Zigui county town is located in Maoping which is on the south bank of the Xiling Gorge. It is only one kilometer away from the Three Gorges Dam .It covers an area of 323 hectares and the population is forty thousand. It is a model civilized county town in China .
Zigui county town used to be in Guizhou town.Because of the construction of the Three Gorges projects, the old Guizhou will be flooded partly. The government decided to move it to Maoping. The moving work started on December 26, 1992 and lasted 6 years. The project was finished on September 28, 1998. The total investment for it is 1,200,000,000 Yuan RMB.
The county town is divided into 5 districts ___ the central district ， the culture and education district , the industrial district , Maoping district and the garden district .
The office building of the county government is a signal building of the town; Changning square, Juyuan square and Maoping square are the major public places of entertainment for the resident; The Phoenix mountain ,which is located in the east
of city, is surrounded on three sides by water .It is the best place to watch the Three Gorges Dam and it is also a fine leisure place . The Kuilong mountain which is located at the center of the town is the highest spot and an open forest park. Guizhou Avenue is a famous travel street and various sorts of tourist commodities are sold here.
Forestation is much emphasized here and the forest coverage rate is more than 37%. What is known as “A street a scene, moving street moving scene.” There’s no wire in the sky, no chimney on the roofs, no wall in the streets. The town looks clean and tidy.
The town sends forth the great charm of historical culture. The names of some important public places are related with Quyuan, such as Quyuan square , Quyuan Road , Wentian Road ,Jusong Road, Lanhui Road and so on .
Many Chinese high officials have visited the new county town and praise it highly.
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