Overview of Truman Town

Chumen Town is located in the north of Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province, in the central and western part of the Chumen Peninsula. It borders Shamen Town to the east, Longxi Township to the south, Xuanmen Port to the west, and Qinggang Town to the north. The town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side, with the long Truman River running through the town.

Chumen Town is located in the north of Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province, in the central and western part of the Chumen Peninsula. It borders Shamen Town to the east, Longxi Township to the south, Xuanmen Port to the west, and Qinggang Town to the north. The town government is located at No. 28 Nanxing Street. It is the famous "Hometown of Wendan", a provincial central town and one of the top 100 economic towns in the country. It has an administrative area of ??37.5 square kilometers, a built-up area of ??9 square kilometers, and jurisdiction over 28 administrative villages and 9 neighborhood committees, with a population of 87,000. people, including 40,000 foreigners. According to legend, Chumen was originally an ocean in ancient times. Yaji Mountain and Xiqing Mountain formed a gorge gate in the sea. After ponds were built and reclaimed in the late Yuan Dynasty, Chu trees (Vitex) once grew in clusters, so it was called Chumen. Chumen Town has a long history. Chumen built a city with thousands of households to protect the Japanese navy. It was built in the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387). It belongs to Yueqing County and has a history of more than 600 years. The Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty was 12 years (1476). ) belongs to Taiping County; it was returned to Yuhuan Hall in the 6th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1728); it was a town during the Republic of China and belonged to Yuhuan County; it continued to use its original name after liberation; when it was transformed into a people's commune in 1958, it was called Chumen People's Commune (Grand Commune); in 1961 Changed to Chumen Town; during the "withdrawal, expansion, and merger" in May 1992, Tianma Township and Waitang Township were merged into Chumen Town, and the original names were retained. In 1995, it was named one of the first batch of named "Civilized Demonstration Towns" in Taizhou City. In 1996, it was named a Sanitary Town by the provincial government. In 1999, it was awarded the "National Advanced Unit for Creating Civilized Towns" by the Central Civilization Commission. In 2001, it was awarded by the Central Committee and the Provincial Committee respectively. Awarded "National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" and "Provincial Advanced Grassroots Party Organization". National demonstration site for creating civilized small towns, provincial civilized towns, provincial ecological towns, provincial health towns, provincial comprehensive reform pilot towns, provincial village affairs openness and democratic management demonstration towns, provincial science popularization demonstration towns, provincial and municipal It is a central town and was selected as one of the "Top Ten Classic Jiangnan Towns" in Zhejiang Province in 2009.

The cultural heritage of Chumen is profound. From the founding of Junshan Academy by Deming in the Song Dynasty in 1175 to the emergence of famous writers Ye Wenling and Ye Peng in modern times, they all show the vigorous humanistic charm of this ancient cultural town. Chumen is rich in tourism and cultural resources. Leisure resorts such as Dongxi Village Historical and Cultural Village, Chuzhou Cultural City, Nanshan Park and other cultural centers with numerous historical celebrities and cultural landscapes have become the tourist and leisure resorts of the town.

The town government is located at No. 28 Nanxing Street. It is the famous "Hometown of Wendan", a central town in the province, and one of the top 100 economic towns in the country. The town has formed three pillar industries: valves, plumbing, environmental protection equipment, and furniture. In 1995, it was rated as one of the first batch of named "civilized demonstrations" in Taizhou City. Town" was named a sanitary town by the provincial government in 1966. In 1999, it was awarded "China's Advanced Unit for Creating Civilized Towns" by the Central Civilization Commission. In 2001, it was awarded "China's Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" and "Provincial Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" by the Central Committee and the Provincial Party Committee respectively. Party organization".

The economy and society of Chumen Town have developed healthily and rapidly, and the town’s economic strength has further grown. In 2006, the town achieved a total industrial and agricultural output value of 9.385 billion yuan and a total fiscal revenue of 388 million yuan, of which 132 million yuan was local fiscal revenue. In the 2006 ranking of China's Top Thousand Towns, Chumen Town ranked 171st and ranked second in Taizhou City.