During the Republic of China, Wenxi Town’s industry was very weak. There is this jingle circulating among the local people: "Pig excrement is scattered all over the streets, the houses are shabby, and the water is carried by the Ou River. Farming provides three meals a day, and all the money depends on the beach." After liberation, the economy developed slowly for a long time. By 1978 The total industrial and agricultural output value of the town is only 1.065 million yuan. Wenxi has a county-run cement factory, a ceramics factory, a paper factory, and 71 town-run enterprises, mainly engaged in sand and gravel, curtains, lace, agricultural machinery, pigs, and transportation. They have been basically restructured.
In the four years from 1984 to 1988, when Wenxi Town was designated as a pilot zone for economic reform and opening up in the Lishui region, Wenxi township enterprises and commercial trade developed rapidly, and the economic situation improved. Since then, Wenxi has successively introduced corporate talents from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, and Ningbo, and its products have initially formed into mechanical valves, hardware and electrical appliances, building materials, arts and crafts, food processing, silk clothing, plastic leather, bamboo and wood processing, chemical products, and plastics. Products and other 10 categories. Among them, Qingtian Leather Shoe Factory, Qingtian Noodle Brick Factory, Qingtian Ceramics Factory and other enterprises have also reached a certain scale. They make full use of their geographical advantages to produce related products, which are deeply loved by the masses and have great influence in many cities across the country. Historically, Wenxi was one of the important material distribution centers in Lishui area. Since 1984, it has invested in the construction of more than 10 professional markets, with a total area of ??more than 6,600 square meters. There are various professional markets for wood, bamboo, grain and oil, etc. Among them, the wood market is the largest professional market, with an average transaction volume of 2-3 in 4 years. Thousands of cubic meters.
In November 1993, the first provincial industrial park, Qingtian County Economic Development Zone, was established in Wenxi Town. Subsequently, the party committee and government also threw this policy to surrounding areas. Perhaps this magical land has been sleeping for too long, or perhaps it has welcomed back batches of companies: Yierkan, Grace, Beastmaster, and Baotu. , Southeast Pipe Pile, Xinli, Yatai, Xinqingshan Special Steel, etc. Among these companies, 4 companies have won the title of China's famous brand products, 5 companies have national inspection-free products, and 5 companies have provincial famous trademarks. Other companies such as profit hardware and special equipment are also well-known in their respective fields. So far, 68 enterprises with a value of more than 20 million yuan have settled in the town, and their output value reached more than 26 billion yuan from January to August last year. Wenxi's industrial economy has become a beautiful landscape of Lishui's economy.
China Yierkang Shoes Group Co., Ltd.: It is an overall reorganization from the original Qingtian Yierkang Shoes Group Co., Ltd. The group consists of Shanghai Yierkang Shoes Co., Ltd., Qingtian Denshikang Shoes Co., Ltd., Qingtian Hongxiang Packaging Products Co., Ltd. and six other subsidiaries. The company currently has 7,000 employees, including 15 professional designers and 300 technicians. It has fixed assets of more than 100 million yuan. It has introduced 15 internationally advanced production lines, with an annual output of 6 million pairs of men's and women's leather shoes. There are 35 provincial general agents and more than 2,800 specialty stores and sales terminals across the country. The CIS system has been introduced and passed the ISO9002 international quality system certification. The products have been approved by the China Leather Industry Association. The "Yilkan" series of leather shoes have won the "China Genuine Leather Mark". The "Yilkan" trademark has been rated as a well-known trademark in China and a famous trademark in Zhejiang Province. The Yierkan leather shoes have won National inspection-free products.
China Grace Group Co., Ltd.: Located in Qingtian Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang Province, it covers an area of ??more than 20,000 square meters and has a construction area of ??more than 20,000 square meters. It has assets of more than 80 million yuan and more than 1,100 employees. The company has introduced internationally advanced production lines and specializes in the production of various medium and high-end men's and women's military and police leather boots with an annual output of more than 2 million pairs and an output value of 210 million yuan. It is a medium-sized area integrating technical research, development, production, sales and service. Name self-operated export enterprise. Wenxi has fertile soil and beautiful water, which is suitable for food, grazing and forestry. There are various land uses such as cultivated land, grassland, and forestry. It mainly grows rice, and also has diversified operations, producing wheat, mulberry leaves, water bamboo, tea, honey, citrus, bayberry, etc., and raising chickens, pigs, dairy cows, and field fish.
Wenxi is located at the confluence of the Oujiang River and the East China Sea. It is famous for its hairy crabs, sweet fish, national fish and field fish.
"The west wind blows and crabs have itchy legs." Every year in October of the lunar calendar, the Oujiang crab flood reaches its climax. The most popular fish in the Oujiang River is sweetfish. Every year from the spring equinox to July, they swim upstream to the lower reaches of the Oujiang River to spawn, and the larvae follow the inflow. The young fish overwinter in the sea and grow to about 60 mm. They then go upstream and enter the clear freshwater stream of the Oujiang River to live. The meat is delicious and the fish is rich in fat. It is a delicacy on the banquet. It has always been known as "the best freshwater fish"; Every year from May to September of the lunar calendar, schools of national fish appear in the waters of the Oujiang River, which is tens of miles away from Wenxi River to Shimendong. They swim at sunrise and rest at sunset. The fish schools form long dragons more than a foot wide and swim against the current. , like a white dragon flying in the water; Tianyu is a local fish species in southern Zhejiang. Farmers in Wenxi, Shankou and Fangshan areas of Qingtian have a long history of raising Tianyu.
Due to the reduction of land due to market town construction and industrial development, agricultural workers have gradually transferred to the secondary and tertiary industries. Agriculture accounts for a low proportion of the national economy, with a weak foundation and small scale. In addition to the Mulan Association, Wenxi's senior sports are also quite unique. The rural sports industry in Wenxi Town, which originated earlier, has developed rapidly in recent years. Especially in the past two years, facility construction has advanced by leaps and bounds. The town and village have invested more than 3 million yuan in vigorously developing sports facilities. At present, the town has 1 cultural, sports and leisure square, 8 basketball courts, 6 village-level cultural and sports activity centers, 12 table tennis rooms, 5 chess and card rooms, 4 billiard rooms, and 2 comprehensive activity stages. In 2003, the Wenxi Town Party Committee and Government proposed the goal of creating a "Zhejiang Province Sports Characteristic Town". Based on this goal, Wenxi made the construction of sports positions the top priority of sports work and attached great importance to the development of sports activities. The Sports Association formulates a work plan at the beginning of the year and schedules activities for the year. The town level organizes 3 to 5 various activities every year, such as basketball games, table tennis games, magnolia fan games, softball games and other sports events that are popular with the masses. , small and diverse competition activities are also widely carried out at the village level, especially the cultural village creation unit, which holds about three activities every year. The school's sports activities are also rich and colorful. The town has combined the people's hobby of morning exercises and built fitness bases at Qipan Beach and other places, which greatly meets the activity needs of the masses.
In October this year, Wenxi will hold the first Senior Citizens’ Games, which will bring new irrigation to this flower of civilization. After irrigation, the flowers will also show their new splendor.