Belongs to: Gaotang County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province
Gaotang County is located in the northwest of Shandong Province and governs 1 provincial economic development zone, 9 towns, 3 streets, and 621 Administrative villages, 24 urban communities, 500,000 people, 960 square kilometers. In recent years, under the strong leadership of the superior party committee and government, we have continued to innovate, work hard, and adhere to scientific development. The county has shown a good situation of healthy economic development, political stability and unity, social harmony and stability, and people living and working in peace and contentment. It is now the hometown of Chinese calligraphy and painting art, a national civilized county, a national garden county, a national advanced county for comprehensive social security management, a national advanced county for scientific and technological progress, a national advanced county for county governance by law, a national pilot county for social management innovation, and one of China's flat-plate precision machinery Township, the hometown of construction machinery manufacturing in China, and the first county of Koi in China. In 2015, the county achieved a GDP of 36.88 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%; fixed asset investment above designated size was 25.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%; public fiscal budget revenue was 1.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.5%; social consumer goods Total retail sales were 9.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%; the deposit balance of financial institutions was 18.18 billion yuan, and the loan balance was 17.81 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6% and 4.8% respectively; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 21,436 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 10,693 yuan, respectively. Growth rates were 8.3% and 8.7%; energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of GDP dropped by 6.14%.
Gaotang has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. Gaotang has a documented history of more than 2,800 years. It was a city in the Spring and Autumn Period, a county in the early Western Han Dynasty, a prefecture in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and a county since the Republic of China. It is recorded that "the wealth of silkworms has made it a famous county in Shandong", "The goods are sold in Qilu with kapok armor", and it is known as "Jin Gaotang". Yi Ying, Prime Minister of Lu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hua Xin, Prime Minister of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, Lu Cai, a famous philosopher and musician in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Maode, Zuo Cheng, Zhongshu of the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhu Changzuo, governor of three provinces in the Qing Dynasty, left their names in history. The rich cultural heritage of Gaotang has cultivated a number of famous calligraphers and calligraphers, such as traditional Chinese painting master Li Kuchan, landscape painting master Sun Dashi, landscape painter Xie Jiadao, famous writer and military painter Han Jingting, scholar-painter Li Yan, etc., who are all outstanding representatives of contemporary culture and art in Gaotang. There are more than 60 members of art associations and calligraphy associations at or above the provincial level and a large number of calligraphy and painting enthusiasts, forming a strong atmosphere of "everyone loves splashing ink, and every household practices painting". Gaotang is one of the first hometowns of Chinese calligraphy and painting art named by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2006, it has held ten consecutive Chinese calligraphy and painting art expos, and has been named a cross-strait cultural exchange base by the Ministry of Culture and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. The existing Xingguo Temple Pagoda of the Tang Dynasty in Liangcun Town was identified as a national key cultural relic protection unit. The local opera "Four Strings", Gao Tang Luozi Dance and Gao Tang Silk Tune were included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Liusi Town was named It is the hometown of Chinese couplet culture.
Gaotang has a superior location and convenient transportation. Gaotang is located in the transition area from the eastern coast to the central and western regions, and runs through the important hinterland of the developed economic belts of coastal provinces. It is located in the center of the "Golden Triangle" formed by the three major cities of Jinan, Liaocheng, and Dezhou. The economic zone, the Jinan urban agglomeration economic circle, and the western Shandong economic uplift zone and the strategic preferential policy overlay area of ??Shandong Province are important hubs of Shandong Province's "One Body, Two Wings" and "East Exit and West Exit" strategies. There is one railway (Hanji Railway), two expressways (Qingyin Expressway, Gaoxing Expressway), two national highways (105, 308), two provincial highways (316, 322), and highway and high-speed railway 40 in the east. kilometers, and 30 kilometers west of the German-Shanghai Expressway and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway.
