In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were many military enterprises and large state-owned enterprises in Xikou Town, with an annual industrial output value of more than 500 million yuan and a permanent population of more than 40,000. Xikou Town has become the industrial center of Nanchong and Guang 'an and the industrial pearl of East Sichuan. At the end of 1990s, due to the shift of national strategic focus, military enterprises and large state-owned enterprises moved out one after another, resulting in a sharp drop in the population of the whole town to 10000, and Xikou became an "empty city". Since 2004, the town has adhered to the strategy of "strengthening the town with industry, strengthening the town with characteristic agriculture, rejuvenating the town with tourism and beautiful environment", highlighted the theme of transformation and development, and accelerated the leap-forward development of the town economy.

Stride to build a strong industrial town in eastern Sichuan. Vigorously develop new building materials industry, introduce investment of 654.38+0 billion yuan, and produce 2 million tons of Sichuan Railway Cement annually; Vigorously develop the new energy industry of coal, extend the industrial chain of coal, and achieve an annual output of 500,000 tons of coal and 400,000 tons of coal washing; Vigorously develop Chongqing automobile and motorcycle supporting and equipment manufacturing industry, and strive to build an automobile and motorcycle processing supporting base. From 2065438 to 2002, the total industrial output value reached127.5 billion yuan. Urban functional facilities are perfect. Xikou Town was listed as a provincial pilot small town in Sichuan Province in 1995, and the urban development has achieved remarkable results. Seven new commercial streets with perfect functions, orderly management and active popularity have been built. The developable land in the town is 150 mu, with perfect functions in the town. Waterworks with daily water supply of 5000m3 1 seat, liquefied gas filling stations 1 seat. Rich in electricity, 1 10KV Tongziliang substation is located in Huilongqiao Village, Xikou Town.

Social undertakings have made all-round progress, teaching, medical care, cultural and recreational facilities in the town are complete, the expansion project of the inpatient department of the health center has been completed, the participation rate of rural cooperative medical care has reached 92%, and cultural construction has been named "culturally advanced town" by the province. There are Xikou Middle School, Xikou Junior Middle School, Xikou Primary School and Guangneng No.5 Middle School. Radio and cable TV cover the whole town. The construction of peace has been further promoted, and the town has a good social order, a clean atmosphere and a harmonious government.