Puning, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jieyang, Guangdong Province, is known as "the hometown of green plums in China", "the hometown of bananas and oranges in China" and "the hometown of green olives in China".
Puning County was founded in 1563 and has a history of more than 400 years. Historically, it was under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou Prefecture. After liberation, it belonged to Shantou City, and 199 1 was assigned to Jieyang City. Puning is the most populous county (city) in China, with a registered population of 2.48 million and a jurisdiction area of 1.620 square kilometers, so the population density is very high, including urban population of1.654,38+0.000, and overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan of 1.950. The economy is relatively developed. In 20 19, the regional GDP reached 62.92 billion yuan, ranking 8 1 in the national county economy. It is one of the top three counties in Guangdong Province, but its per capita is not high.
Clothing and medicine are two pillar industries of Puning economy. The textile and garment industry reached 22.5 billion yuan, forming a complete industrial chain. It is the largest shirt production base in China, and China Puning International Clothing City is the largest single clothing wholesale market in Guangdong Province. The total value of pharmaceutical industry is 206,543.8 billion, which is the largest base of Chinese herbal medicines in South China. It owns five listed companies, namely Kangmei Pharmaceutical, Shunzhe, Gaole, Jialong and Baibaolong, and three new three-board listed companies, namely Lee Tae Health Industry, Lee Tae Guangyuan and Pengyuan Pharmaceutical. Among them, Kangmei (Puning) has the largest professional market for Chinese herbal medicines, with 17 national designated professional markets for Chinese herbal medicines. Developing e-commerce around textiles and medicine, it won the honorary titles of "National Comprehensive Demonstration County of Rural E-commerce" and "Top Ten Counties for Revitalizing Rural E-commerce". In 20 19, the city's e-commerce transaction volume was 50.77 billion yuan, and the express delivery business volume reached 899 million pieces, with "Taobao Town" 17 and "Taobao Village" 73.