Known as "China Lighting Capital",Guzhen is located in the northwest of Zhongshan City -- the hometown of Dr.Sun Yat-sen,and is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao SARs.Covering a total area of 47.8 square kms , it has a registered population of about 70,000 and a floating population of over 80,000. Guzhen has long been an ideal destination for foreign investment as well as trade and economic cooperation.
Since China's reform and opening-up,Guzhen has successively won such great honors as "China Lighting Capital","National Clean Town","National Civilized Town",one of the "Best Education Towns in Guangdong","Provincial Demonstration Area for Agricultural Modernization" and "Guangdong Demonstration Area for the Upgrade of Industry Clustering".
Guzhen has a remarkable economic and industrial structure.Here,individually and privately owned businesses are flourishing which account for more than 95% of the town's total economic volume.Lighting and planting are the two leading industries as well as specialized industries in Guzhen.By far,Guzhen has developed into the biggest lighting manufacturing base and wholesale market in China.The China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair held in every October has even become a well-known professional lighting exhibition around the world.Therefore,a lighting industrial clustering with strong competitiveness has been formed here in the town.With flowers and trees planting as its main drive in agriculture,Guzhen is among "Guangdong's Top Ten Demonstration Areas for Agricultural Modernization" and has become a big flowers and trees growing base and sales market in South China.It is estimated that the gross output value of industry and agriculture and the GDP of Guzhen would reach RMB 22.7 billion and RMB 0.35 billion in 2011 respectively.
Meanwhile,Guzhen has also constantly deepened the concept of "City economy" and pushed forward the overall development of politics, economy,culture and environment,so as to build itself into an international lighting capital which is suitable for business,innovation and residence.
