How many people are there in Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province?

Population: about 1.03 million people

Population density: 288 people/km2

Huaiji Yandu National Wetland Park

Huaicheng Wenge

Tashan Cultural Park

Huaiji County is located in the northwest of Guangdong Province, north of Zhaoqing City, on the upper reaches of Suijiang River, bordering Yangshan County and Guangning County to the east, and Deqing County to the south. , bounded by Fengkai County and Guangxi Hezhou to the west, Lianshan and Liannan to the north. The total area is 3573 square kilometers. The total population is 1.03 million (2008).

The County People’s Government is located in Huaicheng Town, Postal Code: 526400. Code: 441224. Area code: 0758. Pinyin: Huaiji Xian.

Basic overview

Huaiji County is located in the upper reaches of the Suijiang River, a tributary of the Beijiang River. It is adjacent to Guangning, Fengkai, Hezhou, Yangshan and other counties and cities. It is the gateway to Guida in the northwest of Guangdong Province. An important transportation hub in Hunan. The county has a total area of ??3,573 square kilometers and a total population of 1.03 million. It governs 20 towns, 1 ethnic township, two state-owned forest farms, and 322 village committees (neighborhood committees).

Special attention should be paid to Gangping Town in Huaiji County. This town is located at the junction of two provinces and three counties, and its strategic location is particularly prominent. In recent years, many foreign capitals have settled in this town, bringing a bright spot to the town's economy. As exchanges in the Pan-Pearl River Delta become increasingly frequent, the town may become the link that leads Huaiji to develop into a strong regional county.

The county is close to the north of the Tropic of Cancer and has a subtropical climate with long summers and short winters, abundant rainfall, and moderate temperatures. The annual average total sunshine hours are 1828.1 hours, the annual rainfall is 1785.4 mm, and the annual average temperature is 20.8 ℃, frost-free period is 310 days.

The county has thousands of green mountains, thousands of ridges and a wide variety of forest trees. In 2008, the county’s total living tree storage was 10,000 cubic meters. The tea stalk bamboo (common name Lizhu) produced in Aozai, Dakengshan and other towns is well-known overseas, and has accounted for more than 50% of the country's export volume of this product since liberation. On the vast mountainous land, there are 18 contiguous natural grasslands of more than 500 acres, covering an area of ??31,310 acres; there are many precious animals in the forest, and there are rich resources of Chinese herbal medicines that can be collected at all times, including more than 280 kinds of herbs. It is rich in water resources, with a theoretical water energy reserve of 328,900 kilowatts and more than 220,000 kilowatts that can be developed. There are many high-temperature mineral springs that can be developed and utilized. There are many underground mineral resources, among which magnetite and limestone with grades as high as 42% to 68% are the most famous. At the same time, there are mountains, rivers, forests, springs, seas of bamboo, clear rivers, smoked trees and numerous scenic spots and historic sites, as well as cultural landscapes in mountainous areas. There are also numerous reservoirs and ancient buildings with rich cultural heritage. They are all rich tourism resources. Huaiji people form a simple folk custom in the mountainous area.

Huaiji County is rich in forestry, hydraulic, mineral and tourism resources. The county's standing stock of standing trees reaches 10.2 million cubic meters. Huaijili bamboo is known as "Steel Bamboo" and is known as the "King of Bamboo". Its annual export volume is 60,000 tons (1.2 million tons), ranking first in the country in terms of export volume. first place. The total reserve of hydropower resources reaches 320,000 kilowatts, and the developable hydropower resources are 220,000 kilowatts. At present, 140,000 kilowatts have been developed or are being developed; more than 30 proven mineral resources include iron, copper, tin, tungsten, granite, etc.; the county’s mountainous area is 4.43 million acres, and the cultivated land area is more than 410,000 acres. With 180,000 acres of contiguous cultivated land, it is a good place to develop "three high" agriculture. Beautiful mountains and rivers, ancient and famous trees, strange mountains and caves, clear streams and hot springs, and historical sites can be found everywhere in Huaicheng. The provincial-level scenic spot Qiaotou Yanyan attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year and is a treasure land to be developed.

