According to "Sizhou Chronicles": Mingguang Mountain is the mountain where the Lord gathers. When Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was born, there was a light shining in the sky, so he was named after it. It can be seen that Mingguang has a history of more than 600 years.
In November of the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), 17 Baoshan in the south of Xuyi, 6 in the north of Chuxian County, 6 in Dingyuandong, and 3 in Lai'anxi were merged and newly established in Jiashan County, the county government is Sanjie Town (Laosanjie).
In 1940, the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government of Jiashan County was established. The county government was located in Zilaiqiao Town. Comrade Wang Daohan, who is currently the president of the Association for Cross-Strait Relations, was the first county magistrate of the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government of Jiashan County.
On May 31, 1994, with the approval of the State Council, the county was removed and established as a city.
Became a city open to the outside world in 1997
Mingguang City is located on the northeastern edge of Anhui Province, on the north side of the Jianghuai watershed, between 117° and 119° east longitude and 32° and 34° north latitude. between. It borders Nanqiao District of Chuzhou City; it borders the Huaihe River to the north and Wuhe County; it borders Xuyi and Sihong counties of Jiangsu Province to the east; and it borders Dingyuan and Fengyang counties to the west.
In 2005, *** achieved a GDP of 3.57 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5% over the previous year. Completed fiscal revenue of 167 million yuan, an increase of 24.2% on a comparable basis. The fixed asset investment of the whole society was 860 million yuan, an increase of 20%. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 1.27 billion yuan, an increase of 12.9%. The total foreign trade import and export volume was US$6.54 million, an increase of 36.2%. Foreign exchange earnings from exports were US$5.596 million, an increase of 49.4%. The per capita wage of on-the-job employees was 10,800 yuan, an increase of 17.7%; the per capita net income of farmers was 2,673 yuan, an increase of 6.1%. At the end of the year, the balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents was 2.05 billion yuan, an increase of 350 million yuan from the beginning of the year.
Mingguang City has jurisdiction over 27 towns and offices, 347 administrative villages, and 9 community committees.
The city’s total population is 636,000, and its rural population is 508,000.