In 2004, the area of Yirong dike town was expanded to 1.5 square kilometers, the street lighting and beautification project was further improved, the environmental sanitation conditions were improved and raised, Yirong Hotel was built, and the catering industry flourished. The installed capacity of hydropower in the town reached 2,500 kilowatts (including Qingxi), with 7,350 fixed-line telephones and 9,920 mobile and Unicom cellular phone users. The investment environment has been further improved: in August, the cement hard-surfacing project of Baoshan Village Road was completed, with a total investment of RMB 1.1 million for the 5-kilometer-long and 4-meter-wide road; in the same month, the 13.2-kilometer-long road from Huaxing Village to Tangmian Village and from Nanyang Village to Tangfeng Village Road (referred to as Huafeng Road) was built at a total cost of RMB 3 million, and RMB 0.7 million had been raised in addition to the allocation from the higher level, and the construction had been commenced. Conscientiously implement the birth control focus shifted to the village approach, in 2004 **** invested 210,000 yuan in birth control funds, the town to complete the task of the four arts 596 cases; birth rate of 10.82 per thousand, the natural growth rate of 6.1 per thousand. Education In the town, there are Yirong Middle School and Longxing Middle School, with 2,448 students and 163 teaching staff in 2004, and 30 elementary school, with 5,518 students and 272 teaching staff. Strive for superior funds 1.2 million yuan, improve and expand the teaching facilities of Yirong middle school, complete the provincial planning restructuring project. in December, Yirong middle school, Baoshan elementary school, Nankang elementary school through the county level school acceptance, the quality of teaching and learning has improved. Culture and broadcasting, the town of video teleconferencing and cable television network opened at the end of the year, increasing television channels, creating conditions for rural cable television upgrade. Health care, Yirong Township Health Center equipment continues to improve the level of diagnosis and treatment. The township mobilized farmers to participate in cooperative medical care 21,465 people, accounting for 40% of the agricultural population, to complete the task set by the county. Poverty alleviation In 2004, the township arranged 58,000 yuan of support funds for rural housing projects for poor households, including 9 households in Ping Che Village, 5 households in Dada Village, and 29 households in Tianxin Village, with each household supported with 1,350 yuan of funds for the reconstruction of dilapidated buildings; 835 students were educated to help the poor, with 246,800 yuan of funds for poverty alleviation, and 56 people were employed to help the poor. Armed forces, completed the conscription of 23 soldiers, strengthened the militia training and militia emergency unit construction. Datong, Qiaotian, Shixia, Dongping, Xinmin, Longtian, Xiaqingxi, Nankeng and other 8 villages basic militia battalion up to standard. Social affairs sound social security system, increase funeral reform. 2004 annual cremation of 251, exceeded the county task.