Introduction
After the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was finalized, the city of Danjiangkou in Hubei Province became a veritable "Water Capital of China".
With more than 2000 years of history, Danjiangkou City, Spring and Autumn and Warring States history called all the Ling, the Qin destroyed the state of Chu set up the county of Wudang, Han inherited the Qin system, the Sui and Tang Dynasty was renamed June state; Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasty are all the major towns; Republic of China in the early years of the state for the county; in 1983, changed to Danjiangkou City. Here is a place with outstanding people, humanities and sages, Chen Tuan, Su Zhe, Xu Xiake and other famous historical figures came here to write poems and add color to the ancient culture of Junzhou.
Asia's largest artificial freshwater lake, reservoir capacity of 29 billion cubic meters of Danjiangkou Reservoir, the vastness of the smoke, a blue, like emerald, is the world's attention of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the source of water transfer.
Danjiangkou City is the birthplace of Wudang culture. The territory of the Wudang Mountain is China's famous Taoist shrine, the grand scale of the ancient building complex is listed in the World Heritage List, is a national scenic spot, Wudang martial arts world-renowned. Within the territory of the nationally renowned "living fossil of folk culture" - Wujiagou story village, China's first village of Han folk songs - Lujiahe folk song village. The popularity of the source of water transfer of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and its long cultural history have contributed to the development of the tourism economy. Danjiangkou City has begun to cultivate Danjiangkou Reservoir and Wudang Mountain as famous brands, and develop ecological tourism areas, vacation and leisure areas with local characteristics.
Danjiangkou City has a strong industrial base. She is an important production support base for the Dongfeng Corporation, is the Dongfeng Corporation eastward strategy of the undertaking point, with more than 20 auto parts production enterprises, has initially formed two centers of cold rolling and hot rolling. Danjiangkou City, "four big one new" industry continues to grow, aluminum company, Nongfushanquan, Xibao Steel Core Aluminum, Dan Rui Carbon Company, Dan Chuan company and a number of new enterprises are growing, industrial base development momentum continues to strengthen.
Danjiangkou City, the ecological environment is excellent. Danjiangkou lush forests, mountains with green, forest coverage of 39.3%, in recent years, the city vigorously implement the strategy of ecological city, a wide range of fallow forests and afforestation, by 2010, and strive to increase the forest coverage to 50%. Danjiangkou urban green coverage rate of 40.5%, per capita public **** green space of 14.86 square meters, has won the national green city title. Danjiangkou reservoir water surface of 1.12 million mu, excellent water quality is pure and pollution-free, a wide range of unique aquatic products. Bream, Spanish mackerel, carp, crucian carp, Siniperca chuatsi, silverfish and other fish meat is fresh and flavorful, is a delicacy. Danjiangkou hydropower station installed capacity of 1.05 million kilowatts, an average annual power generation of 5 billion kilowatt-hours, rich hydropower resources for the territory's industrial development has created conditions. Today, Danjiangkou City, the city has formed a **** knowledge, and strive to resource advantages into economic advantages, and strive to build the country's largest drinking water base, Hubei's important aluminum industry base, automotive parts base and high-quality agricultural products base.
Danjiangkou City is rich in material resources. Here is the northernmost edge of China's high-quality citrus production base, with an annual output of 150 million kilograms, Danjiang citrus by the state as the "Chinese famous fruit". Tea, fungus, mushrooms and other agricultural products are well-known throughout the country, and the prospects for development and utilization are very broad. "Wudang Green Feather", "Wudang Needle Well", "Wudang Sword Tea", by the Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Province, rated as high-quality tea. Among them, "Wudang Needle Well" is a famous trademark in Hubei Province, and is certified by the European Union as organic (ecological) food. Danjiangkou has more than 40 kinds of proven mineral deposits, including ferro-titanium and vanadium reserves, which rank first in Hubei Province. Non-metallic minerals such as dolomite, limestone, electrolytic stone, marble and asbestos are available for investment and development. There are more than 1100 kinds of Chinese herbs in Danjiangkou. The territory of Wudang Mountain is known as the "natural medicine library" of the name, rich in valuable Chinese medicine Tianma, Ganoderma lucidum, gold hairpin, He Shouwu, known as the Wudang four treasures.
