1. Tourism resources
1. Ancient city: The ancient city was built in the 18th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1385). According to the "Reconstruction of the Epitaph of Kaicheng Dulanfu Hua Gong": " …Build Pinghai City, open five villages to raise troops, create a city to care for the people, calm the beacon smoke on the sea, and defend the borderland..." Pinghai City was built at that time mainly to resist foreign invasion, and it has a history of 620 years. The four city gates in the east, south, west and north are still completely preserved, as well as a number of cultural relics and historic sites such as ancient cross streets, ancient houses and ancient temples in the city. The ancient city's majestic towers, majestic bells, simple folk customs, and unique dialects still exude charm.
2. Turtle National Nature Reserve: Located at the junction of Daya Bay and Red Bay, with a total area of ??18 square kilometers, it mainly protects internationally endangered and nationally protected animals - sea turtles and their spawning habitats. It is the only sea turtle nature reserve in mainland China, a member of the China Man and Biosphere Network, and is included in the "List of Internationally Important Wetlands" of the Larsam Convention (currently only 21 in the country have received this honor). About 50,000 people visit the sea turtle reserve every year to visit, study and conduct scientific research exchanges.
3. Nostalgia for the ancient fort. Next to Turtle Bay, there is the hill of Zhucao City, also known as Fortress Hill. There is a fort built in the 57th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1718). The first batch of cultural relics protection units in Dongxian County.
4. Shuangyue Bay: Shuangyue Bay is composed of Nanmen Bay, Dongshan Bay, Pinghai Inner Harbor and Shioding. Viewed from the top of Daxing Mountain, the two bays (Nanmen Bay and Dongshan Bay ) resembles a crescent moon, hence the name "Double Moon Bay". "Shuangyue Bay" has white sand and blue water, and is a natural seawater swimming pool. Its dozens of miles of beaches can develop activities such as sea surfing, motorboats, and beach parachutes. Every year, a large number of tourists come to Shuangyue Bay to travel, watch the sea, swim, taste seafood, etc.
5. Partridge Hot Spring: Located in the southwest of Pinghai, 10 kilometers away from the town, it is a rare geothermal mineral spring in China. The water temperature is 52°C to 55°C, the daily flow is 560 tons, and the water quality is radon metasilica. Acid sodium chloride calcium alkaline water is a high-quality medical mineral water that has the effect of treating various diseases and strengthening human health. In 2004, Huizhou Duosheng Industrial Co., Ltd. invested 160 million to build Huizhou Pinghai Seaside Hot Spring Resort, planning to build a large-scale comprehensive resort center integrating tourism, leisure, entertainment and health care. At present, the construction work of the resort is progressing smoothly and it is expected to be put into trial operation on National Day in 2006.
2. Port resources
1. National first-class ports: Pinghai Town has two national first-class ports, one is Bijia Port and the other is Dayaotang Port.
Bijia Port: Bijia Port is wide and calm, with no hard bottom. The water depth in the port channel area is more than 20 meters, which is suitable for the development of channels with a tonnage of 100,000-200,000 tons. The Bijia Wharf port area covers an area of ??60 acres and occupies 250 meters of coastline. Currently, it has 1 berth of 3000-5000 tons, 2 berths of 2000 tons, 1 berth of 800 tons, and supporting terminal facilities. It has been improved and has established customs, commodity inspection, border inspection, animal and plant quarantine offices and other departments. The terminal has been operated as a national first-class port, making it very convenient for Chinese and foreign merchants to carry out import and export business.
Dayaotang Port: Dayaotang Port covers an area of ??54 acres. Currently, it has one 2,000-ton berth and two 1,000-ton berths; the terminal has complete supporting facilities (loading and unloading cranes) Two ships: one can lift 80 tons, one can lift 60 tons; two movable suction machines: one can suction 60 tons, one can suction 50 tons; 4 movable forklifts, one can fork 6 tons, Two 3-ton forks, one 2-ton fork; two movable hand trucks, and 5 container trucks can be towed in the terminal), and departments such as customs, commodity inspection, border inspection, animal and plant quarantine offices have been established. It operates as a national first-class port.
