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4 henanspecial TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012 DAILY

Photos by Mingchao / China Daily Clockwise from left: A monument highlights the family name, which is one of the most common in China. The mausoleum of Huang , who was a descendant of former Huang Kingdom residents and later served the Kingdom as prime minister during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). A ceremony marking the induction of the well-preserved Huang Kingdom archeological site into the national cultural heritage protection list in 2007. The Huang Kingdom archeological site.

County in having stellar year

tions and favorable policies,” said. can supply 180,000 metric tons of ed raising ducks. the county is open to outside oppor- Huangchuan’s first-half industrial “Thus, we believe that it can attract a water every day. Six wastewater pro- Two of the county’s cereal and tunities. good number of investors, and they cessing stations in the area are able oil processing companies — Henan In 2005, the county was named output growth exceeds 20 percent will see healthy returns.” to process industrial wastewater after HuangGuo Grain Co Ltd and Henan one of the six most influential mid- The county’s convenient transpor- production. Mingye Food Co Ltd — were listed sized counties in Henan province. By Xiang Mingchao of more than 50 million . The tation and rich resources have been In addition to its facilities and among the fastest-growing compa- Few are aware of the fact that the [email protected] combined investment in these proj- instrumental in attracting invest- infrastructure, the county has abun- nies in Henan province. Chinese family name Huang origi- ects totaled 5.1 billion yuan, up 29 ment, he said. dant agricultural resources. Specializing in wheat processing, nated in the county. in the south- percent year-on-year, according to Huangchuan is known for its rice, Henan HuangGuo Grain Co was The eighth most common Chinese eastern part of Henan province the local government. Investment environment wheat, vegetables, aquatics, livestock, formed in 2002, and it is the main family name, Huang actually origi- achieved healthy growth in the first There are 14 projects with With two railways and two nation- flowers and tea. supplier of many famous food brands nated from the Huang Kingdom, half of the year, according to official investment scale of more than 100 al highways crossing it, Huangchuan With a capacity of 120 million in the Chinese market. founded by an emperor in the statistics. million yuan each, accounting for county is easily accessible. Also, two ducks each year, the county’s live- The company’s production value Dynasty (c. 21st century-16th cen- The county, which has a popula- 87 percent of total investment from branch pipelines of the west-east stock base is the largest facility for was 300 million yuan in 2011, and it tury BC). It was reportedly the first tion of 800,000, generated an indus- outside the county. natural gas pipeline go through the raising ducks in the world according is preparing for public listing. Chinese family name to be taken trial output of nearly 11 billion yuan Of the 24 new investment projects, county, which ensure a steady energy to the local government. At present, it is building a food from that of a kingdom. in the first six months of this year, a 15 are industrial, and these involve supply. A tea garden in the county has an industry park that focuses on devel- The ancient city-state’s ruins are 21.4 percent year-on-year increase, investments total 3.64 billion yuan. The local government has built an area of 8,000 hectares. oping new products with high added 6 kilometers to the northwest of according to local government sta- “At present, we have established industrial park with an area of 10.6 value. Huangchuan county’s central area. tistics. some mature industries in our square kilometers, a private industri- Modern development A huge garden is being devel- Relics show that the city had a total Major industrial enterprises real- county, including livestock produc- al development park with an area of Traditionally agricultural, Huang- oped in the county, and 12 related land area of 2.8 square kilometers ized a total output value of 6.5 billion tion, cereals and oil processing and 5.4 sq km and a provincial economic chuan now is developing into a mod- companies are going to set up shop and city walls about 7 meters high. yuan during the first six months, a aquatic products,” said - development zone with an area of ern county with diversified agricul- in the garden, forming a com- According to experts, the city was 27 percent increase compared to the , secretary of the local County 6 sq km, according to the county tural businesses. prehensive gardening market in established no later than the West- same period last year. The output Party Committee. “The agricultural government. There are 79 agricultural compa- Huangchuan. ern Dynasty (c.11th century- value of the major industrial com- industry in our county will develop In addition, there is a 3 sq km nies in the county, of which two are The county produced 17.55 mil- 771BC). panies accounts for about 65 percent well in the future as it becomes more logistics industry park to facilitate at the national level and eight are at lion kilograms of aquatic products The well-preserved archeological of the total. diversified.” the development of other industries provincial level. in 2011, and the Zhongchuan aquatic site is now on the national cultural The county has also been success- He said the county welcomes in the county. In the last year, the total revenue of center in the area will become the heritage protection list, and four ful in attracting investment proj- investors from China and overseas The power stations in the county the leading companies in the county largest center for breeding and pro- pieces of bronze artifacts unearthed ects during this time period. It has to invest. can deliver a combined 400 million reached 12 billion yuan, according to cessing crawfish in Asia when it is at the site were added to the collec- introduced 24 investment projects “We have our special advantages, kilowatt-hours of power a year in official government figures. completed. tion at the National Museum of Chi- this year, each of which has a scale such as great investment condi- total. The waterworks in the county The annual per capita income of The tea-planting car- nese History. all the farmers in the county was tel of the county has integrated tea- After more than 1,400 years, the 6,900 yuan, and it has been cited as a planting businesses in 18 counties ancient Huang kingdom was taken model for agricultural development in three nearby provinces. The com- over by the stronger Chu Kingdom in Henan province. pany’s tea garden in Huangchuan in 648 BC, and many citizens fled. By Thanks to the rapid development occupies an area of 8,000 hectares. royal decree, all the citizens adopted of agricultural industry in Huang- The cartel’s brand, Guangzhou, has the name of their kingdom as their chuan county, its regional economy become famous in the area. surname in remembrance of their has performed excellently, and eco- The cartel was established in 2005 origin. nomic transformation is proceeding with 138 members. It can produce Periodically, many of the descen- apace. 65,000 kilograms of tea products dants of the ancient Huang Kingdom In the last year, the county real- every year and brings in an annual still get together to worship their ized a total gross domestic product sales revenue of 7.8 million yuan, ancestors in Huangchuan. of 14 billion yuan. The fixed assets according to the company’s website. Throughout its history, the of the county reached more than 12 county has been the birthplace of billion yuan. Ancient legacy many historical figures. The county’s tax and fee revenue Huangchuan county has a long The place was home of three great was 300 million yuan in 2011. The history that makes the place rich in authors of Chinese literature — overall output of grain in the county culture. Feng in the late Dynasty was more than 650 million kilograms Its forests cover 24 percent of the (206 BC-AD220), Zuchang in in the last year. total area. About 380,000 people are the (1271-1368) and The industrial profits of the county living in the urban area, accounting Hui in the (1368- grew by a rate of 42 percent in 2011, for 35 percent of the total. 1644). and the added value growth rate of The county has 17 towns within In addition to the legacies left by the high-tech industry in the county an administrative jurisdiction that these famous people, many historical was 34.2 percent during the same covers a total area of 1,666 square sites have become hot scenic spots period. kilometers. The agricultural acreage that attract thousands of people Many farmers in the county start- is 64,667 hectares and the water area every year. ed planting tea and vegetables, which is 10,700 hectares. brought them higher incomes. More One of the top 10 destinations for Xiaochuan contributed to the Descendants of the ancient Huang Kingdom get together to worship their ancestors. than 2,000 people in the county start- foreign investment in the province, story.