General situation of Lian town

The tributaries of the ancient canal road are as dense as cobwebs, and the canal is clear and beautiful. Buildings on both sides of the strait are patchwork, and bamboo forests and mulberry forests are everywhere; Towns, villages, residents and stone bridges in water towns all live by water or are built against the water. "My husband lives in the southwest of Lianxi, and willow trees are planted at the gate of Yingmen to reflect the blue pool" and "weeping willows at the gate of the water bridge, and spreading fragrant vegetables" are vivid descriptions of ancient poets' practice of the market in water towns. There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Shi Lian, including Jiutian Pavilion and Wenxing Bridge, the site of Shen Shi West Building, which are called "the majestic Chiayi Town" and "Book Street". Mao Kun, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, is famous for his sites at home and abroad, such as Cigu Bridge and Quanbu. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang once took refuge here. Times have changed, ancient buildings, crude stone carvings, even an alley, a river and a stone bridge are all witnesses to the history of the ancient town. The colorful folk cultural activities in the ancient town, such as dragon dance, lion dance, benchmarking boat, boxing boat, rowing boat, country stage play, lantern festival and other traditional projects, have been inherited and developed. Especially folk martial arts. In recent years, he has won many awards in exhibition competitions in cities and districts. From 65438 to 0996, Shilian Town was rated as an advanced provincial sports township. In April, 2000, it was named as the hometown of "Zhejiang Donghai Cultural Pearl". Shilian Town is located in the southeast corner of Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, bordering Wuzhen in the east, Shimen Town in Tongxiang City in the south, Sara and Shanlian Town in the west and Nanxun, an ancient town in the north. After three administrative regional adjustments, the regional scope expanded to four townships and one town (formerly Shi Lian Town, Shilian Town, Ren Quan Township, Tang Hong Township and Hualin Township). The total area of the town 124.3 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over 4 1 administrative villages and 2 residential communities. The total population is 85,428, with 87,245 mu of cultivated land and 25,000 migrants.

Lianzhen has a long history of more than 2000 years. As a town, Shi Lian became a city in Qin and Han Dynasties and flourished in Jin and Tang Dynasties. According to legend, in ancient times, villagers bought Shi Lian, hence the name Shi Lian. Because Lian and Lian are homonyms, it was called after nine years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. The unique location advantage is an important factor for its enduring for thousands of years. The ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Changhu Navigation Double Track with the reputation of Oriental Rhine River, Huyan Highway, the planned Shenjiahu, Shenjiahang expressway and the Shanghai-Za Railway under construction all meet Xunlian Highway in the north-south direction. The crisscross land and water transportation network closely connects the training market with the world, which is 30km from Shanghai/KLOC-0, 60km from Hangzhou, 80km from Suzhou and 65438+ from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

After the reform and opening up, the Party committee and government of Lianzhen town seized the opportunity, innovated ideas and boldly practiced, and the economy quickly entered the fast lane of development. Today, Shi Lian is not only an ancient water town with a long history in the south of the Yangtze River, but also a modern emerging industrial town. In 2005, the town achieved a regional GDP of 3 billion yuan, a per capita net income of farmers of 7 193 yuan, a gross industrial output value of13.5 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 620 million yuan, contracted foreign investment of 43.39 million dollars, actually utilized foreign investment of 2/kloc-0.20 million dollars, foreign trade of export delivery value of 2.3 billion yuan, and self-export of/kloc-0. Among them, there are two enterprises with annual sales income exceeding 100 million yuan 12, forming a powerful characteristic industrial cluster base with three industrial chains of new textile, electromagnetic cable and fur clothing as the pillars, and six private block economies of knitting, clothing, wool spinning, leather products and renewable resources.

Cocoon and Huyang are two traditional industries in Lianzhen, with an annual output of about 2,000 tons of fresh cocoons, which is known as the "hometown of cocoon in China". Hu sheep raise more than 6.5438+10,000 heads a year, and the lambs are smooth and white, which is known as the "Oriental soft gem" in the international fur market. In recent years, guided by the market and supported by characteristic industries, the rex rabbit industry has been strongly supported and developed. In 2005, there were 6.5438+0.4 million rex rabbits and angora rabbits in the town, and the characteristic agricultural products resources such as rex rabbits, angora rabbits and Hu sheep provided rich raw materials for the development of leading agricultural enterprises in the town. In 2005, the total agricultural output value of the town reached 435 million yuan.

Shilian Town belongs to the water network zone of Hangjiahu Plain, with an average elevation of about 3.5 meters, an annual average temperature of 15℃ and a rainfall of about 1270 mm ... The four seasons are distinct, the frost-free period is more than 240 days, the harbor is vertical and horizontal, the river is wide and deep, and it is rich in fish, shrimp, rice, mulberry cocoons and vegetables.

The main expected indicators of economic and social development in Shilian town in 2006 are: the regional GDP growth 17%, reaching 3.8 billion yuan; The total industrial output value increased by 18%, reaching1600 million yuan, of which large-scale enterprises increased by 30%, reaching 8.7 billion yuan. Industrial sales revenue increased by 17%, reaching 156 billion yuan, of which: enterprises above designated size increased by 30.5%, reaching 8.65 billion yuan; Industrial profits and taxes increased by 16%, reaching 720 million yuan, of which: enterprises above designated size increased by 24.5%, reaching 580 million yuan; The investment in technological transformation reached 654.38+0.06 billion yuan; Self-export amounted to $75 million; The agreed foreign investment is 45 million US dollars, the actually paid-in foreign investment is 20 million US dollars, and the domestic investment is 300 million RMB. Fiscal revenue growth15%; The per capita net income of farmers increased by 8%.