Huaiji has a perfect investment environment. Huaiji County is one of the first mountainous counties in the province to realize all cement roads from city to county and county to town; in terms of energy: Huaiji County is one of the 13 counties (cities) in the province where electricity can be priced by the county itself. By the end of 2001, the county's total installed hydropower capacity had reached 68,000 kilowatts, and every village had been electrified. At present, the county's installed power capacity is 67,000 kilowatts. After the Baishuihe Cascade Power Station, the province's largest hydropower investment project, is completed, the county's installed capacity can increase to 140,000 kilowatts. The county covers an area of ??13 square kilometers, including Huaigao, Hengdong and Longwan. There are two industrial parks (parks), Aozali Bamboo Processing and Trade Zone and Yanyan Provincial Scenic and Historic Tourism Park, with complete functions and facilities, as well as ready-made industrial and commercial land and buildings.

At the same time, the county has further optimized the soft investment environment. The county party committee and government have formulated a series of preferential policies for foreign investment, and the non-public economic development office specializes in serving foreign investors, implementing "one-stop service, one-window charging, and one-stop service." Provide high-quality, efficient, convenient and full-service services to all investors.

In recent years, the Huaiji County Party Committee and County Government have based on the actual situation of the county, given full play to the resource advantages of mountainous areas, adhered to the path of "resources plus technology, attracted investment to promote development", established large-scale industries, and vigorously developed the "three highs" “Agriculture and forestry have promoted the sustained, rapid and healthy development of the county’s economy.

The county focuses on the development and utilization of resources, and has successively set up a number of high-starting enterprises such as a medium-density board factory, a sorbitol factory, a mining and metallurgical building materials group, a forest chemical industry Co., Ltd., and a Huilian Hydropower Group. Resource-based processing enterprises and auto parts limited liability companies specializing in automobile intake and exhaust valves have formed an industrial system focusing on resource-based industries such as plate, sugar, food, mining, metallurgy and building materials, forest products, chemical industry, electric power, electromechanical, and light industry. The Zhongmi board factory has entered the national large-scale second-tier enterprise, and the auto parts factory, sugar factory, and particle board factory have been rated as medium-sized second-tier enterprises. Enterprise reform continues to deepen. By the end of last year, of the 362 public-owned enterprises in the county, 300 had been restructured, accounting for 83% of the total; among them, 96 were state-owned enterprises, of which 89 had been restructured, accounting for 92% of the total.

The county has built five major agricultural and forestry bases of a certain scale: 500,000 acres of fast-growing and high-yield forest base, 500,000 acres of rosin base, 500,000 acres of bamboo base, 100,000 acres of high-yielding cassava base, 2 Ten thousand acres of high-yield sugar cane base has also established ten "three high" agricultural bases such as corn, vegetables, cinnamon, pigs, green goats, pond fish, Gynostemma pentaphyllum and jelly grass. Township enterprises have developed rapidly, and there are currently 225 township-run enterprises in the county. Farmers' living standards continue to improve, and the pace of rural economic development accelerates. In September 1998, it passed the provincial-level acceptance of moderately prosperous society.

There are more than 100 foreign-invested enterprises in the county. The main products include automobile intake and exhaust valves, disproportionated rosin, bearing bushes, sorbitol, bamboo and wood products, etc. From 1993 to 2000, the county's actual utilization of foreign capital totaled more than 150 million US dollars. In the past few years, the county's utilization of foreign capital has further increased, and its utilization efficiency has greatly improved compared with before. Foreign capital is mainly concentrated in timber, hydropower, breeding, textile and other industries.

Economic Overview

In recent years, Huaiji County has planned the overall situation, held high the banner of strengthening the county through industry, given full play to its inherent advantages, and vigorously introduced resource-based, energy-based and metal processing industries. Industrial development has been advancing steadily, and seven major industrial pillars have been cultivated: steel, auto parts, ethanol, metal processing, plates, building materials, and forest products and chemicals. Huaiji County currently has key enterprises such as Lingnan Iron and Steel Company, Huaiji Auto Parts Factory, and Weitong Company. The tertiary industry formed by commerce led by Huaiji Commercial Pedestrian Street and tourism based on ecology and hot springs has further shown prosperity. Many positive factors have simultaneously supported the quality and speed of Huaiji's economic growth.

