Historically, Mayang was developed earlier. Western Zhou period, that is, some people in the Jiuquwan large-scale mining of copper, and later for the Chu one of the four major copper mines, the ruins of which still exist. During the Spring and Autumn period, the territory is rich in bracteate, popular in the nine states, "Zuo Zhuan", "thatched tribute does not enter, no shrinking of wine"; Mayang old records also have "Chu not lose thatched tribute, Qi levy" records. However, since the Western Han Dynasty, due to the long-term oppression and exploitation of the feudal ruling class, racial discrimination and slavery, coupled with frequent military disasters, banditry, disasters and constantly caused great disasters, people live in poverty. Until 1949, Mayang is still a barren people poor, closed transportation, industrial and agricultural backward third-class small county.
After the founding of New China, the county party committee and people's government of Mayang County led the people to clear the bandits and counter-hegemony, suppress the counter-revolution, carry out land reform, support the anti-American aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, consolidate the new regime, emancipate the productive forces, and gradually restore the economy. 1953 implemented the party's general line in the transitional period, began planned economic construction, and gradually carried out socialist reforms of agriculture, handicrafts and private industry and commerce, and established state-run industries, commercial enterprises, and private businesses, and then started to build up the economy. In 1957, the total output value of industry and agriculture was 17.89 million yuan, and the total grain output reached 60,720 tons, an increase of 34.6% and 21.59% respectively over 1952.
1958, due to the launch of the "Great Leap Forward", "People's Commune" campaign, steel, water conservancy, large office **** canteen, the implementation of the supply system, coupled with the successive natural disasters, the national economy, a major landslide. 1961, the grain output of 29,183 tons, more than the total grain output of 60,720 tons, an increase of 34.6% over 1952, 21.59%. Grain output of 29,183 tons, 51.04% less than in 1957, the market scarcity of materials, people's lives in difficulty, the population appeared "negative growth". 1962, the county party committee to take a series of adjustment measures, the national economy has been rapidly recovered and developed. To 1965, the total grain output of Mayang County reached 64,562 tons, an increase of 121.23% over 1961, an average annual growth rate of 30.31%; total industrial and agricultural output value of 25.28 million yuan, an increase of 52.1% over 1961, an average annual growth rate of 13.03%.
1966-1976, Mayang suffered a decade of "Cultural Revolution" catastrophe. During this period, the cadres and masses in the territory in very difficult conditions, adhere to the production and work, repair water conservancy, agricultural capital construction, the development of social enterprises, has built 1 medium-sized reservoirs, 101 small reservoirs, ponds 6200, especially for the "three lines" construction services, the construction of 3 hydroelectric power plants, installed capacity of 9270 In 1976, the total grain output of Mayang County was 85,162 tons, an increase of 31.92% over 1965, with an average annual increase of 3.55%; the total output value of industry and agriculture was 47.57 million yuan, an increase of 88.17% over 1965, with an average annual increase of 9.8%.
In 2005, the GDP of Mayang County rose to 1.402 billion yuan, of which 498 million yuan of added value was realized in the primary industry, 359 million yuan of added value in the secondary industry, and 545 million yuan of added value in the tertiary industry, with per capita GDP of the county amounting to 4,192 yuan, financial income of 57.06 million yuan, and total retail sales of consumer goods of 520 million yuan. The per capita net income of farmers is 1,667 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents is 5,405 yuan.
In 2012, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Mayang County was 4.739 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% over the previous year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 1.189 billion yuan, up 4.3%, the secondary industry was 1.715 billion yuan, up 14.3%, and the tertiary industry was 1.835 billion yuan, up 12.2%; the industrial structure was adjusted from the previous year's 25.2:35.2:39.6 to 25.1:36.2:38.7; the per capita GDP of Mayang County, calculated on the basis of the resident population, reached 13,696 yuan. From 1979 to 2005, 9 science and technology societies (associations) were established in Mayang County, with a total of 210 members. The science and technology team is growing, in 2005, Mayang County **** there are 980 scientific and technological personnel, accounting for 1% of the active population of Mayang County. 25 years, Mayang County, there are 52 scientific and technological achievements of the national, provincial and municipal awards of various types of science and technology, of which 3 national awards, 11 awards from the province, and 38 awards from the city (prefecture). The contribution rate of science and technology to economic development rose from 30% in 1989 to 45%.
