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Xiaolan (simplified Chinese :小榄镇; traditional Chinese :小欖鎮; pinyin :Xiǎolǎn Zhèn) is a town situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan,Guangdong Province,China. [2]
Per a 2020 publication by the Zhongshan government,Xiaolan has approximately 333,000 permanent residents, [2] but has just 181,988 registered hukou residents as of 2018. [3] The town spans an area of 71.47 square kilometres (27.59 sq mi). [2]
According to some historical imperial records,[ which? ] a concubine of emperor Song Duzong of the Southern Song dynasty,eloped from the palace to pursue her true love.[ citation needed ] The concubine fled south until she finally arrived in Xiaolan,where she was able to lose the imperial guards who were in pursuit of her.[ citation needed ] When she arrived in Xiaolan,the concubine and her helpers were so attracted to the area's landscape,which was scattered with yellow chrysanthemum flowers,that they decided to take up residence there.[ citation needed ]
In June 2010,a strike broke out at a Honda Lock plant in Xiaolan, [4] [5] with workers demanded a wage increase from 930 RMB per month to 1,600 RMB per month. [5] Reuters reported that striking workers were intimidated by police forces, [4] and published an image which appeared to depict riot police being deployed near the factory on June 11. [5] In response,the plant's managers began hiring scabs in response to the strike, [4] and offered monthly pay increases of 200 RMB. [4] [5] By July 2010,many of the plant's striking workers returned for such pay rise,while others quit in search of work elsewhere. [4]
As of 2020,Xiaolan is divided into 15 residential communities. [6]
Xiaolan is home to over 40,000 individual enterprises,of which,over 14,000 are manufacturing enterprises. [2] Over 99% of the firms in Xiaolan are privately owned. [2] Major brands headquartered in Xiaolan include Vatti,Luxking Group Holdings Limited ,Chant Group (Chinese :长青集团; pinyin :Chángqīng Jítuán),and Forest Lighting (Chinese :木林森照明; pinyin :Mùlínsēn Zhàomíng). [2] The city is a cluster for a number of industries,including hardware,underwear manufacturing,audio devices,locks,and lighting. [2]
Agriculture is the main industry in the primary sector found in Xiaolan Town.[ citation needed ] The town is well known for its Chrysanthemum plants,and is often called “Chrysanthemum City”(Chinese :菊城; pinyin :JúChéng),according to the town's government. [2]
From October to November every year,Xiaolan hosts a chrysanthemum festival along its major streets and parks.[ citation needed ] The show features about 100,000 pots of over a thousand varieties.[ citation needed ] Every 60 years,a grand chrysanthemum exhibition will be held in Xiaolan.[ citation needed ]
Xiaolan is dubbed “Lock City of the South”as well as “Electronic Acoustic Industrial Base”in China.[ citation needed ] The two industries are the pillar industries of Xiaolan.[ citation needed ]
Xiaolan controls 23% of the national market share.[ citation needed ] Indeed,there are production lines of such famous brands as Vantage gas stoves,Guli locks and St. Allen nail clippers in Xiaolan.[ citation needed ]
Over 30% of manufacturing enterprises in Xiaolan are engaged in locks and hardware production.[ citation needed ] Such production accounted for nearly 50% of the total industrial outputs of Xiaolan and employed more than 30,000 people in 2002.[ citation needed ] Xiaolan's success in this sector earned it a certification as a critical hardware industrial base by China National Hardware Association in 2002.[ citation needed ]
Meanwhile,a growth in the sector of electronic acoustics,which has taken place in recent years,has made Xiaolan the first "Electronic Acoustics Industrial Base" in China.[ citation needed ] Between 2000 and 2002,over a hundred enterprises started business in Xiaolan.[ citation needed ] Both local and foreign enterprises which specialize in production of domestic stereos,DVDs,laser heads,high-tech digital audio equipment,loudspeakers,circuit boards and aluminium panels are clustered in this small town.[ citation needed ] Production bases of such foreign brands as ADS and Boston operate in Xiaolan while Philips,Toshiba,JBL,Onkyo and Jamo also run their OEM production there.[ citation needed ] In 2002,the industrial outputs of this sector reached RMB 4.6 billion,accounting for almost one third of the town's industrial output.[ citation needed ]
The town has a sizable lighting industry,specifically in the production of LED lights. [2] This industry accounts for over ¥10 billion in value to the local economy. [2] Major LED brands with a presence in Xiaolan include Forest Lighting (Chinese :木林森照明; pinyin :Mùlínsēn Zhàomíng),Everlight Electronics,Honbro Technologies (Chinese :鸿宝科技; pinyin :Hóngbǎo Kējì),Poso Lighting (Chinese :品上照明; pinyin :Pǐnshàng Zhàomíng),and Guangyang Appliances (Chinese :光阳电器; pinyin :Guāngyáng Diànqì). [2]
Xiaolan has 19 banks and about 100 financial institutions as a whole. [2]
To improve research and development for local firms,a technology development centre specializing in the production of locks and hardware was set up in February 2003,and post-doctoral work stations and partnerships with universities have also been established to aid the town's hardware industry.[ citation needed ] An enterprise-based technology development centre with investment from a US-based acoustics stereo enterprise,AVlight was also established in Xiaolan Industrial Zone in 2002.[ citation needed ]
Xiaolan is home to 45 kindergartens,15 public primary schools,5 secondary schools,and 10 private schools. [2]
The Xiaolan People's Hospital (Chinese :小榄人民医院; pinyin :Xiǎolǎn Rénmín Yīyuàn),and the Chen Xinghai Hospital (Chinese :陈星海医院; pinyin :Chén Xīnghǎi Yīyuàn) are both located in the town. [2] 98.85% of Xiaolan's population is insured. [2]
Many residents in Xiaolan cultivate chrysanthemums.[ citation needed ] On occasion,they provide chrysanthemum-themed banquets.[ citation needed ] They also create a number of chrysanthemum-themed poems and drawings.[ citation needed ]
The town has more than 70 public sports facilities,and 21 gymnasiums. [2]
The Xiaolan Integrated Sports Centre was established in 1994,and has hosted a number of national and international ping-pong tournaments since then.[ citation needed ]
The town's railway station,Xiaolan railway station is situated on the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway. [2]
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