In 2004, the county achieved a GDP of 6.412 billion yuan, an increase of 13% over 2004, of which the primary, secondary and tertiary industries increased by 7.7%, 21.4% and 14.8% respectively. The county's fiscal revenue at the same level was 140.142 million yuan, an increase of 18.5%. From January to May 2005, the county's GDP was 2.514 billion yuan, an increase of 11.8% over the same period in 2004; the fiscal revenue at this level was 50.579 million yuan, an increase of 26.3%. The comprehensive strength of the county has been significantly enhanced, and the comprehensive growth rate has climbed from 37th in May 2004 to 8th among the 67 mountainous counties (cities) in the province. Huaiji is taking striving to be the model of county economic development in mountainous areas as the driving force, relying on resources, taking investment promotion as the breakthrough point, taking the private economy as the focus, and using industrialization to drive agricultural industrialization, urbanization, and informatization, and realize the transformation from a large agricultural industry to The county is moving towards becoming a large industrial county, and from a county with a large population area to a county with strong comprehensive strength.

Strengthening the County with Characteristics of Industry

Huaiji County has always regarded industry as the top priority in developing the county's economy. Traditional industries have been promoted to new industries, and the content of industrial science and technology has gradually increased. Industrial layout is becoming increasingly rational.

The county gives full play to its advantages in location, resources, labor and services, and strives to focus on the "four types" of characteristic industries such as resource-based, energy-based, metal processing, and labor-intensive industries, forming steel, ethanol The seven pillar industries of , auto parts, plates, building materials, forest products, chemicals and metal processing have promoted the scale and efficiency of the county's industry. Especially the metal processing industry is developing rapidly and has good economic benefits.

In terms of mineral development, in 2004, 80 million yuan of foreign investment was introduced to build a modern large-scale mining and dressing plant, with an annual mining and dressing of 800,000 tons of iron ore and copper ore, becoming a new growth point for the development of the county economy. In terms of smelting, Guangdong Lingnan Iron and Steel Company has been introduced to invest 500 million yuan in a section steel project with an annual output of 500,000 tons. The first phase of the steel ingot production line with an annual output of 150,000 tons has been put into operation.

Huaiji County adheres to the strategy of strengthening the county through industry, attaches equal importance to efficiency and scale and speed, takes a new industrialization path, accelerates the expansion of the total industrial economy, and improves the quality of industrial growth. Main measures: First, further develop and expand characteristic industries, make the seven pillar industries bigger and stronger, and achieve scale expansion and efficiency improvement. The focus is on mineral development and deep processing and extending the industrial chain. We will focus on the 400,000 tons annual pellet steel project, the 200,000 tons annual sulfuric acid project, the second phase of the Lingnan steel production line, and the 80,000 cubic meter high-density fiberboard project, making these projects increasingly the main support for county economic development. . The second is to focus on the construction of industrial bases, continue to plan and build private science and technology industrial bases, form industrial clusters, and expand industrial scale. The third is to speed up the reform process of state-owned enterprises, increase capital and expand production, and enhance industrial potential.

A rich county with characteristic agriculture

Huaiji vigorously promotes agricultural industrialization and the rural economy continues to develop. The county has accelerated the transformation of agricultural management methods and agricultural growth methods by introducing large enterprises; it has also promoted the rise of agricultural industrialization through the establishment of characteristic agricultural bases by large groups and companies.

In recent years, the county has introduced seven major foreign forestry investment companies, including Luyang, to lease more than 400,000 acres of mountainous land to set up a fast-growing and high-yield forest base. Once put into operation, it can increase income by more than 6 million yuan per year. Suishen Company has been introduced Develop 10 million corn chickens, introduce Zhaoqing Jiliang Company to develop 10 million meat ducks, and introduce Wenshi Group to build a 1 million pig breeding base. It also strives to create three major agricultural brands: Lizhu, Green Goat and Corn Chicken.

