Per a 2020 publication by the Zhongshan government, Xiaolan has approximately 333,000 permanent residents,[1] but has just 181,988 registered hukou residents as of 2018.[2] The town spans an area of 71.47 square kilometres (27.59 sq mi).[1]
History
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,[3][4] with workers demanded a wage increase from 930 RMB per month to 1,600 RMB per month.[4] Reuters reported that striking workers were intimidated by police forces,[3] and published an image which appeared to depict riot police being deployed near the factory on June 11.[4] In response, the plant's managers began hiring scabs in response to the strike,[3] and offered monthly pay increases of 200 RMB.[3][4] By July 2010, many of the plant's striking workers returned for such pay rise, while others quit in search of work elsewhere.[3]
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]
Secondary sector
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]
Locks
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]
Audio devices
Meanwhile, a growth in the sector of electronicacoustics, 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]
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]
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.[1] 98.85% of Xiaolan's population is insured.[1]
The town has more than 70 public sports facilities, and 21 gymnasiums.[1]
The Xiaolan Integrated Sports Centre was established in 1994, and has hosted a number of national and international ping-pongtournaments since then.[citation needed]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xiaolan Town.
^ abcdefghijklmnopq小榄镇经济社会发展总体情况简介 [Brief Introduction to the Overall Situation of Economic and Social Development of Xiaolan] (in Chinese). Zhongshan Municipal People's Government. 2020-03-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
^ 中国县域统计年鉴·2019（乡镇卷） (in Chinese). Beijing: 中国统计出版社, 国家统计局农村社会经济调查司. May 2020. p. 407. ISBN9787503791390.
^ abc文化之城 [City Culture] (in Chinese). Zhongshan Municipal People's Government. 2020-03-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
