The whole village*** has 8 natural villages, with a resident population of 3150 and a foreign population of about 3500.
After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, the village of Shangyuan only seized the opportunity to vigorously develop the ceramics-based industrial and sideline industries, built the Shangyuan Architectural Ceramics Factory and Industrial Company. To "SY brand" brand to obtain market recognition, many times won the provincial and municipal quality award, the products are sold directly to the country, exported to Hong Kong and Macao, as well as Southeast Asia, from then on, the villagers of the village day by day to embark on the road of well-off people, one of the economic powerhouse of the town of Nanzhuang.
Industrial and agricultural development:
In the 60's, Shangyuan Village was mainly engaged in agricultural production, and the villagers used to grow vegetables and cultivate the fields as the main means of livelihood. 1966 per capita income was only 20 yuan per annum, and the life was very hard.
When the reform and opening up, Shangyuan Village boldly invested in the ceramic industry, built Shangyuan Ceramics Factory, the main production of glazed tiles, ceramic tiles, and so on. Economic income increased year by year, and then built electric porcelain factory, electric wood factory, hardware factory. Economic strength continues to grow, people's lives continue to improve. After that, the collective economy is strong, in 1982 and officially founded Shangyuan Architectural Ceramics General Factory, and then several small factories will be merged, and gradually formed Shangyuan Ceramics Industrial Zone, realizing the economic take-off again. Village workers employment rate of 100%. The villagers' life has initially reached a well-off level.
Development of medical and health care:
Shangyuan Village established a health station at an early stage, so that villagers can be treated for minor illnesses without leaving the village. Later, with the economic development, a health care system was established and medical conditions were improved. The village villagers see a doctor to get medicine all free of charge, only 1 yuan registration fee, if you go out to see a doctor can be reimbursed 50% of the medical expenses, if the malignant tumor patients can be fully reimbursed for the cost of medicines.
Development of education:
In 1992, a rural elementary school was built to meet the national standard of a class of elementary school - Shangyuan Primary School, with a floor area of 13,000 square meters, well-equipped with teaching buildings, office buildings, teachers' dormitories and swimming pools, etc., and in recent years, computer rooms have been acquired. There are 13 teaching classes, 500 students and 25 teachers. Six consecutive years of teaching work are ranked at the forefront of the town, for three consecutive years was named "a class of schools".
The old Shangyuan kindergarten equipment simple, small, weak teachers, the number of children each year about 170, 7 teachers. 1993, the collection of funds from all parties to donate 2 million yuan to build the Shangyuan kindergarten, the building area of 10,667 square meters, the existing teaching classes 8, the staff of 32 people, the age of the children's enrollment rate of 100%, many times by the higher level of the "Advanced Parent School", "Advanced Parent School". The kindergarten has been awarded the title of "Advanced Parent School" and "Advanced Kindergarten" many times.
Development of cultural and sports undertakings:
In 1999, the construction of a five-storey, multi-functional equipment cultural building. In the same year, the school hired professional coaches to start "tai chi" and "aerobics" classes, and the students were very enthusiastic. The school organized "Junior Lion Dance Team", "Drum and Bugle Corps", the village set up "Shangyuan Dragon Boat Team", these teams were built, through the practice, the skills greatly improved, to participate in the city, the town at all levels of competition have won places and awards. The village was established the "Shangyuan Dragon Boat Team" in the village.
Village construction:
Shangyuan village has long attached importance to the construction of village appearance, with high standards of planning and construction of 408 reconstructed housing; 1996 to repair a 2.5 kilometers, 17 meters wide around the village highway, along the road for landscaping and beautification. The whole village*** built 10 public toilets, changed the drinking water habits, all installed water pipes. The main streets in the village were paved with cement and the trade market was remodeled.
Invested a lot of money to build a new type of school, improve the greening and beautification of public **** facilities, pay attention to cultural, recreational and sports activities, the construction of a high-standard lighted stadium 3, a soccer field, skating rinks, swimming pools, a large area of the village center of the park 2, and the construction of the Shouxing recreation center. Make Shangyuan Village become a typical of the new socialist countryside which is often visited by the superiors, and become one of the top 100 villages in the country.
Style and Character:
Shangyuan Village has been opened for 938 years, at that time, there were a number of temples built, every first and fifteenth day of the year incense flourished. In the lunar calendar, there are also activities to sacrifice to the gods, simple folk customs. Later, it was destroyed after many campaigns. The only remaining cultural relic is an ancient well, called "Taipa Well", which is more than 800 years old.
The descendants of Shangyuan still do not forget the ancient teachings of their ancestors - "loyalty, faith, filial piety, fraternal duty, virtue, goodness, harmony, self-reliance and self-improvement". There have been a number of famous people who have passed away.
Shangyuan Village is near Foshan Ancestral Temple, Nanfeng Ancient Stove, Gaozao Pottery Kiln, Foshan Liangyuan, Foshan Zhongshan Park, Lingnan Tiandi and other tourist attractions, and there are specialties such as Foshan Fragrant Cloud Saree, Shiwan Yubing Shaoxing Wine, Shiwan Dolls, Zhuhou Chicken, and Brewing Za Pork Trotters.