Louzhuang market town originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. A businessman named Lou in Guazhou took a fancy to this treasure, and his family came here to start a business and set up an oil mill and a rice shop. His career is booming and his reputation is greatly increased. After he became rich, he returned to his hometown in memory of him, so the locals named his street Louzhuang, which has been used ever since. During the War of Liberation, Louzhuang Township belonged to Mibai District, and Louzhuang People's Commune was founded in 1958. Honglin Township was separated from 1962, renamed as Louzhuang Town on 1984, and approved as Louzhuang Town on 1990. In 2000, Louzhuang Town and Honglin Town merged, still called Louzhuang Town.
Louzhuang town belongs to the plain polder area, which is the junction of high sandy soil area and Helixia area, and the terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The main rivers are Yangtong River, Dazhai River, Hongqiao River, Jianghong River, Hongmiao River and Tongyong River, all of which are navigable. Ningqi Railway runs through the east and west, and Jiangyan-Shagang Highway runs through the territory.
The economy is dominated by industry, and key enterprises such as Jiangsu Jinbao Group, Taiyi Thermal Power Co., Ltd., Fissier Clothing Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Wanli Piston Bearing Co., Ltd., Jiangyan Fuji Cloth Factory, Jiangyan Lihong Cloth Factory, Jiangyan Honglin Cloth Factory Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yaguang Bellows Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Bellows Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Jin Xin Bellows Co., Ltd., Taizhou Wang Ao Co., Ltd. and Taizhou Liang Shuai Co., Ltd. export products: grey cloth, clothing, Characteristic agricultural products include green brand "Jiecuikang" rice, Boer goats, marine strawberries, mushrooms and so on.
Louzhuang Town is a national key town and a national top thousand town, with a built-up area of 2 square kilometers. Fukang Road, Renmin Road, Moyan Road, Zhenxing Road, Louzhuang Street, Bailong Road, Shu Ren Road and Runlou Road are arranged in three horizontal directions and five vertical directions, with 20,000 square meters of cultural and fitness century square and 30,000 square meters of Moyan Park, Green Yuan Ze Community and Moyan Community. There are Jingtu Temple, Hongmiao, Fengshou Bridge, Chicken Bridge, Phoenix Bridge, Niuqiao and other historical sites.
Louzhuang Middle School is a key middle school in Taizhou, Louzhuang Primary School is a national "scientific literacy" experimental base, a provincial advanced collective for popular science work, and Xingzhi Primary School is a provincial experimental primary school. There are first-class and first-class hospitals, waterworks, garbage disposal sites and other public facilities. The traditional temple fairs in Louzhuang are held in March 18 and June 165438+ 10/8.