Huaqiao Town

Hua Qiao Zhen, Kunshan City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
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Huaqiao Town is Jiangsu Province Suzhou city of Kunshan The town under its jurisdiction is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, in the east of Kunshan City, at the junction of Suzhou and Shanghai, adjacent to the east Shanghai Jiading District Anting Town It is known as the "East Gate of Jiangsu, the Suzhou Shanghai Continental Bridge". [1] The administrative area of the town is 85.436 square kilometers, governing 19 communities and 9 villages. In the actual administration, it is in a pattern of "north-south separation": in the south Huaqiao Economic Development Zone The "district town integration" system with Huaqiao Town governs 15 communities and 3 villages, with an area of 50.09 square kilometers and a population of 122311 (by the end of 2016); The 6 communities and 6 villages in northern Penglang are composed of Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone Escrow. The town people's government is located at No. 358, Huaxi Road, Huaxi Community.
Huaqiao Town is typical south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River The economic structure has long been dominated by agriculture rice Triticale and rape After the reform and opening up, the secondary industry has risen. Established in 2006 Huaqiao Economic Development Zone and Huaqiao International Business City Later, relying on the geographical advantages close to Shanghai, Service industry Become a leading industry. [2] In 2019, the regional GDP will reach 33.56 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2%
Huaqiao Town has developed and convenient transportation, including 312 National Highway, Shanghai Nanjing Expressway, Tongsan Expressway Beijing Shanghai Railway Shanghai Nanjing Intercity Railway Beijing Shanghai High speed Railway Shanghai Rail Transit Line 11 Cross the border. Huaqiao Town has successively won the title of National Town with Beautiful Environment [3] National Health Town [4] Huaqiao International Business City has successively won the "Top 10 Best Service Outsourcing Parks in China" [5] "National Demonstration Area for Service Outsourcing Certification" [6] And other honorary titles.
Chinese name
Huaqiao Town
area number
three hundred and twenty million five hundred and eighty-three thousand one hundred and eight
Administrative Region
Kunshan City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
geographical position
Southeast end of Jiangsu Province, east of Kunshan City
Village under jurisdiction
21 communities and 9 villages
Administrative area
85.436 square kilometers
Village under actual jurisdiction
15 communities and 3 villages
Actual jurisdiction area
50.09 km2
Government residence
No. 358, Huaxi Road, Huaxi Community
total population
122311 persons (at the end of 2016)
Registered population
40972 persons (at the end of 2016)
Area Code
0512
License plate code
Su E, Su U
Postal Code
two hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred and thirty-two
GDP
33.56 billion yuan (2019)

Organizational evolution

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During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, today's Huaqiao belonged to Yangzhou.
During the Spring and Autumn Period Wu kingdom Louyi.
King of Zhou Yuan In the third year (473 BC), the State of Yue conquered Wu, and its territory belonged to the State of Yue. In the middle of the Warring States Period, King Wei of Chu (339-329 BC) Mieyue was the land of Chu.
Qin Dynasty, a Kuaiji County Lou County
In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (201 BC), it belonged to Lou County of Jingguo. In the 11th year of Emperor Gaozu's reign, Lou County belonged to Kuaiji County in addition to Jingguo. In the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu (195 BC), the State of Wu was established to govern the former land of Jing, which belonged to Lou County. In the fourth year of Emperor Jing (153 BC), the State of Wu was abolished, and Jiangdu was established to govern the old land of the State of Wu. Lou County belonged to Jiangdu. In the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC), Jiangdu State was abolished and Lou County belonged to Kuaiji County.
Xinmang The founding of the People's Republic of China During the 12th Five Year Period (9-13 A.D.), Lou County was renamed Lou Zhi, which belonged to Kuaiji County. In the 11th year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (35th year), it was renamed Lou County and still belonged to Kuaiji County. In the fourth year of Yongjian (129 years), the branch was established in the county Wujun Lou County belongs to Wu County.
Southern Dynasty Liang In the sixth year of Tianjian (507), it was divided into Lou County Xinyi County , genus Xinyi County In the early years of Datong (535-36), it was divided into Xinyi County Kunshan County Today, Huaqiao was originally located in Kunshan County.
In 589, the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang of Sui Dynasty, Kunshan County was removed; In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (598), Kunshan County was restored to Suzhou.
In the 12th year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1252), Kunshan County was divided into nine townships and twenty-four guarantees. Today, Huaqiao is located in Yong'an Township.
In the second year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1724), Kunshan County was divided into Xinyang County, and the two counties were divided in the same city. Today, Huaqiao still belongs to Yong'an Township, Kunshan County. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, a soldier from a camp in Huangdu came here to post a notice. The place has not been named yet. So the soldier asked the people at a wooden bridge across the north and south of today's Sanjiao Market. He learned that most of the people around the wooden bridge were surnamed Hua, so it was named Huajia Bridge. In the first year of Xuantong (1909), local autonomy was promoted. Today, Huaqiao Town is located in Anting Township, Lujiabang Township and Penglang Township.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Kunshan County and Xinyang County were merged into Kunshan County. Today, Huaqiao belongs to Kunshan County.
In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), Jiangsu Province adjusted its administrative divisions below the county level. Kunshan County was divided into 10 districts, 329 townships and 39 towns. The former Anting Township and Lujiabang Township were merged into the third district, which governs 5 towns and 37 townships. The current territory of Huaqiao Town generally includes Huajiaqiao Town, Anting Town, Xugongqiao Town, Tianfu'an Town, Fengshan Township, Jincheng Township and other townships.
In June of the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Kunshan County was divided into 8 districts, 41 townships and 24 towns. The third area, also known as the autonomous experimental area, governs four towns and four townships, including Huajiaqiao Town, Lujiabang Town, Tianfu'an Town, Anting Town, Xugongqiao Township and Jincheng Township.
In the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942), Kunshan County was divided into 11 districts and 72 towns, of which Huaqiao Town and Jincheng Township were classified as the seventh district, Tianfu'an Town as the fifth district, and Xugongqiao Township as the ninth district.
In September of the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945), Kunshan County was divided into 8 districts and 64 towns. The original seventh and ninth districts were merged into the new third district, which governs four towns and four townships, including Huajiaqiao Town, Tianfu'an Town, Lujiabang Town, Anting Town, Xugongqiao Township, Jincheng Township, etc. In December of the same year, the third area was renamed as Luxia Area.
In December of the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947), Kunshan County was divided into one district, 26 townships and one town. In today's Huaqiao Town, the original Huajiaqiao Town and Jincheng Township were merged to form Huaxi Township, and the original Tianfu'an Town, Anting Town, Siqiao Township and Xugong Bridge were merged to form Anting Township.
In January of the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), the county set up a supervision area, and Huaxi Township and Anting Township were subordinate to the third supervision area of the county. In May, Huaxi and Anting were liberated. In July, the districts and townships established people's power, of which Huaxi Township and Anting Township belong to Penglang District. In November, Penglang District divided three townships, namely, Lujia, Huaxi and Anting, and newly built Lujia District, which governs three townships, namely, Lujia, Huaxi and Anting. Today, Huaqiao Town is located in Huaxi Township and Anting Township respectively.
In January 1950, small towns were set up. Huaxi Township and Anting Township were divided into Jincheng Township, Huaxi Township, Jiming Township, Tianfu Township, Gongqiao Township and Xin'an Township, belonging to Lujia District.
In March 1956, Lujia District and Penglang District were merged into Lujia District, which governs 8 townships including Huaxi Township and Gongqiao Township; From August to December, the former Huaxi Township and Gongqiao Township were merged to establish Huaqiao Township.
In 1958, Huaqiao Township was abolished, and Huaqiao People's Commune was established, implementing the integration of government and society.
In June 1983, the political community was set up separately, and Huaqiao People's Commune was changed to Huaqiao Township.
In December 1986, Huaqiao Township was abolished and Huaqiao Town was established, with the original administrative region of Huaqiao Township as the administrative region of Huaqiao Town.
In September 1989, Kunshan County was abolished and a county was established city of Kunshan Huaqiao Town belongs to Kunshan City. [7-8]
In December 2003, Huaqiao Town Penglang Town , merge and establish a new Huaqiao Town, take the administrative region of the original Huaqiao Town and Penglang Town as the administrative region of the new Huaqiao Town, and the town people's government is stationed in Huaqiao Market Town; Various work entrustments within the original administrative region of Penglang Town Kunshan Economic Development Zone Administration.
In August 2006, the provincial level was established Huaqiao Economic Development Zone In September, the "district town integration" system was implemented. [9]