2. National-level mass fishing port: The original fishing port of Gangkang Town is a national-level mass fishing port. The fishing port has a superior geographical location. The inner harbor extends 4.5 kilometers from the entrance of the port (name of place) to Hujiao (name of place). It is a good shelter from the wind. Every year, nearly a thousand fishing boats from eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan come to the fishing port to berth and trade.
3. Agricultural resources
1. Planting industry: Pinghai has a warm climate and fertile soil, which is very suitable for crop growth.
It mainly grows rice, potatoes, bitter gourds, radishes and various vegetables. Among them, Pinghai radish is fresh, sweet, juicy and has no residue, which is a good product for relieving summer heat. Pinghai winter potatoes are planted in an area of ??more than 10,000 acres every year. A major advantage of Pinghai agriculture has become the highlight of Pinghai's development of characteristic agriculture. In 2004, Pinghai was rated as the "Hometown of Potatoes" by the Huizhou Municipal Government.
2. Maritime aquaculture industry: Pinghai Town has a large number of shallow beaches, which is a natural place for the development of mariculture industry. The annual output value of mariculture reaches hundreds of millions of yuan. The town has 17 high-level shrimp breeding bases with an area of ??3,270 acres; 16 factory abalone farms with an area of ??153 acres and a breeding water body of 60,000 cubic meters; 7 sea urchin farms with a breeding area of ??780 acres; 2 lobster farms A breeding water body of 800 cubic meters; a turbot fish farm with a breeding area of ??40 acres; sea cage breeding with 720 boxes; shellfish breeding of 4,000 acres; snail breeding area of ??1,000 square meters, with a quantity of 600,000 pieces.
3. Marine fishing: Marine fishing operations are mainly carried out by village committees such as Xincun, Xinliao, Tai'ao, Gangyi, Caijiacun, Nanshe and other village committees, focusing on the development of traditional "thorn fishing" high-quality fish and Tow seine operation. The town currently has 268 large, medium and small fishing boats, with a tonnage of 1,780 tons and a horsepower of 5,630 kilowatts. In addition, there are 150 fishing boats from other counties and provinces, and 60 fishing boats from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In 2005, the fishing output was 14,328 tons, with an output value of 159 million yuan, an increase of 1%.
4. Salt industry: Pinghai Town currently has 25,000 acres (3,750 acres) of salt towns, and 15,000 acres (2,250 acres) of salt towns with higher yields. Donghai is the one doing salt farming operations Village committee. In 2005, the output of the salt industry reached 7,500 tons, with an output value of 3.2 million yuan.
IV. Cultural Resources
1. Heroic Militia Company: formerly the workers’ picket team established in 1951, it was renamed “Guard Company” in 1958 and “Port Company” in 1961 Grassroots militia company." On October 7, 1962, the militia company with Zhang Bao as the company commander fought a bloody struggle with the armed agents of the United States and Chiang Kai-shek who made a sneak attack on Xiaoxingshan Island, repelling the enemy and defending the country. The militia company was awarded the title of "Heroic Militia Company" by the Central and South Bureau of the Communist Party of China and the Guangzhou Military Region on August 1, 1964. The Port Hero Militia Company is an important revolutionary traditional education base for young people. It receives thousands of primary and secondary school students every year and is a huge spiritual wealth for Pinghai Town.
