Xingtan Town is located in the southwest of Shunde, with a distance of 103 km from Daliang Street, where Shunde District Government is located, 50 km from Guangzhou, 80 nautical miles from Hong Kong and 0/08 km from Macau. The town covers a total area of 122 square kilometers, and has jurisdiction over 24 village committees and 6 neighborhood committees. 20 1 1 year, the permanent population is about180,000, and the floating population is about 50,000. More than 50,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Most of the town is alluvial plain, with a network of rivers and fertile land. It is a well-known water town in the Pearl River Delta, with a strong cultural atmosphere. It has successively won the titles of "National Health Town", "China Folk Culture Town" and "Guangdong Education Town".

Since the reform and opening up, Xingtan Town has given full play to its own advantages and built three brand strategies of "science and technology industry, ecological agriculture and water town culture", and has made remarkable progress in economic and social development. 20 1 1 year, the regional GDP1236 million yuan, the fixed assets investment of the whole society is 2.58 billion yuan, the actually utilized foreign capital10.40 billion dollars, and the national tax revenue is 8 1 0 billion yuan.