Lecong is honored as the “National Health Town”, “Strong Education Town in Guangdong”, “Civilized Town in Guangdong”, Nationwide Advanced Unit in Public Sports and so on. The overseas Chinese culture, Lingnan water village culture, ancient ancestral hall culture and dragon boat culture are unique. The Lecong Dragon Boat Team, since its establishment six years ago, has won more than 200 champions at home and abroad.
Lecong is honored as the “National Health Town”, “Strong Education Town in Guangdong”, “Civilized Town in Guangdong”, Nationwide Advanced Unit in Public Sports and so on. The overseas Chinese culture, Lingnan water village culture, ancient ancestral hall culture and dragon boat culture are unique. The Lecong Dragon Boat Team, since its establishment six years ago, has won more than 200 champions at home and abroad.
In 2017, the local total output value was CNY 19.901 billion.As the globally largest furniture sales center, Lecong has a deep commerce and trade foundation, and three industries, i.e., the Chinese Furniture Commerce and Trade City, Chinese Plastics Commerce and Trade City and Chinese Specialized Steel Market Demonstration Area, have led to Lecong’s boom.In addition to developed commerce and trade economy, Lecong also has multiple manufacturing and service enterprises which have become industrial leaders at home, covering automobile articles, bathroom accessories, printing, etc. As Lecong started to develop the biomedical industry a few years ago, several academician groups and national major specialized teams have settled in it, and Lecong plans to construct Guangdong Innovative Transfer Biological Industry Park covering more than 1,000mu. Lecong also has a strong internationalized atmosphere: There are more than 1,000 permanent foreign merchants from more than 20 countries in it.
