Belongs to: Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province

Longhu Ancient Village

Longhu Ancient Village

Chao'an County is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province. The total area is 1232 square kilometers. The total population is 1.18 million (2003).

The County People’s Government is located in Anbu Town, Postal Code: 515638. Code: 445121. Area code: 0768. Pinyin: Chao'an Xian.

Basic Overview

Chaoan County is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River. The Han River runs through the county for 96 kilometers from north to south, and is connected to the Shantou Special Economic Zone in the south. The county seat is far away from Shantou Port and Shantou Airport. More than 10 kilometers each, they are located in the "Golden Triangle" zone of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. It is a subtropical area with abundant rainfall, mild climate, fertile land, evergreen all year round, and an average daily temperature of 21.4°C throughout the year. The county governs 18 towns and 1 state-owned forest farm, and has 461 administrative villages and 28 community committees. The total area is 1,238.77 square kilometers, including 313,000 acres of cultivated land and 1.1 million acres of mountainous and hilly areas. The population at the end of 2003 was 1.0765 million. . Chao'an is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. There are 700,000 Chao'an Chinese, overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan living overseas.

Chaoan County has a long history and prosperous humanities. It was founded in the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331), 1673 years ago. It is known as the "Seashore Zoulu". It has been separated and merged with the original Chaozhou City (now Chaozhou City) several times, and its name was changed several times. In December 1991, Chaozhou City was upgraded to an expanded area, Chao'an County was restored, and the county seat was located in Anbu Town.

Since its restoration, Chaoan County has successively won the title of one of the top 100 counties with comprehensive rural strength in the country, an advanced county in the development of township enterprises in the country, a national county with popularization of toilet renovation in rural areas, a national electrified county, a national ecological agriculture pilot county, and a provincial urban planning county. The short-term goals of construction and management have achieved the title of county. The "one control and two standards" work of farmland protection, afforestation and greening, popularization of nine-year compulsory education and environmental protection have successfully passed the provincial acceptance and reached the standards. Wanfeng Forestry Farm and Meilin Lake Sea Erosion Landform Nature Reserve have become provincial-level Forest ecological nature reserve. The county's national economic growth has accelerated, social and political stability has been achieved, people's living standards have gradually improved, various undertakings have developed in a coordinated manner, and the Tenth Five-Year Plan has been effectively implemented.

Chaoan County is committed to improving the hard investment environment, and investment has shown rapid growth. By the end of 2003, the total fixed asset investment scale of the whole society reached 10.539 billion yuan. Among them, the government invested 5.803 billion yuan in transportation, energy, water conservancy and other facilities and county supporting construction funds. The construction of the central area of ??the county has begun to take shape. A number of government offices, roads, commercial and residential buildings, schools, bookstores, communications, energy and other facilities have been built one after another. A number of higher-end residential communities such as Jinyang, Caiwen, Xinxi, and Ansheng have been built. It has been built and put into use successively, which has greatly improved the office and living conditions in the new district of the county. The county's infrastructure construction has developed rapidly and the transportation is very convenient. The Guangmei-Shantou Railway runs through the southwest, and a passenger and cargo station has been set up in Anbu Town, the county seat. Shantou-Fen Expressway and the planned Shantou-Jiejie and Chaojie Expressways run through the territory and form a smooth transportation network with three exit roads including Chaoshan-Shantou Highway and Anhuang Highway. The county has achieved the goal of hard-bottomed cementing of county-to-town roads and "connecting every village", and 662.84 kilometers of upper-grade roads have been completed. The power supply facilities are relatively complete and the energy is sufficient, with the annual power supply reaching 1 billion kilowatts/hour. The drinking water, industrial water and farmland irrigation functions of urban and rural residents have been improved to a large extent. The construction of telecommunications and postal facilities and electronic information networks has been intensified, and the goal of "every village has telephone access" has been achieved. Mobile phone services have developed rapidly, and the pace of informatization construction has been further recalled. The county government, Caitang Town Government, and Fenghuang Town Government have been built successively. , Jinshi Town Government, Anbu Town Government, Chifeng Town Government, Guxiang Town Government, Fuyang Town Government and other 8 public networks and Chaoan pillar industry network. While strengthening hardware construction, we actively carry out two rectification tasks. The market economic order has further improved and society has become more stable. Environmental quality has gradually improved. Institutional efficiency construction has continued to deepen, service awareness has been enhanced, and the investment environment has been improved day by day.

