I urgently need an essay about the change of my hometown, about 800 words (my hometown is Maoming)

Maoming City is located in the southwest of Guangdong Province, with a total land area of 1 1459 square kilometers. 1958 established Maoming city, 1983 implemented the system of city governing county. Now it administers Maonan District, Maogang District and Dianbai County, and also manages Gaozhou City, Huazhou City and Xinyi City. At the end of 2004, the registered population of Maoming City was 6,705,900.

Maoming is the largest petroleum processing base, fruit production base and vegetable production base in northern China, and also an important energy, raw materials and heavy chemical industry base in Guangdong Province. 1994, Maoming has entered the ranks of 55 cities with GDP exceeding 20 billion. 1998 The city's GDP (current price) was 42.749 billion yuan.

Maoming Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of China Petrochemical Group Company, located in the urban area, is a national super-large enterprise. It is a leading manufacturer with the largest crude oil processing capacity, the most comprehensive processing methods and the largest variety of processed crude oil in China. Therefore, Maoming is known as "China Southern Petroleum City". Maoming Petrochemical Company has fixed assets of 6.362 billion yuan (excluding 300,000 tons of ethylene plant), producing nearly 200 kinds of products, with an oil refining capacity of 8.5 million tons/year, a lubricating oil production capacity of 250,000 tons/year and an ethylene production capacity of 300,000 tons/year; From 65438 to 0996, the total industrial output value was 3.87 billion yuan (calculated at 90-year constant prices), with profits and taxes of 832 million yuan.

Maoming is a prefecture-level city with a large population in Guangdong Province, ranking third among 2 1 prefecture-level cities in the province. It is also a prefecture-level city with a relatively developed agricultural economy in Guangdong Province, with the total output of agriculture, grain, fruits, oilseeds and pork ranking first among prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province.

Maoming City faces the sea to the south, with a circuitous coastline of 220 kilometers, and has many natural ports such as Shuidong and Bohe. Shuidonggang is a kind of port open to the outside world in China. At present, a number of 10,000-ton product oil terminals, grocery terminals and container terminals have been built, with the largest single-point mooring crude oil loading and unloading system of 250,000 tons in China, with an annual throughput of 6,543.8+0.45 million tons. Bohe Port is one of the three major fishing ports in Guangdong Province, which is rich in lobsters, prawns, sea cucumbers, perches and cream crabs. The output of aquatic products in Maoming ranks first in Guangdong Province.

Sanmao Railway runs through Maoming City, starting from Beijing-Guangzhou Line and Guangzhou-Kowloon Line in the east and reaching Lizhan Line in the west. Railway, shipping, highway and other transportation networks have been formed, and the transportation is convenient. During the Eighth Five-Year Plan period, * * * made 686 scientific research achievements, implemented "Spark Plan" 120, implemented 554 three municipal science and technology fund projects, and developed high-tech products 13. The contribution rate of scientific and technological progress factors to economic growth is 195%. Education has developed rapidly. From 65438 to 0995, nine-year compulsory education was popularized in Maoming, and high school education was steadily advanced. There are Maoming College and Gaozhou Agricultural School in the city, which are training a large number of economic construction talents for Maoming.

Maoming is rich in mineral resources, with nearly 100 kinds of minerals, 27 of which have been proved, and the reserves of oil shale and kaolin rank first in China. The quality and reserves of rare earth and porphyry tin ore also occupy a place in China. Jade mine, known as "Southern Jasper", is one of the three largest jade mines in China.

Maoming's handicraft industry is relatively developed, and jade carving, horn carving, shell carving and other handicrafts are exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and America, and are well known.

General situation of economy

Since the reform and opening up, Maoming's national economy and social undertakings have developed continuously and rapidly, and its comprehensive strength has been significantly enhanced.

Maoming has made brilliant achievements in construction, and now it has developed into the largest oil refining industrial base in China, the largest fruit production base, an important vegetable production base in northern China and an important energy and heavy chemical industry base in Guangdong. As early as 1994, Maoming has become one of the 55 cities in China with GDP exceeding 20 billion.

Maoming has formed an industrial structure with petrochemical industry, agricultural products processing, mineral products processing, machinery and electronics as the pillars, building materials, ceramics, textiles, leather, plastics, paper, food, medicine and other industries developing together, and the structure has been gradually improved.

‘three highs' agriculture

Maoming is famous for its "three high agriculture" with famous fruits and vegetables as the leading factor. In 2004, its total output reached 6.5438+900 million tons and 2 million tons respectively. The city has gradually formed a "two belts and one area" fruit planting layout characterized by litchi belt, longan belt and banana producing area in the middle. 1996 Maoming was rated as "the largest fruit production base in China" by the relevant departments of the State Council. A number of famous fruits such as "White Sugar Poppy", "Jianjiang Red Glutinous Rice", "Chu Liang Yan Guang" Longan, "Gaojiaodun Mine" Banana and "Red Carambola" have emerged in litchi varieties, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad.