Primitive agriculture existed in this area as early as the Late Paleolithic. The Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties were called prosperous. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, due to successive years of war, the population dropped sharply and agriculture was depressed. There was a severe drought in the third year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1877), and only 23 out of 10 people survived.
During the Republic of China, banditry increased and people migrated for shelter, resulting in a large number of fields being barren and agricultural production stagnating. Until the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), after the Huanglong Mountain Reclamation Area Office was established, people were encouraged to reclaim wasteland, farm, and raise livestock and poultry. The Huanglong Mountain Area was developed, and agriculture and animal husbandry continued to develop.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Huanglong County Party Committee and the county government of China carried out land registration and property appraisal in the county in accordance with the "Land Law Outline" formulated by the central government, destroying the feudal land that had lasted for thousands of years. The tenure system provides land for cultivators and creates good conditions for the development of agricultural production. In 1949, the county's grain sowing area reached 156,000 acres, and the total output reached 6.63 million kilograms; the total oil production reached 480,000 kilograms; the number of large livestock was 11,977; the number of sheep increased to 2,355; and the number of live pigs was 4,678. In 1951, the county's grain sown area increased to 276,000 acres, and the total output reached 14.5 million kilograms; the total oil production dropped to 90,000 kilograms due to the disaster; the number of large livestock was 12,522. Compared with 1949, the sown area increased by 76.9%; the total output increased by 118%; and that of large livestock increased by 4.5%. From 1956 to 1957, the entire county was transferred from primary cooperatives to advanced cooperatives, completed the socialist transformation of private ownership of agricultural production materials, and embarked on the road to cooperatization. Agricultural production has been transferred from individual operations to collective operations, and the agricultural system has undergone fundamental changes. Agricultural production increased during this period. The total grain output is 12.24 million kilograms; the total oil production is 420,000 kilograms; the livestock population is 13,253; the sheep are 9,794; the pigs are 10,291; and the poultry is 26,700. The total agricultural output value is 2.911 million yuan, the per capita income is 34 yuan, and the per capita ration is 257 kilograms.
In 1958, the Huanglong County Committee of the Communist Party of China, in accordance with the "Resolution on the Establishment of People's Communes in Rural Areas" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, withdrew districts and merged them into townships. In September, the county merged 123 high-level communes into 13 rural people's communes (owned by three levels, based on teams), which lasted for 21 years by 1978. During this period, agricultural production experienced ups and downs. During the "Great Leap Forward" in 1958, proletarian tendencies, exaggeration and egalitarianism emerged, which dampened farmers' enthusiasm for production and caused losses to the collective economy. In addition, three consecutive years of natural disasters have caused agricultural production to decline and food supply to be tight. In 1961, the proletarian and exaggerated errors of "one level, two public affairs" and "one leveling and two adjustment" were corrected, and the basic accounting units were divided into smaller units, so that agricultural production could be gradually restored.
In 1975, the county's total grain output reached 23.73 million kilograms; total oil production was 450,000 kilograms; total agricultural output value was 10.4 million yuan; per capita income was 75 yuan; and per capita rations were 194 kilograms. There are 13,300 large livestock in stock; 62,500 sheep in stock; and 22,600 pigs in stock. During this period, due to the influence of "Left" ideas, the economic benefits of agriculture were very low, and the collective burden was too large. Farmers' rations were not enough for food and clothing, and their cash was not enough for use. Many cooperatives and teams relied on rebates to eat food and rely on loans to spend money. Agriculture and rural areas The economy is in a state of long-term stagnation. In 1982, the county's total grain output reached 20.16 million kilograms; total oil production was 420,000 kilograms; 1,200 acres of flue-cured tobacco was planted, with an output of 95,000 kilograms; 4,320 acres of apple orchards were built, with an output of 337,000 kilograms; there were 12,900 large livestock. There are 58,100 sheep in stock; the total agricultural output value reaches 16.22 million yuan, of which the sideline output value reaches 2.21 million yuan. The per capita income is 109 yuan, and the per capita ration is 239 kilograms. The per capita grain ration increased by 18%; the total agricultural output value increased by 8.6%, and farmers' food and clothing problems were basically solved. In 1985, the Huanglong County Party Committee and County Government of the Communist Party of China further adjusted the policy of developing agriculture, pointing out that while ensuring food production, they should actively develop diversified operations, adjust the industrial structure, and develop leading industries. The five key products in 1984 (cattle, sheep, fruits, tung trees, and tobacco) were adjusted into three leading industries (flue-cured tobacco, forest fruits, cattle and sheep) to revitalize Huanglong's economy.
A series of preferential policies have been formulated to promote the development of rural commodity production. In that year, the county's total grain output reached 16.09 million kilograms, total oil production reached 900,000 kilograms, and the total agricultural output value reached 18.68 million yuan, of which 2.21 million yuan was earned from various operations, accounting for 12% of the total output value. The per capita income reached 250 yuan. The flue-cured tobacco area has grown to 11,000 acres, with a total output of 1.28 million kilograms; the orchard area has grown to 1,583 acres, with a total output of 380,000 kilograms; the livestock population is 11,100; and the sheep population is 10,100. The total agricultural output value increased by 65% ??compared with 1978, the income from various operations increased by 27% compared with 1978, and the per capita income increased by 22.6%. The "four fields" area reaches 74,100 acres, and the effective irrigation area is 5,700 acres. The total power of agricultural machinery is 20,658 horsepower, and the mechanical farming operation is 71,000 acres. In 1990, the total grain output reached 20.43 million kilograms, the total oil output was 1.12 million kilograms, and the total agricultural output value reached 21.78 million yuan, of which the output value of the three leading industries reached 12.55 million yuan, accounting for 57.6% of the total output value. The flue-cured tobacco area reached 13,800 acres, and the total output reached 1.77 million kilograms, a record high. The orchard area has grown to 23,392 acres, with a total output of 1.358 million kilograms and an output value of 1.08 million yuan; there are 15,200 large livestock and 33,200 sheep. The total output value of animal husbandry reached 2.4 million yuan, accounting for 11% of the agricultural output value.
Huanglong County vigorously implements the "one base and two industries" economic development strategy of infrastructure construction, walnut industry and intangible industries, and fully accelerates the pace of industrial development, effectively promoting the stable and rapid growth of the agricultural and rural economy. In the first half of 2007, Huanglong County's GDP is expected to reach 71.58 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%; fiscal revenue increased by 19% year-on-year, of which local fiscal revenue increased by 40% year-on-year.
Taking grain production as a basic industry that can increase farmers' income in the short term, Huanglong County's grain area stabilized at 145,000 acres in 2012, of which the corn sown area reached 127,000 acres, and the total corn output is expected to be 72,100 acres. tons, with an output value of 86.52 million yuan. The apple area in Huanglong County reaches 30,000 acres, with 500 acres of newly developed orchards. There are 31 large cattle-raising households in the county, with 13,600 cattle on hand, 52 large pig-raising households with 16,300 pigs on hand, and 7,200 acres of flue-cured tobacco. It is expected to purchase 20,000 tons of tobacco leaves and achieve an output value of 8 million yuan. After Huanglong Mountain was reclaimed in the late 1930s, some handicraft industries that served the production and life of the reclamation residents developed accordingly. According to the "Overview of the Huanglong Mountain Reclamation Area" dated December 31, 1941, "Industry in this area includes a textile factory attached to the Shibaoziqiao Nursery for Children with Distressed Children, and some of the settlers also make their own textiles." Baoken people set up an iron factory to manufacture farm tools and used water conservancy to build two water mills. "In December of the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946), according to statistics on industrial and commercial households in Shibao and Caodian, the number of households reached 82.
In the early days of the founding of New China, the handicraft industry basically maintained its original level before liberation. Modern industry is still in a blank state. In March 1953, the private handicraft industry in the fourth district of Huanglong County only consisted of 23 households in 8 industries including bricks and tiles, blacksmiths, tile-burning pots, tailors, dyers, cobblers, noodle shops, and tofu shops, with 56 employees.
In April 1955, the Provincial Food Department invested and built the Huanglong Oil Factory (the predecessor of the Grain and Oil Processing Factory), which was the beginning of modern industry in Huanglong County. In 1956, after completing the transformation of capitalist industry and commerce, the county had 7 industrial enterprises, including 2 state-owned enterprises and 5 collective enterprises. *** has 50 employees and a total industrial output value of 537,600 yuan. The main industrial products include flour, vegetable oil and power generation.
In 1958, during the "National Industry Development" movement, Huanglong County established agricultural machinery repair and manufacturing plants (hereinafter referred to as agricultural machinery plants), paper mills, iron smelting plants, artificial petroleum plants and other factories. The number of industrial enterprises in the county increased to 12, the total number of employees soared to 1,865, and the total output value reached 930,000 yuan. In 1961, the national economy implemented the policy of "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment, and improvement. Except for the agricultural machinery factory, the paper mill, iron mill, and artificial stone mill were closed down one after another due to losses or high product quality and high price.
After 1964, industrial production began to pick up. By 1966, there were 16 industrial enterprises with 100 employees and a total industrial output value of 826,000 yuan.
In the early days of the "Cultural Revolution", due to the destruction of production order and the abolition of various rules and regulations, most enterprises were in a state of suspension or semi-suspended production. In 1968, the county's total industrial output value dropped to 530,000 yuan.
From 1970 to 1978, Huanglong County’s industry developed rapidly. In 1970, there were 17 county-owned industries with 205 employees and a total industrial output value of 1.0667 million yuan. By 1978, the number of county-owned industrial enterprises increased to 33, the number of employees increased to 344, and the total industrial output value increased to 217.79 yuan. Compared with 1965, the number of enterprises increased by 3.8 times, the number of employees increased by 5.8 times, and the total industrial output value increased by three times.
In 1990, there were 16 industrial enterprises in the county. Among them, there is 1 national industrial enterprise belonging to the local government, 8 national industrial enterprises belonging to the county, and 7 collective industrial enterprises belonging to the county. According to industrial sectors, it is divided into coal, electric power, machinery, building materials, forestry, food, printing, and other categories. The total number of employees is 560, and the total industrial output value (current price) is 4.193 million yuan. Calculated at constant prices in 1980, it has increased by 47.5% compared with 1978 and increased by 27 times compared with 1955.
After the founding of New China, Huanglong’s local industry grew from scratch, from small to large, and has begun to take shape, laying the foundation for future development. The proportion of total industrial output value in the county's total social output value has increased significantly. In 1952, the county's total industrial output value accounted for only 0.05 of the total industrial and agricultural output value. By 1990, the total industrial output value accounted for 10.45 of the total social output value.
In 2012, Huanglong County's industrial enterprises achieved an added value of 15.3 million yuan, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 5.9 million yuan, an increase of 14.6%. The added value of industrial enterprises below designated size was 9.4 million yuan, an increase of 9.6%.