Population: about 227,000 people
Population density: 103 people/km2
Renhua County
Area: 2,204 square kilometers
Population: 227,500
Code: 440224
Postcode: 512300
Residency: Danxia Street
Pinyin: Renhua Xian
Area code: 0751
License plate: Guangdong F
Renhua County is located in the northern part of Guangdong Province and is the junction point of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. , bordering Chongyi and Dayu County of Jiangxi Province to the east, Rucheng County of Hunan Province to the north, and Shaoguan City to the south. The county has a total area of ??2,204 square kilometers and a total population of 227,500 (2006).
Located at the southern foot of the Nanling Mountains, it is dominated by mountains and hills, of which mountains account for about 70%, hills account for about 20%, and small plains account for 10%. It has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate, with cold winters and springs and hot summers and autumns. The average annual temperature is 19.7°C; the average annual rainfall is 1858.6 mm; and the frost-free period is 308 days.
Basic overview
Renhua County is located in the northern part of Guangdong Province. It is the junction point of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It borders Rucheng County of Hunan Province to the north and Chongyi and Da County of Jiangxi Province to the east. Yu County is 50 kilometers south of Shaoguan City. Renhua County has a long history. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, king of Nanyue, built the "Ancient Qin City" at the northern pass of Renhua. During the Southern Qi Dynasty (479 to 502 AD), Renhua County was founded, about 1,500 years ago. The county governs 12 towns including Danxia, ??Renhua, Dongtang, Shitang, Fuxi, Wenshao, Yangtze River, Chengkou, Hongshan, Zhoutian, Huangkeng and Daqiao, and 136 village (resident) committees. The total population is 227,200 and the total area is 2,204 square kilometers. The county government is located in Renhua Town.
Renhua County is located at the southern foot of the Nanling Mountains and is dominated by mountains and hills, of which mountains account for about 70%, hills account for about 20%, and small plains account for 10%. It has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate with cold winters and springs and hot summers and autumns. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C; the average annual rainfall is 1619.6 mm; and the frost-free period is 305 days.
The territory is extremely rich in land, forests, minerals, water power and tourism resources. The county has a large amount of cultivated land, suitable forest area, and forested area, with a forest coverage rate of 78%, a storage volume of more than 7.5 million cubic meters of standing trees, an area of ??more than 23,000 hectares of Moso bamboo, a storage volume of more than 31 million Moso bamboo plants, and an annual output of 400 Moso bamboos. Thousands of them. The hydropower resource reserves are about 160,000 kilowatts, and the total installed hydropower capacity reaches about 140,000 kilowatts. Mineral resources mainly include more than 40 types of coal, lead, zinc, tungsten, iron, copper, uranium, manganese, tin, silica, phosphorus, crystal, granite, etc. There are Fankou Lead-Zinc Mine and the largest lead-zinc mine production enterprise in the country. No. 74 Minmetals of the Central Enterprise Nuclear Industry Department ranks second in the province in terms of coal reserves. The Danxia Mountain within the territory is a national key scenic spot, a national AAAA scenic spot, a world geological park, a national nature reserve, and a place named "Danxia Landform" in world geography. It is famous for its beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. In addition, there are a large number of cultural landscapes such as the provincial patriotic education base Shuangfengzhai, ancient pagodas of the Tang and Song Dynasties, etc.
Renhua has convenient transportation, developed communications, and increasingly improved infrastructure such as water supply, power supply, and municipal construction. The branch line of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway runs directly into the county. National Highway 323, Line 106 and Provincial Highway 1949 run through the entire county. All roads from the county seat to towns have been hardened, and 80% of the roads from towns to central villages have been hardened. The waterway Jinjiang River goes directly to Beijiang and merges into the Pearl River. The communication network covers the entire county, with program-controlled telephones, mobile phones, wireless paging and PHS wireless phones. Power is plentiful. The annual power generation exceeds 600 million kilowatt hours. The county's daily water supply reaches 20,000 tons. The county has a beautiful environment and is a sanitary town in Guangdong Province. The creation of a national sanitary town has entered the acceptance stage. The county's public security situation is stable, the people are honest, and the government is friendly and harmonious. It is an ideal place for investment, property purchase, and living.
