During the period of Republic of China, Xiangzhou County had very few scientific and technological personnel, and in the 38th year of Republic of China (1949), there were only 12 agricultural and medical technicians. After the liberation, with the development of economy and various undertakings, technical promotion institutions and scientific research institutions were established one after another, and the scientific and technological team was expanded continuously. in the 50's, the county and district set up the agricultural technology promotion station; in the 60's, the breeding farm was set up; in the 70's, the Agricultural Machinery Research Institute and Forestry Science Research Institute were set up; in the 80's, the townships and townships successively set up the science and technology popularization associations and the farmers professional research associations of rice, citrus, sugarcane, pig rearing, chicken, sheep rearing, vegetables, and so on, and widely established them, Vegetables and other farmers' professional research societies, widely demonstrating, publicizing and promoting science and technology.
In 1973-1981, the agricultural network was set up, with the county having the Science and Technology Commission, the Agricultural Technology Extension Center, the Agricultural Science Institute, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station, the Forestry Institute, and the Agricultural Machinery Research Institute, and the commune having the Agricultural Technology Extension Station, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station and the Agricultural Machinery Station, and the brigade being equipped with the Agricultural Science Officers, and the production brigade having the Agricultural Science Groups. The popularization of science and technology is carried out through a four-level agricultural science network. in 1976, the members of the agricultural science group of the production team amounted to 6,942 people, *** planting 26,000 mu of high-yield, experimental, and seed fields. after the implementation of the household contract responsibility system in 1982, the agricultural science network was changed into a network consisting of the county, township and township science and technology units, scientific and technological associations, professional societies, cultural and propaganda units, group organizations, and farmers' technicians and members of township and village science and popularization societies, etc. ** ** with the cooperation to carry out the popularization of science and technology. *After 1984, the rural townships successively set up rice, sugarcane, pig, chicken, sheep, vegetable and other farmers' professional research societies, and in 1990, there were 45 professional and technical research societies in the county, with 642 members. 1989, each village office was equipped with one agricultural scientist, and each villagers' committee was set up with one scientific and technological assistant, forming a new four-level agricultural science network of the county, townships, administrative villages, villagers' committees, and the county's agricultural science network. A new 4-level agricultural science network was formed in the county, townships, administrative villages and villagers' committees. In 1990, there were 952 natural science technicians in the county, among them, 205 of them got the title of intermediate grade or above. 1983 to 1990, 6 scientific and technological research results of **** were awarded by the Autonomous Region Science and Technology Progress Prize, and 28 projects were awarded by the Regional Science and Technology Progress Prize. 2012, more than 72 million yuan was invested in the implementation of 23 scientific and technological innovation projects. In the Tang Dynasty, Xiangzhou founded the state school. In the Qing Dynasty, academies and voluntary schools were founded. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the new school began to appear, Guangxu thirty-two years (1906) to change the academy for the two primary schools, Guangxu thirty-four years (1908) in the state there are seven primary schools, Xuantong two years in the state city to create a women's elementary school. The countryside is still the old school private school. Republic of China in 15 years, the implementation of the district set up schools, the villages have been founded elementary school, the establishment of Xiangxian Junior High School, since then to 38 years, the elementary school increased slightly, but the number of students in the school decreased.
After the liberation, the education cause was recovered and developed. 1950~1956, school education developed healthily. 1954, 772 teachers in primary and secondary schools, 51% more than on the eve of the liberation; at the end of 1956, the number of primary and secondary school pupils in the school increased by 3.4 times and 1.4 times respectively compared with that on the eve of the liberation. 1957, the school carried out the anti-Rightist struggles, and the motivation of teachers was hit, and the education cause suffered losses. In 1958, the "Great Leap Forward" neglected the objective conditions and teaching of basic knowledge, and the quality of education declined. 1962-1963, over-age students were mobilized to return to their hometowns to take part in production, and the normal teaching order was restored. 1964, the public and private sectors were implemented, and a number of privately-run elementary school and cultivated primary schools were opened, with the number of students enrolled in these schools increasing by 3 times and 4 times respectively. In 1964, a number of private elementary school and elementary school were opened in parallel with public ones, and the number of students in these schools increased by 13,000 compared with the previous year. 1966 was followed by the Cultural Revolution from the second half of 1966 to October 1976, when the education cause was completely devastated, and the system of examination for admission to higher education was restored in 1977, and the policy on intellectuals was gradually implemented after 1978, and the motivation of the teachers was given full play. After 1980, the layout of primary and secondary schools was readjusted, high schools were compressed, and junior high school classes attached to elementary school were abolished. 1983, using UNICEF's assistance of 120,000 US dollars to set up tele-electronic teaching equipment, more than 1,100 elementary school teachers participated in the study; more channels were used to raise funds to run the schools and improve the conditions of running the schools. 1981 to 1990, the state invested 10.81 million yuan, and the people raised 8.238 million yuan to build 228,800 new houses. In 1981-1990, the state invested 10.81 million yuan, and the masses raised 8.238 million yuan, built 228,800 square meters of new houses, and repaired 108,800 square meters of dangerous houses in schools.
