First: newly reclaimed land

Second: place name, Xinken Town

In March 2002, Xinken Town was merged into Wanqingsha Town. In 2005, with the approval of the State Council, Guangzhou City established Nansha District. In October of that year, Wanqingsha Town was officially transferred from Panyu District to the jurisdiction of Nansha District. Wanqingsha became the largest town in the Nansha Development Zone.

Geographical location

Xinken Town is located at 113.35° east longitude and 22.36° north latitude. It is the southernmost end of Panyu District, Guangzhou City, the frontier of the Pearl River estuary, and is adjacent to the Lingting Ocean. , surrounded by the sea on three sides, connected to Wanqingsha in the north, 50 kilometers away from Shiqiaocheng District; adjacent to the mouth of Hongqili River in the west, and facing Hong Kong and Macao across the sea about 28 nautical miles to the southeast and southwest respectively. Transportation: From Xinken Town, follow the Lingxin Highway to the north for about 13 kilometers to the Eryong intersection of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai East Highway, and then about 6 kilometers to the Miaobei entrance of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway; in terms of waterway, it is about 15 kilometers to the northeast. Nansha Port, the fishing port of this town, has two 5,000-ton berths for berthing of various ships.

Natural conditions

Xinken Town has a subtropical marine monsoon climate, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, with abundant rainfall and sufficient sunlight. The annual average temperature is 21.8℃, the average temperature in January is 13.2℃, the average temperature in July is 29℃, the absolute maximum temperature is 37℃, the minimum temperature is -0.1℃, the annual active accumulated temperature ≥10℃ is 7600℃, the frost-free period is 346 days; the annual average rainfall The area is 1635 mm, the annual average humidity is above 80%, the annual average wind speed is 2.5 m/s, and the sunshine time is 1930 hours. Because it is located at the junction of salty and freshwater at the mouth of the Pearl River, the brackish water period is from November to February of the following year, with a salinity of about 1-8‰, and the rest is the freshwater period.

Main industries

The site was originally a new area of ??land reclaimed. In 1972, a Wei town was formed, named Xinken town. Xinken Commune was established in 1973, changed to district in 1980, and built as a town in 1986. Xinken Town developed from tens of thousands of hectares of sandbars and was later formed by artificial reclamation, hence the name Xinken. It has jurisdiction over 1 neighborhood committee and 6 administrative villages. It is one of the only two fishing towns in Guangzhou City and one of the key fishing ports in Guangdong Province. In 2000, the town had a population of 5,433, an administrative area of ??66 square kilometers, and 10,600 acres of agricultural land. The town has flat terrain, fertile land, criss-crossing rivers, abundant water resources, and rich products, including the famous newly cultivated lotus roots and bananas at home and abroad, as well as the well-known and best-selling salmon (shad), shrimps, and bluegrass in domestic and foreign markets. Famous and high-quality estuarine aquatic products such as crab, dragonfly, eel, huangpitou, and mackerel.

Xinken Town has fertile land, beautiful environment, clean water and soil, and fresh air. In addition, the town attaches great importance to ecological and environmental protection and actively invests in construction. In 2000, it was identified as one of the first ecological demonstration projects in Guangdong Province. Town, comprehensive monitoring by the Guangzhou Environmental Protection Monitoring System has confirmed that the water sources and soil in the newly reclaimed area are suitable for the development of pollution-free and pollution-free green food.

The agricultural products produced by Xinken have unique flavor and high quality. "Xinken Lotus Root" and bananas have been recognized as green foods by the Green Food Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, and among them, "Xinken Lotus Root" has been listed as Guangzhou City One of the top ten agricultural brands. Green Food Company, the town's leading agricultural enterprise, has established a production base, built a product processing plant, and made breakthroughs in vacuum preservation packaging technology. "Xinken Lotus Root" has registered a trademark, and its products are sold at home and abroad.

Therefore, Xinken Town is an ideal base for the development of famous and high-quality agricultural and aquatic products. It has been listed as a green food production and processing base by the Guangzhou Municipal Government, and has been listed as a national-level green food production and processing base development target by the Ministry of Agriculture.

In 2000, the town planted 6,602 acres of bananas, with a total output of 14,809 tons; 2,746 acres of lotus roots, with a total output of 4,468 tons; 1,374 acres of aquaculture; a total output of 985 tons; and 437 marine fishing vessels (total tonnage 1,717 tons, total horsepower 6,995 kilowatts), fishing output 1,201 tons, the total agricultural and fishery output value of the town reached 75.09 million yuan, an increase of 13% over the same period last year; the average labor income of farmers and fishermen was 10,477 yuan, and the average rural income was 6,085 yuan.

Future Development

In order to give full play to the town’s advantages in fishery and agriculture resources, promote the development of agricultural industrialization, and promote the town’s healthy and sustainable economic development, the town’s fishery and agriculture production structure will be It has been further optimized and adjusted, and the development ideas are as follows:

1. Give full play to the town’s advantages of being located at the Pearl River Estuary and rich in brackish water resources, and vigorously develop famous and high-quality brackish water aquaculture, so that aquaculture will become the future of the town. leading industry. At present, Shunde Huaxing Group's 3,000-acre eel breeding base in this town is under construction.

2. Give full play to the town's unique ecological and environmental conditions for lotus root planting and the brand effect of "New Lotus Root", and continue to do a good job in the industrial production and product deep processing development of New Lotus Root.

3. Give full play to the advantages of this coastal town’s beautiful environment, clean water and soil, fresh air, and rich products. Through further beautification and construction, create an environment suitable for leisure and vacation, and promote fishery, agriculture and tourism. Development of tourism and leisure resort tourism. At present, the town's environmental beautification construction has achieved initial results, and a number of new agricultural and fishery sightseeing landscapes such as "Ten Thousand Acres of Lotus Landscape", "Coconut Grove Park" and "Mangrove Reserve" are under planning and construction. It is foreseeable that Xinken Town will become a unique ecological leisure resort in Guangzhou.