The Economic Development of Dangkou Town

Dangkou has always been a land of plenty. The town has 25,7 mu of cultivated land and more than 1, mu of water surface. Besides Goose Lake, there are many lakes such as Nanqing Dang, Sushe Dang, Caiwan Dang, Baimi Dang and Jialingdang Dang. It has a pleasant climate and rich products. Since ancient times, it has been rich in agricultural and sideline products such as rice, Sang Ma, whitebait, etc. In recent years, grapes, peaches, silver carp and bighead carp have become famous brand products in Wuxi, and "Mannan herring" has become a famous brand product in Jiangsu Province.

since 198s, the industrialization and urbanization of Dangkou have been promoted rapidly, and the area of urban built-up area has been expanded from less than 2 square kilometers to more than 4 square kilometers. There are more than 5 industrial enterprises in the town, involving color printing, light industry, machinery, clothing and other industries. The color printing industry is particularly developed and is known as the "hometown of color printing". A modern tourist residential area with Goose Lake as the core landscape is under planning and construction, with a planned area of nearly 22 square kilometers. Dangkou will be built into a modern new town with the characteristics of ancient towns and water towns in the south of the Yangtze River.