Economic overview of Xiakou Town

In recent years, the town has established the development ideas of building private economic corridors along the route, developing famous and characteristic agricultural areas, developing ten-mile golden waterways, and building an open economic town. In 2005, the town achieved a total industrial and agricultural output value of 199.71 million yuan, an increase of 7% over the previous year, of which the industrial output value was 76 million yuan and the agricultural output value was 123.71 million yuan; the fiscal revenue was 5.6 million yuan; the per capita net income of farmers was 2,627 yuan, an increase of 7% from the previous year. The annual increase was 8.2%; grain output was 12,884 tons; oil crop output was 1,475 tons; citrus output was 10,500 tons; and 54,783 pigs were slaughtered. In 2006, the town will adhere to the people-oriented approach, fully implement the scientific concept of development, firmly grasp development opportunities, and focus on the three key points of immigration relocation, structural adjustment, and project construction, and continue to innovate to ensure the synchronization of the town's "three civilizations" develop. Make full use of the location advantages, highlight the development of transportation, catering services and commodity circulation industries, and build Xiakou into Xingshan's agricultural and sideline products distribution center, cargo transfer center, and water and land passenger transportation center.

Xiakou Ancient Town is built along the Xiangxi River. It has patio houses, stone streets and stilted buildings, which belong to the Qing Dynasty architectural community. The stream is crystal clear, with numerous fish swimming around. The rushing water is accompanied by the trackers' high-pitched and simple boatman's chants, which is quite interesting. The Xiakou is rich in a kind of high-quality coal called "Mason pine". When the Yangtze River waterway enters and exits Sichuan and Han Dynasty, large and small passenger and cargo ships must use wooden boats to transport this coal to the Xiakou for fuel. Therefore, nearly a hundred wooden boats dock every night. The mouth of the gorge. The town with more than 100 households had 28 commercial shops at that time, and the economy was very prosperous.