What is the current foreign trade situation in Kaiping City, Guangdong Province?

Kaiping is located in the central part of Wuyi Overseas Chinese Township, with a total area of ??about 1,659 square kilometers, a population of about 680,000 (2004 statistics), and jurisdiction over 2 streets and 13 towns. *** has two urban areas, namely Sanbu and Changsha, with an area of ??approximately 108 square kilometers and a population of approximately 210,000. Sanbu Town, the original county seat of Kaiping County, is divided into three areas: Changsha, Xinchang and Dihai by Tanjiang River. It is similar to the three towns of Wuhan, so it is called "Little Wuhan". Kaiping is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the country. There are about 750,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan living in 68 countries and regions.

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Basic overview Kaiping City is located in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta. The total area is 1659 square kilometers. The total population is 680,000 (2003). The Municipal People's Government is located at No. 1 Guanghua Road, Changsha Sub-district, Changsha, Postal Code: 529300. Code: 440783. Area code: 0750. Pinyin: kāi pínɡ shì. Kaiping is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, a hometown of architecture and a hometown of art in China, a national garden city, and a famous hometown of watchtowers. It is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, southwest of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, and 110 kilometers north of Guangzhou City .It spans east longitude 112°13' ~ 112°48', north latitude 21°56' ~ 22°39'; it is connected to Xinhui in the northeast, Heshan in the north, Taishan in the southeast, Enping in the southwest, and Xingxing in the northwest. The city has a total area of ??1,659 square kilometers. There are many low hills and hills in the north and south, and hills and plains in the east and central parts of the city. The Tanjiang River runs through the city center from west to east. The terrain slopes towards various areas of the Tanjiang River from the north and south. The plain area below 50 meters above sea level accounts for 50% of the city. 69% of the city's area, hilly area accounts for 29%, and mountainous area accounts for 2%. Tanjiang River and Cangjiang River meet and flow through each other. The river is deep and wide, with beautiful environment and pleasant scenery. It is known as "Little Wuhan" and has always been an important commercial port and goods distribution center. The city's ethnic groups are mainly Han, accounting for 98.18% of the city's total population (2000 census data). The rest are Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Miao, Buyi, Manchu, Yao, Tujia, Li and Gaoshan. The main language spoken by people in Kaiping is Kaiping dialect (a category of Taishan dialect). Most people understand and understand Cantonese, but there may be differences when speaking Cantonese. In addition, the dialects in various places in Kaiping are quite different. For example, people who speak Kaiping dialect may not be able to understand the accents of Dasha, Magang, Longsheng and other places in Kaiping. Kaiping City is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in the country. There are 750,000 overseas Chinese, Chinese, and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan living overseas, distributed in 67 countries and regions in the world. Over the years, the majority of folks living overseas have enthusiastically supported the construction of their hometown, established education, health, charity, culture and welfare and other public welfare undertakings, making great contributions to the construction and economic development of their hometown. Kaiping City belongs to the south subtropical monsoon oceanic climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 21.5 degrees and annual rainfall of 1700-2400 mm. It is a tourist resort. The tourist attractions in Kaiping City include Kaiping Diaolou, Liyuan Garden, Chikan European Style Street, Nanlou Memorial Park, Liangjinshan Scenic Tourist Area, Peacock Lake Tourist Area, Kaiyuan Pagoda Park, Fengcai Hall, Tourist Shopping Street, Canada Village, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun Martyrs Cemetery, etc. Lougang dog meat, Magang goose, Shuikou cabbage, Tambi winter melon, Shuikou fermented bean curd, golden chicken kudzu, Jinshan fire garlic, Jinshan Ganoderma lucidum, Pitou Gui flavor lychee, etc. Kaiping City has convenient water and land transportation. Kaiyang Expressway and National Highway 325 traverse the entire territory. The city has more than 800 kilometers of cement roads open to traffic. All roads from the urban area to rural towns are hydrated. Sanbu Port is listed as a national first-class port, with passenger and cargo ships arriving directly at Hong Kong and Guangzhou. There are two luxury passenger ships to and from Hong Kong, which can reach the destination in 5 hours. There are 200 taxis and bus lines 1-10, Route 13. The city has realized telephone program control in urban and rural areas [Edit this paragraph] Economic Overview

There are more than 380 kinds of industrial and agricultural export products. The local specialties Jinshan fire garlic and Guanghe fermented bean curd are marketed all over the world and are enduring; Jiashili biscuits, Jiashili's five-flavored peanut and other series of products are of high quality and low price, and are famous at home and abroad. Since the opening up and reform, Kaiping has insisted on revitalizing the city through industry and established a number of enterprises with advanced levels in the 1980s and 1990s. At present, the city has formed pillar industries such as chemical fiber, textile, clothing, food, electronics, and gelatin. More than 30 products such as Jiashili biscuits, peanuts, and Guanghe fermented bean curd have won departmental excellence awards. There are 20 industrial enterprises with an annual output value exceeding 100 million yuan, among which the polyester enterprise group has an annual output value of 2.5 billion yuan, making it one of the 500 largest industrial enterprises in the country.

