Shanggang Town is one of the 100 famous towns in Jiangsu Province. Located in the east of jianhu county, 20 kilometers south of Yancheng, the east and north are adjacent to Sheyang and Funing counties respectively. Known as the portal of lake building and the throat of Yanfu. The town now governs 15 administrative villages and 8 neighborhood committees, with a total area of 102 square kilometers and a total population of 80,000, including 4.5 square kilometers of market towns and a permanent population of more than 30,000.
Shanggang town has convenient land and water transportation. Chuanchang River, Tongyu River and Huangsha Port enter the sea from the river surface, and the new and old national highways 204 crisscross with Yanhuai, Jiangang and He Gang highways, so Shanggang is in the hub position of these main land and water transportation trunk lines. It is 22km away from Yancheng Airport in the south and 40km away from Sheyang Port in the east, enjoying a unique geographical position. Especially after the opening of Xinchang Railway and the completion of Tongyu River Project, Shanggang Town is even more powerful and flies to the world and the future at a faster speed.
Scenic spots and historical sites: Shanggang is a place where everyone gathers, especially in modern times, the economic and cultural development is relatively fast. Nansha Primary School was founded in the 29th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, which is the predecessor of Shanggang Primary School. This famous primary school in northern Jiangsu has made important contributions to the development of local culture and education. Public schools include Shanggang Middle School, Shanggang Girls' Primary School, Taishan College Primary School, Confucian Temple Primary School and Sanguandian Primary School. Many students entered institutions of higher learning, and some of them went abroad to study after graduation and obtained higher degrees, such as Mr. Wang Bojun, who graduated from Nanyang University in his early years and later became a master of Oxford University in the UK. Chen received a doctorate in law in Germany; Chen Zongfan is a contemporary educator in China. They all went to Okada Primary School when they were children. Professor Chen Zongfan 19 17 graduated from Peking University and has taught in more than 60 universities nationwide. He has taught all over the world and enjoys a high reputation in the educational circles at home and abroad.
Native products: Black medicine seed whip and ten wave magic bullets produced by Songlou Fireworks Factory have successively won the title of high-quality products of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. Huanghai Sanfu soy sauce produced by Shanghai Soy Sauce and Vinegar Factory won the prize in Panama International Expo in 19 15, and was exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asia. Luo Bing, a famous Shanggang grass, has a long history and exquisite craftsmanship. Soft as cotton, sweet but not greasy, it is a good gift for relatives and friends.
Economic Outlook: The prosperity of Shanggang Town comes from the revitalization of economic construction. In recent years, the town has a strong momentum of attracting investment, the investment environment has been continuously optimized, and the main economy has developed rapidly. In 2003, the GDP was 642 million yuan, up 18.43% year-on-year, and the per capita net income of farmers was 4,230 yuan, up 6.25% year-on-year. The fiscal revenue is 23.4 million yuan, up 9.59% year-on-year, and it is a first-class town in the county.
Shanggang Town is an important industrial town in jianhu county, and two industrial parks have been built to take shape. Among them, National Highway 204 Industrial Park is applying for provincial and municipal acceptance and will become a municipal industrial park. There are more than 0/00 enterprises in the town, especially in recent years, more than 20 enterprises have introduced all kinds of foreign capital into the park by attracting investment, with fixed assets exceeding 100 million yuan, initially forming a new industrial system and a large number of advantageous products with chemical industry, machinery, clothing, textile, electronics, medical equipment, fireworks and firecrackers, and agricultural and sideline products processing as its wings. Sorbic acid and potassium sorbate series products produced by Meichang Chemical Company, disposable infusion sets and syringes produced by infusion set factory, bedding series products produced by Luo Yin Bedding Factory, textile products produced by Longcheng and Hailida Textile Company, biscuit series products produced by Hengxiang Food Factory, and foreign trade garment processing products led by Jin Shunchang Clothing Company all rank in the forefront of domestic and foreign markets with high quality and low price.
Shanggang Town is located at the intersection of subtropical zone and warm temperate zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, dense river network and fertile land. There is a reputation as a land of fish and rice, and 70,000 mu of cultivated land in the town is equipped with irrigation and drainage facilities to ensure drought and flood. In recent years, 10,000 mu of high-quality grain base, 10,000 mu of vegetable production base, 1,000 mu of forest intercropping base, 1,000 mu of chrysanthemum production base and 1,000 mu of mulberry fruit base have been built, and leading processing enterprises such as Hengxiang Food Factory, Chrysanthemum Processing Factory and Dongsheng Animal Husbandry Farm have also been established, successfully registering the first "Fandi Brand" trademark in Shanggang Town. Pollution-free vegetables have passed the provincial evaluation and entered the Shanghai market and its production base.
Since ancient times, merchants have gathered in Hong Kong and the market has flourished. Today, driven by the tide of market economy, with its unique geographical and transportation advantages, it has produced its own radiation and has become an important commodity distribution center in surrounding cities and counties. There is the largest shopping mall in the east of Jianhu Lake, rows of farmers' commercial streets, a dazzling array of Shanggang investment promotion fields, restaurants and service outlets all over the town. There are more than 2,000 commercial outlets in the town with tens of thousands of employees. In 2003, the output value of the tertiary industry was 440 million yuan, with an added value of 263 million yuan, ranking first in the county.
Urban construction: With the development of economic construction, the municipal construction and various social undertakings in Shanggang have also undergone tremendous changes. In recent years, the old city has been expanding eastward and southward, and the old slate street has been replaced by more than ten wide and flat asphalt roads. According to the first-class standards in northern Jiangsu, Renmin Road and Fu Qian Road were newly built, and the west import reconstruction project was implemented. On both sides of the street, towering buildings, evergreen flowers and trees, exquisitely carved rockeries, sculptures and fountains decorate the ancient market town with extraordinary youth and prosperity. A relatively complete modern power supply, gas supply, water supply and post and telecommunications facilities have been formed. The scale of urban construction ranks first among towns and villages in the city, and it has become one of the four pilot towns in Jiangsu Province. This town is also an advanced town in cultural work and an advanced unit in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization in the city. Education, patriotic health, comprehensive management of social security, grass-roots party schools and sports work have won awards in provinces, cities and counties, and various social undertakings have made great progress.