In recent years, Renhua County’s economy has maintained sustained and healthy development, and its comprehensive strength has been further enhanced. The industry has formed a local industrial system consisting of building materials, minerals, electric power, plastics, chemicals, metallurgy, machinery, clothing and rattan, bamboo and wood processing industries. Agricultural production has had bumper harvests year after year, and agricultural commodity bases and agricultural industries such as high-quality rice, Shatian pomelo, tea, peanuts, moso bamboo, mountain chickens, goats, salted ducks, three-yuan hybrid pigs, and rosin have gradually formed. Agricultural production is moving towards base-based and industrialization. In 1999, the county achieved the standard of moderately prosperous society. The tertiary industry, led by tourism, has developed rapidly. Danxia Mountain received 1.15 million tourists in 2004. Foreign economic and trade work has also achieved significant development, and the living standards of the people in the county have continued to improve.
Physical Geography
The landform of Renhua County is generally high in the north and low in the south. The terrain is complex and is dominated by mountains and hills, of which mountains account for about 70%, hills account for about 20%, and small plains. Accounting for 10%, the overall direction is southeast.
The stratigraphy in Renhua County is relatively complete, mainly including Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata. The landform is generally high in the north and low in the south. The terrain is complex and mainly mountains and hills. Among them Mountains account for about 70%, hills account for about 20%, and small plains account for 10%. The overall trend is southeast. The height of Xilin Peak in the northwest is 1394.5 meters, and the height of Fanshui Mountain in the northeast corner is 1559.3 meters.
The Danxia landform, named after a national scenic spot, is located directly south of the county. The Danxia landform has a radius of hundreds of miles. It is majestic, dangerous, strange, beautiful and secluded, with beautiful water, flying springs, rising sun and red clouds, and Yangyuan Mountain, Unparalleled topography and landforms such as the Yin Yuan Stone, the Jade Girl blocking the River, and the Boy Worshiping Guanyin attract tourists from all over the world and amaze the world.
Economic Overview
Renhua County has 2,480 industrial enterprises, including 94 above the town level, 182 village offices, and 2,204 individuals.
In recent years, while consolidating and developing traditional resource-based industries, emerging industries such as building materials, machinery, chemicals, metallurgy, and plastics have risen rapidly and have reached a certain scale. The main industrial products include coal, electricity, cement, iron ore, lead-zinc ore, granite materials, sulfuric acid, electrolytic zinc, chain hook conveyors, exported garments, PVC plastic series products, engineering plastic products, particle boards, blockboards, etc. Key industrial enterprises include: Jinjiang Electric Power Development Corporation (annual power generation of 200 million kilowatt-hours), Jinshi Metallurgical Co., Ltd. (including cement plants No. 1, 2 and 3, white cement factory, and building materials factory, with an annual cement output of 610,000 kilowatt-hours). tons), Guangdong Qunle Co., Ltd., Engineering Plastics Factory (annual output of 9,000 tons of PVC plastic products, County Power Supply Corporation, County Garment Factory (annual export of 500,000 pieces of garments), County Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (annual output of building materials 1,000 sets of equipment and machinery accessories), Renda Particle Board Factory, etc. Renhua is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". It is rich in agricultural and sideline products, mainly including high-quality rice, sugar cane, Shatian pomelo, tea, peanuts, tangerines, tangerines, oranges, etc. Fungus, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, bamboo, wood, jade paper, lean pigs, aquatic products, etc. The total grain output in 1994 was 83,790 tons, and the production of tea was 228 tons.
Small hydropower is the mainstay of county agriculture. There are 85 hydropower stations in the county, with a small hydropower installed capacity of 80,000 kilowatts and an annual hydroelectric power generation of 350 million kilowatt hours. It has also established chicken, golden pheasant, snake stone, soft-shell turtle, civet and other breeding farms, and developed reservoirs. Cage fish farming. There are now more than 7,000 township enterprises, which achieved a profit of 123.4 million yuan in 1994. In recent years, the county's agricultural layout has been continuously optimized and adjusted, and high-quality, high-yielding, and high-end agriculture has developed rapidly and gradually moved toward scale and regionalization. , moving towards high-end
Administrative divisions
Renhua County governs 1 street and 10 towns: Danxia Street, Wenshao Town, Fuxi Town, Changjiang Town, and Chengkou. There are 109 village committees in Danxia Town, Hongshan Town, Dongtang Town, Daqiao Town, Zhoutian Town and Huangkeng Town.
