In recent years, the town has fully utilized its advantageous resources to embark on a distinctive path of industrial development. 

 

 

In 2024, the total industrial output value of Tangcun town reached 2.645 billion yuan, with an annual output of 121,000 tons of castings, over 600,000 hand forged cutting tools, and other tool production exceeding 100 million.

 

“Now, Tangcun town has one national high-tech enterprise, 5 provincial-level high-tech enterprises and 37 enterprises above designated size.” Li Xin, Party secretary of the town, introduced that to further enhance the competitiveness of the precision casting industry, the town has formulated relevant action plans, and invested 300 million yuan in infrastructure. 

 

Since 2022, the town has introduced 158 senior professional and technical talents, added 53 national patents, and cooperated with many universities to jointly develop high-end products, which are exported to domestic and foreign markets. 

 

To make the Jiahe kitchen knife forging skills, a provincial intangible cultural heritage project, more famous, the town has made utmost efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises, and promote the precision casting industry towards high-end, intelligent and green development. 

 

 

Enterprises are encouraged to innovate product forms, develop cultural and creative products, and provide gift packs of cutting tools plus cultural tourism gifts.

 

Now, there are more than 30 enterprises producing cutting tools and over 160 manual cutting tool production workshops in the town, providing job opportunities for about 1,000 people. 

 

At the same time, it has also encouraged enterprises to use online platforms for online sales, further standardized the production, sales and transportation chain of the cutting tool industry.

 

It has organized such events as the first Jiahe Kitchen Knife Forging Skills Competition to showcase the charm of Jiahe kitchen knife forging skills and improve the brand awareness. 

 

The town, with the goal to build a major industrial town, a strong agricultural town and a famous commercial town, has been working to promote the deep and integrated development of industry, agriculture and service industries. 

 

It has built 2 national civilized villages and 1 provincial beautiful village in the construction of beautiful countryside. 

 

It has also held many activities like folk culture festivals and food cultural festivals to continuously strengthen the village collective economy and inject new vitality into rural revitalization. 

 

 

Chinese source: rednet