2. Folk customs: Pinghai Ancient City is the area with the most local cultural characteristics in the Dongjiang area. The people here have created rich folk traditions: "making lanterns" and "stealing green" during the Lantern Festival, the third day of the lunar calendar The "stage setting" on the third day of the lunar month, the "dragon boat race" on the Ruiyang Festival, the "moon worship party" on the Mid-Autumn Festival... form the colorful folk customs of the ancient city. At the same time, Pinghai also retains a variety of folk arts: couplets, fishermen's songs, calligraphy and painting, scenery, folk dances "Carp Chasing Spring", "Nine Phoenixes Chaoyang", "Colorful Butterflies Love Flowers"..., like shining stars. The stars dotted the bright night sky of the ancient city. Pinghai was rated as the "Hometown of Couplets" by the city, and Northwest Village was rated as the "Hometown of Dancing Carp Characteristics" by the city. In order to inherit and carry forward the excellent national folk culture and art of the ancient city, Pinghai Town has held five ancient city folk culture and art festivals since 1984. The ancient city folk culture and art festival has become a well-known cultural event.
3. Unique dialect: The ancient city of Pinghai was once a defensive city and a trading center at that time. Soldiers and merchants from all over the country gathered together. People with southern and northern accents lived together for a long time. Different dialects penetrated each other, thus forming this dialect. A unique mixed dialect - military voice. The military voice is based on the northern language family and incorporates Cantonese, Hakka, and Minnan dialects. The military voice is very beautiful and musical, and always gives people a fresh and friendly feeling.
5. Large projects that are about to be settled in Pinghai
The major projects that are about to be settled in Pinghai mainly include thermal power plants and wind power plants. Their completion and commissioning can increase local tax revenue by hundreds of millions of yuan every year. .
Thermal power plant: The thermal power plant with an initial investment of 10.8 billion yuan - Pinghai Power Plant project was located in Bijia. It was jointly invested by Guangdong Yudean, Zhujiang Investment Company and Huizhou. In 2005, it was approved by the state The National Development and Reform Commission approved it as an alternative project in 2007. At present, the compensation work for fruit trees within the land acquisition scope of the project has been completed, and other preliminary work is being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.
Wind power plant: The Huidong County offshore wind power plant project with an investment of 1.2 billion yuan is located on the shore of Dongshan Sea. It is jointly developed and constructed by Hong Kong Yingfeng Energy Co., Ltd. and Huizhou Lianhong Petrochemical Zone Development Investment Co., Ltd., using the coast Wind power generation is currently undergoing wind power testing and other work, and construction is expected to start next year.
6. Pinghai’s new image
Pinghai Town Committee and Town Government give full play to their own resource advantages and take the construction of a new socialist countryside as an opportunity to accelerate the urbanization process and further Optimize the investment environment, accelerate Pinghai’s economic development, and enhance Pinghai’s new image.
Pinghai Cultural Plaza: The town committee and town government raised more than 10 million yuan through multiple channels to build the "Pinghai Cultural Plaza". The square covers an area of ??more than 10,000 square meters. The ground is made of large and small puzzle tiles, and is dotted with flower beds, lawns, and small trees, making the square both open and rich in garden art. The square also has supporting facilities such as a cultural center, library, lighted stadium, and large open-air stage. It is a good place for local people to relax, entertain, exercise, and read. It has become a carrier to display Pinghai’s traditional culture and folk customs, further enhancing the ancient city. cultural taste.
The "One River and Two Banks" project: The town committee and town government raised more than 3 million yuan through multiple channels to renovate the Pinghai River section near Pinghai Cultural Square. The renovated Pinghai River is about 1,000 meters long. The river bed has been dug and widened. Stone walls and river guardrails have been built on both sides of the river. Grass and trees have been planted. Five unique and novel bridges with different styles have been built for convenience. People walking. The renovation and dredging of "one river and two banks" have restored the charming and beautiful appearance of Pinghai River and become a charming scenery in Pinghai.
Zhongcheng Highway Renovation Project: The town committee and the town government raised more than 3 million yuan through multiple channels to reconstruct the Zhongcheng Highway, which is more than 1,000 meters long from Fuling Gas Station to Hijiao Village. The buildings that used to block the Zhongcheng Highway were demolished, the road was widened and straightened, the sides were paved with colorful bricks, small trees were planted, and street lights with a cultural flavor were installed. The streets of the ancient city were decorated with radiance.