administrative division

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Division evolution

In August 1958, when Huaqiao People's Commune was established, it had jurisdiction over 10 brigades; In October, due to the promotion of militarization, 10 brigades were changed to 10 battalions, with companies and platoons under the battalions.
In May 1959, 10 battalions were changed into 27 agricultural brigades, 1 fishery brigade and 1 sideline brigade.
In 1961, Qixiang team was divided into landing team.
In March 1962, the scale of the People's Commune was adjusted, and Xingbang Brigade was divided into Xingsheng Brigade. Huaqiao People's Commune governs 32 production brigades, including 29 agricultural brigades and 3 fishery and sideline brigades.
In 1966, the two brigades of Xingjian and Xingfu were merged into Jianfu Brigade. There were 28 agricultural brigades and 1 fishery brigade in the commune.
In January 1982, Yangjia Brigade was renamed Juyang Brigade, Guanghui Brigade was renamed Sanxiang Brigade, Xinglong Brigade was renamed Caocunjing Brigade, Xingzhuang Brigade was renamed Xinhu Brigade, Xingle Brigade was renamed Xinmiao Brigade, Liming Brigade was renamed Pengshan Brigade, Xingguang Brigade was renamed Baojing Brigade, Xingsheng Brigade was renamed Zhucui Brigade, and Xinglian Brigade was renamed Lupu Brigade, Guangming Brigade was renamed Guxiang Brigade, Xinnong Brigade was renamed Cao'an Brigade, Xinfeng Brigade was renamed Xinpu Brigade. At that time, there were 3 natural towns, 29 production brigades and 221 natural villages in Huaqiao Commune.
In June 1983, Huaqiao Township was established, and 29 production teams were changed into 29 administrative villages, with 271 production teams.
In 1984, 271 production teams in the township were changed into 271 villagers' groups.
When Huaqiao Town was established in December 1986, it had jurisdiction over 29 administrative villages and one community, including Shang'an, Qixiang, Taojia, Luxiang, Dongjing, Xuejia, Zhaojia, Juyang, Zhoujing, Shitou, Sanxiang, Lisheng, Shunyang, Pengshan, Zhucui, Baojing, Caocunjing, Xinhu, Xinmiao, Jianfu, Xingbang, Guxiang, Yaonan, Lupu, Gongqiao, Cao'an, Xindong, Xinpu, and Aquatic Products. There are 275 villagers' groups and 3 residents' groups. [10-12]
In November 2000, Xugongqiao Village was incorporated into Xinpu Village, Zhucui Village into Xingbang Village, Shitou Village into Zhoujing Village, Juyang Village into Shang'an Village, Baojing Village into Pengshan Village, Xinmiao Village and Caocunjing Village into Jianfu Village (later renamed as Tianfu Village).
In August 2001, Luxiang Village and Taojia Village were merged to establish Jincheng Village; Qixiang Village merged into Dongjing Village; Xuejia Village and Zhaojia Village were merged to establish Jishan Village; Shunyang Village, Lisheng Village and Fisheries Village were merged to form Shunyang Village; Lupu Village and Sanxiang Village were merged to form Xiangpu Village; Guxiang Village and Yaonan Village were merged to form Gunan Village.
In May 2003, Cao'an Village was abolished and Xin'an Community was established; Revoke Xindong Village and establish Hengcao Community; Xinpu Village was abolished and Xugongqiao Community was established. In June, Caoan Street was established, which governs Xin'an Community, Hengcao Community and Xugongqiao Community. After the establishment of Huaqiao Economic Development Zone in 2006, Cao'an Street naturally disappeared.
In June 2006, Huaxi Community and Hua'an Community were established. At that time, Huaqiao Town had jurisdiction over 6 communities including Xin'an, Hengcao, Xugongqiao, Huaxi, Hua'an and Huaqiao, 10 administrative villages and 139 natural villages including Shang'an, Dongjing, Jincheng, Jishan, Shunyang, Gunan, Pengshan, Tianfu, Xinhu and Xingbang.
In February 2007, Huaqiao Sub district and Cao'an Sub district were set up. The sub district office is the agency of the management committee of Huaqiao Economic Development Zone, and is organized at the level of deputy section. Huaqiao Street governs Huaxi Community, Hua'an Community and Huaqiao Community, and Cao'an Street governs Xin'an Community, Hengcao Community and Xugongqiao Community. [13]
In April 2008, Penglai Community was set up under Penglang Street and managed by Kunshan Development Zone. [14]
In February 2009, Pengyuan Community was set up under Penglang Street and managed by Kunshan Development Zone. [15]

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As of 2016, Huaqiao Town has jurisdiction over 21 communities and 9 villages. Among them, Huaqiao Town actually governs 15 communities and 3 villages in Huaqiao Economic Development Zone in the south of the town, and 6 communities and 6 villages in Penglang District in the north Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone Escrow.
Actual jurisdiction area of Huaqiao Town
(Huaqiao Economic Development Zone) [16]
Huaqiao Street
Huaxi Community Hua'an Community Jishan Community Huaqiao Community, Tianfu Community, Jufu Community, Hengshujiang Community
Cao'an Street
Xugongqiao Community, Xin'an Community, Hengcao Community, Times Community, Greenland Community, Xingbang Community
Shang'an Village, Dongjing Village, Jincheng Village
Escrow of Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone
Penglang Street
Penglang Community, Pengxi Community, Penglai Community, Pengyuan Community, Pengchen Community, Pengxin Community
Shaojing Village, Matang Village, Tonghui Village, Penglang Village, Xiaolian Village, Shilin Village

geographical environment

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Location context

Huaqiao Town is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, in the east of Kunshan City, at the junction of Kunshan County, Jiading County, Qingpu County, and is known as the "East Gate of Jiangsu". East and Taicang City Chengxiang Town Jiading District, Shanghai Anting Town It borders on Qingpu District of Shanghai in the south Baihe Town Zhaotun Town Junction, west and Yushan Town , Lujia Town, north and Zhoushi Town Taicang City Chengxiang Town Adjacent. The maximum linear distance from east to west is 5.4 kilometers, and the maximum linear distance from north to south is 8.2 kilometers. The area spans 121 ° 02 ′ 26 ″ - 121 ° 09 ′ 42 ″ east longitude, 31 ° 16 ′ 04 ″ - 31 ° 21 ′ 21 ″ north latitude, with a total area of 50.09 square kilometers. The People's Government of the town is located in Huaxi Road, Huaqiao Market Town, 13.5km northwest of Kunshan People's Government. [17-19]
Huaqiao Town Government

