Jiuxiang Town is the first batch of 100 pilot towns in the province. Since the construction of small towns began in 1993, it has invested 500 million yuan (including infrastructure investment1000000 yuan). The urban area expanded from 1.3 square kilometers to 2.5 square kilometers, and the urban population increased from 1 10,000 to 25,000. In 2002, it was listed as a key town for the construction of 65,438+0,065,438+0 small towns by the provincial government. Now it is re-planned according to the scale of 65,438+00 square kilometers and 65,438+00,000 people, in order to cope with the new development opportunities brought by the construction of Pubugou Power Station and the upcoming Yapan Expressway.

In May, 2002, the Party Committee of Jiuxiang Town was awarded as the advanced standing committee member of the rural Theory of Three Represents theory study and education activities and the "three-level joint creation" activities of rural grass-roots organizations.

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Jiuxiang, located in the transitional zone between the western Sichuan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, has a long history and is the largest town in Ya 'an in terms of population and tax revenue. Nine townships are surrounded by mountains and waters, with four distinct seasons, no heat in summer, no cold in winter, misty bursts in the middle and high mountainous areas, and sunny valleys. The unique light and heat resources and diverse terrain conditions provide unique conditions for the development of new technology agriculture in Jiuxiang. Traditional green foods such as tribute pepper, Sydney and soybean are very famous in southwest China.

Since the reform and opening up, grain production has remained stable, the output of cash crops such as fruits and garlic moss has increased year by year, and farmers' income has increased. 80% of farmers have newly built Xiaoyanglou, motor vehicles and telephones, and the coverage rate of motor vehicles and closed-circuit television has reached 96%. The infrastructure has been gradually improved. As the first batch of 100 pilot towns in the province, the urban area expanded from 10 to 2.5 square kilometers, and food processing enterprises and building decoration materials factories mushroomed in the new district.