Hongqiao, an ancient town with a thousand years' history, is the pearl of the East China Sea, with the graceful spirit of Zhong Ling. Located at the southern foot of North Yandang Mountain, a national scenic spot, it is 60 kilometers east of Yueqing Bay Deepwater Port, south of Yongtaiwen Expressway and southwest of Wenzhou Airport. The town covers an area of 57 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 6 offices, 59 administrative villages and 8 residential areas with a total population of 98,700.
Hongqiao Town is one of the cradles of "Wenzhou Model" and is known as "the best in the world". Since the reform and opening-up, Hongqiao people, who are industrious and wealthy, can do business and benefit workers, have seized the opportunity, forged ahead with determination, taken the lead in market-oriented reform, developed family industry, specialized market and individual and private economy, and took the lead in enterprise system innovation focusing on joint-stock system and joint-stock cooperative system, forming a pattern of common development of various economies with private economy as the main body, featuring joint-stock cooperative system and supported by commodity market, and opened up a unique regional economy in the practice of establishing a socialist market economic system.
Over the past few years, with the joint efforts of the broad masses of cadres and the masses in the town, the national economy and social undertakings have developed in an all-round way. In 2003, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town was 7 billion yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 13630 yuan, the fiscal revenue was 250 million yuan, and the total foreign trade export was 920 million yuan. The comprehensive strength of the national economy ranks 36th among the top 100 towns in Zhejiang Province and 6th among the top 30 towns in Wenzhou. It is a provincial central town.
There are more than 2,000 industrial enterprises in Hongqiao Town (including 43 1 joint-stock enterprises) with complete industrial categories. In addition to the six leading industries such as electronics, plastics, machinery, food, instruments and clothing, new industries such as motorcycles, holiday lights, weighing instruments and auto parts have emerged in recent years, with a total industrial output value of 6.9 billion yuan in 2003. Electronic components are the pillar industries, accounting for more than 50% of the total industrial output value, and are the "electronic components production base" in China. Hongqiao Town has five industrial parks in the east, south, west, Xianyang and Xixi, covering an area of 460,000 square meters. These five industrial parks have become economic growth functional zones with complete equipment, perfect service and orderly management.
Hongqiao is called "the granary of southern Zhejiang" because of its fertile fields and criss-crossing water networks. Benefit agriculture with the goal of increasing agricultural efficiency and increasing farmers' income has been vigorously developed, and characteristic agriculture such as vegetables, fruits and flowers accounts for 40% of agricultural output value. Agricultural modernization demonstration parks and food self-sufficiency projects are included in provincial construction projects. The implementation of the strategy of developing agriculture through science and technology and the development of scale operation have greatly improved the economic benefits of agriculture. With the acceleration of grain marketization and agricultural industrialization, a number of leading agricultural enterprises and agricultural production bases have been cultivated, and Hongfeng Grain and Oil Group Company has been listed as one of the key enterprises in national agricultural industrialization. The village collective economy is growing, Dongjie Village is rated as a well-off demonstration village in Zhejiang Province, and Shang Tao Village and other 10 villages are among the top 50 villages in Yueqing City.
Hongqiao Town has 18 professional markets, and its trade tentacles cover all parts of the province. In recent years, attention has been paid to the cultivation and development of "famous brand" markets, and professional markets such as Hongqiao Trade City, comprehensive market, timber market and farmers' market have been formed. The turnover of fair trade is 2.2 billion yuan, and the capital science and technology market, postal communication, real estate, transportation, finance and insurance have been further developed.
As a pilot town of urbanization in Wenzhou, with reform as the driving force, scientific planning as the leading factor, and accelerating infrastructure construction as the focus, the infrastructure is improving day by day and the urban framework is expanding. Now the whole town has formed a three-dimensional traffic map with three rings, two verticals and one national road. Science, education, culture, sports, health and other undertakings have also made new progress, and sports activities have become socialized, and they have been awarded the title of "National Advanced Township for Fitness Activities of Hundreds of Million Farmers" by the State Sports Commission.
In recent years, the town has taken the creation of a civilized town as the general carrier and grasper of all its work. Focusing on the overall goal of building a modern small city, the town has further emancipated its mind, deepened its reform, accelerated its development, implemented the "Five Major Strategies" and the "One Line, Two Lines, Three Rings and Four Districts" project, continuously strengthened the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, democracy and legal system, and effectively guided the realization of national economic and social development goals.