geology

A generalized model of typical strata in huaqiao area
Huaqiao Town is located in the Jiangnan ancient land area within the East China platform. In ancient times, affected by the tide return of the Huangpu River, the sediment gradually deposited. The soil forming parent material is river lake facies sediment, and in some areas there is river sea sediment, which is within 7-140 meters underground the quaternary period loose Accumulation It covers the land formation period about 5000-6000 years ago. [20]
Huaqiao Town is Kunshan City Soft soil The most developed parts are distributed. The soft soil is mainly composed of muddy silty clay and muddy clay. The area is mainly composed of Quaternary Holocene alluvial lacustrine deposits and limnetic deposits. stratum The distribution from top to bottom is mainly filling Silty clay , muddy silty clay, silty clay mixed with silt, silty clay, sandy soil, silty clay and other interlayers. The general characteristics of soft soil are shallow burial, relatively new sedimentation age, large void ratio and natural water content, high compressibility, weak permeability, low shear strength, high sensitivity, and thixotropy. It is easy to produce ground deformation disasters when increasing ground load. [21]
Stratigraphic distribution in Huaqiao Town
stratum
characteristic
The average thickness is about 2.2m, mainly clay, soft soil, mixed with plant roots and a small amount of crushed stone brick chips
The average thickness is about 1.8m, containing iron oxide spots, mixed with cyan gray stripes, slightly shiny, without Shaking response Dry strength Medium, medium toughness
Muddy silty clay
It contains a small amount of humus and organic matter, slightly shiny, no shaking response, medium dry strength, and medium toughness; It is the main unfavorable engineering geological layer with great thickness variation, which has a great impact on the development of underground space
Silty clay mixed with silt
Interbedded distribution, horizontal bedding development, "thousand layer cake" shaped bedding, occasional shell fragments, slightly shiny, slow shaking response, medium to low dry strength, medium to low toughness
Silty clay
It is relatively homogeneous, with a small amount of silt in the upper part, no bedding development, and thin layers of silt and silt in the bottom; Slightly shiny, no shaking response, medium dry strength, medium toughness
sand
with quartz and feldspar It is the main mineral composition, containing mica debris, mixed with a small amount of thin silty clay, all saturated, with thickness ranging from 2-36.4 meters, and the buried depth of the floor ranging from - 58 meters to - 92 meters; No sandy soil layer in some areas
Silty clay
It is mixed with a small amount of silt and thin layer of silt, slightly shiny, without shaking response, with medium dry strength and toughness

terrain

Huaqiao Town is located Yangtze River delta The Taihu Lake water network alluvial plain belongs to the Wusong River semi high field area. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The natural slope is small. The average ground elevation is 3.6 meters( Datum plane Wusong Zero )99.4% of the cultivated land in the territory is above 3.2m above sea level. [20]

climate

Huaqiao Town is located at the southern edge of the North Subtropical Zone, where the southeast Asian monsoon prevails. It has four distinct seasons, mild and humid climate, abundant rainfall, long frost free period and sufficient sunshine. The annual precipitation is concentrated in April, May, June and September, and divided into three periods: spring rain, plum rain and autumn rain. The winter wind is mainly northwest wind and northerly wind, and the summer wind is mostly southeast wind and southerly wind. The average typhoon is 8 times in 10 years. After the 1990s, the climate became warmer, and the amount of frost and snow gradually decreased. Disastrous weather typhoon rainstorm drought hail frost Etc. [22-23]
Meteorological index
1959-1987 [22]
1995-2006 [23]
Annual average temperature
15.3℃
16.7℃
Extreme maximum temperature
38.3 ℃ (1959)
37.2 ℃ (2003)
Extreme minimum temperature
-10 ℃ (1967)
-5.7 ℃ (2005)
Annual average precipitation
About 1300 mm
About 1101mm
Annual average sunshine hours
2200 hours
1915 hours
Annual average wind speed
3.8 m/s
3.6-3.7 m/s
Frost free period
229 days
About 236.5 days

soil

The origin type of soil in Huaqiao Town is basically marsh meadow soil, which has gradually formed the current paddy soil According to the second soil survey in 1982, the soil in the territory is divided into two categories( paddy soil Class Fluvo aquic soil Soil), 2 subtypes (retention paddy soil Calcareous fluvo aquic soil ), 4 soil genera (yellow soil, yellow loose soil, garden field grey tide soil, stacked grey tide soil), 11 soil species (yellow soil, silty sand yellow soil, silty sand bottom yellow soil, black mud bottom yellow soil, iron filings bottom yellow soil, small silty bottom yellow soil, yellow loose soil, vegetable garden soil, garden soil, dry land yellow soil, stacked soil). The soil combination is mainly yellow soil, silty sand yellow soil, silty sand yellow soil, and partially inlaid with black mud yellow soil, iron filings yellow soil, yellow pine soil, etc. Dry land includes loess, vegetable garden soil, garden soil and stacked soil. [24]

hydrology

surface water
Huaqiao Town is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with rivers and rivers crisscrossing and ponds densely covered. In 1994, the situation of rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds and ponds in the territory was as follows:
  • The main crossing rivers are Wusong River , Jimingtang, Gupu, Xisijing, Qiujiang River, Xugong River, Caotang River, Majing River, Dawapu, Xuejiajing, Hengtang River, Panzhengpu, Jiangpu, and Xiaowapu, with a total length of 68.2 kilometers.
  • There are 13 rivers in the territory, including Hanjing River, Hengzhugang, Zhoupu, Qianhejing, Maoxiang River, Zhichangtang, Qianjing, Luxiangjing, Xinzhuang River, Xiaquanjing, Luojia River, Xiewangjing, Sanling River, with a total length of 30.56 kilometers.
  • There are 282 rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds and ponds at the village level, with a total length of 293.28 kilometers.
Sanlin Bridge [25]
From 1995 to the end of 2006, with the acceleration of urbanization and industrialization, a large number of rivers were filled up, and the water system ecology changed. In the transit river channel, Jimingtang and Dawapu were filled 1.8 kilometers in Shunyang Village due to road construction, and the rest remained unchanged; In the rivers within the territory, the Xiwangjing River in Pengshan Village is filled with 1.2km, Xiaquanjing River is filled with about 1km, Luojiajiang River is filled with 2.5km, and the rest is unchanged; In the village level water system, 153 rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds and ponds (159.12 km) are filled, and the remaining 129 rivers (134.16 km) are filled. Among them, there were 101 original rivers and creeks in Dongjing, Shang'an, Jincheng, Xinhu and Tianfu villages, with a total length of 105.04km, and 19 (19.76km) were filled due to road construction and greening, leaving 82; There were 181 original rivers and creeks in five villages of Gunan, Shunyang, Pengshan, Xingbang and Jishan, and five communities of Hua'an, Huaxi, Hengcao, Xugongqiao and Xin'an, with a total length of 188 24 km, 134 (139.36 km) were filled, and 47 remained unchanged. [26]
groundwater
The shallow groundwater in Huaqiao Town mainly includes pore water and Micro confined water pore diving It mainly occurs in shallow clayey soil with poor water yield, and the main discharge mode is ground evaporation; groundwater Phreatic level Stable, the buried depth of water level is generally between 0.25-0.54m, and the corresponding elevation is generally between 1.00-1.41m, with an average of 1.71m. The micro confined water mainly exists in the interbedded sandy silt, and the main source of recharge is the vertical infiltration of shallow groundwater and the lateral runoff of groundwater, and the lateral runoff of groundwater is the main discharge mode; The burial depth of aquifer is generally between 3.0-11.0m. [27]
Note: The following population, economic and social undertakings only involve the actual jurisdiction area of Huaqiao Town (Huaqiao Economic Development Zone), and do not include Penglang area managed by Kunshan Economic Development Zone.

