Dongshi town faces Jinmen Island across the sea and is close to Anhai Town. Since ancient times, shipping, fisheries, textiles and other industries have developed, and they have the reputation of' Zou Lu on the seashore and a land of benevolent people'. Zheng Zhilong was in Anhai in the late Ming Dynasty, and Dongshi was also the stronghold of HNA. Later, Qi Ming regarded Zheng Chenggong as an important base for anti-Qing.
East stone in history:
Dongshi Port is the starting point of Zheng He's voyage to the West and Quanzhou's "Maritime Silk Road", and it is also the starting point of Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan Province Navy. At present, there are two berths in Xingang District, which can dock 2,000-ton cargo ships with an annual throughput of over 200,000 tons. They have been approved as the starting point of foreign trade in Minnan Golden Triangle and the anchorage point of Taiwan Province ships.
Umbrella making and textile are the fastest growing industries, with an annual output of over 6,543,800 dozen umbrellas, accounting for more than 50% of China's exports to Southeast Asia at its peak. Asbestos-free motorcycle clutch plate and cermet weaving technology have reached the international or domestic advanced level.