There is Kanghuang temple. There are totally two primary schools.

Nalang village committee is located in the west of the town, adjacent to Maishi District in the East, Dayin District in the south, Xilian town in the West and Beihai District in Xilian town in the north. There are five natural villages in guannalang, Xipo, Dongshan, Chiling and Tangkou. It covers an area of 7.8 square kilometers. The district office is located in Nalang village. The territory is flat. In 1995, there were 4850 mu of cultivated land, 4119 people in 725 households, 2120 labor forces, and the total economic income was 1.93 million yuan. Rich in sugarcane, rice, sweet potato, vegetables and so on. There is Dongshan ancestral hall. There are totally two primary schools.

Kengtou village committee is located in the west of the town, adjacent to Dayin administrative district in the East, jiaoweibao administrative district in the south, Beibu Gulf in the West and maigu village in Xilian town in the north. It governs 13 natural villages, including maidun, Dongchang, Maian, Beifu, jiupi, Kengtou, tancai, tancaizi, Liuzhai, Dongyuan, Xincun, Beihu and YONGTUO. The district office is located in Kengtou village. It covers an area of 9.4 square kilometers. The territory is flat. In 1995, there were 6347 mu of cultivated land and 95

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