Kaijiang Town is located in the north of Shishi City, Fujian Province. As of 2009, it covers an area of ??38.4 square kilometers, has a permanent population of more than 50,000, and has 19 administrative villages and a 50,000-ton port (national first-class Port) and has two world cultural heritage sites (Liu Sheng Pagoda in Song Dynasty and Linluan Ferry in Tang Dynasty). During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was the gateway to Cidong (Quanzhou), the "City of Light" and "the largest port in the East", and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. In 2002, the GDP was 1.56 billion yuan, the total industrial output value was 2.8 billion yuan, the fiscal revenue was 102 million yuan, and the per capita income of urban residents and farmers were 9980 and 6910 yuan respectively. It has successively won the title of "National Small Town Comprehensive Economic Development Demonstration Project Town", "National Advanced Township for Fitness of Hundreds of Millions of Farmers", "Hometown of Chinese Lantern Riddle Art", and "Ten Best Civilized Market Towns", "Science and Technology Demonstration Town" and "Star Town" in Fujian Province. ”, “Healthy Town” and other honorary titles.
History
Hongjiang Commune was established in 1961.
In 1984, it was changed to a township.
It was restructured into a town in 1985.
In 1997, the area was 385 square kilometers and the population was 470,000.
Jurisdiction
It governs Hajiang, Jinjiang, Jinli, Mansions, Shinong, Shiyu, Liandong, Liansi, Liuzhong, Shibi, Dong'an, Hongku, There are 19 village committees in Shuitou, Jinting, Cuozi, Gushan, Liantang, Xiqian and Qinglian. [2] [Edit this paragraph] Humanities Kaijiang has a long history, outstanding people, rich cultural tourism resources, numerous cultural relics and historic sites, and beautiful seaside scenery. It has the world cultural heritage "sea navigation beacon" Liusheng Pagoda of the Song Dynasty and Linluan Ferry of the Tang Dynasty. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Kaijiang was the gateway to Citong (Quanzhou), the "City of Light" and "the largest port in the East", and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.
Economic Development
Kanjiang Town is located in the provincial high-tech park on the east side of the town - Quanzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone Shishi Park, with a planned area of ??20 square kilometers. 17 projects have been completed and put into production, and 21 newly introduced projects have been agreed to utilize US$1.1 billion in foreign investment. Among them, PTA, the chemical project product of PK Company, is a textile chemical fiber raw material in short supply in China. The market prospect is very broad, and the total investment amount in the first phase is US$300 million. The high technical content and wide scope of projects promote the formation and development of the petrochemical industry in Kaijiang Town, allowing Kaijiang Town to expand from garment processing, textiles, and printing and dyeing to the production of textile raw materials. On January 9, 2004, the China Textile Industry Association and the China Garment Association held a licensing ceremony in Beijing, and Kaijiang was awarded the title of "China's Famous Trousers Town". Relying on its unique location advantages and abundant market resources, the Jiangxi trousers enterprise has fully developed the industrial chain, improved the industrial system, and formed a certain scale. There are more than 300 related enterprises, with an output value of more than 2 billion yuan, accounting for 10% of the industry and agriculture in the town of Jiangjiang. 50% of the total output value. Shihu Port, which relies on the development zone, is a national first-class port. It is only 102 nautical miles away from the closest point to Taichung City, Taiwan. It is the main line port of the "three links" across the Taiwan Straits, a domestic container hub port in South China, and the central port area of ??Quanzhou Bay. . The water depth of the port basin is 15 meters, and the main channel is 14 meters deep. It has no siltation all year round and has good wind shelter conditions. It is a rare natural port. On the 4,000-meter coastline of the port area, 13 deep-water berths of more than 10,000 tons can be planned and built, which has good development potential. prospect. The 10,000-ton and 35,000-ton berths have been built and put into use. The 50,000-ton berth will be completed and put into use before August 2005. The port area has introduced many world-renowned shipping companies such as China Shipping, China Shipping, and Tianhai. Open routes to major coastal ports in the park and ports around the world. It has become the "Central Port of Quanzhou Port" and a domestic container hub port in South China.