The origin of the name of Haifeng Ring Gate.

1, name source

Haifeng Houmen, the full name of Haimen Town, Haifeng County, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, is in the southwest of the county seat. Located in the south of Haifeng County, on the shore, the administrative area is 37.5 square kilometers, the coastline is 23 kilometers long, and the existing resident population is more than 20,000. Opposite the resident port is Mangya Island, which separates the waterway and looks like two portals. It is said that the southwest sea area is rich in mackerel, hence the name Mackerel Gate.

Step 2 introduce

Ximen Town is the main fishing port in Shanwei City and a coastal tourist town in Haifeng County. In recent years, under the correct leadership of the party and government at higher levels and with the joint efforts of the people of the whole town, the economy and society have developed rapidly, steadily and healthily. In 2003, the town's GDP reached 358,465,438+ten thousand yuan, and the economy mainly came from fishing. In 2003, the total fishery output value was 1 980,71000 yuan, accounting for 75% of the total industrial and agricultural output value of the town, followed by catering industry, and the added value of the tertiary industry reached 576 1 000 yuan. Tourism, as a key development and construction industry in Houmen Town, has made great progress. At present, the tourism projects that have been introduced and built include Lihai International Golf Course with an investment of 654.38+0.4 billion yuan and Baianjin Liwan Resort with an investment of 70 million yuan.

Houmen Town, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, is the transit point of Shenzhen-Shantou Highway and Guangshan Highway, and has the only entrance and exit from Haifeng to Shenzhen-Shantou expressway. Land and water transportation is very convenient, with 19 km of beaches, places of interest such as Zhuangdiju and Gongyanting, and rich tourism resources such as Baian Peninsula, Mangya, Jixin and Jiang Mu. The town is well supplied with electricity and water.