population

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Registered population
Population data of Huaqiao Town in main years
particular year
Total number of households
total population
Male population
Female population
1960
five thousand five hundred and eighty-six
twenty-two thousand five hundred and seventy-five
ten thousand seven hundred and eighty-two
eleven thousand seven hundred and ninety-three
1970
seven thousand six hundred and sixty-six
thirty thousand three hundred and thirty-five
fifteen thousand and eighty-eight
fifteen thousand two hundred and forty-seven
1980
eight thousand two hundred and thirty-five
thirty-one thousand six hundred and five
fifteen thousand six hundred and eighty-nine
fifteen thousand nine hundred and sixteen
1990
eight thousand seven hundred and twenty-one
thirty-two thousand eight hundred and eleven
sixteen thousand three hundred and six
sixteen thousand five hundred and fifteen
2000
ten thousand two hundred and sixty-eight
thirty-one thousand six hundred and eighty-nine
fifteen thousand six hundred and thirty-one
sixteen thousand and fifty-eight
2010
nine thousand five hundred and twenty-one
thirty-four thousand six hundred and one
seventeen thousand and forty-three
seventeen thousand five hundred and fifty-eight
2015
eleven thousand three hundred and forty-seven
thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight
eighteen thousand two hundred and eighty-seven
nineteen thousand five hundred and one
At the end of 2016, there were 12709 households in Huaqiao Economic Development Zone, Registered population 40972, including 19822 males and 21150 females; Annual average population 39380 people. 595 people were born throughout the year, Birth rate 15.1‰; 256 people died, Population mortality 6.5‰; 339 people increased naturally, natural population growth rate 8.6‰。 [28]
external population
Since the early 1990s, external population Enter China in a large scale. At the end of 2006, Huaqiao Town had 30800 temporary immigrants and 44829 registered immigrants. Among the floating population, 60.3% are men and 39.7% are women; 67% are migrant workers, 12.3% are investment operators, 8.9% are farmers, and 11.8% are others. [29] By the end of 2014, the temporary resident population of Huaqiao Town had reached 100716. [30]

Economics

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overview

Before the 1980s Cereals and oils Principal agricultural economy It plays a leading role in the economic structure of Huaqiao Town. reform and opening-up initial stage Township enterprises At the beginning, it has successively set up township industries such as clothing, textile, hardware, chemical, plastic, and construction. In 1986, Huaqiao Town was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Government as a satellite town for opening up to the outside world in the Yangtze River Delta.
Main economic indicators of Huaqiao Town since 1986
particular year
Regional GDP (100 million yuan)
Ratio of three industries
Financial revenue (100 million yuan)
1986
zero point four eight two six
46.73:42.91:10.36
zero point zero four zero four
1990
one point one seven six five
33.35:50.32:16.33
zero point zero six five nine
1995
three point one four four zero
22.71:36.26:40.03
zero point one six nine four
2000
seven point zero five seven seven
7.78:48.17:44.05
zero point five seven five seven
2005
twenty-six point two five seven one
2.49:66.99:30.52
two point seven six seven five
2010
ninety-one point two three three four
0.59:41.81:57.60
fourteen point nine one zero eight
2015
two hundred and thirteen point six eight three nine
0.26:17.35:82.38
thirty-one point eight zero nine eight
Established since 2006 Huaqiao Economic Development Zone and Huaqiao International Business City Since then, Huaqiao Town has taken advantage of the special geographical conditions and policy advantages close to Shanghai to gather and develop modern service industry and promote“ Industry city integration ”The industrial structure has rapidly changed from "231" to "321", and under the radiation of Shanghai, it has developed into a satellite business city. [2] In 2017, Huaqiao Development Zone was completed GDP 26.5 billion yuan, up 14.4% at the current price; General completion Public budget revenue 3.8 billion yuan, up 5.9% year on year; Investment in fixed assets of the whole society 9 billion yuan, up 2.9% year on year; The disposable income of urban and rural residents was 41460 yuan, up 8.5% year on year. [31] Nationwide in 2017 Top 100 towns Ranked 14th in. [32]
In 2019, the regional GDP will reach 33.56 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2%; The general public budget revenue was 4.45 billion yuan, up 7.5%; The added value of the service industry was 28.8 billion yuan, up 11.2%; Social fixed asset investment was 9.6 billion yuan.
A series of activities were successfully held, such as the commencement ceremony for the centralized signing of major projects in the spring of 2019, the Flower Bridge Special Session of Kunshan Entrepreneurship Week, and the New Economy Industry Innovation Summit. 521 new scale model service industry projects were added, including 21 projects with a registered value of more than 100 million yuan. 32 AI and big data warehousing enterprises in Suzhou were newly added, which was rated as Jiangsu Big Data Industrial Park; 8 headquarters projects and 30 financial service enterprises were newly introduced; 35 e-commerce and cultural and creative enterprises were added, and 25 various exhibitions were held. Fudan Science and Technology Park, China South Korea Intelligent Innovation Center, Sino Russian Special Motor Joint Research and Development Center, etc. were put into operation, with an additional 301000 square meters of science and technology innovation space. [33]

primary industry

Huaqiao Town is a comprehensive agricultural area mainly producing grain, cotton, oil and other economic crops, which is mainly planted rice Triticale barley Barley Wheat )、 rape And other crops. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the high and semi high fields in the territory were planted twice a year, and some low-lying fields were planted once a year; In normal years, the yield of rice per mu, three wheat per mu and rape per mu is 165 kg, 50 kg and 30 kg respectively. The traditional mode of fishery production is inland river fishing, and fishermen only catch but not feed. In 1928, Huang Yanpei founded Xugongqiao Rural Improvement Zone, and once conducted agricultural technology and agronomy guidance for farmers. Fully launched in November 1950 land reform The triple cropping system was introduced in 1956. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, freshwater aquaculture fish species were introduced. Since the 1980s Artificial breeding Rapid development. Fully implemented at the end of 1983 Household contract responsibility system The double cropping system was restored after 1985. Since 1988, scale operation has been gradually implemented, and agricultural production has developed towards commercialization, specialization and socialization. In 1991, farms (large farmers) were established and developed. Implemented since 1996 Rice field breeding In 2001, the aquaculture area of Huaqiao Town was 7580 mu, and the output of aquatic products was 2493 tons, both of which reached the peak, and since then it has continued to decline. Due to the accelerated process of industry and urbanization, the cultivated land decreased rapidly. In 1990, there were 57496 mu, 45211 mu in 2000, and 16258 mu in 2006. After 1999, the planting proportion of economic crops such as vegetables and flowers has expanded, and agricultural production has gradually become market-oriented, turning to scientific, ecological and sophisticated Suburban agriculture Conversion. [34-36]
Planting and harvest of main crops in Huaqiao Development Zone in 2016
Crop category
Area (mu)
Yield per mu (kg)
Total output (ton)
Summer grain
Wheat
four thousand and seventy-eight
two hundred and thirty point five
nine hundred and forty
twenty
one hundred and fifty
three
Autumn harvest grain
unhusked rice
three thousand eight hundred and twenty-four
six hundred and ten point six
two thousand three hundred and thirty-five
In 2016, Huaqiao Development Zone had 71 households, 177 rural population and 74 rural labor force; The total power of agricultural machinery is 6026 kW, and 44 large and medium-sized tractors; The cultivated land area is 448 mu, the total grain output is 3275 tons, and the total vegetable output is 1026 tons Total agricultural output value 32.22 million yuan; The output of meat is 308 tons, all of which are pork, and the output value of animal husbandry is 6.93 million yuan; The output of aquatic products is 2 tons, and the fishery output value is 40000 yuan; The forestry output value is 12.35 million yuan; The output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery services is 38.9 million yuan. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 90.44 million yuan, and the added value of the primary industry was 54 million yuan. [37]