In 2011, education in Xiangzhou has been developing steadily. The number of various types of schools in the county remained stable, and the number of students, enrollment rate and advancement rate increased steadily. The number of students enrolled in high school education per 10,000 people in the county reached 201, an increase of 33 over the previous year. Annual repair of primary and secondary schools in dangerous buildings **** invested 14.51 million yuan, the new school building 18,131 square meters. The county's general college entrance examination undergraduate on-line 775 people, an increase of 105 people over the previous year, an increase of 15.7%; general college entrance examination undergraduate on-line rate of 45.8%. At the end of the year, there are 15 general secondary schools in the county***, with 986 full-time teachers and 17,215 students; 1 vocational secondary school, with 45 full-time teachers and 2,417 students; 107 elementary school, with 1,425 full-time teachers and 21,370 students; 1 special education school, with 40 students; and 102 kindergartens of various types in the county, with 9,054 young children in the park. The enrollment rate of primary school-age children is 100%. By 2012, the elementary school enrollment rate had risen from 99.84% in 2002 to 100%, and the elementary school dropout rate had been reduced from 0.13% to 0. The junior high school enrollment rate had risen from 98.57% in 2002 to 101.73%, and the junior high school dropout rate had been reduced from 2.53% to 1.38%. All the indicators of the "Two Fundamental Principles" have reached or exceeded the standards of the autonomous regions and the state, and in September 2012, the city was honored as an advanced region of the country in the "Two Fundamental Principles". In 2012, the work of "two fundamentals" won the national advanced again; 1,058 undergraduates got on line in the college entrance examination, and the on-line rate of undergraduates exceeded 60%; and the recruitment and employment of 68 special-purpose teachers was completed. Xiangzhou County is an ancient county with a long history. In the long era of more than 2,000 years since the establishment of the county, a lot of precious cultural heritages have been left behind. Neolithic era (about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago) the ancestors of the Zhuang people will be in the county territory to live and reproduce, Nanshawan shell mound site, Niangniang shell mound site culture layer of a large number of conch shells, mussels, animal bones and beaten stone tools, sand sandwiched ceramic fragments. Han Dynasty, by the influence of the Central Plains culture, the county's cultural development, a large number of well-preserved Han Dynasty tombs and unearthed burial artifacts, but also one of the county's major cultural features. In Song Dynasty, Fangzhi business is quite prosperous, has compiled "Xiangzhou old scripture", "Xiangzhou map scripture", "Xiang County Zhi", "Xiangzhou Zhi", "Xiangtai Zhi" and so on a number of local histories, it is Xiangzhou compiled and repaired the most of Fangzhi dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a group of cultural celebrities represented by Zheng Xianfu emerged, especially Zheng's writings are rich, enjoying the reputation of "Jiangnan Talents" and "Patriarchs of Guangdong". During the period of the Republic of China, bookstores for book sales were established in the county, and libraries, book distribution and reading work began to develop; film screening began to appear; many amateur performing arts teams were established one after another, and Gui Opera and Caixiang were widely spread in the cities and villages.
Xiangzhou is an area inhabited by the Zhuang people, and the Shigong opera, the Chaoyang dance, the mountain song, and the Zhuang hanhuan were exceptionally popular, and the masses entertained themselves in a spontaneous manner during the festivals or in the spare time of labor. During the "Cultural Revolution", under the influence of the "Gang of Four" and the "Left", "Mao Zedong Thought Literary and Artistic Propaganda Teams" were set up in rural areas, factories, mines and farms, and "model operas" were staged and organized to write works reflecting the class struggle. To write to reflect the class struggle as the theme of literary and artistic creation group, culture once appeared deformed prosperity; the late 70s, especially after crushing the "Gang of Four", unprecedented prosperity of literary and artistic creation; 80s county has a professional performing arts groups, 98 performances; amateur literary and artistic team of 98, 389 performances; cultural centers, stations 12, 25 reading rooms, 25 library rooms and 389 cultural centers and stations. There are 12 cultural centers and stations, 25 reading rooms and 13 theaters. There are 115 professional and amateur artists, and the rural broadcasting network covers the entire countryside.
