萬盛,1955年建區,原名重慶市南桐礦區,1993年4月經國務院批準,更名為"重慶市萬盛區"。全區幅員麵積565平方公裏,總人口26.7萬,其中農業人口14.4萬,非農業人口12.3萬,轄8鎮、2個街道。區內自然資源豐富,人文內涵深厚,是重慶市"一小時經濟圈"中23個區縣之一,是重慶市的重要能源基地和生態旅遊新區。
萬盛,曆史悠久。區境在殷商、西周、春秋及戰國初期為巴國地。戰國後期至西漢時期,部分隸屬秦滅巴國之後所設之巴郡,部分為大夜郎國所轄鱉國之地。東漢至隋代,今區境地域建製變化頻繁,故其行政從屬無權威定論,(有的史誌工作者認為:曾先後分屬巴郡、渝州和牂牁郡、平夷郡、平蠻郡的鱉縣)。唐代,區境分屬溱州榮懿縣、扶歡縣及涪州賓化縣。北宋神宗熙寧八年(1075年)之後,區境分屬夔州路南平軍榮懿寨、隆化縣(今南川區)、南川縣(今綦江縣)。元代,區境分屬南平綦江長官司、播州鼎山縣、重慶路總管府南川縣。明代,前期區境分屬重慶府南川縣、綦江縣和播州;後期區境分屬遵義府桐梓縣夜郎裏和重慶府南川縣、綦江縣。清代,區境分屬貴州省遵義府桐梓縣夜郎裏及四川省重慶府南川縣豐隆裏、綦江縣永裏、遵裏。民國時期至新中國成立初期,區境分屬貴州省桐梓縣及四川省南川縣、綦江縣。1955年1月21日,國務院以國政常字第6號文件批準,將上述3縣交界處的27個鄉(鎮)轄地劃出,建立四川省重慶市南桐礦區,同年8月16日正式建區。
萬盛,資源豐富。地處重慶市南部、渝黔邊界,地勢東高西低,大部分地區為丘陵。全區地處亞熱帶季風濕潤氣候區,垂直型立體氣候特征明顯,動植物資源十分豐富。區內有黑葉猴、雲豹等珍稀動物,動物種類達300多種;有銀杉、珙桐等珍稀植物,植物種類達1800多種,是中國大西南的動植物基因庫。礦產資源種類多、儲量大、品位高,主要有煤炭、白雲石、石灰石、硫鐵礦、皂石、石英砂、粘土類等數十種。已探明的煤炭儲量約3.5億噸,硫鐵礦儲量1200多萬噸,耐火粘土儲量3.74億噸。礦產資源中,皂石製陶,具白中泛綠特色,可與英國優質骨灰瓷媲美;耐火粘土耐火度達到1610℃~1730℃,為1—4級硬度耐火粘土標準。
萬盛,交通便捷。有綦萬高等級(速)公路與渝黔高速路相接,通湖南、貴州,距重慶主城區隻一小時車程。雷石公路過境,與南川相連。渝黔鐵路三(江)萬(盛)支線及其延伸段萬(盛)南(川)鐵路為大型物資運輸提供了條件。規劃中的萬盛—南川、萬盛—綦江(東溪)、萬盛—羊蹬—正安—風崗3條高速公路,將構建地區出境快速通道。旅遊公路從萬盛城區直接抵達各景區。旅遊環線公路更是把萬盛城區、黑山穀、萬盛石林、奧陶紀地質公園、九鍋箐森林公園連為一體。
萬盛,山川秀美。全區森林麵積達36萬畝,森林覆蓋率約35%。區內旅遊資源得天獨厚,山、水、泉、林、洞一應俱全,有"中國最古老石林"——萬盛石林(國家AAAA級風景區)、"西南動植物基因庫"——黑山穀風景區(國家AAAA級風景區)、"渝黔第一漂"——銅鼓灘峽穀漂流、"休閑度假村"——櫻花溫泉、"山城綠珠"——九鍋箐森林公園等一大批類型多樣、特色獨具的生態旅遊景觀。目前,萬盛旅遊已進入第二次創業時期。未來10年內,萬盛區將以黑山穀為龍頭,以夜郎文化為核心,以秘境觀光及清涼避暑為特色,並以此為基礎,著力打造中國最美山鄉旅遊的典範產品和旅遊目的地,形成"休閑秘境·康體山鄉"的總體定位。
萬盛,人傑地靈。這裏是重慶曆史名人劉子如的故鄉。劉子如先生是20世紀初至三四十年代享譽西南、名噪中國、蜚聲海外的重慶巨商、著名企業家、慈善家和愛國知名人士,一生凝聚的"艱苦創業、慈善奉獻、忠心愛國"的崇高精神,已成為萬盛人文精神的重要內容。陳毅、林森、劉湘、孔祥熙、馮玉祥等先後為其題詞,讚頌他的愛國情操和慈善精神。這裏是重慶羽毛球之鄉,具備30多年的羽毛球發展曆史和高超的專業技術水平。曾培養造就了大批的羽毛球優秀運動員和國家級教練;產生了50多人次的國家級羽毛球冠、亞、季軍,30多人次的國際級冠、亞、季軍,是世界女子單打冠軍皮紅豔和世界混雙冠軍張亞雯的故鄉。萬盛羽毛球學校是中國羽協命名、重慶市唯一的羽毛球專業訓練學校。
萬盛,展翅欲飛。近年來,萬盛區委、區政府圍繞實現"生態旅遊興區、能源工業強區、綠色宜居城市"戰略目標,狠抓招商引資,強化投資拉動,著力發展以煤電化為主的能源綜合開發利用產業,以福耀集團、海博鎂業等為依托的材料生產加工產業,以南桐化工廠、普生藥業等為依托的醫藥化工產業,以旅遊產業園區為載體的"旅遊休閑度假基地",並取得了明顯成效。先後引進了2×30萬千瓦電廠,浮法玻璃生產線等一批重大項目,有力地促進了地區經濟結構戰略性調整,推動了地區經濟社會全麵快速發展。2006年,地區生產總值同比增長9%;全社會固定資產投資同比增長23.1%;社會消費品零售總額同比增長13.5%;地方預算內財政收入同比增長20.1%。在重慶市"一小時經濟圈"建設中,萬盛立足區情,提出了依托重慶特大都市,把萬盛建設成為渝黔區域合作的示範區、重慶能源安全的保障區、生態旅遊休閑度假基地的發展定位。全區上下正振奮精神,大力弘揚"負重自強、敢為人先"的萬盛精神,以隻爭朝夕、背水一戰的積極姿態,解放思想,奮力拚搏,為推動萬盛在"一小時經濟圈"建設中大有作為而努力奮鬥!
古老的夜郎故地,如今的生態旅遊新區——萬盛,猶如一顆璀璨綠珠,生機盎然,正崛起在巴渝大地。
A Brief Introduction to Wansheng District
Wansheng District, formerly known as Nantong Mining Area of Chongqing established in 1955, was thus renamed by the State Council of China in April, 1993. Covering an area of 565 square kilometers, with 8 towns and 2 communities, Wansheng District has a population of 267,000, in which 144,000 are rural population, and 123,000 non-rural。 Featuring abundant natural resources and profound cultures and civilizations, it is one of the 23 districts and counties in the 'One-Hour Economic Circle of Chongqing', and plays an important role as the base for energy sources and region of eco-tourism in Chongqing Municipality。
The history of Wanshang can be dated back to thousands of years of time。 Wansheng had fallen into numerous administrative divisions in different eras。 It was located within the Ba State during the Yin and the Western Zhou dynasties, as well as in the Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring State Period, and then, after the fallen of the Ba State, straddled the Ba prefecture of the Qin State and the region of the Bie State (under the rule of the Dayelang State at the time)。 Due to the frequent change of administrative division during the Eastern Han and the Sui dynasties, there has been no final conclusion so far as to the accurate division of Wanshang at the time, and it was held that it was subordinate successively to the Ba, the Yuzhou, the Zangke, and the Pingyi prefectures, and the Bie County of the Pingman Prefecture。 