Seven companies including Jiashili, Ellianda, Vista, and Aluminum Group were among the top 100 in the same industry in the country. Ellianda, Capita Electric, and Pingshun Weaving were rated among the 500 largest foreign-invested enterprises in the country. 1. Six companies including Eltek and Cord Wire were designated as high-tech enterprises by Guangdong Province. Since the opening up and reform, Kaiping has vigorously attracted foreign investment and developed an export-oriented economy. In recent years, the Kaiping Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have adhered to the theme of "unity and development" and actively created a "safe, profitable and happy" investment environment. More and more foreign businessmen are confident in Kaiping's investment in industrial development. At present, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan Foreign businessmen from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Singapore, Thailand and other countries and regions have invested and set up factories in Kaiping. There are more than 700 "three-funded" and "three-income-one-supply" industries in the city. Large international companies such as United Signal Corporation, French GBI Company, Singapore Huiya Company, and Hong Kong Elecanda Company all have high-tech enterprises in Kaiping, and they have become the most dynamic growth point of Kaiping's economy. In order to increase investment attraction, the city has opened several industrial parks. The cost of water, electricity, land and various charges are lower than those in surrounding cities, which is conducive to the initial start-up of investors. Creating a high-quality investment environment and promoting local economic development have enabled Kaiping to form six pillar industries including chemical fiber, textiles, food, electronics, medical care, and new materials. The city's economy is developing rapidly. Gross domestic product, local fiscal revenue, total export value, and actual utilization of foreign capital are all growing at an annual rate of more than 10%. Kaiping City has a typical Jiangnan water town style and overseas Chinese cultural atmosphere. The world-famous Kaiping Diaolou is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Kaiping's strong human geography, location characteristics, the expansion of economic development in the Pearl River Delta and Kaiping's "suburban" location in the Pearl River Delta determine Kaiping's broad development space and strong late-mover advantages, and also make Kaiping a key player in the Guangdong-Hong Kong economic circle. The key components show broad prospects for industrialists from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas to invest in and run industries. The tertiary industry in Kaiping City is developing rapidly, and commercial trade is prosperous. It has the country's first county-level five-star hotel - Tanjiang Peninsula Hotel, as well as four-star and three-star hotels, which can provide merchants with food, drinks, and With high-quality services for fun and entertainment, Kaiping has gradually developed into the largest preserved fruit wholesale market and plumbing and bathroom equipment market in western Guangdong. The Shuikou Bathroom Equipment Exhibition Center currently being built in Shuikou Town, Kaiping will become a national exhibition held regularly every year in the future. The main venue for the Plumbing and Bathroom Products Exhibition; the Plumbing and Bathroom Equipment Trade Street also started construction in 2001. Kaiping's status as a national plumbing and sanitary ware production kingdom and a trading kingdom has been gradually determined, and its development prospects are promising. Kaiping's financial system is robust and complete, with bank branches spread across urban and rural areas, which can provide customers with a variety of financial services, including foreign exchange loans, foreign exchange settlement and sales, foreign exchange buying and selling, international trade financing, international settlement, etc. The People's Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Guangdong Development Bank, China Life Insurance Company, People's Insurance Company of China, Ping An Insurance Company and other financial companies have opened branches in Kaiping, forming a China’s strong financial services network. In 2007, under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, and guided by Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", the people of the city implemented the Scientific Outlook on Development and further promoted the construction of a society ruled by law and a harmonious society. The city's economy and various social undertakings have maintained rapid development, and residents' living standards have continued to improve. 1. Comprehensive In 2007, the economic growth rate and economic operation quality developed steadily, and the national economy continued to maintain healthy development. The GDP for the whole year was 14.985 billion yuan (current price), an increase of 11.48% over the previous year. Among them: the added value of the primary industry was 1.346 billion yuan, an increase of 2.29%; the added value of the secondary industry was 7.679 billion yuan, an increase of 13.32%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 5.960 billion yuan, an increase of 11.33%. The proportion of the added value of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries is 9.0:51.2:39.8. The per capita GDP based on registered population is 21,934 yuan.

