Social Development of Maping Town
Maping Town has made remarkable achievements in project construction and investment attraction. In addition to Pangu Tiandi Tourist Resort, Maping Town's main projects include Maping Motor Vehicle Driver Training and Examination Center and Maping Town Longxiang Farmers' Market. Their construction has improved the grade and taste of Maping Town's urban construction. Maping Motor Vehicle Driver Training and Examination Center is located on the west side of Xinxu Village, Longxing Village Committee, Maping Town, adjacent to Provincial Highway 307, with convenient transportation. The center covers an area of 108.8 mu, with a total investment of150,000. More than 10000 motor vehicle drivers can be trained and tested every year, which has solved the driving test problem of motor vehicle students in Xiangzhou, Jinxiu and surrounding counties. Longxiang Farmers' Market in Maping Town is located in the east of Maping Street, next to the 307 provincial highway and adjacent to Maping Bus Terminal, covering an area of 83 mu. The total investment of the farmer's market project is 30 million yuan. Various market facilities will be completed and put into use by the end of 2008. After it is completed and put into operation, it will become one of the most advanced and fully functional farmers' markets in Xiangzhou County, providing a good platform for the circulation of rich agricultural products in this town. Maping town is rich in products. Maping Town is a traditional agricultural town, which mainly produces agricultural products such as sugarcane, rice, trees, fruits, corn and red melon seeds. Sugarcane, rice and fruit are the three pillar industries in Maping Town. Among them, the sugarcane planting area is 52,000 mu, the annual sugarcane is more than 250,000 tons, and the fruit area is more than 6.5438+0.5 million mu. The leading variety is early-maturing peach and plum, with an annual output of more than 5000 tons. More than 80% products are sold to Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places, enjoying a good reputation. The aquatic animal husbandry in Maping Town has developed rapidly. In 2006, the total output of meat was 5,949 tons, up by 8%, and the output of aquatic products was 4,500 tons, up by 7%.