Economic Overview

Since its restoration, Chaoan County has adhered to the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents" and actively implemented the policies of "stabilizing the county through agriculture, establishing the county through industry, and developing the county through quality". "County" development strategy, establishes a scientific outlook on development, takes economy as the center, takes reform, development, and stability as the main lines, vigorously promotes industrialization, urbanization, and agricultural industrialization, vigorously develops the private economy, supports leading enterprises, and promotes the development of the county economy At present, the county has formed a new pattern of simultaneous development of various economic components, integration of domestic and foreign trade, and coordinated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries. The ratios of the three major industries are 19.8:51.0:29.2 respectively.

Industrial economic efficiency and quality are increasing day by day, and the private economy continues to grow. The planning and construction of the industrial park has been solidly advanced, and the park economy has formed new economic growth. The county has formed seven pillar industries: food, printing and packaging, clothing, hardware and stainless steel, leather and plastic shoes, ceramics and tea. In 2003, the county's total industrial output value was 19.097 billion yuan, an increase of 12.7% over the previous year, of which the private economy's output value was 15.588 billion yuan, an increase of 12.8% over the previous year; there were 99 new large-scale industrial enterprises in the county, with a total of There are 232 companies, including 79 new private companies, bringing the total to 181. The comprehensive index of industrial economic efficiency at scale was 97.64%, an increase of 5.48 percentage points over the previous year. Currently, 150 companies in the county have passed ISO-9000 quality system certification. Six companies, including Yashili, Kanghui, Zhongli, Zhenneng, Fenhuang and Xianglu, were identified as leading industrial companies by the municipal government. Two national-level high-tech enterprises, including Zhenglong and Deyi, 15 provincial-level high-tech enterprises, including Visayas and Shunfa Hardware, 2 provincial engineering technology centers, and 1 provincial agricultural technology innovation center have emerged; organization and implementation There are 256 science and technology plan projects of various types at all levels, including 13 national science and technology plans and 65 provincial science and technology plans. It holds more than 4,500 patents. There are "Yashili" brand infant formula milk powder, "Zhenglong" brand ultra-high energy mercury-free alkaline batteries, "Jindu" brand pickles, "Shunfa" brand stainless steel vacuum cups, "Nanfu" brand Dancong tea, "Hongwei" brand Seven products including "Dancong Tea" brand and "Huafu" brand frozen grilled eel won the title of "Guangdong Province Famous Brand Products"; including "Fenhuang", "Jiabao", "Yashili", "Jiaxiang", "Huafu" ", "Xiao Mimi", "Kanghui" and other 7 trademarks won the title of "Guangdong Province Famous Trademark".

The pace of agricultural structural adjustment has accelerated, and the level of agricultural industrialization has continued to improve. The planting area of ??high-quality crops continues to expand, and agricultural industrial belts with different characteristics have initially formed. The construction of high-quality grain, vegetable, tea, fruit, aquatic products and other bases has begun to take shape and is showing benefits. By the end of 2003, there were 93 agricultural industrialization enterprises and economic entities in the county, with an annual output value of 2.43 billion yuan, foreign exchange earnings of 76.4 million US dollars, 263,000 acres of connected bases, 33,500 farmers in varying degrees, and an increase in farmers' income of 69.01 million yuan. . There are 3 national-level leading agricultural enterprises such as Huahai, Kanghui, and Yilong, 6 provincial-level leading agricultural enterprises such as Jindu, Hongwei, and Zhenmei, and 9 municipal-level leading agricultural enterprises such as Yashili, Fenhuang, and Jiancheng. The agricultural modernization demonstration zone in Fenghuang Town passed the phased acceptance by the provincial expert group.

The tertiary industry, mainly tourism, has seen new development, and the preparation of the county’s overall tourism development plan has been basically completed. The integration and development of key tourism resources have achieved new results, and a characteristic tourism route of "two mountains and one water" has been initially formed. Longhu Village was identified by the province as the second batch of tourism poverty alleviation projects in the province. Longchuan Park, Minghong Manor, Xinghu Hot Spring Tourist Resort, Meilin Lake Tourist Resort, Jiangdong Town Sanyuan Pagoda, Ligongkeng She Folk Village, Fenghuang Tianchi, etc. have gradually become tourist attractions and attractions; it owns Shengle Hotel and Annan Hotel 2 three-star hotels. The county's logistics is active and the price trend is stable. In 2003, the county's total retail sales of consumer goods was 2.701 billion yuan. The real estate and construction markets have gradually embarked on the track of standardization, and a market system adapted to the socialist market economy has initially taken shape.

The pull from external sources has increased, and there have been new breakthroughs in the development of the export-oriented economy. In 2003, the county's total foreign trade export value was US$341 million, an increase of 37.07% over the previous year. Among them, imports were US$135 million, an increase of 185% over the previous year; exports were US$207 million, an increase of 2.43% over the previous year.

The fiscal and tax revenue has increased significantly, and its strength has been strengthened year by year. In 2003, the county's industrial and commercial tax revenue reached 409 million yuan, an increase of 21.5% over the previous year; the total general budget revenue was 519 million yuan, an increase of 21.5% over the previous year. An increase of 12.5%.

Physical Geography

The terrain of Chao'an County in the north is mountainous and hilly with two basins interspersed, and in the south there is an alluvial plain on both sides of the Han River. The mountainous and hilly area of ??Chao'an County accounts for two-thirds of the total area, and the rest is plains, basins and river systems.

Hills

The landform is relatively fragmented and the distribution of hills is relatively scattered. The central part of the county is the main hilly area, and there are also some isolated hills scattered in the southern plain area.

Basin

The larger basins include Fenghuang Basin and Guihu Basin.

Plain

Mainly the alluvial plain of the Han River Delta. With Zhugan Mountain as the vertex, it spreads out in a fan shape to the south, connecting the coastal Shalong Plain area of ??Chenghai City and Shantou City to the south, and bordering the Rongjiang Plain to the west.

Administrative divisions

As of December 31, 2005, Chaoan County governed 19 towns (Anbu, Wenci, Fenghuang, Tiepu, Phoxi, Guantang, Jiangdong, Dongfeng, Longhu, Fengxi, Caitang, Jinshi, Fuyang, Shaxi, Fengtang, Guxiang, Dengtang, Chifeng, Guihu).

In 2000, Chaoan County governed 22 towns: Caitang Town, Anbu Town, Dongfeng Town, Jinshi Town, Longhu Town, Shaxi Town, Fuyang Town, Fengtang Town, Jiangdong Town, Guxiang Town, Tiandong Town, Dengtang Town, Tiepu Town, Lixi Town, Guantang Town, Fenghuang Town, Dashan Town, Wenci Town, Chifeng Town, Fengnan Town, Guihu Town, and Fengxi Town. According to the fifth national census data, the total population of the county is 1,153,196, including: 60,891 people in Guxiang Town, 26,076 people in Dengtang Town, 6,969 people in Tiandong Town, 76,181 people in Fengtang Town, 92,303 people in Fuyang Town, and 92,303 people in Longhu Town. 53,797 people, 63,137 people in Jinshi Town, 53,691 people in Shaxi Town, 107,463 people in Caitang Town, 84,045 people in Dongfeng Town, 130,479 people in Anbu Town, 69,422 people in Phosphorus Town, 34,868 people in Tiepu Town, 28,001 people in Guantang Town, There are 66,145 people in Jiangdong Town, 20,088 people in Guihu Town, 15,248 people in Wenci Town, 30,753 people in Fenghuang Town, 5,479 people in Dashan Town, 4,174 people in Fengnan Town, 8,023 people in Chifeng Town, and 115,963 people in Fengxi Town.