the secondary industry

During the Republic of China, there were oil pressing, wine making, cakes, textiles, printing and dyeing, ironware, wood ware, etc handicraft industry In 1921, a semi mechanized rice mill was opened, marking the beginning of modern industry. In 1958, Shedui Factory was established. The third plenary session of the eleventh central committee Later, community team (town and village) enterprises Associated enterprise Develop and grow. [38] In 1991, the first company in Taiwan joint venture Establishment. In 1992, Cao'an Economic and Technological Development Zone was established at its own expense, and the industrial economy entered the stage of outward development. In 1993, the first Wholly foreign-owned enterprises Settle down in Huaqiao. At the end of 1994, Huaqiao Town had industrial enterprise 134, including 11 mainland joint ventures and 8 joint ventures (wholly-owned) with Hong Kong and Taiwan, foreign enterprise 4. In 1995, the system reform of collective industrial enterprises in towns and villages was implemented. By 2001, all 124 township and village enterprises were transferred to private enterprise In 2006, there were 93 foreign-funded enterprises and 276 private enterprises in Huaqiao Town, Collective enterprise 5, realizing an industrial output value of 9.42721 billion yuan, and forming a leading industry in hardware machinery, chemicals, building materials, electronics, metal products, textiles, leather, food and other categories industrial system [39]
Development and construction in 2006 Huaqiao International Business City Since then, Huaqiao's leading industries have shifted from industry to service industry, including clothing and shoemaking labour-intensive Factories have moved out in succession, and the proportion of industry has declined significantly. The development of modern service industry has also driven the manufacturing industry to upgrade to both R&D and sales. [40] In 2016, there were 986 industrial enterprises in Huaqiao Development Zone, with an average number of 15488 employees, Total profits and taxes 1.008 billion yuan, Total profit 504 million yuan, total assets 37.137 billion yuan, industrial output 13.687 billion yuan( light industry The output value accounts for 7.9%, heavy industry The output value accounts for 92.1%), and the industrial added value is 3.079 billion yuan; among Industrial enterprises above designated size 69 enterprises, with total profits and taxes of 876 million yuan, total profits of 420 million yuan, total assets of 14.19 billion yuan, and industrial output value above designated size of 11.88 billion yuan Comprehensive index of industrial economic benefits 189.33%。 The added value of the construction industry was 659 million yuan, and that of the secondary industry was 3.738 billion yuan. [41]

the service sector; the tertiary industry

The business in Huaqiao area used to be concentrated in three market towns, namely Huajiaqiao, Xugong Bridge and Tianfu Temple. The commerce in the Qing Dynasty was gradually prosperous. During the period of the Republic of China, there were morning markets and regular fairs in Sanjiao Street. On the eve of the Anti Japanese War, the rice grain industry and the Chinese medicine industry flourished. Business was depressed during the Anti Japanese War and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China. In December 1949, there were 97 stores in three market towns. In 1951, Huajiaqiao Supply and Marketing Cooperative was established. In 1956, we began to carry out socialist transformation of private businesses and set up cooperative stores and groups. During the "Cultural Revolution", the market trade was depressed, Individual business Banned. After 1978, the market trade and individual business resumed development. In 1984, Huaqiao Collective Commercial Comprehensive Company was established. 1985-1987, new Huaqiao fancy fair Cao'an Small Commodity Market and Huaqiao Farmer's Market. [42-43] In 1991, the export volume exceeded 100 million yuan. In the middle and late 1990s, state-owned enterprises Collective commerce Gradually losing the dominant position, the supply and marketing cooperatives, food stations and grain management offices have carried out system reforms. In 2000, Jiangsu International Business Center was established. After the reform and opening up, especially since the 1990s, individual businesses have developed rapidly. The number of private businesses has grown from 652 in 1994 to more than 2000 in 2006, including 1891 wholesale and retail businesses, 244 catering and accommodation businesses, and 786 other businesses. [44]
Construction proposed in 2005“ Huaqiao International Business City ”The overall orientation is "integrating into Shanghai, facing the world and serving Jiangsu". In 2006, Huaqiao International Business City was approved as a provincial development zone with modern service industry as the leading industry. In 2013, it was selected as a comprehensive pilot of modern service industry by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce, and became the core area of Kunshan Experimental Zone for Deepening Cross Strait Industrial Cooperation. [45] By 2014, Huaqiao International Business City had basically formed financial service Characteristic Service outsourcing industry , featuring cross-strait cooperation Commercial circulation industry , characterized by R&D and sales Headquarters economy Industrial cluster. [2] In 2014, Huaqiao International Business City accumulatively introduced Service outsourcing 127 enterprises with operating revenue over 100 million yuan Headquarters enterprise There are 17, [46] The added value of the tertiary industry in the whole year was 19.203 billion yuan, accounting for 83.5% of GDP; Among them, the added value of the wholesale and retail industry was 5.637 billion yuan, the leasing and business services industry was 4.648 billion yuan, the real estate industry was 3.91 billion yuan, the information transmission, software and information technology services industry was 2.31 billion yuan, the financial industry was 970 million yuan, the transportation, warehousing and postal services industry was 502 million yuan, and the accommodation and catering industry was 106 million yuan. [47]
foreign trade
In 2016, Huaqiao Development Zone total imports and exports 1.385 billion yuan, including 799 million yuan in total imports and 586 million yuan in total exports; The registered foreign capital was USD 19.14 million, and the actually utilized foreign capital was USD 64.11 million. [48]
estate
In 2016, Huaqiao Economic Development Zone had real estate developer 53, with an investment of 7.235 billion yuan; Building construction area 7.09625 million square meters, Completed building area 1246400 square meters; Sales area of commercial housing 1512400 square meters, Sales of commercial housing 20.934 billion yuan, with an area of 82900 square meters for sale; The added value of the real estate industry was 3.91 billion yuan. [49]

traffic

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Close to Shanghai, Huaqiao is known as the "East Gate of Jiangsu, the Suzhou Shanghai Continental Bridge", [1] Convenient external transportation, far from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport 25km, Pudong Airport 80 km, National Highway 312 Shanghai Nanjing Expressway Tongsan Expressway Beijing Shanghai Railway Shanghai Nanjing Intercity Railway and Beijing Shanghai High speed Railway Run through the whole territory; Spanning Suzhou and Shanghai Shanghai Rail Transit Line 11 Extending to the territory, [50] integrate into Shanghai subway Network, take the subway to Shanghai Xujiahui It only takes 1 hour. [51]