The county adjusts its industrial structure according to local conditions, based on farmers, planting and breeding industry and processing industry, and one-stop production, supply and marketing, promotes agricultural industrialization and accelerates the development of rural economy. In 2004, the total agricultural output value was 4.105 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7%, and the per capita net income in rural areas was 3,512 yuan. From January to May 2005, the county's total agricultural output value was 423 million yuan, an increase of 7.12%.

The county is preparing to strengthen "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" work, promote industrialized operations, and create a new situation in rural work. The first is to make every effort to build a county with aquaculture, forestry products and high-quality grain. Give full play to the driving and radiating role of leading breeding companies such as Suishen, Jiliang, and Wenshi, accelerate the development of corn chicken, high-quality meat ducks, and pig breeding, and increase farmers' income. The second is to accelerate agricultural industrialization. Consolidate and expand leading enterprises and fast-growing and high-yield forest bases dominated by the seven major afforestation companies such as Luyang and Yichang, and enhance the vitality of agricultural and forestry product processing enterprises such as Zhongke Tianlun and Weitong Company. The third is to improve the rural development environment. Effectively reduce the burden on farmers, fully exempt agricultural taxes, and promote the rapid development of the rural economy.

A county popular for tourism with special features

Huaiji County is rich in tourism resources and unique. The county seizes the opportunity to give full play to the advantages of natural resources, human resources and the effect of the International Rock Climbing Invitational Competition, strives to build the "Yan Journey" brand, and vigorously implements the tourism prosperous county.

In recent years, the county has successfully developed tourism projects such as Yanyan Provincial Scenic Area, Xanadu Scenic Area, Yanfeng Gorge Hot Spring Rafting Resort_ and other tourism projects by introducing foreign-funded enterprises such as Nanhu International Travel Service, and launched a non-profit tourism project in six cities in Guangdong, Guangdong and Guangxi. The Huaiji Station for self-driving tour groups in the barrier tourist area will accelerate the process of integrating into the "Pan-Pearl River Delta" regional tourism network. The tourism craze in Huaiji is heating up rapidly, and the brand is getting louder and louder, which has promoted the accelerated development of the tertiary industry. In 2004, *** received 1.028 million tourists, with total tourism revenue of 360 million yuan, an increase of 3.08 times and 3.01 times respectively. The added value of the county's tertiary industry was 1.896 billion yuan, an increase of 14.8%. From January to May 2005, the county received 655,000 tourists, an increase of 15.8% over the same period in 2004, and the total tourism revenue was 230 million yuan, an increase of 16.2%.

Further cultivate the specialty tourism market and continue to build the "Yan Journey" brand. They will further improve and implement the county's overall tourism development plan, focusing on the improvement and promotion of tourism facilities in Yanyan Scenic Area, Xanadu Scenic Area, Yanfeng Gorge Rafting Hot Spring Resort_, and accelerate the US$26.2 million foreign investment in Lanzhong Yanyue Forest The development of large-scale comprehensive tourism projects in hot spring leisure resorts uses tourism to drive the development of the tertiary industry economy.

Invite investment to Zhuang County

Huaiji will further create and leverage its comparative advantages. The county gives full play to its location advantages, including the advantages of rich resources such as land, minerals, water power, tourism, agriculture, forestry, culture, and labor force; the energy advantages of sufficient electricity and low electricity prices; the development environment advantages of complete infrastructure, plus good service advantages , strengthen the county’s role as a link in “connecting the east to the west, connecting the east and connecting the west”, and enhance the attraction and confidence of foreign investment.

At the same time, comprehensively publicize and promote Huaiji’s investment environment to increase Huaiji’s visibility and reputation; take the initiative to “go out and invite in” and actively participate in various economic and trade fairs and promotion meetings organized by the province and city wait. At the International Rock Climbing Invitational Competition and the "Zhaoqing Golden Autumn" Economic and Trade Fair held by the county in 2004, a total of 59 projects were signed, foundation laid and ribbons were cut, of which 35 contract projects were signed with a total amount of 2.503 billion yuan.

