The administrative area of the town is 1 16 square kilometers, and the township area is 3.6 square kilometers. It governs 2 1 administrative village with a total population of nearly 70,000. In 20 12 years, the total fiscal revenue of the town was 1304 19700 yuan, and the per capita income was 1 155 1 yuan, and the comprehensive tourism income exceeded 400 million yuan. Yaowan Ancient Town is located in xinyi city, Jiangsu Province, where the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Lake Rome meet, surrounded by water on three sides. It is a water town with a history of more than 1000 years, and is known as the Golden Triangle of Northern Jiangsu and little shanghai. Historical accumulation is profound, and there are many cultural landscapes. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yaowan was a commercial center in northern Jiangsu, with a prosperous market and strong popularity. /kloc-businessmen from 0/8 provinces set up chambers of commerce and set up shops here. Businessmen and missionaries from 65,438+00 countries in the world set up businesses and churches here to do business and preach. The two main streets formed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties still maintain their original features, and there are 834 ancient residential groups and chambers of commerce.
When traveling in Yaowan ancient town, Yun Daochang said, "Yaowan ancient town is a blessed place for Taoist practice, and there are many famous Taoist temples here in history. At the same time, the ancient town of Yaowan, built on the canal, is the Long Mai of China. Yaowan Ancient Town is a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and it will surely become a famous tourist attraction in China. Yaowan Town is an ancient water town with a history of 1300 years. Known as "Golden Waterway Triangle" and "Northern Jiangsu little shanghai". During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Zhong Wu. In 6 18 AD, the county system was implemented in the Tang Dynasty, and a town was built in Yaowan, named Yutou Town. After the Tancheng-Lujiang earthquake in A.D. 1668, Yutou Town was destroyed. Later, he moved to the corner of Zhennan Canal to build a kiln to burn bricks and rebuild the new city. Most ships in the past docked here, hence the name Yaowan. Relying on the advantages of water transportation, Yaowan has gradually developed into an important wharf and commercial center on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. During the heyday of water transport in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yaowan was a land and water hub between north and south, with ships reaching Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and industrial and commercial trade was once prosperous. In the early years of the Republic of China, the town had a permanent population of 30,000 and a floating population of10.5 million, so it was once called "little shanghai". There are more than 360 firms, factories and workshops in Yaowan Town, among which there are many famous pawn shops, trough shops, money houses, grain shops, cloth villages and inns. Joint ventures include Sino-US joint venture Mobil Oil Company, Sino-British joint venture Asian Oil Company, Sino-French joint venture Wuyang Department Store and Sino-British joint venture egg white factory. At that time, the pawn silver tickets in Yaowan could be exchanged for cash at designated banks in the whole country 18 provinces. Eight chambers of commerce in Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Fujian and Su Zhenyang, commercial organizations in Qinghai, Zhejiang and Northeast China 10, two churches and eight temples. There are nearly 100 businessmen and missionaries in the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and other countries. Most provinces in China and more than 10 countries in the world have trade with Yaowan. The heavy history has given birth to the unique folk culture, food culture, business culture, religious culture and logistics culture of Yaowan. Yaowan attracts countless celebrities to stop and stay. Historical celebrities such as Yue Fei, Zhu Yuanzhang, Shi Kefa and Emperor Qianlong all left footprints in Yaowan. Patriotic general Zhang Huatang once lived in Yaowan for many years. There are many celebrities in Yaowan. Ming Dynasty famous master Gao Zuo, Qing Dynasty Zhenyuan general Ma Congkai, and the martial artist Zang Youqing who fought alongside Shi Kefa in Yangzhou were all from Yaowan. A large number of precious historical relics have been unearthed in Yaowan, such as stone carvings, murals, calligraphy and painting, embroidered porcelain and so on. The preserved ancient chambers of commerce, temples, bridges, pagodas and celebrity halls are of high cultural value. There are more than 800 ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties, of which 100 is listed in the intangible cultural heritage list of xinyi city (Xuzhou). Yaowan has created a group of influential wealthy businessmen and celebrities. After they left Yaowan, the culture of Yaowan spread widely. Nowadays, Yaowan Street has been built in Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai and other places.
20 13 will apply for world cultural heritage together with the Beijing-Hangzhou grand canal! Yaowan ancient town is rich in ancient historical and cultural heritage with its unique ancient architectural style and waterscape near the river and lake. Ancient dwellings, ancient streets, ancient shops, ancient docks and ancient relics have created the cultural taste and connotation of Yaowan ancient town, which is a true portrayal of the ancient canal culture in folk inheritance. The ancient town is surrounded by water on three sides, with rippling blue waves and beautiful scenery; Streets and alleys are unique, with blue bricks and gray tiles in the courtyard, staggered pavilions and terraces, and cornices on the roof. Known as the Jianghuai area, it has become the first ancient town and tourist attraction of the Grand Canal in China.