Historical evolution
At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue, built the "Ancient Qin City" at the northern pass of Renhua; during the Southern Qi Dynasty (479 to 502 AD), Renhua County was built.
In 2000, Renhua County governed 9 towns: Renhua Town, Danxia Town, Changjiang Town, Shitang Town, Hongshan Town, Fuxi Town, Chengkou Town, Wenshao Town, Dong Tang Town. According to the fifth census data, the total population of the county is 163,213, including: 43,826 people in Renhua Town, 6,300 people in Danxia Town, 4,439 people in Wenshao Town, 10,787 people in Fuxi Town, 21,110 people in Changjiang Town, and 21,110 people in Chengjiang Town. There are 8,789 people in Kou Town, 8,017 people in Hongshan Town, 10,761 people in Shitang Town, 31,469 people in Dongtang Town, 13,932 people in Fankou Lead-Zinc Mine Virtual Town, 2,282 people in Guangdong Aluminum Factory Virtual Town, and 1,501 people in Qisi Minmetals Virtual Town.
In 2002, Renhua County governed 9 towns (Renhua Chengkou, Yangtze River Fuxi, Dongtang Shitang, Wenshao Danxia and Hongshan), 88 village committees and 13 neighborhood committees.
On May 29, 2004, the State Council approved (Guohan [2004] No. 40) to adjust some administrative divisions of Shaoguan City: Huangkeng Town, Zhoutian Town, and Daqiao Town in the former Qujiang County were transferred to Renhua County Jurisdiction. Before the adjustment, Renhua County had an area of ??1,822 square kilometers and a population of 170,000. As of December 31, 2005, Renhua County governed 12 towns (Renhua, Chengkou, Changjiang, and Fu. Xi, Dongtang, Shitang, Wenshao, Danxia, ??Hongshan, Huangkeng, Daqiao, Zhoutian).
On June 7, 2006, the Civil Affairs Department of Guangdong Province (Yuemin District [2006] No. 28) approved: the cancellation of Danxia Town and Renhua Town in Renhua County, Shaoguan City, and the establishment of Danxia Sub-district Office .
Traffic situation
The transportation facilities in Renhua County are complete, with National Highway 106, 323 and Provincial Highway 246 as the main axis. , provincial, municipal and county roads are smooth, criss-crossing and extending in all directions. The construction of Shaoguan, Boren-Zhuzhou expressways and Shaoguan railway is about to start, which will definitely bring new opportunities to the economic and social development of Renhua. The roads from the county to the towns have been hardened with cement. The hardening rate of the roads from the town to the village reached 81%. The density of the roads in the county is 48.9 kilometers per 100 square kilometers. Road transportation is 250 kilometers away from Guangzhou, and the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway is only an hour's drive from the county seat. The freight branch of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway runs directly into the county.
Renhua Resources
Renhua County has abundant electric energy and sufficient electricity. The county's hydropower installed capacity is 150,000 kilowatt-hours, and its annual power generation reaches 500 million kilowatt-hours. It is among the first counties in the country to meet primary electrification standards. The Huayue Coal Gangue Resources Comprehensive Utilization Power Plant in Renhua County has a total installed capacity of 720,000 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 5 billion kilowatt hours. At present, the first phase of the project is 2×60,000 kilowatts and has been put into operation. The second phase of the 2×300,000 kilowatts power generation project Enter the argument stage.
Renhua County is rich in mineral resources. The mineral deposits that have been proven and are being developed mainly include more than 40 kinds of lead, zinc, tungsten, iron, copper, uranium, manganese, tin, silica, phosphorus, crystal, granite, underground hot water, etc. Among them, the currently proven lead-zinc mine Geological reserves are 34.735 million tons.