In order to play the functional role of "sports platform, economic and trade drama" and to promote investment promotion, the county held the 13th National Rock Climbing Championships and Huaiji County Investment Environment Promotion Conference and the "Pan-Pearl River Delta" Triangle and Yandu Cultural Forum", Guangdong Province's first rafting competition and other activities will promote the county's tertiary industry and even overall economic development with tourism as the leader, so that it can better integrate into the "Pan-Pearl River Delta" economic circle and set off a new A wave of economic development.

Huaiji County has carefully grasped the relevant policies of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government on accelerating the establishment of industrial transfer bases in the Pearl River Delta region and mountainous areas, and is taking a positive attitude to welcome and absorb the transfer of industries in the Pearl River Delta. At present, 100,000 acres of industrial transfer bases have been planned to vigorously attract resource-based, energy-based, metal processing, and labor-intensive enterprises, and strive for more foreign investment and private enterprises to settle in, so as to achieve complementary advantages and misaligned development.

Scientific planning and establishment of counties

Urbanization is an effective way to promote county economic development. Being in Huaiji makes people marvel at its rare modern atmosphere as a mountainous county.

In recent years, the county has invested more than 600 million yuan in construction and renovation projects on both sides of the river, hardening of main streets and lanes, and lighting of alley lights, which has greatly changed the appearance of the county. With a total investment of 120 million yuan, the largest and most advanced commercial pedestrian street and Times Square was constructed among the 50 mountainous counties (cities) in the province. It was put into use in early 2005. Seven real estate projects, including Yahaoju, Huaiji New Town, Seaview Garden, and Yanmingju, are under construction or have been put into use, with a construction area of ??300,000 square meters. Ten major municipal projects including the Youth Activity Center and Tashan Park will be completed and put into use by the end of the year.

Looking at Huaiji County and looking around the two banks of the Suijiang River, you can see the spring water of the river flowing eastward. The beautiful scenery on both sides of the river is endless, showing the style of a modern landscape city.

Physical Geography

Huaiji County is located in the uplift zone of western Guangdong, with mountains high in the north and low in the south, sloping from northwest to north to southeast. After long-term erosion by the river, hills have formed in the central and southern parts. The limestone in the western and central parts is covered by Cretaceous red rock series and Quaternary sedimentary rocks to form a basin.

The terrain of Huaiji County slopes from the north and northwest to the southeast. The landform is roughly divided into three parts: the western basin, the central and southern low and high hills, and the northeast and northwest mountains. The basin plain in the west covers an area of ??nearly 400 square kilometers. It is the largest plain among the mountainous counties in Guangdong Province and is the hometown of rice. The central and southeastern parts are hilly and are areas where both agriculture and forestry are developed. From the east to the north are mountainous areas, where bamboo forests are abundant. Qiaotou Town in the southwest is a karst landform area with beautiful peaks and secluded rocks and clear and green streams. It is a provincial tourist scenic spot in Guangdong Province. The mountainous terrain is highly undulating. There are 60 peaks above 1,000 meters in the county, 53 of which are in the north. Among them, Dachouding at the junction of Qashui Town and Yangshan County is 1,626 meters above sea level and is the highest peak in the county. The county seat, located in the low hills in the middle, has an altitude of 52.4 to 54.1 meters. The highest Tashan mountain in the southern suburbs has an altitude of only 253 meters, which is more than 200 meters lower than the paddy fields in Shiying Township, Qashui Town in the northeast.

Huaiji County has thousands of green mountains, thousands of ridges and many kinds of trees. The tea stalk bamboo (common name Lizhu) produced in Aozai, Dakengshan and other towns is well-known overseas, and has accounted for more than 50% of the country's export volume of this product since liberation. On the vast mountainous land, there are 18 contiguous natural grasslands of more than 500 acres, covering an area of ??31,310 acres; there are many precious animals in the forest, and there are rich resources of Chinese herbal medicines that can be collected at all times, including more than 280 kinds of herbs. It is rich in water resources, with a theoretical water energy reserve of 328,900 kilowatts and more than 220,000 kilowatts that can be developed. There are many high-temperature mineral springs that can be developed and utilized.

There are many underground mineral resources, among which magnetite and limestone with grades as high as 42% to 68% are the most famous. There are more than 30 types of mineral deposits such as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and tungsten that have been proven and valuable for mining. .

Animal Resources

Huaiji County has high mountains and dense forests. Before liberation, four wild beasts, jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards, were numerous and rampant. They often entered villages and houses to look for food, causing harm to people and Incidents of injuries to poultry and livestock occurred frequently; after liberation, in order to protect production and the safety of people and livestock, they were hunted vigorously. By the early 1960s, only a few survived. By the end of the 1960s, no such beasts were found even in the deep mountains and old forests within the territory. There are only civets, black-footed civets, wooden dogs, walking dogs, white-fronted civets, weasels, and chicken-catching civets (cat civets). In addition, there are monkeys, stone sheep, mountain boars, yellow wolves, porcupines, otters, pangolins, and bats. Bats and mice.

Plant resources

Huaiji produces fruits, including Chinese kiwi, Tang pear, bean pear, prickly pear, mountain persimmon, myrtle, sour vine, golden cherry, and walnut. , hawthorn, chestnut, citron, citrus aurantium, bergamot, cotton peach, plum, plum, olive, banksia, jujube, loquat, golden screen, golden fruit, lemon, water chestnut, water chestnut, lotus seed, spiny spine, etc.

Mountain Resources

Huaiji County is a key forestry county in Guangdong Province. It is rich in fir trees, pine trees, miscellaneous trees and other sources. "Huaiji Wood" has long been famous. Before liberation, Huaiji timber had been exported to more than a dozen counties and cities in the Pearl River Delta. From 1950 to 1985 after liberation, 5.7171 million cubic meters of national timber were transferred, accounting for about 9% of Guangdong Province's timber output.

The county has 259,000 hectares of forest-friendly mountainous land, accounting for approximately 72.5% of the county’s total area. There are four soil types in mountain soils, most of which are red loam and red red loam, followed by mountain yellow loam and southern mountain meadow soil. The distribution of soil varies with latitude and altitude. To the north of the line between the present part of Lanzhong, the north of Tailai, the south of Zhongzhou, the north of Lianmai, the north of Wenlang and the north of Gansa are red soil soils, and to the south are red red soil soils; Mountains above 1,200 meters above sea level mostly have mountain meadow soil in the south, 600-1,200 meters are mountain yellow loam, and below 600 meters are red loam and red red loam. The organic matter content of mountain soil is about 2-4%.

The mountain forests in Huaiji County are mainly subtropical forests, mixed with a variety of trees and dense shrubs, forming a stable mountain forest vegetation group, including useful timber forests, economic forests, bamboo forests, shrub forests, etc. There are many tree species. Timber forest The main tree species are fir and pine. The area and volume of fir trees both account for about 30% of the total mountain forests; the area and volume of pine trees both account for 35% of the total mountain forests, most of which are masson pine, followed by American slash pine and a small amount of Guangdong pine introduced in the 1970s; followed by Miscellaneous trees include red, white, sassafras (Langsha), firewood, fragrant nan, lotus, double ninth tree, toon, neem, yinhua, paulownia, oak tree, tallow tree, banksia, mountain loquat, duck foot There are more than 40 tree species including golden-leaf white orchid, red bean tree, grouper wood (dog bone tree), liquidambar, spiny date, bamboo cypress (ironclad tree), black boxwood, camphor tree, cephalopodia fir, and mountain fir. Economic forests include camellia oleifera, tung trees, tallow trees, tea trees, litsea cubeba and fruit trees. Fruit trees, tea trees, camellia oleifera, tung trees, etc. are mainly artificially cultivated, while others are wild and mixed with other forest trees in small quantities. There are more than 60 kinds of bamboo, including tea stalk bamboo, green bark bamboo, pole bamboo, pink single bamboo, Le bamboo, Mao bamboo, hanging silk bamboo, Nan bamboo, Guanyin bamboo, etc. There are dozens of kinds of shrubs in the shrub forest, including tea tree, water ball flower, myrtle, box pine, and jade-leaf golden flower. They grow alone or mixed in the timber forest. With the increase of artificial and aircraft planting area, the forest area has increased. Pure shrubland gradually dwindles. There are also landscape trees. Before liberation, there were banyan trees, sweet-scented osmanthus trees, rosewood trees, toon trees, acacia trees, button trees, locust trees, albizia trees, autumn maples, and phoenix trees; after liberation, casuarinas, araucarias, ginkgos, geraniums, cypresses, Ligustrum lucidum, Melaleuca, Magnolia, Bauhinia, etc.

