Gu Xiang Zhen, Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province

Guxiang Town

Guxiang Town is located in the hilly and semi mountainous area in the west of Hanjiang River. The whole town covers an area of 61.12 square kilometers. The land type is complex. It is high in the northeast and northwest, low in the southwest, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The northeast and northwest are mountainous areas, the middle is hilly area, and the south is plain area. The main peaks are distributed in the northeast and northwest, which are characterized by high peaks, deep valleys and large fluctuations. The mountains are divided into East and West, each with dozens of peaks of different sizes and heights. Maodingdong in the north is the highest point in the area, with an altitude of 324.5 meters. It is the junction of Guxiang, Dengtang and Tiandong. In the south, it is a plain area. The terrain inclines from northeast, northwest to Southeast. The longest distance from north to south is 13.4 km, and the longest distance from east to west is 8.6 km. The lowest point is the ground near Fengyang Erxiang. The total area of mountainous area accounts for about half of the total area.

General situation of ancient lane

Guxiang Town, famous for sanitary ware, is located in the middle of Chaoan District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, adjacent to the urban area of Chaozhou City and Fengxi Town, the capital of porcelain. Fengkailiu highway, Anjie highway, Yongguan Expressway (Chaohui expressway, Ningguan Expressway) and Guangmeishan railway run through it. With convenient transportation and superior location, Guxiang Town is the center town of Guangdong Province, an important ceramic town and the rear industrial development base of Chaozhou City.

In 2003, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town was 1.64 billion yuan, including 1.52 billion yuan of industrial output value. The business income of the enterprise is 2.76 billion yuan, and the total value of foreign trade export is 65 million US dollars, making it the first export town in the region. The industrial and commercial tax revenue is 36.5 million yuan, and the per capita income is 4820 yuan. Since 1998, it has successively won the titles of rural well-off town, provincial top 100 town of township enterprises, advanced town of foreign trade export, advanced town of developing private enterprises, "six good advanced township party committees", demonstration town of grass-roots organization construction, civilized town, and pilot unit of scientific and technological innovation of specialized town in Guangdong Province. Infrastructure is improving and urbanization is accelerating. Town Road, Village Road and industrial road have basically realized cement pavement. The town has a waterworks with a daily water supply capacity of 10000 tons, a first-class Central Health Center, a complete middle school, three junior middle schools and 15 primary schools, and a comprehensive cultural building. There are three comprehensive markets in the town, Guzhu street, Fengyang and Fuzhong. The trade and logistics are active. Xiangpu village, built in the Ming Dynasty, is a famous historic site in our city, with 72 streets and lanes Hongmanor is an agricultural tourist attraction with reasonable power supply layout, annual power consumption of nearly 100 million kWh and total installed telephone capacity of 14200. Guangdong Huahai group, a large-scale enterprise with an annual output value of over 100 million yuan, has been rated as the national key leading enterprise of agricultural industrialization.

Geographical position

Guxiang Town is located in the middle of Chaoan District of Chaozhou City, adjacent to the urban area of Chaozhou City, bordering Xiangqiao district and Fengxi town in the East, Dengtang town and Jiedong District of Jieyang City in the west, Guihu town in the north, Fengtang town in the south, Fengliu highway, Anjie highway and Guangmeishan Railway in the middle. It has convenient transportation and superior location. It is the first town of sanitary ceramics in China, the central town of Guangdong Province and the first town of ceramic industry in Guangdong Province Porcelain town and Chaozhou City Industrial Development rear base. Guxiang Town is located in the hilly and semi mountainous area in the west of Hanjiang River. The whole town covers an area of 61.12 square kilometers. The land type is complex. It is high in the northeast and northwest, low in the southwest, surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is mountainous in the northeast and Northwest, hilly in the middle, and plain in the south. The main peaks are distributed in the northeast and northwest, which are characterized by high peaks, deep valleys and large fluctuations. The mountains are divided into East and West, each with dozens of peaks of different sizes and heights. Maodingdong in the north is the highest point in the area, with an altitude of 324.5 meters. It is the junction of Guxiang, Dengtang and Tiandong. In the south, it is a plain area. The terrain inclines from northeast, northwest to Southeast. The longest distance from north to south is 13.4 km, and the longest distance from east to west is 8.6 km. The lowest point is near fangyang'er township. The total area of mountainous area accounts for about half of the total area.

natural condition

terrain

The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. There are many low mountains and hills in the north and southwest of the town. The highest peak of the town is located in the northern hilly area, with an altitude of 325 meters; the southeast is plain, with an average altitude of about 10 meters. In plain area, the land is fertile, and the cultivated land is mostly ton grain field. Xishanxi is the main river in the town, running through the town from north to south. It is a tributary of the North River of Rongjiang River, and also the main water source for production and living in the plain area of the town. Other rivers are Jiuxi, Xikeng, niufugou, Baiyun, Linghou, etc.

climate

Guxiang Town is located in the south subtropical zone, with hot and rainy summer and rare frost and snow. The annual average temperature is 21.5 ℃. The climate is mild, with long summer and short winter, sufficient sunshine and abundant rainfall. The annual average rainfall is 1500 mm, mainly from April to September. The annual dominant wind direction is southeast wind in summer, followed by northwest wind in winter, and typhoons mostly occur from July to September.

