Lechang, the north gate of Guangdong - come and see how beautiful my hometown is?

It is understood that the core evaluation criteria for "China's most beautiful counties list" are "rich tourism resources" and "beautiful ecological environment". Rich and colorful tourism resources attract tourists, and the beautiful ecological environment is enough to retain tourists. Under the guidance of the policy of vigorously developing all-region tourism and implementing targeted poverty alleviation through tourism, the significance of releasing the list of "China's Most Beautiful Counties" is to "discover beauty, spread beauty, and enjoy beauty", achieve all-region tourism brands, and promote the development of all-region tourism. As the best carrier of "Beautiful China", China's Most Beautiful County has become a beautiful business card and synonym for "Beautiful China". As the winner of the title of the most beautiful county in the country, Lechang’s charm is well deserved.

The origin of Lechang

Lechang has a county history of more than 1,500 years and is known as the "Thousand-Year Tu City". In the early years of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the location of Qujiang County was analyzed and Lingxi County was established; in the seventh year of Liang Tianjian in the Southern Dynasty (AD 508), the county was formally established, then called Lianghua County; in the eighteenth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (AD 598), due to the presence of Leshi, The two mountains of Changshan were renamed Lechang County; in 1994, the county was removed and established as a city (county level).

Transportation in Lechang

Lechang is located in the north of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, on the northern border of Guangdong, adjacent to Hunan. It is known as the "Northern Gate of Guangdong" and has always been the gateway between Guangdong and Hunan. A prosperous market for border trade between Guangxi, Guangxi and Jiangxi. Lechang is located in the middle and upper reaches of Wujiang River. With a total area of ??2,421 square kilometers, the existing Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Le-Guang Expressway, National Highway 107, and Provincial Highway 248 run through the territory. The Lechang East Station of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway was put into operation in May 2017. It only takes one hour from Lechang to Guangzhou, and it is officially integrated into the Pearl River Delta "One-Hour Economic Circle".

Lechang’s economic development

In 2018, Lechang’s GDP was 12.462 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, and the per capita GDP was 29,800 yuan; throughout the year, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery The total industrial output value was 3.735 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%, and the total industrial added value was 1.567 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%. The added value of industries above designated size was 1.188 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. The annual added value of the construction industry was 670 million yuan, an increase of 5.4%; there were 19 qualified construction enterprises at the end of the year, and the annual construction industry output value was 1.457 billion yuan, an increase of 97.7%; the fixed asset investment completed throughout the year was 5.387 billion yuan, an increase of 19.6%.