This region was re-divided and assigned to Rongyi County of the Qinzhou Prefecture, Binhua County of the Peizhou Prefecture and Fuhuan County during the Tang Dynasty。 After 1075 during the Northern Wei Dynasty, it became the part of the Nanping Section in the Kuizhou Prefecture, the Longhua County (the present Nanchuan District) and Nanchuan County (the present Qijiang County)。 In the Yuan Dynasty, this region covered the divisions of Changguan of Qijiang in Nanping, Dingshan County of the Bozhou Prefecture and Nanchuan County of the Chongqing Prefecture。 During the Ming Dynasty, it covered the region of Nanchuan County of Chongqing, Qijiang County and the Bozhou Prefecture (the administration of which was later transferred to Yelangli of Tongzi County in the Zunyi Prefecture)。 In the Qing Dynasty, its location covered the Yelangli of Tongzi County in the Zunyi Prefecture of Guizhou Province, Fenglongli of Nanchuan County in the Chongqing Prefecture of Sichuan Province, Yongli of the Qijiang County and Zunli。 During the Republic of China and the beginning of the People's Republic of China, its location covered the Tongzi County of Guizhou Province, Nanchuan County of Sichuan Province and Qijiang County。 On January 21, 1955, the State Council approved to establish the Nantong Mining Area of Chongqing out of the 27 towns and villages that bordered the three areas mentioned close above, and officially became a new administrative region on August 16 of the same year。
Located in the southern Chongqing that borders Guizhou Province, Wansheng features hilly terrain in most of the district, with the eastern part higher than that of the western, and the subtropical monsoon moist climate。 Thanks to its unique vertical climate, Wansheng boasts over 300 kinds of animals and some 1800 kinds of plants, including the rare species of animals like Francois's leaf monkey and clouded leopard, and of plants like Cathay silver fir and dove tree; it serves as a large gene pool in Southwestern China。 Wansheng is also rich in minerals, such as coal, dolomite, limestone, pyrite, soapstone, clay, etc; the prospected reserves include some 350 million tons of coal, 12 million tons of pyrite, and 374 tons of refractory clay。 The pottery manufactured out of the local soapstone features the transparent green in its cream appearance, rivaling the top quality of bone china produced in UK。 The refractory clay can withstand the heat of 1610℃~1730℃, measuring up to the standard for the refractory clay with 1-4 level of hardness。
Wansheng also boasts convenient traffic。 It takes only an hour's drive from Wansheng to the urban area of Chongqing, and with the Qiwan Expressway (Qijang-Wansheng) and the Yuqian Expressway (Chongqing-Guizhou), Wansheng is connected to Hunan Province and Guizhou Province。 The Shilei Expressway that passes through links Wansheng with Nanchuan。 The Sanjiang-Wansheng Branch of Yuqian Railway (Chongqing-Guizhou), together with its extension Wansheng-Nanchuan Branch, brings convenience to the transportations along the line。 Another three expressways under planning will contribute to the traffic system, providing linkage of Wansheng-Nanchuan, Wansheng-Qijiang(Dongxi), and Wansheng-Yangdeng-Zheng'an-Fenglan, respectively。 There are also expressways specially designed for tourism, leading directly to the scenic spots around Wansheng, such as Heishangu Valley, Wansheng Stone Forest, Ordovician Geo-park and Jiuguoqing Forest Park。