Danjiangkou developed transportation and communications, water, land, air combination of transportation into a network, accessible in all directions, the Xiangyu Railway, Han ten highway, Han ten highway throughout the territory, the 316 National Highway through the five townships; Hantan Railway direct access to Wuhan, Hanjiang River channel through Wuhan, Shanghai and other ports; Wudangshan Airport, Xiangfan airport, respectively, 26 kilometers from the city and 108 kilometers. Mobile communication, information transfer is convenient and fast, the industrial base is good, the city is fully functional and the infrastructure is perfect. Nationally renowned enterprises Nongfushanquan Co., Ltd., invested in Danjiangkou pure water and juice beverage production base has been completed and put into operation; the United States EPlC and JLF company's related projects, settled in Danjiangkou and put into operation; South-to-North Water Diversion Project construction of bridges across the Hanjiang River, the Danjiangkou will make the right and left bank of the urban area connected as one. In addition, the restoration of Wudang Mountain, the first of the eight palaces of the Jingle Palace enriches the tourist routes, the South-to-North Water Diversion Memorial Tower, Observation Deck and a series of buildings will rise.
Danjiangkou City, determined to seize the opportunity of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, put forward the construction of "ecological city, economic strength, tourism, civilization, beautiful city" the overall goal of the struggle, to raise the city's efforts to serve the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, expanding the investment, pioneering and innovative, the development of the economy of Danjiangkou, and to build a water capital of China! --Danjiangkou.
History
Danjiangkou City is approved by the State Council on August 19, 1983, based on the original county set the county-level city. It is located in northwestern Hubei, the middle and upper reaches of the Han River. East and Laohekou city border, south and Fang County border, southeast and Gucheng County connected to the west and Shiyan City, northwest and Utopia County, northeast and Henan Province Xichuan County as neighbors. City Danjiangkou, southeast from the provincial capital along the highway 480 kilometers, west from the Utopia regional administrative office resident Shiyan City along the highway 110 kilometers. The city is 73 kilometers long east-west, 81 kilometers long north-south, with a total area of 3111 square kilometers. The city's population of 431,000, there are Han, Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Dong, Miao, Bai, Mongolia, Tujia, Buyei and other 11 nationalities, Han accounted for 99.82% of the total population.
On March 21, 1948, June County was liberated. At that time, the population of 239,000, of which the county population of 15,000. 1959 due to the construction of Danjiang Dam County moved to Danjiangkou, after nearly 30 years of construction, the urban area has reached 16 square kilometers, there are 4 street offices, 20 neighborhood committees, 17 natural villages, population of 83,064 people.
By the end of 1986, the city **** has 108 industrial enterprises, with a total of 24,000 employees. Among them, 25 central and provincial enterprises, with 14,700 employees. As many as 14 categories of industrial categories, metallurgy, electric power, chemical, machinery, building materials, food, textiles, sewing, cultural goods industry and other major categories have formed industry advantages, chemical, machinery, building materials, food and so on has become the city's four major economic pillars of industry. Danjiangkou City has now formed a water conservancy hub project-based regional industrial center city.
Danjiangkou City, the rapid development of education. 1986 the city has 526 large, medium and small schools, more than 100,000 students. Among them, the Ministry of Water and Power, the provincial higher and secondary schools 4, the city's secondary teacher training school 1, 3 general high schools, agricultural high schools 5, 69 junior high schools, elementary school 445, 99.722 students. In addition to these, there are various adult schools, staff schools and TV universities.
Danjiangkou City has a long history and flourishing culture, and tracing its history is beneficial to the city's socialist spiritual civilization and capitalism.