The main problems and weak links in economic and social development are: the industrial structure is not optimized enough and the economic competitiveness is not strong; the problem of uneven regional development still exists; resource constraints and environmental pressure are increasing; food and housing prices have increased too much ; People's living standards and social security still need to be further improved; the tourism industry has not formed an industrial chain, and its driving force for tertiary industries such as the accommodation and catering industry is still insufficient. 2. Agriculture and Rural Economy In 2007, the total agricultural output value was 2.711 billion yuan, and the agricultural development rate was 101.61%. The total grain output for the year was 235,400 tons, a decrease of 0.78%, of which rice was 218,400 tons, an increase of 0.81%; the total fruit output was 36,300 tons, an increase of 20.47%; the total vegetable output was 285,800 tons, a decrease of 22.07%; the total peanut output was 6,300 tons tons, a decrease of 43.25%; the total output of sugar cane (including fruit cane) was 46,000 tons, a decrease of 13.24%. In 2007, the city's grain sown area was 689,700 acres, a decrease of 3.33%, of which the rice sown area was 599,400 acres, a decrease of 0.25%; the vegetable sown area was 233,400 acres, a decrease of 18.79%; and the flower sown area was 13,100 acres, a decrease of 1.72%. In 2007, there were both increases and decreases in forestry production projects. The area of ??land renewal throughout the year was 56,527 acres, a year-on-year increase of 40.62%. 220,500 trees were planted sporadically (around), and 54,750 acres of young forests were cultivated, a year-on-year decrease of 9.35%. Timber felling was 117,468 cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease of 0.24%. The animal husbandry production has achieved remarkable results, with the total meat production reaching 58,100 tons, an increase of 15.08%; the annual pig slaughter volume was 356,100 heads, and the poultry slaughter volume was 29.0343 million heads, an increase of 5.46% and 27.46% respectively over the previous year; the annual total number of poultry eggs was The output was 9,360 tons, a decrease of 12.43% from the previous year; aquaculture output grew rapidly, with the annual aquatic product output of 34,900 tons, an increase of 8.94%. 3. Industry and Construction In 2007, the city's industry developed steadily and its economic benefits increased. The total industrial added value for the year was 7.203 billion yuan, an increase of 13.04% over the previous year. Among them, industrial enterprises above designated size completed a cumulative industrial added value of 5.886 billion yuan, an increase of 12.30% over the previous year. The total industrial output value of industrial enterprises above designated size throughout the year was 23.494 billion yuan, an increase of 12.83% over the previous year. According to the economic type of enterprises: foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises have completed a total of 13.978 billion yuan, an increase of 19.26% over the previous year; state-owned enterprises have completed a total of 618 million yuan, an increase of 12.92% over the previous year; collective enterprises have completed a total of 99 million yuan, an increase of 19.26% over the previous year. An annual decrease of 55.57%; joint-stock enterprises achieved RMB 2.699 billion, a decrease of 19.20% from the previous year; private enterprises achieved RMB 4.646 billion, an increase of 30.81% from the previous year; joint-stock cooperative enterprises achieved RMB 56 million, an increase of 44.88% from the previous year; associates Completed 104 million yuan, a decrease of 22.19% over the previous year; limited liability companies completed 1.264 billion yuan, an increase of 44.20% over the previous year. The scale of production has expanded and economic benefits continue to improve. At the end of 2007, there were 354 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city. The annual sales output value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 22.571 billion yuan, and the product sales rate was 96.07%. The main business income of industrial enterprises above designated size was 23.116 billion yuan, an increase of 21.47%. The annual cost and expense profit margin of industrial enterprises above designated size was 3.54%, and the total profit and tax realized was 1.654 billion yuan, an increase of 13.63% over the previous year, of which the total profit was 768 million yuan. , an increase of 14.89% over the previous year. Construction companies have made great progress. The total output value of construction and installation for the year was 1.549 billion yuan, an increase of 15% over the previous year. Project settlement income was 1.305 billion yuan, an increase of 2.03% over the previous year. The total profit and tax amount was 28 million yuan, an increase of 33.33%. 