In 2012, Mayang County successfully declared 6 science and technology projects above the municipal level and 12 patents were authorized. After 1979, Mayang education began to set things right, criticizing the "useless study theory", adjusting the layout of primary and secondary schools, gradually reforming the management system, school system, encourage and support private education. 1988, the universalization of compulsory primary education through the provincial acceptance of the standard. 1990-2004, the central government and the local **** input of 93.344 million yuan, the expansion of the school. 93.344 million yuan, expanding new school buildings by 182,653 square meters, renovating dangerous buildings by 104,691 square meters, and introducing and purchasing a large number of modern teaching equipment. By 2000, the elimination of youth illiteracy and the universalization of nine-year compulsory education passed the provincial and municipal acceptance and reached the standard. 2005, Mayang County has 2 complete middle schools, 24 junior high schools, 2 vocational high schools, 239 elementary school, 66 kindergartens, with 52,889 primary and secondary school students, and 3,953 kindergarten children. There are 4,946 teaching staff, including 218 senior teachers and 1,276 intermediate teachers. Elementary school enrollment rate of 100%, the consolidation rate of 99%, the rate of 100%. 1977-2005, **** to the national universities and colleges to send more than 6,300 students, including 85 sports talent. Special teacher Fu Jiachang was awarded "National Model Teacher" and "National Excellent Class Teacher" in 2004.
At the end of 2012, Mayang County has 2 secondary specialized (vocational) schools, with 731 students and 60 full-time teachers, and 24 general secondary schools, with 16,226 students and 1,193 full-time teachers. There are 146 ordinary elementary school with 25,641 students and 1,438 full-time teachers, 1 special education school with 78 students and 7 full-time teachers, 13 kindergartens (including private ones) with 3,316 children and 56 kindergarten teachers. The enrollment rate of school-age children is 99.8%, and the enrollment rate of junior high school is 98.7%.In 2012, 1,014 people were admitted to bachelor's degree and college (among them, 558 were undergraduates and 456 were specialists) in Mayang County, and the admission rate of college entrance examination reached 89.1%. From 1978 to 2005, Mayang County published 89 literary works and 23 art works. In particular, Mayang "peasant painting" is famous both at home and abroad. 1988, Mayang County was named by the Ministry of Culture, "China's modern folk painting hometown", to 2005, Mayang County **** held 29 sessions of "Peasant Painting Exhibition To 2005, Mayang County **** held 29 sessions of "Peasant Painting Exhibition", displaying 2067 pieces of works (times); participated in the national art exhibition 7 times. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published Mayang painting township calendar in one volume; Mayang peasant paintings have also been published in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, South Korea, Hungary and other 20 countries and regions, exhibiting more than 80 pieces of work.
In 2012, Mayang County, there is an art performance group, a cultural center, a museum, a library, 125 mass amateur performance team, cultural market business units (households) 310. Mass cultural activities such as square singing and dancing, longevity Taiji, folk calligraphy and so on flourished, greatly enriching the spiritual life of the people in Mayang County. The rapid development of the broadcasting industry; at the end of 2012, the TV coverage rate in Mayang County reached 96.8%, the radio coverage rate reached 41.7%, and the number of cable TV subscribers reached 57,800. At the end of 2012, all kinds of medical institutions in Mayang County reached 33, 360 rural health rooms, with 1,106 beds, 2.8 health beds per 1,000 people, 1,022 health technicians, 2.58 health technicians per 1,000 people.