Mineral resources

Huaiji County contains more than 30 kinds of magnetite, mainly magnetite, distributed in Qianshui, Gansa, Wenlang, Zhongzhou, Fenggang, Lanzhong, etc. By 1982, approximately 44.38 million tons of reserves had been identified, with a grade of 42-68%. There were 9 mineral sites with reserves exceeding 1 million tons, among which the larger Jiangjuntou, Dongkeng and Wentang had reserves of 8 million tons respectively. tons, 3.7 million tons, 2.7 million tons.

At present, mining is carried out all year round in Shan, Lianmai, Zhongzhou, Aozai, Gansa, Qashui, Fenggang, Yonggu and other areas. In the 48th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1709), private mining has begun sporadic mining; tungsten mines are mainly distributed in the Duoluo Mountain area. , grade WO3 0.6-1.3%, has been continuously mined for 27 years, and the reserves are estimated to be few. In addition, diamond and bismuth mines are distributed in Pupingling, Qashui, and are valuable for mining. There are also mica, quartz and ice continent stone distributed in Fenggang and Qashui. Limestone is mainly distributed in Qiaotou, Zhongzhou and Liangcun. Phosphorus is distributed in Wenlang. Arsenic, manganese and copper are distributed in Zhongzhou and Qiaotou. Lead, zinc, molybdenum, silver, and tin are mainly distributed in Luoshan. They are associated metals of tungsten mines and are recycled as by-products. Rare metals such as beryllium, niobium, and tantalum are mainly distributed in Xiashuai and Qianshui.

Hydropower Resources

There are many rivers in Huaiji County, known as "One River, Eight Rivers and Twenty-one Waters". It is rich in water resources and has a theoretical water energy reserve of 328,900 kilowatts. The developable capacity is more than 220,000 kilowatts.

Administrative divisions

Huaiji County has jurisdiction over 18 towns (Huaicheng, Lianmai, Zhongzhou, Qashui, Fenggang, Aozai, Shidong, Qiaotou, Dagang, Liang Village, Gangping, Maning, Lenkeng, Wenlang, Gansa, Yonggu, Zhagang, Lanzhong), 1 ethnic township (Xiashuai Zhuang and Yao Township).

Historical evolution

The county was established in the 13th year of Yuanjia (435) of Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. Take the meaning of recruiting.

In 2000, Huaiji County governed 20 towns and 1 township: Huaicheng Town, Aozai Town, Zhagang Town, Gansa Town, Wenlang Town, Fenggang Town, Qashui Town, Liang Town Villages and towns, Gangping Town, Dagang Town, Lenkeng Town, Maning Town, Lanzhong Town, Yonggu Town, Shidong Town, Qiaotou Town, Lianmai Town, Tailai Town, Zhongzhou Town, Dakengshan Town, Xia Shuai Zhuang Yao Township. The total population is 736444, and the population of each township is: Huaicheng Town 121066 Zhagang Town 16164 Aozai Town 28997 Wenlang Town 10557 Gansa Town 19236 Fenggang Town 28285 Qashui Town 23819 Liangcun Town 57695 Dagang Town 53484 Gangping Town 27339 Lengkeng Town 85556 Maning Town 35251 Lanzhong Town 16388 Yonggu Town 38574 Shidong Town 52115 Qiaotou Town 44958 Zhongzhou Town 25860 Tailai Town 9764 Lianmai Town 27654 Dakengshan Town 6553 Xiashuai Zhuang and Yao Autonomous Township 7129 (according to the fifth census Data; unit: person)

In 2002, Huaiji County governed 20 towns (Huaicheng, Liamai, Zhongzhou, Qashui, Fenggang, Aozai, Shidong, Qiaotou, Dagang, Liang Village, Gangping, Maning, Lenkeng, Wenlang, Gansa, Yonggu, Zhagang, Lanzhong, Tailai, Dakengshan), 1 ethnic township (Xiashuai Zhuang and Yao Township), 312 village committees 22 neighborhood committees.

