What is Xiaolan Town in Guangdong Province?

Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province

Xiaolan has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Because Xiaolan people like to raise chrysanthemums and enjoy chrysanthemums, and there is a tradition of holding chrysanthemum appreciation meetings every year, it is called "Chrysanthemum City". Li Zeng, the minister of rites in Ming Dynasty, once wrote a poem, "At the age of 18, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, so the poetry circle considers drinking and enjoying flowers." The first Chrysanthemum Festival was held in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty (18 14), and then a large chrysanthemum festival was held every 60 years. 1994 The 4th Jiaju Conference was held. Chen Zhan had 820,000 pots of chrysanthemums, with an exhibition area of 10 square kilometers, which attracted more than 6 million domestic and overseas visitors. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2004, in order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 4th Jiaju Conference, the Chrysanthemum Culture and Art Appreciation Meeting in Xiaolan Town (Shen Jia) was held grandly. The theme of this chrysanthemum exhibition was "Charming Xiaolan, Showing New Features of Chrysanthemum Art", which won the appreciation of more than 3 million guests and tourists. During the Chrysanthemum Festival, the Ministry of Culture awarded Xiaolan the title of "Hometown of Chrysanthemum Culture and Art in China". The 22.8-meter-high Chrysanthemum Appreciation Building and 237 varieties of chrysanthemums grafted by a single plant were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Xiaolan painting and calligraphy art Dai

In order to promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas and accelerate the process of urban-rural integration, Xiaolan Town implemented the rural shareholding system on 200 1 to solidify farmers' rights and interests. Village-level economic accounting was implemented in 2003, which made more rational allocation and comprehensive utilization of rural resources, promoted economic development and improved the level of shareholder distribution. On this basis, the transformation of village committees into community neighborhood committees was carried out in time, and rural residents actively supported and participated in village reform. As of February 28th, 2004, all village committees in the town have completed the establishment and listing of community neighborhood committees, and become rural towns.

In order to meet the needs of the new round of rapid economic development, Xiaolan Town has planned and started a large number of key construction projects, including the integration of new urban areas, the reconstruction of old urban areas, the construction of road traffic networks, the new Xiaolan Hospital, five-star hotels, Jiang Bin Park, high-standard commercial and residential gardens, the expansion of Xiaolan Port, the relocation of container yards, river regulation, Yong 'an Power Plant with a total investment of 65,438+800,000 kilowatts, and sewage treatment plants. The construction of the Pearl River Delta intercity express railway and the establishment of Xiaolan hub station have been passed down from generation to generation, and celebrities have emerged in large numbers. Officials of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Ruilong's paintings, Li's calligraphy and He's calligraphy are all treasures that the whole world is scrambling to collect. Lingnan painters such as Jiang Lian and Deng Dalin in Qing Dynasty, whose works are treasured by museums at all levels; Modern cartoonist Chen Shubin (Tang Fang), calligrapher Wang Xiajun, painters Chen Fangzhi, Liang Xinji and Li Zhucheng also made great achievements, which promoted the all-round development of Xiaolan's painting and calligraphy art. In 2000, Xiaolan was named "the hometown of folk art (painting and calligraphy) in China" by the Ministry of Culture. In order to carry forward the traditional calligraphy art and realize the promotion of advanced culture to economic development and social undertakings, in September 2003, Xiaolan Town and China Calligraphers Association jointly held the "First National Xiaolan Cup County and Town Calligraphy Competition". Taking this favorable opportunity, the Xiaolan Thousand-Person Calligraphy Competition was organized, which set off a new climax of calligraphy art popularization. China Calligraphers Association set up a creative training base in Xiaolan.

, greatly improved the traffic conditions in Xiaolan and promoted the rapid development of the town's economy. Planning and building storage areas and developing modern logistics industry have promoted the development of the tertiary industry.

Xiaolan's most famous food is: Xiaolan fried fish balls.