geology

In the north and southwest of the town, the geological foundation is good; in the southeast, the town belongs to the river impact plain, the soil is mainly brown loam and grayish yellow loam, and the natural humidity r = 10-20t / m2, so the bottom buildings are not affected. The groundwater depth is generally between 1.5 and 4.0.

mineral resources

Guxiang Town is rich in mineral resources, mainly including porcelain clay, tin, lead, zinc, silver, copper, etc., especially porcelain clay and tin, which have been mined for many years.

economic development

Guxiang Town focuses on the implementation of the development strategy of "building the town by industry, prospering the town by science and technology, and stabilizing the town by agriculture". It takes development as the first priority, vigorously supports private enterprises, takes the road of new industrialization, achieves sustained, rapid and healthy economic development, makes all social undertakings prosperous, and its comprehensive economic strength leaps to the top three in the region. In 2002, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town was 1.5 billion yuan, including 1.35 billion yuan of industrial output value and 150 million yuan of agricultural output value. The business income of the enterprise is 2.46 billion yuan, the total value of foreign trade export is 70.55 million US dollars, the industrial and commercial tax is 23.28 million yuan, and the per capita income is 4860 yuan. Since 1998, it has successively won the titles of rural well-off town, provincial top 100 town of township enterprises, advanced town of foreign trade and export, advanced town of developing private enterprises, and six good advanced town Party committees.

Guxiang used to be a high-yield agricultural town. Most of the cultivated land in plain area is ton grain field, which mainly produces rice, sweet potato and peanut. On the hillside, various famous fruits such as olive, orange, pineapple, litchi and longan are planted. Agricultural production should be transformed to industrialization, special aquaculture, rare bird breeding and sightseeing agriculture should be actively developed, and large-scale and comprehensive development should be taken. The agricultural structure has been further optimized and the level of production has been further improved. Huahai group was rated as the national key leading enterprise of agricultural industrialization.

The sanitary ware industry has become a powerful and characteristic industry in Guxiang Town. The product market covers all parts of the country and parts of the world, and has become the main pillar of Guxiang Town's economy. According to statistics, by 2003, Guxiang Town had 330 sanitary ware production enterprises, accounting for 60% of the total number of industrial enterprises in the town, with an annual sales revenue of 2.75 billion yuan, accounting for 75% of the total annual business revenue of enterprises in the town, It has 22000 employees, including more than 1100 professional and technical personnel, accounting for 5% of the total number of employees. The sanitary ware in the town has a total of 15000 cubic meters of various kilns, with a daily output of 45000 sets and 130000 pieces. Guxiang Town has become one of the largest sanitary ware production bases in China. Its products are sold all over the country, and some of them are exported to the Middle East, Southeast Asia and parts of Europe and America . A total of 20 products have won provincial and ministerial awards or promotion certificates. 83 enterprises have passed IS09000 International Series quality management system certification. There are more than 350 registered trademarks of sanitary ware, 95 patented products, and more than 60 professional mold and raw material factories matching sanitary ware production. More than 330 sanitary ware enterprises are located in 14 village committees of the town, and have formed a huge production scale with an annual output of more than 16 million sets and 48 million pieces. With the development of sanitary ware industry, a number of large-scale and well-known enterprises have gradually formed, such as Ke ceramic industry, Jinshan, Omer, Oulu, Connor, Meilong, Winnie, Peixing, coco and so on. Their annual output is more than 500000 pieces, and their products enjoy a certain reputation in the building materials market at home and abroad. By the end of 2003, the output value of sanitary ware industry in Guxiang Town was 1.72 billion yuan, accounting for 75% of the total industrial output value of the town, with 22000 employees, accounting for 65% of the total labor force of the town.

With the rapid development of sanitary ware enterprises and the gradual strengthening of brand awareness, Guxiang Town will further integrate resources, work together to build the "Guxiang sanitary" brand, and further promote the development of Chaozhou ceramics. In addition, it has a complete industrial chain, regional advantages and overseas Chinese advantages, so as to make Guxiang become a window and distribution center for the domestic sanitary ware market to connect with the international market as soon as possible It is conducive to the development of national sanitary ware industry and the opening up of sanitary ware market at home and abroad.

infrastructure

The infrastructure is improving day by day, the process of urbanization is speeding up, and the town road, Village Road and industrial road have basically realized cement pavement. The town has a waterworks with a daily water supply of 10000 tons, a first-class Central Health Center, a complete middle school, three junior middle schools and 15 primary schools, and a comprehensive cultural building. There are three comprehensive markets in the town, Guzhu street, Fengyang and Fuzhong. The trade and logistics are active. Xiangpu village, built in the Ming Dynasty, is a famous historic site in Chaozhou City, with 72 streets and lanes Industrial tourist attractions. The layout of power supply in the town is reasonable, with an annual power consumption of nearly 100 million kWh and a total installed telephone capacity of 14200. In the new year, some major construction projects in the city and district, such as: the second phase Industrial Park of the municipal economic development pilot zone, nearly 6000 mu of land acquisition in 10 villages of Guxiang Town; the outer ring road, Hanjiang North Bridge