On November 17, 2003, Tailai Town was abolished and merged into Zhongzhou Town. The county was reorganized from 19 towns into 18 towns, 1 ethnic township, 22 neighborhood committees and 312 village committees. The county's population at the end of the year was 931,000.

As of December 31, 2005, Huaiji County has jurisdiction over 18 towns (Huaicheng, Lianmai, Zhongzhou, Qashui, Fenggang, Aozai, Shidong, Qiaotou, Dagang, Liangcun , Gangping, Maning, Lenkeng, Wenlang, Gansa, Yonggu, Zhagang, Lanzhong), 1 ethnic township (Xiashuai Zhuang and Yao Township).

Huaiji County is located in the northwest of Guangdong Province, the north of Zhaoqing City, and the center of the "Pan-Pearl River Delta" core area (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan + Hong Kong and Macao). It is the docking point of the Maritime and Continental Silk Road, and is the extension of the south to the north. A hub that connects the east to the west. The county seat is 180 kilometers away from Guangzhou and 150 kilometers away from Zhaoqing. The upper reaches of Suijiang River, a tributary of Beijiang River. It borders Yangshan and Guangning to the east, Deqing to the south, Fengkai and Hezhou, Guangxi to the west, and Lianshan and Liannan to the north. With a total area of ??3,573 square kilometers, it is the largest county in Zhaoqing City. It has jurisdiction over 18 towns, 1 ethnic township, and 2 state-owned forest farms; the county has a population of 930,000. Huaiji County has a superior geographical environment and a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and a mild climate. Surrounded by mountains, there are more than 60 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level, mainly distributed in the north. Dachouding, located in the northeast corner of the county, is the highest peak in Zhaoqing City with an altitude of 1,626 meters. The terrain slopes from the north and northwest to the southeast. In the west is the basin plain, covering an area of ??nearly 400 square kilometers. It is the largest plain among the mountainous counties in Guangdong Province and is the hometown of rice. The central and southeastern parts are hilly and are areas where both agriculture and forestry are developed. From the east to the north are mountainous areas, where bamboo forests are abundant.

Qiaotou Town in the southwest is a karst landform area with beautiful peaks and secluded rocks and clear and green streams. It is a provincial tourist scenic spot in Guangdong Province. Huaiji County was the land of Baiyue in ancient times. After the Qin Dynasty unified the south, it belonged to the two counties of Nanhai and Guilin. In the 13th year of Yuanjia in the Liu Song Dynasty (AD 436), Sihui Yintun Township was divided into counties and named Huaiji. Later, Yonggu County came under its jurisdiction and Cunshui County was merged into it. Since the establishment of the county, it has belonged to Guangdong for 800 years and Guangxi for 700 years. It was placed under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province in 1952 and is now under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing City. Huaiji, whose name has remained unchanged since the establishment of the county, is one of the few large counties in Guangdong and Guangxi with a history of one thousand and hundreds of years.

As for the origin of Huaiji’s population, it happened during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the country was in a stage of large-scale population migration. The ancestors of Huaiji entered Huaiji from Huguang through Zhuji Lane and northwest Guangdong. When we first moved to Huaiji, Huaiji was still a forest. After several generations of hard work, Huaiji finally became an area suitable for farming. The soil was suitable for the growth of rice, so Huaiji’s agriculture evolved from rice cultivation. gradually developed. The hard work of our ancestors created this prosperous place today.

On August 16, 2018, Huaiji County won the honor of the fourth batch of advanced units in the national rule of law county and city creation activities.

On February 16, 2016, Huaiji County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2015.