4. Investment in fixed assets Capital construction and renovation have driven rapid growth in investment in fixed assets. The city's total fixed asset investment for the whole year was 4.254 billion yuan, an increase of 16.82% over the previous year. Among them: capital construction completed 1.431 billion yuan, an increase of 42.48%; renovation and renovation investment completed 820 million yuan, an increase of 54.44%; real estate investment completed 428 million yuan, an increase of 4.66%; other projects completed investment 1.289 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.48%. There were 206 capital construction, renovation and other investment and construction projects throughout the year, 42 more than the previous year.

Among them, 149 were newly started projects and 69 were fully invested. Private investment increased steadily, with direct private investment of 2.073 billion yuan throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 25.94%. Town-level investment projects increased. In 2007, the city's town-level fixed assets investment was 2.028 billion yuan, an increase of 38.44% over the previous year. Commercial housing prices rose. In 2007, the commercial housing construction area was 595,500 square meters, a decrease of 3.33% from the previous year; the completed area was 116,000 square meters, a decrease of 28.97% from the previous year; the residential sales area was 205,800 square meters, a decrease of 3.24% from the previous year; the residential sales volume was 3.23 billion, an increase of 3.92%. 5. Transportation and Posts and Telecommunications Industry In 2007, the total passenger volume of the whole society was 25.31 million, an increase of 0.04% over the previous year; the passenger turnover volume was 988.09 million kilometers, a decrease of 0.21% over the previous year; the port cargo throughput was 204,500 tons, an increase of 0.04% over the previous year. An annual decrease of 0.04%. Vehicle ownership is growing rapidly. In 2007, the number of cars owned was 34,103, an increase of 9.78% over the previous year, of which 29,573 were small cars, a net increase of 3,339 vehicles, an increase of 12.73% over the previous year. There were 180,719 motorcycles, an increase of 4.72% over the previous year. The total postal business volume for the year was 47.74 million yuan, an increase of 13.1% over the previous year. The city's per capita annual mail volume was 11.55 pieces per person, an increase of 21.71% over the previous year. There are 211,800 fixed telephones in the city, an increase of 0.86% over the previous year, and the fixed telephone penetration rate is 31 units per 100 people. There are 581,000 mobile phone users, and the mobile phone penetration rate is 85 units per 100 people. 6. Domestic Trade Sales in the domestic market have grown steadily, and consumption in urban markets has been active. The total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year was 6.644 billion yuan, an increase of 17.23% over the previous year. Among them, the retail sales of urban consumer goods was 3.571 billion yuan, an increase of 23.15%; the retail sales of rural consumer goods was 3.173 billion yuan, an increase of 11.02%. By industry, the wholesale and retail trade industry achieved retail sales of 5.331 billion yuan, an increase of 17.16% over the previous year. Among them, trading enterprises above designated size achieved retail sales of 997 million yuan, an increase of 18.81%. The catering industry achieved retail sales of 1.313 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 17.50%. 7. Foreign Economic Trade and Tourism Export trade has grown steadily. The city’s total customs import and export value was US$1,545.13 million, a year-on-year increase of 9.72%. The total foreign trade export value was US$1,173.28 million, an increase of 14.42% over the previous year. Among them, the export output value of state-owned enterprises was US$122.43 million, a decrease of 11.19% over the previous year; the export output value of foreign-invested enterprises was US$824.71 million, an increase of 21.66% over the previous year, and the export output value of private enterprises was US$226.15 million, an increase of 7.83% over the previous year. The total import value was US$371.85 million, a year-on-year decrease of 2.88%. Achieved a foreign trade surplus of US$801.43 million. In 2007, the actual utilization of foreign capital was US$133.02 million, an increase of 18.03% over the previous year, of which foreign direct investment was US$115.2 million, an increase of 12.51% over the previous year. The contracted foreign investment utilized throughout the year was US$197.28 million, an increase of 1.68% over the previous year. There are 592 export-oriented enterprises, 440 foreign-funded enterprises, and 152 enterprises processing supplied materials. Tourism industry further develops. At the 31st UNESCO World Heritage Committee Conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand, on June 28, 2007, the "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages" application for a world cultural heritage project successfully passed the vote and was officially included in the "World Heritage List". It has become the 34th World Heritage Site in my country and the first World Cultural Heritage Site in Guangdong Province. The city has 5 star hotels, including 1 five-star hotel, 1 four-star hotel, 1 three-star hotel and 2 two-star hotels. In 2007, the city received a total of 2.189 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 25.79%; including 1.7703 million domestic tourists, a year-on-year increase of 25.91%, and 418,700 international tourists, a year-on-year increase of 52.53%. Total tourism revenue was 1.102 billion yuan, an increase of 58.11% year-on-year. 8. Finance, finance and insurance industry Fiscal revenue has grown steadily. The annual general budget revenue of local finance was 719 million yuan, an increase of 14.72% based on the unified provincial standard; the general budget expenditure of local finance was 843 million yuan, an increase of 10.04% over the previous year. Financial stability. The balance of deposits in financial institutions throughout the year was 20.884 billion yuan, an increase of 5.11% from the beginning of the year, of which the balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents was 15.875 billion yuan, an increase of 2.53% from the beginning of the year.

The balance of various loans was 5.400 billion yuan, an increase of 12.97% from the beginning of the year, of which short-term loans were 3.792 billion yuan, an increase of 19.93% from the beginning of the year; medium and long-term loans were 1.503 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.62% from the beginning of the year. Overseas remittance income was US$91.02 million, an increase of 112.37% over the previous year. 9. Science, technology and education Science and technology have achieved good results. The company won 32 scientific and technological progress awards throughout the year, including 3 scientific and technological progress awards at or above the prefecture level. The number of patent applications throughout the year was 530. There are 31 high-tech enterprises in the city, including 25 at the provincial level and 6 at the Jiangmen municipal level; there are 59 private technology enterprises, including 42 at the provincial level and 17 at the Jiangmen municipal level. In 2007, the export value of high-tech products was US$250 million. The education industry continues to develop, school running conditions continue to improve, and the level of school running steadily increases. In 2007, there were 221 primary and secondary schools in the city, including 15 high schools, 27 junior high schools, 174 primary schools, and 5 nine-year schools. There are 132,545 students in school in the city, including 71,017 primary school students, 37,159 junior high school students, and 15,395 high school students. There are 37 kindergartens with 19,568 children in kindergarten. There is one TV University, with 1,067 undergraduate students and 1,306 junior college students. The enrollment rate of primary school-age children is 100%, the enrollment rate of primary school graduates is 100%, and the abnormal mobility rate is 0; the completion rate of primary education for the 15-year-old population is 100%, the same as the previous year; the completion rate of secondary education for the 17-year-old population is 99.8%, which is the same as the previous year. The junior high school enrollment rate was 99.8%, the same as the previous year, the graduation rate was 99%, the same as the previous year, and the abnormal turnover rate was 0.7%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous year. The enrollment rate of children and teenagers with three types of disabilities is 97%, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous year. The five-year universal nine-in-one education rate has met the national and provincial standards for the 18th consecutive year. There are 11,294 junior high school graduates in the city, and the enrollment rate is 94%, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous year, completing the "universal high school" target issued by Jiangmen City. The number of students admitted to the city's college entrance examination was 3,869, an increase of 102 from the previous year, including 1,528 undergraduate students, with an admission rate of 69.19% and a high school admission rate of 79.5%. The annual investment was 53.38 million yuan, with 975.86 million square meters of new and renovated school buildings. 