Gangmei Town, Yangchun City, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province

Gangmei town

Gangmei town is located in the south of Yangchun City, in the middle and lower reaches of Moyang River, in the south of the county, Southeast of Yangjiang county. It is adjacent to Tanshui and Hekou town in the West and Chuncheng and Mashui in the north. As of 2017, the town has a total area of 194.2 square kilometers (2017), 19 village committees and one neighborhood committee, with a permanent population of 48009.

Historical evolution

In 1429, the Li people of Gangmei town built the dyke in the east of luohangang, which is called "Dawu". In 1480, people surnamed Li moved to the end of luohangang to build a Polder, which was renamed gangweixu. In September 1959, it took the homonym of "Mei" and "Wei" and changed its name to "Gangmei". There are only two small kiosks in the original polder field. Since 1958, the polder field has been expanded to the northeast, to Gangmei, Hekou and Chuncheng. It is adjacent to the trading place of villagers' agricultural and sideline products, covering an area of 1 square kilometer. It is the residence of Gangmei town government and has a residents committee. Lunshuiwei, 8 kilometers east of gangmeiwei, is the junction of Yangchun and Yangjiang. In the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573), a Polder was built by Xie people in Shuizhai. Yangchun and Yangjiang were adjacent to the trading places of farmers' agricultural and sideline products. Since 1978, the area has been expanded from the south side of the polder to both sides of gongza of Chunjiang River, nearly doubling to 0.6 square kilometers.

administrative division

As of 2017, the town has a total area of 194.2 square kilometers (2017), 19 village committees and one neighborhood committee, with a permanent population of 48009.

geographical environment

Gangmei town is located in the south of Yangchun City, in the middle and lower reaches of Moyangjiang River. It is adjacent to Tanshui and Hekou town in the west, Chuncheng and Mashui in the north. Landform: the town is shaped like "Ya". The terrain is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. Moyang river flows through the town from northwest to Southeast, dividing the whole town into East and west parts. In the East, there are low mountains and hills, and Yunling mountain, the boundary mountain of Chuncheng, is the highest peak in the territory. Most of the west is alluvial plain, and a small part is hilly. Moyang River and its tributary Tanshui River meet in the southern part of the town. On both sides of the river are alluvial plains with low-lying terrain. There are iron, gold, lead, zinc, arsenic and other minerals. Pitoumian iron mine has large reserves and is often affected by floods. It is 14 kilometers north of Yangchun City and 36 kilometers south of Yangjiang City. Ganghe, Chunshan and zhangang highways crisscross, forming a relatively developed transportation network..

economic development

primary industry

According to the actual situation, Gangmei town made full use of the local resource advantages, vigorously implemented the strategy of "strengthening agriculture, revitalizing industry and developing in an all-round way" of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, adjusted and optimized the agricultural structure, focused on the development of "three high" agriculture, promoted the development direction of agriculture to intensive, large-scale and industrialization, and gradually formed the grain, vegetables, sericulture, forestry, lean meat sows, freshwater aquaculture, three birds and agriculture Many famous and high-quality agricultural product bases, such as product processing, have made great efforts to grasp the typical professional villages such as "sow village" in Gangbei, "goose village" in xinpozi, and "sericulture professional village" in Huangcun, so that Gangmei town has gradually formed a pattern of "one village, one product". Through the mode of "company + farmer" and the implementation of the three-dimensional production mode of "banana based fish pond and pig based fish pond", the farming industry has continuously optimized the agricultural structure of the whole town and initially formed the agricultural characteristic economy. In addition, the three-dimensional production mode of Jiaoji fish pond, the mode of raising geese with ryegrass, and the production of pig seedlings have been reported by the cash cow program of Zhujiang TV station of Guangdong TV. In 1999, the total agricultural output value of the town was 222.6702 million yuan, and the per capita income of farmers was 2653 yuan.

the secondary industry

Jiangchun (city) highway runs through the east of the town. It is the traffic center from Yangchun to Yangjiang. The waterway can pass 8-10 ton ships along Moyang river. It reaches Chuncheng and Chunwan town in the north, and goes south to Beijin port of Yangjiang. From Guliang mouth of Moyang River, it goes up Tanshui River to tanshuiwei. It is very convenient for water and land.

Travel

Guide to scenic spots

In the 1960s, some relics were unearthed in Zhenjing, such as the double shoulder stone axe of the Neolithic age, the ancient bronze coins and ingots of the Warring States period, and the ancient bronze drum of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The former site of "Songtai Ligong Temple" is the wubangyan memorial building in Longgang Village during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty.

Specialty products

Gangmei cured duck is famous for its mellow cured meat. Hairy crabs (hairy crabs) are produced in the middle and lower reaches of the Moyang river. Their meat is tender and delicious. They are exported to Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong and other places. Gangmei cured duck, as a famous local specialty in Yangchun, Guangdong Province, has been well-known in western Guangdong and Pearl River Delta for its unique flavor in recent 100 years. In autumn and winter, on the Gangmei Town section of the 35th National Highway in Yangchun, Guangdong Province, in front of and behind the houses of the surrounding villages, even on the roof of the buildings, beside the ponds and on the ridges of the fields, there are all kinds of golden cured ducks. The cured meat is fragrant in the wind, which is coveted by passers-by. Origin of Gangmei cured duck: according to relevant data, "Gangmei cured duck" originated from Li Mengxin family in Gangbei YOUPU village, Gangmei Town, Yangchun City, Guangdong Province, with a history of nearly 100 years. the cured duck is made of high-quality sheldrake and traditional handicraft. It is bright in color, mellow and delicious, with the best quality in autumn and winter. When it comes to gangmeila duck, the local people will naturally think of Li kongyong, who is known as "yazong". He is often called "yaziyong" and got his name because he released ducks all his life. It is said that Li Zongxin, the father of duck swimming, was born at the end of the 19th century. When he was young, he liked to catch voles and wax them. He helped the landlord to release ducks for a long time. Over time, he developed the skill of making cured ducks. The cured ducks were bright in color, smooth in skin and delicious in meat. After the news spread that Li Zongxin was good at preserved duck, the local people carried their own ducks to Li Zongxin to make preserved duck. In addition to feeding ducks for the landlords, Li Zongxin volunteered to make preserved duck for the local working people in autumn and winter. after years of exploration, Li Zongxin has developed a set of techniques in the production of cured duck, which will become his unique skill in the future. As for how many descendants there are, no one can tell. After leaving the landlord's home, Li Zongxin began to make cured duck in his own home and passed on the skill to his son Li kongyong, who is known as "duck swimming" by local people. As a descendant of Li's cured duck, Li kongyong constantly improved the production technology. The cured duck produced by Li kongyong has complete color and flavor, with the characteristics of orange yellow color, smooth skin, pure cured meat, salty but not astringent. Wine is not afraid of deep alley. Due to the high quality and high quality of the duck, it soon became a hot commodity and became famous all over western Guangdong.

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