highway

In 1935, the Suzhou Shanghai Highway was built, winding through the town. In the 1960s, trunk highways such as Kun'an Line, Jia'an Line and Qing'an Line were built. In 1980, township roads were built. [52] By 2006, there were 312 national highways, Huning Expressway, Tongsan Expressway, Qing'an Highway, Jia'an Highway, Shunchen Road, Yanhu Avenue and other trunk highways in Huaqiao Town, and there were Caopu Road, Xugongqiao Road, Jishan Road, Huawang Road, Shuanghua Road, Huayuan Road, Sanxing Road, Greenland Avenue, Fengxing Road, Jimingtang Road, Guangming Road, Huaji Road, Huaxi Road and other township roads. [53]
  • National Highway 312 Huaqiao section starts from Hengcao Village in the east and ends at Xiaowapu Bridge in the west. It is 6.5 kilometers across the border. In 2001, Gunan Toll Station was set in the territory.
  • Shanghai Nanjing Expressway Huaqiao section starts from Sijiang Bridge in the east and ends at Shunyang Village in the west. It is 8.06 kilometers long and was opened to traffic in 1996. In 2003, it was widened from two-way four lane to eight lane. There is a Huaqiao Gunan toll station in the territory. In 2009, the entrance and exit of Huaqiao was opened. In 2010, the traffic flow at the entrance and exit was 69036 vehicles.
  • Shanghai Ring Expressway Tongsan Expressway The Huaqiao section starts from Xiaobang in the north and ends at Sijiangkou Bridge in the south, with a transit distance of 3.8 kilometers. It was opened in 2004, with six lanes in both directions and an interchange hub with Shanghai Nanjing Expressway. [54-55]

Railway

Shanghai Nanjing Railway Opened to traffic in 1908, Huaqiao section starts from No. 34 Bridge in the east, passes through Zhucui, Jianfu, Xinmiao, Baojing and other villages, and ends at No. 36 Bridge in the west, with a length of 3.34 kilometers. Established in 1920 Tianfu Temple Station , the fourth class station. In 1973, double track was replaced. In 1987, the daily traffic volume was 90 pairs of passenger and freight trains, and 4 passenger trains stopped at Tianfu'an Station. The annual passenger volume was 87218 person times. [52] In 1997, Tianfu Temple Station was cancelled. Shanghai Nanjing Intercity High Speed Railway It was built in 2008 and opened to traffic in 2010. The line is basically parallel to the Shanghai Nanjing Railway, and there are no stations in China. The Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway is parallel to the Shanghai Nanjing urban railway, and there are no stations in China. [56]

waterway

Waterway was the traditional mode of transportation in Huaqiao Town before the rise of highways and railways. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, there were two ferries along the Wusong River. The ships are mostly wooden ones, which run by rowing, punting, carrying on their backs and pulling awnings. 1970 Cement barge It is popularized in all brigades. In 1974, diesel engine powered boat was popularized. [52] In 1994, there were 28 navigable rivers in Huaqiao Town, with a total length of 102.56 kilometers, and the main channels were Wusong River (Sushen Inner Port Line), Jimingtang, Dawapu, Maogang River, Xugongpu, etc; yes Motorboat 117 ships with a total load capacity of 1480 tons. After 1995, due to the rapid development of road transport, water transport gradually decreased. In 1998, Qixiang Ferry was cancelled, and motor boats basically disappeared. Except Wusong River, domestic waterways are basically lost Water transportation Function. [57] In 2010, Huaqiao Town had wharf 4, berth 6, 51261 square meters of storage yard, shoreline three hundred and fifty-three Linear meter [58]

Public transportation

rail transit
In October 2010, the first trans provincial rail transit project in China Shanghai Rail Transit Line 11 The foundation of the northern section (Anting Station Huaqiao Station) was laid, [59] The construction of Huaqiao was officially started on June 30, 2011. [60] It was put into operation on October 16, 2013. [51] The total length of Huaqiao section is about 6 kilometers, including about 440 meters in Shanghai and about 5 kilometers in Jiangsu. The whole line is an elevated line Zhaofeng Road Station Guangming Road Station Huaqiao Station There are three stations, and the vehicle model adopts six train formation B-type vehicle. [61] The ticket price of Huaqiao section is consistent with the ticket price system of Shanghai Metro, Shanghai Public Transport Card Kunshan traffic card can be used universally. [62] As of October 13, 2014, the total passenger flow of Huaqiao Section of Rail Transit Line 11 has reached 10712196 person times, with a daily average of 295100 person times. [63] In January 2016, the station management of Huaqiao Section of Line 11 was transferred to Kunshan Rail Transit, and Shanghai Metro managed the traffic business of Huaqiao Section. [64-65]
In 2015, the preliminary planning scheme of Suzhou Kunming Shanghai Express Line (S1) was completed. Line S1 is about 71.6 km long, starting from Suzhou High tech Zone , ends at Kunshan Huaqiao Development Zone, is planned to transfer to Huaqiao Station of Shanghai Metro Line 11, and reserve branch lines for connection Shanghai Tonghua Railway Nanjiao Xincheng Station. [66]
On June 24, 2023, the opening ceremony of Suzhou Rail Transit Line 11 and the launch ceremony of Shanghai Rail Transit Line 11 Senseless Transfer was held at Huaqiao Station. This is the first line connecting with Shanghai rail transit network in China and the first urban rail transit line in Suzhou. [107]
bus
In September 2007, two trans provincial bus routes were opened between Huaqiao and Shanghai. [67] In August 2011, the bus company of Huaqiao International Business City was established. [68] As of October 2013, there are 12 bus lines in Huaqiao area, including 100, 101, 102, 103, 127, 220, 221, 222, 228, 229, 323 and 324, with 84 buses. [69]
After the opening of Metro Line 11, a large number of Shanghai citizens came to Kunshan to visit by subway. Huaqiao Metro Station has become an important bus connection hub. In October 2013, there were 16 bus lines and 94 vehicles along the subway line, [70] In November, Tianfu Ecological Park bus line was opened, and in April 2014, the ancient town tourism bus line was opened. [71]
taxi
In June 2009, five regional taxis were put into operation in Huaqiao District. [72] After the opening of Metro Line 11 in October 2013, 20 new taxis were launched, and the total number of taxis in Huaqiao International Business District reached 60. [73]

social undertakings

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technological innovation

In 2016, there were 5812 scientific and technological personnel in Huaqiao Development Zone. In 2017, there was one provincial "entrepreneurship and innovation talent", one provincial "six talent peaks", one Gusu "entrepreneurship and innovation talent", four Kunshan "entrepreneurship and innovation talents", and one "entrepreneurship and innovation team". Three provincial graduate workstations were added. Transformation and upgrading accelerated. We introduced policies for transformation, upgrading, innovation and development of industrial enterprises, solidly promoted "ten one batch" projects, applied for 146 scientific and technological projects, applied for 786 patents, authorized 293 patents, including 22 invention patents; 7 "Little Giant" enterprises, 16 high-tech enterprises, 10 provincial private science and technology enterprises, and 5 Suzhou municipal engineering technology research centers were newly added. [31]
In 2019, 102 talent science and innovation projects were added, including 4 academician projects and 3 national innovation and entrepreneurship leading talent projects. One newly recognized provincial entrepreneurship and innovation talents, one entrepreneurship and innovation doctor, one of the six talent peaks, and 36 high-tech enterprises. [33]