Wansheng District is covered with some 240 square kilometers of forest, with coverage rate of 35%。 Its rich tourism resources include Wansheng Stone Forest, known as the oldest stone forest in China, Heishangu Valley Scenic Area-one of the gene pools in Southwestern China, the floating through the Tonggu Shoal Gorge, the Yinhua Hot Spring Resort, and the Jiuguoqing Forest Park。 To develop the tourism, Wansheng plans to take full advantage of the natural scenery in Heishangu Valley Scenic Area and the Yelang Culture in this region to further exploit the sightseeing and summer resort in this district, making itself the most attractive tourism destination in China in about ten years time。
Wansheng is also home to many celebrities in China。 It is the hometown of Liu Ziru, one of the greatest merchants in Chongqing, entrepreneur, philanthropist and patriot renowned both at home and abroad in the early 20th century; his arduousness in entrepreneurial undertakings, devotion to charity and patriotism have greatly contributed to the humanism spirit of Wansheng, and epigraph were written by other celebrities like Chen Yi, Lin Sen, Liu Xiang, Kong Xiangxi and Feng Yuxiang, in honor of his many virtues。 With over 30 years of development in badminton and the advanced expertise acquired, Wansheng has been serving as the incubator for numerous excellent players and national coaches in this sport, with over 50 medal winners in national events, and 30 in world events, including the women's singles world champion Pi Yanhong, and the mixed doubles world champion Zhang Yawen。 Wansheng Badminton School, named by the Badminton Association of China, is the only specialized school for professional badminton training in Chongqing。
Centering on the strategic goal of developing Wansheng by eco-tourism and energy industry, and building the district into an agreeable place to live in, the district government exerted great efforts on attracting foreign investment to boost the economy, and focused on exploiting the energy industry on coal, electricity and chemicals, improving the material manufacturing and processing industry and the pharmaceutical industry by using the advantage of the major big enterprises like Fuyao Group, Haibo Magnesium, Nantong Chemicals, and Pusheng Pharmaceutics, and enhancing the base for tourism resort for the tourism industry, which all have witnessed drastic achievements。 The district has introduced a series of important projects, like a power plant with a generating capacity of 2×300000 kilowatts and the float glass production line, which has fostered the regional economic restructuring and the pace of the economic development in Wansheng。 Compared with the same period in the previous year, the GDP of Wansheng has increased by 9% in 2006, the total investment in fixed assets increased by 23.1%, the total sales of consumer goods by 13.5%, and the local budgetary revenue by 20.1%。 In the development of the 'One-Hour Economic Circle of Chongqing' , Wansheng is planned, by utilizing the advantage of metropolis of Chongqing, to become a demonstration area for the regional cooperation of Chongqing and Guizhou, a district to guarantee the energy security of Chongqing, and a base for the eco-tourism resort。 With the Wansheng spirit of 'constant endeavor and innovativeness', all people in this district are actively striving for great achievements in the development of Wansheng。
Wansheng, the home of the ancient Yelang Culture and the present base of for eco-tourism, is rising rapidly with dynamic in the land of Chongqing。