History of Sima Pu Town

Simapu Town is located in the west of Chaonan District, on the south side of the middle reaches of Lianjiang River and at the northern foot of Danan Mountain. It is 40 kilometers away from the central city of Shantou, 5 kilometers away from Chaonan New City in the east, and 20 kilometers away from Puning City in the west. kilometer. The town covers an area of ??28.9 square kilometers, with a cultivated land area of ??23,160 acres; it has jurisdiction over 19 village (neighborhood) committees and 41 natural villages; the current population is 115,100. It is a key industrial satellite town in Guangdong Province and a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. There are more than 80,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan living abroad.

In 2003, the town completed a total industrial and agricultural output value of 2.294 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.9, of which the total industrial output value was 2.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.6; industrial and commercial taxes were 21.34 million yuan; the per capita net income of farmers was 3881 Yuan. It is one of the towns with rapid economic growth in Chaonan District.

Infrastructure and transportation conditions are excellent, and the infrastructure is improving day by day. National Highway 324 passes through the town, and provincial highways Sishen Highway, Siying Highway and Guangshan Road intersect in the center of the town, becoming the three main transportation arteries that drive the vigorous economic development of the town. In recent years, the town has made great efforts to improve the investment environment, hiring professional institutions to redraw the overall construction plan of the town and village level; actively improving urban transportation construction, paving Sijiao Road, Sidian Road, Meixian Road, Hualixi Avenue and other nearby roads There are more than 10 main village roads; the main roads in towns and villages have been cemented and can be opened to trucks, and every village has achieved water, electricity and access. Simapu Town has opened 22,000 program-controlled telephones; improved the investment environment, built a 110,000-volt substation and a 20,000-ton water plant per day, which can meet the water and electricity needs of residents and industry and commerce in the town; the new technology and equipment are relatively advanced The town-level hospital has greatly improved the medical and health conditions of the people; more than 26 million yuan has been invested to build a flood control drainage system in Simapu to radically eliminate the waterlogging problem; the urban environment of Simapu has been beautified, and more than 10 green scenic spots have been planned and constructed. A green corridor of more than 1,000 meters long has been opened and constructed on the East Embankment.

Three-high agriculture actively promotes the pace of promoting agriculture through science and technology, promotes improved varieties and methods, makes full use of natural conditions, and strives to develop "three-high" agriculture with local characteristics on the basis of consolidating the development of traditional agriculture. Hong Kong has established A number of "three high" agricultural projects such as the "Three Birds" breeding in Zhouzhou and Sishang, the large-scale cultivation of vegetables in Xiadian, Xiangang Thai carambola, and West China sweet corn have initially formed a "six one" characteristic agricultural planting and breeding pattern (10,000 Mu of high-yielding rice, 1,000 acres of pollution-free vegetables, 1,000 acres of orchards, 1,000 acres of pasture, 100,000 "three birds" and 1,000 pigs).

Industrial development Sima Pu Town adheres to economic construction as the center, establishes the development guiding ideology of "taking the right path, running industry, creating brands, establishing pillars, and strengthening services", and pays close attention to the growth of the total economic volume. At one hand, we pay close attention to the adjustment and optimization of the economic structure, strengthen guidance and support, and the comprehensive economic strength has been continuously enhanced. There are 344 industrial enterprises in the town, including 12 foreign-funded, three-investment and one-subsidy enterprises, 82 private enterprises, 83 limited liability companies, and 167 individual enterprises; there are 2 enterprises with an output value of over 100 million yuan, with an output value of over 5 million yuan. There are 20 enterprises worth 100 yuan; 2 famous trademark enterprises in Guangdong Province, 4 key protected trademark enterprises in Shantou City; 12 enterprises have passed ISO9002 international quality certification. Simapu Town now has leading enterprises in the industry such as Guangdong Maniform Garment Company, Guangdong Hangyang Silk Flower Industrial Company, Guangdong Taigel Technology Power Supply Company, Shantou Xinwannian Cloth Company, etc.; it has gradually formed textile and clothing, rayon flower, tourism The industrial structure of nine major industries including supplies, printing and dyeing, hardware and electrical appliances, printing and packaging, plastic products, food, and stationery has formed four distinctive industries: Hualixi Silk Flower, Ximeizhu Small Electrical Appliances, Meixi Pajamas, and Xiangang Travel Supplies. A large-scale professional village, its geotechnical products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions in the world, including the United States, Latin America, the European Union, the Middle East, and Hong Kong.

In order to speed up the pace of economic development, Sima Pu Town proposed a new development strategy in 2003, which is to build an economically strong town as the goal, give full play to the location advantage of being adjacent to Chaonan New District, and focus on "establishing the town with credit, enriching the town with industry, and developing the town with brands" An economic idea, creating two new patterns of industrialization and urbanization, creating three major advantages in parks, commerce and trade, and overseas Chinese and private capital, and building four major economic and industrial belts (namely, new and characteristic light industrial industrial belts, high-tech industrial belts, and advantageous agriculture Industrial belt, "Three Birds" breeding industry belt), and plans to build an 800-acre industrial cluster base in the town and four characteristic industrial bases in Hualixi, Ximeizhu, Xiangang, and Meixi Meimei from a high starting point. At present, various infrastructure supporting facilities are being constructed according to high standards as planned. The industrial agglomeration base has basically achieved access to roads, water, electricity, communications, etc., effectively improving the investment environment. The base has attracted more than 30 companies to settle in, and is applying for Settled in more than 50 locations.

Tertiary Industry The tertiary industry in Simapu Town has developed rapidly, especially the hotel and catering service industry, which has made full use of the superior transportation and geographical conditions to flourish. The town has Longteng Hotel (which is applying for four stars), Tianma There are 7 guesthouses and hotels including Grand Hotel (three-star), which not only improves the business environment and living service environment, but also increases the popularity of Sima Pu, enhances the attractiveness of investment promotion, and provides a place for domestic and foreign merchants to negotiate investment, leisure and entertainment. Ideal place. At the same time, Simapu Town has stepped up the pace of market construction for various types of construction products, renovated and developed commercial infrastructure such as Jinma Shopping Mall, East Market, West Market, Meixi Pajamas Wholesale Market, Farmers Comprehensive Market, and Xiadian Vegetable Wholesale Market to facilitate domestic Foreign businessmen come to order construction products to promote the development of the local economy.