education

In the mid Qing Dynasty, there were private schools in every village in Huaqiao area. In the eighth year of Daoguang's reign (1828), Zhenchuan Academy was founded. In modern times, Huaqiao is one of the villages and towns where new primary schools and middle schools first appeared in Kunshan County. Tianfu Primary School was opened in 1905 (the 31st year of Guangxu's reign). In 1906, Huaxi second-class primary school was founded, and in 1912, it was renamed the First National Primary School in Lujiabang Township. In 1913, the Third National School of Lujiabang Township was established. In 1927, the Xiangli First National Primary School was renamed Huajiaqiao National Primary School, with a kindergarten class attached. In 1928, Huang Yanpei founded the "Xugongqiao Rural Improvement Experimental Area in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province" to educate farmers. During the Anti Japanese War, schools were closed and private schools were restored. Zhenchuan Middle School was founded in 1943. Implemented after the victory of the Anti Japanese War national education In 1947, Zhenchuan Middle School moved to Anting, the old school site Xugongqiao as a branch school. In 1949, there was a junior high school with 84 students and 10 primary schools with 592 students in the town.
In November 1949, the private schools were reorganized and reformed. In 1958, an agricultural middle school was established, and each brigade established a kindergarten class. In 1960, Huaqiao Junior High School was founded. In 1963, the Agricultural Middle School and Huaqiao Middle School were merged into Huaqiao Agricultural Middle School, which was abolished in 1968. In 1969, Huaqiao Middle School added a senior high school department. In 1968, Jincheng, Gongqiao and Tianfu junior high schools were established. In 1973, "Hatted Junior High School" (seven-year school) was established. After 1978, education was on the right track. In 1983, the High School Department was suspended and vocational high school classes were opened. In 1985, the township adult education center school was established. A new central kindergarten was built in 1987. In 1991, Huaqiao Vocational School was established. In September 1993, Tianfu Middle School was incorporated into Huaqiao Middle School. In 1994, there were 26 kindergartens in Huaqiao Town, with 1259 children enrolled; 22 primary schools with 2381 students; 3 middle schools with 1201 students; 426 students from 9 classes of vocational high school; There are three classes of accounting, machinery and computer professional training, with 106 students. [74-79] In the mid-1990s, schools began to be merged. Founded by an enterprise in 1998 Silicon Lake College Founded in 2000 East China Taiwanese Business Children's School It is a consistent school from kindergarten to senior high school. It adopts Taiwan's educational system and textbooks, and enrolls Taiwanese business children in East China. In 2001, Huaqiao Vocational School was renamed Kunshan No. 3 Vocational High School. In 2004, Huaqiao Foreground School was founded by enterprises to recruit children of migrant workers. [80] As of 2010, Huaqiao Town has 12 schools at all levels (including 3 private schools), 18090 students and 1075 teachers. [81] In 2011, Kunshan No.3 Vocational High School was renamed as Kunshan Huaqiao International Business City and other professional schools, with 1833 students and 115 staff. [82] In 2014, East China Kangqiao International School It is a 15 year school from kindergarten to high school. [83] As of 2015, there are 6 public kindergartens in Huaqiao, [84] 4 public primary schools, [85] 2 public junior high schools. [86]

Culture and sports

In 1928, the Rural Improvement Association founded by Huang Yanpei built cultural and educational facilities such as the Great Hall of the People, the People's Education Center, and carried out cultural activities such as newspaper reading, speech, playing and singing. It was suspended before the Anti Japanese War. In the 1950s and 1960s, Tanhuang classes, stilt teams, dragon lantern teams, Yangko teams and waist drum teams went through the villages and households every year during the Spring Festival or slack farming seasons to perform on tour. In 1957, Huaqiao Township Cultural Station was established, and 29 senior cooperatives established clubs. In 1958, the radio amplification station was established. From the 1960s to the mid-1970s, club activities were the most popular. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were competitions in chess, tug of war, table tennis, bicycle, etc. The auditorium (theater) was built in 1972. In 1976, the commune film screening team was established. In 1981, Huaqiao Community had 31 libraries and 18 basketball courts and teams. The first peasant sports meeting was held in 1984. In 1988, each village set up elderly activity rooms one after another. In 1992, the town radio station was changed into a radio and television station. In 1992 and 1994, Huaqiao Town was successively awarded the titles of "Provincial Sports Advanced Town" and "Provincial Mass Culture Advanced Town". As of 1994, Huaqiao Cultural Station covers an area of more than 1400 square meters, including 663 square meters of skating rink and 729 square meters of building area. It has a library, 13650 books in total, a quarterly magazine "The Sound of Huaxi", and 30 elderly activity rooms. [74] [87-89] In 2000, the cable TV cable will be connected to every village. In December 2001, the town culture station and the radio and television station were merged into the town culture radio and television station. In 2005, The Sound of Huaxi was renamed as Huaxi. In 2006, the Zhenwenguang Station was changed into the Zhenwenguang Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Station, and the Zhenwenguang Culture and Sports Center Building was completed. [90] In 2006, Huaqiao Town had one culture, radio, television and sports station, one activity room for retired cadres, five chess and card rooms, dance halls, more than 10 Internet cafes, 10 gate courts, 7 basketball courts, and 10 outdoor fitness spots. Six town games have been held. [91] In 2017, Huaqiao Development Zone built a new cultural and sports center, carried out 285 mass cultural activities, built 10 fixed screening points for community public welfare films, and played 370 free films; The District Federation of Literary and Art Circles was established to create 6 literary and art masterpieces such as "The Beginning of a Dream", set up the "West Bridge East Pavilion" public welfare forum, and cooperated with Shanghai Chuansha to build a historical and cultural front commemorating Huang Yanpei's theme. [31]

medical and health work

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, western medicine was introduced into Huaqiao. In 1928, the Xugongqiao Rural Improvement Experimental Area founded by Huang Yanpei set up a public medical clinic. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were 10 TCM clinics and 2 western medicine clinics in China; schistosomiasis Widely popular, especially in Xinhu, Xinmiao and Caocunjing cholera Typhoid fever smallpox etc. Infectious Diseases It happens from time to time. In 1952, three joint clinics were established. In 1958, the township health center was established, and the agricultural cooperatives started to run health care rooms. Implemented since 1969 Rural cooperative medical system Since the 1950s and 1960s, large-scale snail detection and elimination campaigns have been carried out for many times to prevent and control schistosomiasis. In 1985, the standard of schistosomiasis eradication was reached. By the end of 1994, Huaqiao Town had 1 health center, 29 village clinics and 4 factory and enterprise clinics. [92-95] In 2001, the original village clinics were merged into community health service centers. In 2003, Huaqiao Health Center was renamed as Huaqiao People's Hospital. In 2004, Huaqiao Health Center was established. [96] As of 2010, there are 16 health institutions in Huaqiao Town, including 1 hospital and 239 medical staff. [81] In 2011, Kunshan was approved to set up Taihe Greenland Hospital It is a tertiary cancer hospital with 600 beds. [97]