Historical evolution

In the Jin Dynasty, Haiyang County was established, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was governed by Chaozhou. In 1914, it was renamed Chao'an County due to the name restoration with Haiyang, Shandong Province. It is named after the meaning of Chaozhou’s tranquility. On December 22, 1983, the State Council approved the abolition of Chao'an County and merged the administrative area of ??Chao'an County into Chaozhou City.

On December 7, 1991, the State Council decided: Chaozhou City was upgraded to a prefecture-level city; Chaozhou City Xiangqiao District and Chaoan County were established. Chao'an County governs the administrative areas of 19 towns and 3 townships including Anbu, Longhu and Fenghuang in the former Chaozhou City. The county people's government is located in Fengxi Town.

In 2000, Chaoan County governed 22 towns: Caitang Town, Anbu Town, Dongfeng Town, Jinshi Town, Longhu Town, Shaxi Town, Fuyang Town, Fengtang Town, Jiangdong Town, Guxiang Town, Tiandong Town, Dengtang Town, Tiepu Town, Lixi Town, Guantang Town, Fenghuang Town, Dashan Town, Wenci Town, Chifeng Town, Fengnan Town, Guihu Town, Fengxi Town. According to the fifth national census data, the total population of the county is 1,153,196, including: 60,891 people in Guxiang Town, 26,076 people in Dengtang Town, 6,969 people in Tiandong Town, 76,181 people in Fengtang Town, 92,303 people in Fuyang Town, and 92,303 people in Longhu Town. 53,797 people, 63,137 people in Jinshi Town, 53,691 people in Shaxi Town, 107,463 people in Caitang Town, 84,045 people in Dongfeng Town, 130,479 people in Anbu Town, 69,422 people in Phosphorus Town, 34,868 people in Tiepu Town, 28,001 people in Guantang Town, 66,145 people in Jiangdong Town, 20,088 people in Guihu Town, 15,248 people in Wenci Town, 30,753 people in Fenghuang Town, 5,479 people in Dashan Town, 4,174 people in Fengnan Town, and 8,023 people in Chifeng Town

In 2002, Chaoan County Adjustment of town-level administrative divisions: Dashan Town was merged into Fenghuang Town, Fengnan Town was merged into Guihu Town, and Tiandong Town was merged into Dengtang Town.

In 2002, Chaoan County had jurisdiction over 19 towns (Anbu, Wenci, Fenghuang, Tiepu, Pixi, Guantang, Jiangdong, Dongfeng, Longhu, Fengxi, Caitang, Jinshi, Fu Yang, Shaxi, Fengtang, Guxiang, Dengtang, Chifeng, Guihu).

As of December 31, 2005, Chaoan County has jurisdiction over 19 towns (Anbu, Wenci, Fenghuang, Tiepu, Phoxi, Guantang, Jiangdong, Dongfeng, Longhu, Caitang, Jinshi , Fuyang, Shaxi, Fengtang, Guxiang, Dengtang, Chifeng, Guihu).

In March 2021, Chaoan District ranked 37th on the 2021 China County Top 100 Online Purchasing Power List.

In February 2021, Chao'an District ranked 27th on the 2021 China's Top 100 County E-commerce Competitiveness List.

In September 2020, Alibaba Research Institute released the "Top 100 Taobao Village Counties in 2020", and Chao'an District was on the list, ranking 8th.

In February 2017, Chao'an District was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2016.

In March 2015, Chao'an District won the honor of being one of the third batch of national advanced units in establishing rule of law counties and cities.