Gaotang has a beautiful environment and beautiful scenery. In recent years, in accordance with the development positioning of a famous city for Chinese calligraphy and painting art, it has adhered to the strategy of "revitalizing the county through culture", highlighted the characteristics of "green shade, clear water, calligraphy and painting", and continuously improved its soft power. Now it has a number of distinctive landmark buildings such as Wenchang Palace Dacheng Hall, Chaifu Garden, Li Kuchan Art Museum, Sun Dashi Art Museum, Li Qimao Art Museum, Calligraphy and Painting Street, Dajue Temple, Longqishan, etc. It also has Jincheng Square, Cultural Square, Memorial Square, People's Square, Sports Center, Cultural and Art Center, Shuanghai Lake Painting and Calligraphy Theme Park and other facilities provide the general public with venues for national fitness, leisure and entertainment. At present, the urban planning area reaches 173 square kilometers, and the built-up area reaches 32 square kilometers, of which the water area of ??Yuqiu Lake, Shuanghai Lake, and Nanwang Lake reaches 3.8 square kilometers, and the Quanlin artificial wetland area reaches 1.2 square kilometers. The urban green coverage rate Reach 40%. Qingping Town has been awarded the title of National Ecological Town, National Key Town, and the Most Beautiful Town in China; Qingping Forest Park, a national AAA tourist scenic spot, is listed as a national ecological park creation unit, Yuqiu Lake Scenic Area, Shuanghai Lake Scenic Area, and Quanjuyuan The tourist resort was named a national AAA tourist scenic spot, forming a unique landscape of "water and green blending, calligraphy and painting reflecting, and the city and lake being the same color", and establishing the brand of "Bitter Zen Hometown, Calligraphy and Painting Gaotang, and Strait Love".
Gaotang has developed industry and agglomeration of industries. In recent years, Gaotang County has adhered to the strategy of "strengthening the county through industry" and cultivated Shifeng Group, one of the world's top 500 machinery manufacturing companies, a national-level extra-large enterprise, the country's largest small pure electric vehicle production base, and one of the top ten companies in the paper industry in the country. , the national environmentally friendly printing paper standardization experiment and promotion base - Quanlin Group, the first batch of national agricultural industrialization leading enterprises - Lanshan Group, Liaocheng's first overseas listed company - Greatview Company and a number of advantageous enterprises.
The number of eight characteristic industrial clusters, including automobile and equipment manufacturing, papermaking and paper products, textile and clothing, cotton processing, flat precision machinery, and plate processing, has reached 742, forming a development pattern in which large enterprises are flourishing and small and medium-sized enterprises are shining brightly. In 2015, there were 453 industrial enterprises above designated size in the county, achieving main business income of 174.33 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 15.296 billion yuan, and profits of 10.75 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, 4.1% and 1.3% respectively. Currently, 2 companies are listed overseas, and 11 companies are listed on the New Third Board, Qilu Equity Exchange Center and Shanghai Stock Exchange Center.
Gaotang had political stability and social harmony. In recent years, Gaotang County has continuously improved and implemented a number of working mechanisms for contacting and serving the masses, such as "1+6" mass assistance and "three linkages and three promotions", and has built an all-round and three-dimensional service network for the people, striving to learn something. Efforts have been made to provide education, medical care, support for the elderly, and housing. The expenditure on people's livelihood has reached more than 70% of the total fiscal expenditure, which has greatly improved the people's happiness index and won the eighth place in the city's scientific development public satisfaction evaluation for five consecutive years. Ranked first among counties and cities; solidly promotes the construction of public security prevention and control system, properly handles various social conflicts, and has been rated as "Advanced County in the Province for Complaints and Complaints" for 16 consecutive years. The survey on people's sense of security and satisfaction has ranked first in the city for many consecutive years. .
Sweat creates yesterday’s glory, and wisdom composes today’s glory. Under the guidance of the Chinese Dream, the county party committee and the county government are leading the 500,000 hard-working and honest Gaotang people to actively adapt to the new normal of economic development, seize opportunities, pioneer and innovate, and strive to build a prosperous, beautiful, harmonious and new Gaotang and become a pioneer area for scientific development. Be the vanguard and work hard!
In January 2021, Shandong Province Agriculture and Rural Affairs recognized Gaotang County as the 2020 Shandong Province “Two Highlights and Two Highs” agricultural mechanization demonstration county (city, district).
In June 2020, Gaotang County was included in the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas).
Ranking of economic strength of 136 counties and cities in Shandong Province in 2021
In November 2019, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the second batch of lists of counties (districts) that have met the standards for water-saving social construction. Tang County is on the list.
In January 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Gaotang County as the third batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in the country that have taken the lead in basically realizing the full mechanization of major crop production.
In December 2017, Gaotang County was listed as one of the 2017 most attractive demonstration counties with investment potential in China.
In February 2017, Gaotang County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2016.
In January 2016, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development named Gaotang County as the 2015 National Garden County.
In January 2009, Gaotang County was included in the second national list of civilized villages and towns.
In 2005, Gaotang County ranked 91st among the top 100 cotton-producing counties in the country in 2005.
In 2004, Gaotang County ranked 80th among the top 100 cotton-producing counties in the country.