Urban construction

The construction of "Beautiful Flower Bridge" has achieved remarkable results, with 4 parks built, 436000 square meters of new green area, and 462000 square meters of vacant land green; 4 parking lots were put into operation and 658 parking spaces were added; The standardized transformation of two farmers' markets was completed, and the Xiangpu farmers' market was awarded the "Pioneer Market for the Development and Innovation of China's Commodity Trading Market". Vigorously implement the "5625" project of water environment treatment, and the water quality of two tributaries and 13 key rivers of Wusong River Guokao section is stable and up to standard. Vigorously carry out special actions such as solid and hazardous waste treatment, strictly control PM2.5 and ozone concentration, and ensure that the proportion of days with good air quality reaches more than 78%. Five four classification model residential areas for domestic waste will be constructed on a pilot basis to comprehensively promote waste classification and source reduction. [33]

Historical culture

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cultural relics and historic sites

Ancient ruins
Jincheng Site , Wacheng Site, Xiaowapucheng Site, Qing Dynasty Martial Arts Training Ground, Horse Racing Ground
Ancient Temple
Yanxiang Temple, Yonghuai Temple, Yuhuang Temple, Jincheng Temple, Sanlu Temple (Sanlin Temple), Mengjiang Hall, etc
Ancient bridge girder
Jimingtang Bridge, Jufu Bridge, Yansi Bridge, Dawapu Bridge, Huajia Bridge, Xugong Bridge, Wanshou Bridge, Yongqing Bridge, Jishan Bridge (Zhaojia Bridge), etc
Ancient Tomb
Jiang Jiadun, Xu Jiafen, Hu Jiafen
Modern historical sites
Wuyi Hall, Great Year Hall, Lupu Catholic Church, Kuomintang Beijing Shanghai Police Headquarters
Jincheng Site It is located at the junction of Xilu Lane and Taojia Village (Jincheng Village). It is said that it was built by the King of Wu and was identified as the site of the city wall of Han Dynasty by archaeology. It is a corner shaped earthen city with a total length of 305 meters, a north-south length of 170 meters, an east-west width of 135 meters, a base width of 8 meters, and a height of 5 meters. There are mounds, tombs of the Han Dynasty around the city site, and unearthed pottery, bronze mirrors, coins and other cultural relics. It is an extremely important site of the Han Dynasty in Suzhou.
Before liberation, there were more than 30 original temples in Huaqiao area, 11 ancestral temples and 10 memorial archways, most of which were demolished in the 1950s and 1970s. Most of the ancient bridges were built from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Today, there are Jufu Bridge, Yansi Bridge (Jiqing Bridge), Dawapu Bridge, Xugong Bridge, Wanshou Bridge, Yongqing Bridge, Jishan Bridge (Zhaojia Bridge), etc. In the ancient tombs, Jiangjiadun, the Jiang family cemetery of Song Dynasty, and Xujiafen, the academician of Qing Dynasty and the governor of Shandong Province Xu Shu The Hu Family Tomb is the tomb of Hu Zhiding in the Qing Dynasty.
In the buildings of the Republic of China, Wuyi Hall is the people's auditorium in the Xugongqiao rural improvement area founded by Huang Yanpei. The Great Year Hall was built to commemorate the Great Year of Huang. The Lupu Catholic Church was built in 1912 and closed in 1958. The Kuomintang Beijing Shanghai Police Headquarters is located in the Zhangjia Courtyard in Guxiang Village (demolished). It was the temporary command center of the Kuomintang Beijing Shanghai Police Headquarters from August to September 1937, Chiang Kai shek had personally deployed the war. [98]

Jiangnan silk bamboo

Huaqiao Jiangnan Silk Bamboo
Jiangnan silk bamboo Originated in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty erhu fiddle For the main instrument Pipa dulcimer Small sanxian The music is beautiful and smooth, with the characteristics of small, elegant, fine and light. Jiangnan silk and bamboo in Huaqiao area originated from Jiming Hall and Olive Club established in the early 1930s. There has always been a special performing group and accumulated a number of characteristic tracks. Many Jiangnan silk and bamboo songs popular in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, such as "Walking on the Street", "Song of Joy", "Dragon and Tiger Fight" and other songs, have become the reserved repertoire of Huaqiao Band. In addition to classic music, Huaqiao Band also plays many white music. Most of the melodies are short and simple, with bright rhythm and warm atmosphere. For example, A Little Gold, Swallows Flying Together, and Happy Flowers. Most of the instruments of the Huaqiao Silk and Bamboo Class are decorated with "colorful phoenix", which means that they are in pairs, looking forward to their children and being lucky. After 1949, there were New Chicken National Music Club, Zhoujing Silk and Bamboo Class and other groups active in various festivals and banquets. In 1999, Huaqiao Town was rated as the hometown of folk music in Suzhou. In 2000, Youwei Silk and Bamboo Class was established, and Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo MC Shanghai opera Xiju Opera , songs and so on, so that the fading Huaqiao silk and bamboo reappear style. In 2006, Huaqiao Town was rated as the "hometown of silk and bamboo in the south of the Yangtze River", a characteristic cultural township in Suzhou. In 2007, Huaqiao Jiangnan Silk Bamboo was listed in the first batch of Kunshan City Intangible cultural heritage [99-100]

Famous people

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Tao Xian (Date of birth and death unknown), a litterateur in the Eastern Jin Dynasty Tao Yuanming He is the ninth generation of his grandson, and he is called Elk Savage. In the first year of Kaiyuan (713) of the Tang Dynasty, Jinshi was recruited. In the late Kaiyuan period, they migrated from Xunyang (today's Jiujiang), Jiangxi Province, to Kunshan. They first lived in the present Qiandeng Taojia Bridge, and then moved to Jimingtang (today's Taojia Village). He is unsophisticated and does not seek official positions. He wrote eight chapters of "Music Record" in his poems and essays. Tao Xian is famous in the imperial court, and officials of all the prefectures and counties he passes by treat him. People in Wu and Yue called it "narcissus". Wandering around the world for more than 30 years, I returned to Taojia Village when I was old. [101-102]
Tao Yan (1597? - 1645), with the word "Zhi Gui" and the name "Biefeng", was mistakenly named Tao Yan or Tao Wan. He was a poet and scholar of Buddhism in the late Ming Dynasty. The descendants of Tao Xian lived in Taojia Village for generations. Respecting all life of Zhen. He worships Buddhism, and his learning is based on Buddhism. Poetry is good at writing, and there are many kinds of Zen verses. The Qing army went south and formed a rebel army to fight against Kunshan. Kunshan City was broken and killed himself behind closed doors. After his death, his legacy was compiled by later generations and published as Ren Jie Ji. [101] [103-104]
mold and educate people (The year of birth and death is unknown), with the word Kang Ling, the son of Tao Yan, a famous Kunshan scholar. In 1643, the 15th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, he became a scholar. After the change of Yiyou (1645), his father abandoned his official career after martyrdom, and took in apprentices to teach until he died. During this period, he enjoyed reading poems and playing the piano, and was also proficient in religious theories. Usually, he has friendly exchanges with Ye Fangheng (a scholar in the 15th year of Shunzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, who served as the minister of Jining Road) in Kunshan. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (after 1662), he wrote the article "Recluse" and died at the age of 73. [105]

Honors won

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In September 2021, it was selected as one of the "National Top 1000 Towns in 2021". [106]
On September 24, 2023, Huaqiao Town was selected into the "2023 Top 100 Chinese Towns and Towns Comprehensive Competitiveness", ranking fifth. [108]
On October 20, 2023, it was selected as one of the "National Top 1000 Towns with Comprehensive Strength in 2023", ranking No. 5. [109]