10. Culture, Health and Sports Cultural undertakings continue to develop. The city has 1 cultural center; 15 cultural stations; 1 museum; 1 art gallery; 6 libraries, with a total collection of 283,000 volumes, including 150,000 volumes in the town library; 2 Cantonese opera troupes; city (town) ) 5 theaters. Health services have developed steadily. By the end of the year, there were 25 health institutions in ***. Among them, there are 5 hospitals, 15 health centers; 1 maternal and child health hospital; 2 specialist prevention and treatment centers and stations; and 1 Center for Disease Control and Prevention. There are 1,428 hospital beds, including 1,016 in hospitals and 352 in health centers. There are 2,300 health technicians, including 588 practicing physicians and 200 practicing assistant physicians. There are new breakthroughs in sports. In order to welcome the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, we sang the main theme of "National Fitness and the Olympic Games" to promote the development of national fitness. Actively organized a team to participate in the 6th Jiangmen Sports Games. With its strong strength, our city’s sports delegation ranked first among the 7 participating teams from four cities and three districts with 78.25 gold medals and a total score of 2315 points. Ranked third in the gold medal list and overall standings. Successfully hosted the 2007 National Wushu Sanda Championship. The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team VS Kaiping Men's Volleyball Open was held. 2007 Kaiping City Investment Fair and Traditional Dragon Boat Race. 11. Population, Employment and Social Security The registered population has increased. At the end of 2007, the city's total population was 683,171, including 341,967 males and 341,204 females. The non-agricultural population is 246,056, accounting for 36.02% of the total population. There were 7,006 births throughout the year, with a birth rate of 10.28‰. The death population was 5,259, with a mortality rate of 7.71‰. The city's net population increase was 1,747, with a natural growth rate of 2.56‰, a decrease of 3.29 percentage points from the previous year. Labor and employment pressure has eased. At the end of the year, there were 372,978 social workers in the city, an increase of 1.60% over the previous year. Among them, there were 79,017 private and individual employees, a decrease of 8.1%. The number of unemployed people was 2,921, and 1,859 unemployed people were re-employed. Social welfare and security services are improving day by day, and social insurance coverage continues to expand.

At the end of the year, the number of employees participating in unemployment insurance in the city was 56,583, 86,558 were participating in pension insurance, 44,902 were participating in medical insurance, 44,377 were participating in work-related injury insurance, and 29,549 were participating in maternity insurance. 20,275 retirees received basic pensions on time and in full. Social security issues have received attention from leaders at all levels and all sectors of society. In 2007, there were 3 industrial and mining enterprise accidents in the city, a decrease of 25% from the previous year. 4 industrial and mining enterprise accident deaths were the same as the previous year, and 0.21 accident deaths occurred among 100,000 employees. There were 597 road traffic accidents, a decrease of 21.8% over the previous year. The number of traffic accident deaths was 69, a year-on-year decrease of 14.8%. There were 3.15 deaths per 10,000 vehicles. There were 2 fire accidents throughout the year, a 98.9% decrease from the previous year, and 0 deaths. 0.49 people died in accidents with a GDP of 100 million yuan. 12. People’s Livelihood and Environmental Protection The living standards of urban and rural residents have improved significantly. In 2007, the per capita wage of urban workers was 15,978 yuan, an increase of 14.97% over the previous year; the per capita net income in rural areas was 5,659 yuan, an increase of 4.99% over the previous year. Residential housing conditions further improved. The residential area completed throughout the year was 116,000 square meters; the residential sales area was 205,800 square meters. The living conditions and living environment of urban and rural residents continue to improve. Taking the opportunity of creating a "culturally advanced city" and applying for the world cultural heritage of "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages", we vigorously promote the cultural construction of overseas Chinese hometowns, and the number of civilized units and civilized villages at all levels continues to increase. In 2007, there were 5 new model civilized units in Kaiping City and 1 civilized unit in Guangdong Province; 14 model civilized villages in Kaiping City and 1 civilized village in Guangdong Province. Since 1991, 463 civilized villages (units) at all levels have been created, including 6 civilized villages in Guangdong Province, 30 model civilized villages in Jiangmen City, 267 model civilized villages in Kaiping City, and 8 civilized units (windows) in Guangdong Province ; There are 16 model civilized units in Jiangmen City.

