What are the changes in Luo Ding?

Luoding is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province. It is one of the 50 mountainous counties (cities) in the province and one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province. It is one of the gateways for the southwestern provinces and regions to enter Guangdong, and it is also the window for Guangdong’s motherland to spread to the southwest. Luoding City is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province and the hometown of General Cai Tingkai, a famous anti-Japanese patriotic general. Since the reform and opening up, the people of Luoding have worked together with one heart and one mind to develop the economy. Especially after the county was removed and established as a city in 1993, it further stimulated the enthusiasm of Luoding people to love and build their hometown, and enhanced the investment confidence of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese. It accelerated the economic and social development of Luoding.

Rich in natural resources. The city's proven mineral resources mainly include 15 types of manganese, iron, tin, gold, limestone, granite, marble, kaolin, clay, quartz ore, etc. Among the agricultural and forestry specialties, the largest and most famous are cinnamon, steamer basket, rosin, three-yellow chicken, black bean, tea, silk, longan, lychee, mango, and cassava. In 2002, it was named the "Hometown of Cinnamon in China", with an annual output of 5,813 tons of cinnamon bark and 450 tons of cinnamon oil, with an annual output value of 170 million yuan. Tourism resources include the Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty cliff inscription "Dragon Temple Dojo Inscription" known as the "Lingnan No. 1 Stone Carving", the Ming Dynasty Sanyuan Pagoda, Cai Tingkai's former residence and other provincial cultural relics protection units; Julong Cave, Longkan Rock, Jinyin Lake, Scenic spots such as Fuhelong Bay have great potential for tourism development.

Excellent location. Luoding connects northwest Guangdong and southeast Guangxi, and is an important gateway for Guangdong and southwest China.

The foundation of industry and agriculture is solid. In terms of industrial enterprises, there are more than 10,000 industrial enterprises in the city, forming five pillar industries including electronics, machinery, textiles, clothing, and building materials. In terms of agricultural industrialization, agricultural industrialization bases for rosin, cinnamon, tea, dill bamboo, fruits, sericulture, pond fish, vegetables, three birds, live pigs, meat rabbits, etc. have been built, and a number of leading agricultural enterprises have emerged, among which Luoding Agricultural Industry Mao Industrial Corporation, Luoding Yugui Co., Ltd., and Luodinglin Industrial and Commercial Company are provincial-level leading enterprises in the agricultural (forestry) industry. In terms of the circulation service industry, the city has a motorcycle sales market that has great influence and scale in western Guangdong. It has built a national grain reserve in Luoding, Guangdong with an initial investment of 25,000 tons.

Adequate power supply. Implementing the simultaneous development of hydropower and thermal power and interconnecting with the provincial power grid, the city has 105 small and medium-sized reservoirs, 179 small hydropower stations with 269 units, a total installed capacity of 58,700 kilowatts, and an annual power generation of 160 million kWh. The first unit of the first phase of the Yuelong Thermal Power Plant with a scale of 2x135MW was connected to the grid to generate electricity on February 7, 2004 and was put into commercial operation. The power generation of this power plant will play a positive role in alleviating the power shortage in western Guangdong and even Guangdong Province.

The educational foundation is good. Since ancient times, Luoding has been known as the "hometown of culture". There is one general higher education institution in the jurisdiction - Luoding Vocational and Technical College. The city currently has 37 middle schools, 493 primary schools and 10,936 on-the-job teachers. There are three key middle schools: Luoding Middle School, Tingkai Memorial Middle School, and Luoding Experimental Middle School.

Abundant labor resources. The city's total social labor force is 495,000 (including 330,000 rural labor force and 165,000 urban labor force). There are 138,000 labor force engaged in the secondary and tertiary industries. There are still 107,000 rural surplus labor force available for export, and they are employed in various enterprises. There are more than 10,000 foreign employees.