Official kilns reached their peak in the Qing Dynasty and even the early years of the Republic of China. The market on the river bank is zigzag, divided into stone market, postal market and iron net market. It is paved with three granite blocks along the street, and is called Shili Long Street. At that time, there were many shops and the market population exceeded 10,000. In the history of official kilns, talented people came forth in large numbers, and civilian military commanders shined brilliantly. The famous ones are: Chen Kui, a flower explorer in the Northern Song Dynasty; After the village, there are Liu and Qing Dynasty generals; Huang Shaoqiang, the second generation outstanding painter of modern Lingnan School in Xiaojiang Village, Qungang. Clifford Village still preserves the Chen Ancestral Hall built in the 12th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty and the Chunyang Ancestral Hall built in the 29th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Geographical location: Guanyao Town is located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, in the north of Nanhai District, at the intersection of 2314' north latitude and 0/3 4' east longitude. It is the intersection of Nanhai, Sanshui and Huadu, with developed land and water transportation. The Pearl River tributary in the north of Zhenzhen flows southwest to Guangzhou. The freight terminal in the town can berth 500 tons of cargo ships. The official (kiln) and (Shun) highways connect Nanbei Avenue in Nanhai District to Huadu New International Airport and Foshan and Guicheng, and the east-west second line (now the first ring of Foshan) connects Sanshui City in the west to the official kiln, reaching Guangzhou 107 National Road, 28 kilometers away from Guangzhou and Foshan. Guangfo and Zhao Guang expressway pass through the town, and Zen (Foshan) Tanbu Highway and Foshan. The total urban area is 7 1. 35 square kilometers, cultivated land area of 2700 hectares, rich in land resources. The landform is dominated by low hills and plains, and the area ratio of alluvial plains to low hills is about 6: 4. The southern part is a low-lying hill with an altitude of about 20-30 meters, and the central and northern parts are river alluvial plains with an average altitude of 2-3 meters. It is located in the southern subtropical maritime monsoon climate zone, with abundant heat and rainfall. General situation of the town: Guanyao Town governs 1 urban area, 6 neighborhood committees, 17 village committees and12 village groups. The population is 59,655, the floating population is about 23,000, and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese10.3 million. Agriculture is mainly based on planting, with an area of 45,000 mu in the town. Industries include toys, clothing, shoes, handicrafts, wires and cables, ceramics, building materials, precision machining and other industries. The supporting infrastructure is improving day by day, and the cement road network of village roads in the town is gradually improving. 1 10KVA substation, with total installed capacity of 133KVA, telephone installed capacity of 18000 and installed capacity of 10000. Drinking water is directly supplied by Nanhai No.2 Water Plant, and the town also has Foshan Customs Working Group in the official kiln. In addition to the original four industrial zones, the town has also opened several new industrial development zones, such as Chengdong, Baishaqiao, Dalan and Tingpu. The town belongs to Economic Development Co., Ltd., Hongjing Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Construction Group, Xinxiang Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Real Estate Development Company, Donghu Development Company, and more than 38 enterprises/kloc-0, mainly including construction steel, ceramics, wires and cables, toys and clothing, food technology and other industries. Large enterprises include Ma 'an Steel Plant with an annual output of 6.5438+0.5 million tons of steel, Zhonghua Cable Factory with an annual output of more than 2,400 tons of wires and cables, Sino-American toy factory with more than 5,000 workers, and Oriental flour mill with an annual output of 36,000 tons. Among these enterprises, there are many products with high quality and low price, among which Sino-American Toy Factory, Zhonghua Cable Factory and private Guangya Aluminum Co., Ltd. have all been recognized by the international quality certification ISO9000 series. In the southeast of the town, there is Dongfeng Reservoir with a water surface area of 230 hectares, surrounded by natural hills, with a total area of about 6 square kilometers. It has formed a treasure house of geomantic omen with beautiful natural environment, which can not only build villas by mountains and rivers, but also set up various leisure and entertainment projects, which is of great development and utilization value. At present, Dongfeng Reservoir has been planned by Guangzhou Urban Construction Group Hongcheng Development Co., Ltd., and the area is divided into villas, aristocratic houses, aristocratic schools, commercial and entertainment centers, yacht clubs, golf parks and other functional areas.