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The community under the jurisdiction of Kaiping City has developed from the two administrative areas of Changsha and Xinchang to now 9 administrative areas (Changsha, Xinchang, Jintou, Di Hai, Port, Chongcheng, Jichong, Xianglong), 13 towns (Yueshan, Shuikou, Chishui, Jinji, Xianggang, Lily, Chikan, Tangkou, Dasha, Magang, Longsheng, Cangcheng, Shatang, Lougang, Sanbu) as well as Cuishan Lake Industrial Zone and Cangcheng Industrial Zone.

The planned land area in Kaiping reaches more than 2,000 hectares, providing a good platform for enterprise investment and development. In the national 11th Five-Year Development Plan, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Regional Development Plan is the first special plan and an important part of the 11th Five-Year Plan. At present, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Regional Development Plan is gradually implemented. Hebei aims to integrate with the international market, strengthen its integration with Beijing and Tianjin, and achieve six major integrations of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, namely conceptual integration, industrial integration, market integration, transportation integration, talent integration and planning integration. Hebei will be built into a base for the circulation and diffusion of foreign investment in Beijing and Tianjin, a base for industrial transfer, a base for supporting high-tech industries, a base for modern logistics and warehousing, a base for leisure tourism and vacation, and a base for the supply of agricultural and sideline products. Tangshan City, located in the hinterland of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle, has a unique geographical location relying on Caofeidian and the Beijing-Tianjin Port. As the central area of ??Tangshan, Kaiping District is facing unprecedented opportunities. Kaiping District is rich in mineral resources, with proven reserves of coal, bauxite, clay, aluminum ore, red sand, and white sand reaching millions of tons. Among them, the limestone reserves reach 3.48%, which can be described as a land of abundant resources and natural treasures. After years of continuous development, Kaiping has initially formed an industrial development pattern of agricultural industrialization, industrial modernization, and large-scale tertiary product logistics. Agriculture is dominated by pollution-free vegetables, flowers and seedlings, and breeding and processing industries, and urban modern agriculture is beginning to take shape. The region's pollution-free vegetable production base exceeds 10,000 acres, and the planting area of ??specialty flower seedlings reaches 1,000 acres. The breeding industry is mainly cattle, pigs, poultry, and fish, accounting for 56% of the large-scale agriculture. The industry is supported by steel, ceramics, cement, coal, refractory and insulation materials and other industries, with more than 500 main products.

The steel industry has all implemented blast furnace ironmaking, converter steelmaking, full continuous casting, and continuous rolling production processes. The main products include rebar, strip steel, angle steel, bars, wire rods, welded pipes, etc., with an annual production capacity of 5 million tons; the ceramic industry has all Realize the natural gas and coal gas burning process. The main products include building sanitary ceramics with an annual production capacity of 15,000 tons and daily bone china with an annual production capacity of 12 million pieces. The refractory insulation industry has fully realized the natural gas and gas burning process. The main products are: Ordinary refractory insulation materials, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, etc., with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons; the cement industry is developing towards high-standard and special cement. The main products are slag Portland cement, with an annual production capacity of 2 million tons; the main products of the coal industry It produces bituminous coal and clean washed coal, with an annual production capacity of 2.4 million tons; the main products of the machinery manufacturing industry include metallurgical equipment, mining equipment and railway equipment. The logistics industry mainly includes the steel market, ceramics market, building materials market, automobile trading market and vegetable wholesale market. Tangshan Baoye Group, Baoxin Group, and Luanhe Group are well-known enterprises in the country; Yinshui Group and Douhe Group are all well-known enterprises in the province; Tangshan Huaqi Welded Pipe Factory is the largest high-frequency welded pipe manufacturer in China; Tangshan Longda Bone China Co., Ltd. is the largest bone china production base for daily use in the country. Its products were designated as banquet porcelain by the Shanghai Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) in 2001. Kaiping's business is prosperous, and professional and large-scale market logistics represented by Jidong Automobile Trading Center, Kaiping Wenzhou Mall, and North China Building Materials Market are developed and have a certain influence in North China.