The history of Gimpo

Jimpu is located in Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, in the southwest of Chaoyang City, starting from Wenguang Street Office in the east, Heping Town in the west, Lianjiang in the south, and Hexi Town in the north. The geographical location is advantageous. National Highway 324 runs through the entire territory for about 7 kilometers. All main roads in the area are basically cemented, distributed in an orderly manner, and extend in all directions. Street lights are installed on all major road sections, making the traffic convenient and smooth. The area is 44.14 square kilometers. In the early days of the Republic of China, the capital was abolished as a district and belonged to the first district of Chaoyang County. Jinpu Township was established in 1956 and merged into Hongchao Commune in 1958. Jinpu Commune was dismantled in 1959, changed to district in 1983, and built as a town in 1986. In November 1994, it was classified into Chaoyang urban area, the town was removed and the Jinpu Sub-district Office was established. It has jurisdiction over neighborhood committees and 5 village committees including Nanmen, Zhaiwai, Meixi, Meidong and Dagou. The office is located in Sanbao Neighborhood Committee. It is a semi-hilly plain area. There are 12.3 kilometers of embankments and 3 reservoirs. The main crops include rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane, soybeans and bananas. In 1971, 426.7 hectares of Guitouhai Beach were designated as fertile farmland. There are 52 hectares of fish ponds, which is the main source of freshwater fish. The sideline industry is famous for its sweet potato processing industry, and the "White Snow Potato Flour" produced is sold at home and abroad. The construction industry is booming, with more than 30 construction teams. There are more than 80 enterprises such as brick and tile factories, shell ash kilns, and drawn yarn factories. Scenic spots and historic sites include Shuangji Mountain's "Dragon's Head Huanqing" and Shuangji Temple. It was one of the revolutionary bases of the Chaoshan Special Committee and Chaoyang and Huilai Counties of the Chinese Communist Party from 1926 to 1945. Chaoyang Jinpu was called "Shenpu" from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. It was named because it was adjacent to the bay and was bottomless.