There are 8 1 high-tech enterprises and enterprises producing high-tech products in Ningxiang city. In 2065,438+03, the output value of high-tech reached 43.047 billion yuan, an increase of 25.9% over the previous year. The added value10.425 billion yuan, up by 25.7%, accounting for 654.38+02.5% of the regional GDP, up by 654.38+0 percentage points year-on-year. In 20 13 years, 40 patents were applied for 1040, an increase of 44.2%; Among them, 235 invention patents, an increase of 46%; There are 608 patents authorized, including 93 invention patents. Successfully declared 2 18 national, provincial and municipal scientific and technological projects, and transformed 200 scientific and technological achievements, and was rated as a demonstration county of intellectual property rights in the whole province and an advanced county of national scientific and technological progress. At present, Ningxiang has 1 national advanced technology industrialization base, 2 postdoctoral research centers, 2 national enterprise technology centers, 5 provincial engineering technology research centers, 4 provincial enterprise technology centers 1 provincial industrial design centers1provincial industrial design centers, and 20 municipal engineering technology research centers.

Pei Xiu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu and Zhang Qian, the Dali scholars of the Song Dynasty, all set up altars in Ningxiang to give lectures and spread civilization. Since the Song Dynasty, four famous academies have been established, namely Lingfeng, Nanxuan, Yutan and Yunshan. In modern times, it has the reputation of "Hunan School, with Ningxiang as its head". Since Zhu founded Ningxiang No.1 Middle School, the college entrance examination has been the first in the province over the years. In 2005, there were 807 key undergraduate students, who were awarded "Top 100 National Education Middle Schools" by the Ministry of Education.

Ningxiang has 3 18 ordinary primary and secondary schools, 6 secondary vocational schools and 1 special education schools. There are 2 19 kindergartens in Ningxiang, with the enrollment rate of school-age children reaching 100%, the completion rate of nine-year compulsory education 100% and the primary school enrollment rate 100%. 1 180 people passed the college entrance examination, and the online rate was 15.3%. The second edition was launched by 3539 people, with an online rate of 45.9%. For three consecutive years, the online number, online rate, admission number and admission rate ranked first in rural counties and cities in the province. The pass rate of senior high school entrance examination is 9 1. 1%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than last year, and the excellent rate is 6 1.7%, which is 8.8 percentage points higher than last year, ranking first in Changsha for two consecutive years.

In the Tang Dynasty, Zen Master Ling You came to Weishan and established the Miyin Temple, which started Huiyang Sect, a famous school of Buddhism in China.

1938 Unearthed cultural relics, such as the Four Sheep Square Zun, the tripod with a human face, the bronze cymbals with elephant patterns, and the pavilion; 1998 the stirrup unearthed from the old granary owner Guzhai is the earliest and most complete musical instrument in the collection, and it can still be played on 20 14. In 200 1 year, the bronze pier unearthed in Huang Cai Zhen was the largest and heaviest pier king in Shang and Zhou dynasties in China. There are more than 10,000 pieces of cultural relics in Ningxiang. Immovable cultural relics are very rich, covering Huxiang culture, revolutionary culture, Buddhist culture, bronze culture, historical culture and other categories. There are 60 national, provincial, municipal and county-level cultural relics protection units in Ningxiang, including 2 national, 8 provincial, 8 municipal and 42 county-level units, which are distributed in 35 townships in Ningxiang. Among them, the doctor of Chu State, Jinshangtang, Miyin Temple of Zen, and Tayuan, the founder; The national treasure Siyang Square is known as the Tanheli site in China, the tomb of Zhang Nanxuan, the founder of Huxiang Neo-Confucianism, the tomb of He Zilin, the guardian of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the Huitong Corridor Bridge, the first wind and rain bridge in Hunan.

In the cultural relics survey in Ningxiang City, 4 immovable cultural relics11have been registered and announced, including ancient tombs, ancient sites, ancient buildings, ancient temples, ancient wells, ancient houses, ancient workshops and ancient bridges, which have important historical, artistic and scientific values.

Ningxiang has a radio station 1 seat, a TV transmitting station and a relay station 1 seat, and a public library 1 seat, with a collection of 200,000 books. The comprehensive population coverage rate of radio and television reached 98%, and the number of cable TV users was132,000. Ningxiang City has 120 mass literary and art teams. In 20 13, 57 public performances were organized, 5045 public movies were shown and more than 5000 books were donated.