Why is Deqing County, Guangdong so poor?

Deqing County, Guangdong is not poor. In 2020, Deqing County’s GDP was 15.70 billion yuan.

Deqing County, affiliated to Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, is located on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Xijiang River in the west of central Guangdong Province. It faces the Xijiang River to the south and Yunan County and Yun'an District of Yunfu City across the river. It covers an area of ??2,003 square kilometers and governs 13 towns (streets) and 193 villages (residences). According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Deqing County was 331,438.

In 2020, Deqing County completed a regional GDP of 15.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6% (hereinafter referred to as "growth"); the general public budget revenue was 846 million yuan, an increase of 85.44% ; The added value of industries above designated size was 4.7 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; fixed asset investment was 11.05 billion yuan, an increase of 12.8%; the total retail sales of consumer goods was 4.895 billion yuan; the actual utilization of foreign capital was 61.84 million yuan, and the total foreign trade import and export volume was 1.099 billion yuan; all residents Per capita disposable income was 24,560 yuan, an increase of 7%.

The honors Deqing County has received in the past two years are as follows:

1. In January 2020, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities for spring leisure in China in 2020.

2. In February 2020, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with Chinese specialty snacks in 2020.

3. In June 2020, it was rated as the second batch of Guangdong Province all-region tourism demonstration areas.

4. On June 30, 2020, it was selected into the "Second Batch of Counties List for the Protection and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics".

5. In July 2020, it was selected into the top 100 counties and cities for autumn leisure in China in 2020.

6. On July 29, 2020, it was named a national health town (county) in the 2017-2019 cycle by the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee.

7. In November 2020, it was selected as the Sixth National Civilized City.

8. On November 16, 2020, it was selected into the "2020 China's Most Beautiful Counties List".

9. In December 2020, it was awarded the honorary title of "Guangdong Province Double Support Model City (County)".

10. In 2021, it will be selected into the list of national agricultural product quality and safety counties.

11. In August 2021, it was selected as a key county for national leisure agriculture in 2021.

12. In September 2021, it was selected into the "2021 China's Most Beautiful Counties List".

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Panlong Gorge Eco-tourism Zone is located in the northwest of Deqing County, 28 kilometers away from the county seat. The entire eco-tourism zone covers an area of ??30,000 acres. This is a primitive natural eco-tourism area with lush ancient trees and the national first-level protected plant "living plant fossil" Cyperospermia niger. It is the shooting base of the Guangdong Provincial Photographers Association. The negative ion content of the canyon air reaches 1.25 billion per cubic meter, making it the largest natural oxygen reservoir in China.

Panlongxia Ecological Tourism Zone, with its unique endowments of natural ecological resources such as mountains, water, and forests, has successfully developed warrior rafting, waterfall sightseeing, canyon oxygen tasting, the country’s largest waterwheel group, and the country’s largest Eco-leisure tourism products include the unique mountaintop cabin resort, Lavender Cabin Kingdom Hotel, Panlong Paradise Resort Hotel, high-altitude zip line, forest water world and so on.