In 2011, Xiangzhou County has 1 professional performing arts groups; 1 county library; 1 county cultural center; 1 county cultural relics management center; 11 township cultural stations. The construction of Liao Bing Brothers Art Pavilion was successfully promoted. More than 40 intangible cultural heritage projects were completed throughout the year. The county's sports infrastructure and mass sports venues continued to increase, and the county's radio and television wireless coverage benefited more than 250,000 people.
In 2012, more than 8 million yuan was invested to complete the reconstruction and renovation of county museums, libraries, cultural centers and comprehensive gymnasiums; more than 21 million yuan was invested to complete the construction of 112 village-level public **** cultural service centers in the county; more than 7 million yuan was invested in the implementation of the "Two Creation" infrastructure construction. During the year, farmers utilized the "three requests" platform to perform more than 2,000 times and held more than 2,500 ball games. Successfully hosted the chess and badminton competitions of the First National Fitness Games of Guangxi in Laibin City (Xiangzhou), and successfully organized more than 30 county-wide cultural and sports competitions. The literary work "Wizards" won the finalist prize of 2012 "Shanyang Cup" National Humorous Story Writing Competition, and "Minimum Wage Should Be Given Enough" won the excellent prize of the Fifth "Meilong Cup" National Community Legal Knowledge Story Essay Writing Competition. It has attracted 180 million yuan to build the "Dragon's Source" Cultural City with unique cultural characteristics of Xiangzhou, the new village of White Stone Cultural Tourism, and the construction of Liao Bing's art exhibition hall, and started the restoration of Xiaogu's former residence; Xiangzhou Zhuanghuan, Shigong Dance, Honggu Dregs, and Gan Wang Sacrifice have been listed in the list of intangible cultural heritages of the autonomous region. In the first year of Xuantong of Qing Dynasty (1909), the state began to set up Ji Sheng Shan Tang, with a doctor. Republic of 29 years (1940), like the county began to have public medical institutions, 36 years, the county average per 10,000 people have 0.55 medical and technical personnel, 0.97 beds. Due to the lack of medicine, the county urban and rural diseases, cholera, plague, smallpox and other infectious diseases from time to time. Qing Daoguang twenty-ninth year (1849) to Guangxu twenty-eighth year (1902), the state occurred 3 times plague pandemic. In the 6 years from 29 to 34 of the Republic of China, there were 3 epidemics of spotted measles, typhoid fever, plague, smallpox and cholera in the county. 33 years of smallpox epidemic, more than 200 people were killed in Zhongping and Xiashixi townships. 34 years of cholera epidemic, about 500 people were killed in the 3 townships of Sicun, Yihe and Renhe.
After the liberation, the party and the government attached great importance to the development of health care. in the early 50s, the county and district are set up health centers, from 1954, has established in small townships of the health room, medical station, the county urban and rural areas to carry out extensive activities of patriotic hygiene and prevention of disease and treatment of disease. 1990, the county has 17 public health care institutions, medical and technical personnel of 389 people, beds, an average of every 10,000 people have The average number of medical technicians per 10,000 people was 11.8, and the number of hospital beds was 7.7. The number of medical technicians and hospital beds increased 42 times and 20 times respectively compared with the pre-liberation period. There are also 121 village health centers with 371 rural doctors. Urban and rural health care conditions have been improved, the smallpox disease that has been prevalent for generations has been eliminated in the 60's; filariasis and malaria disease that seriously jeopardize people's health in 7 townships in the county have been basically eliminated in the 80's after years of prevention and treatment; from 1986 to 1990, there were no cases of immunity diseases such as polio and whooping cough in the whole county. However, rural medical facilities and medical technicians are still lacking.
In 2011, Xiangzhou health care continued to be strengthened. The construction of health infrastructure in the county was accelerated, and medical equipment and technical conditions were greatly improved and enhanced. At the end of the year, there were 232 health institutions in the county (including state-owned hospitals, health centers, women's hospitals, CDCs, health supervision offices, skin prevention stations, rural health offices, individual clinics and other types of institutions). There are 388 beds in hospitals and health centers in the county***, and 513 health technicians. The county has all implemented the new rural cooperative medical system, and the actual participation in rural cooperative medical care amounted to 274,000 people, with a participation rate of 87.3% and a benefit rate of 42.4%. 2012 saw the county's village health clinics all included in the integrated management of rural health services. The number of new HIV infections fell by 25.5% year-on-year, and the premarital health check program was implemented free of charge.