Industrial Status
Based on its rich resource advantages in minerals, electricity, tourism, forestry, agricultural products, etc., Renhua Industry develops mid- and downstream products around products, semi-finished products, industrial waste, etc., and initially Five industrial clusters with outstanding characteristics, complete supporting facilities and strong intensive capabilities have been formed, including mineral product processing, electric power, garment making, bamboo and wood processing, and aluminum profiles. It has four major industrial parks and one major industrial base, namely Pinggang Industrial Zone, Daling Industrial Park, East Lake Private Industrial Park, Yangtze Bamboo and Wood Processing Zone and Fankou Lead-Zinc Mine Base. Key industrial enterprises include Jinjiang Electric Power Development Corporation, Aoke Metal Casting Co., Ltd., Huayue Coal Gangue Co., Ltd., Xiongjian Aluminum Co., Ltd., Fankou Lead-Zinc Mine, Jinshi Smelting Plant, Ultrafine Nickel Powder Plant, Xin Hairendan Tungsten Co., Ltd. and Taiheyuan Co., Ltd., etc.
Agricultural situation
Renhua has superior natural conditions for agricultural production and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". Production bases for high-quality grains, Shatian pomelo, tea, mulched peanuts, vegetables, moso bamboo, salted duck, sericulture, black goats, three-yuan hybrid pigs, and high-tech agricultural demonstrations have been formed and built. Among them, the breeding of black goats has reached 38,000, the tea area is 30,000 acres, the moso bamboo area is 500,000 acres, the standing stock volume has reached 8.4 million cubic meters, the annual timber output is 50,000 cubic meters, and the ecological public welfare forest area is 1.1 million acres.
The total industrial and agricultural output value of the county in 2001 was 1.678 billion yuan, of which the total agricultural output value was 635 million yuan, accounting for 37.8% of the total industrial and agricultural output value. The net income of rural people that year was 4,094 yuan, and the living standards of farmers were higher than those after the reform and opening up. There has been a significant improvement before. In terms of agricultural production, the planting industry is mainly focused on the production of rice, peanuts, vegetables, tea, and fruits, and the animal husbandry is mainly focused on raising pigs, sheep, and three birds. 116,000 acres of rice are planted annually, with a unit yield of 474 kilograms and a total output of 55,000 tons. The peanut planting area is 74,000 acres, with a total output of 17,600 tons, and the vegetable planting area is 91,700 acres, with a total output of 129,000 tons. The tea planting area is 20,200 acres, with a total annual output of 620 tons. The fruit tree planting area is 21,800 acres, mainly Shatian pomelo, tangerine, plum, green plum, etc. The annual output of fruits is 6,595 tons; in terms of animal husbandry, pigs, black goats and three birds are mainly raised. The annual number of pigs is 249,000, and 122,000 are slaughtered. The stock of black goats is 48,800, and the number of three birds is 1.6076 million.[2] .
Service facilities
Renhua has complete service facilities. The tertiary industry, led by tourism, is booming, and the catering, trade, and transportation industries are prosperous. Program-controlled telephones, mobile phones, and broadband networks cover the entire county. There are more than 50 hotels and restaurants of various types in the county with nearly 5,000 beds, including two hotels with three stars or above. There are 5 domestic financial institutions and more than 50 service outlets throughout the county. It has complete entertainment facilities, including first-class gymnasiums, sports fields, cultural center squares and elderly activity centers. The county has complete supporting facilities and a beautiful and comfortable environment. It is a national sanitary town and a national excellent county for comprehensive environmental improvement. The service institutions are sound, and service institutions such as the Foreign Investment Service Center, Private Enterprise Service Center, and Small and Medium Enterprises Training Center have been established to effectively provide "one-stop" and "one-stop" efficient and high-quality services to foreign investors [1].
In April 2021, Renhua County was rated as the second batch of national "Green Prevention and Control Demonstration Counties" for crop diseases and pests.
In December 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the second batch of national all-region tourism demonstration zones, and Renhua County was on the list.
In November 2020, the Central Civilization Office released the list of cities selected for the 6th National Civilized City, and Renhua County was rated as the 6th National Civilized City.
In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reaffirmed Renhua County as a national health township (county) in 2020.
In June 2020, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recognized Renhua County as the second batch of provincial-level all-for-one tourism demonstration zones in Guangdong Province.
In June 2020, Renhua County was included in the second batch of areas and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Long March Area (Red Front Army), Guangdong Area).
In 2020, Renhua County was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities in China's county tourism competitiveness in 2019. The representative attraction is Danxia Mountain.
In December 2017, Renhua County was listed as one of the 2017 most attractive demonstration counties with investment potential in China.
In February 2016, Renhua County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2015.