Longchuan county has a long history. Longchuan County was founded in the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC), with a history of 2225 years. It is the place where Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam, prospers as well as one of the four earliest ancient towns in Guangdong. In February 2009, it was recognized as "China Geographical Names Cultural Heritage-Millennium Ancient County" by the United Nations Geographical Names Expert Group, and it was also recognized as "Millennium Ancient County" 20089. 100000000006 At the beginning of the county's establishment, it had a vast territory, including Longchuan, Wuhua, Xingning, Heyuan, Heping, Ang Lee Pingxian and Xinfeng. After six years of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), Longchuan County established many new counties. Longchuan City (now Tuo City) under the old county is the earliest ancient city in Longchuan. From the Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China, it was ruled by counties or countries. Known as the "Lingnan Ancient City", it witnessed the cultural and historical evolution of Longchuan for more than 2,000 years. It has been designated as a provincial historical and cultural city. From June 65438 to June 0949, the county moved to Laolong Town.
Longchuan county is rich in natural resources. There are more than 20 kinds of metallic and nonmetallic minerals in the county, with large reserves, of which the total reserves of iron ore are150,000 tons, the reserves of black granite (one of the five famous stones in the world) are10,000 cubic meters, and the annual flow of natural mineral water in Meizikeng, Li Zui (which belongs to the world famous spring Vichy) is 270,000 tons. The county's ecology is good, with forestland area of 106700 hectares, forest coverage rate of 67 1% and standing stock of 2 10000 cubic meters. Rich in water resources. Dongjiang River and Hanjiang River are the main rivers in the county, with an annual runoff of 2.333 billion cubic meters and a hydraulic resource reserve of 410.39 million kilowatts. 220,000 kilowatts of hydropower resources have been developed and utilized, including 60,000 kilowatts of power stations in the county and 654.38+0.6 million kilowatts of Fengshuba Power Station in the province (the second largest hydropower station in the province).
Longchuan has many tourist attractions. Tuocheng, an important town in the south of the county, is one of the first historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province, and is known as "the ancient town of Qin Dynasty and the famous city of Han and Tang Dynasties". There are more than 40 key cultural relics protection units in Yuewangjing, Yuewangmiao, Gong Xue and other provinces, cities and counties, and there are also landscapes such as Hexi Hot Spring in Taxi, Triassic Waterfall in Jiandong, Qifeng Mountain Tourist Resort and Educated Youth Village nearby. There are beautiful Qingshan Lake (Fengshuba Reservoir), Wanyou Mountain Eco-tourism Resort and Meizishan Mineral Water Resort in the north. Huoshan, one of the seven famous mountains in Guangdong, is a provincial forest park and a national 3A tourist area. Its caves are peculiar and diverse, and it is famous for its unique "Danxia landform". Known as "morning, evening in Huo".
Longchuan has perfect infrastructure. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway, which runs through China's nine northern and southern provinces, and the Guangmeishan Railway, which runs through Guangdong's east and west, meet in Laolong County, setting up a large marshalling station, a grain depot, a locomotive depot and a communication depot, which is one of the important railway hubs in Lingnan area. There are three interchange exits in the county from Heyuan to Meizhou Expressway. 205 national highway and 1920 provincial highway run through the whole territory. There are 3 15 villages in the county with village-to-village highways. The disaster prevention and mitigation projects on both sides of Dongjiang River in the county, the county cultural park and the sports park have become beautiful landscapes, and the greening, lighting and beautification level of the county has been continuously improved, and the city grade has been further improved.
Longchuan's economy and society developed rapidly. In recent years, the county has adhered to the new road of industrialization, which has driven urbanization, agricultural industrialization and tourism industrialization, driven fiscal growth, increased farmers' income and enhanced stamina, and achieved rapid and healthy economic and social development. The construction of county industrial parks is becoming more and more perfect, and the effect of attracting investment is obvious. Shenzhen Nanshan (Longchuan) Industrial Transfer Industrial Park was recognized as a provincial industrial transfer industrial park. Agriculture and rural economy have shown a good trend of sustained and healthy development. The tertiary industry, led by tourism, is booming. In 20 10, the county achieved a regional GDP of 8.82 billion yuan; The total industrial output value is 654.38+05.96 billion yuan; The general budget revenue of local finance is 286,543.8+0 billion yuan; The per capita net income in rural areas is 5449 yuan. Various social undertakings have flourished, and people's living standards have been continuously improved.