Why is Maoming called Oil City?

Maoming Petrochemical Company is the first refining branch of China Petrochemical Co., Ltd., known as "the oil city in the south of China", and its revenue ranks first in Sinopec system for three consecutive years. Over time, the title of oil city spread.

Maoming Petrochemical is only pure crude oil processing, and some crude oil comes from the offshore oil platform in Maoming, Zhanjiang.

Maoming petrochemical industry, which focuses on oil refining and ethylene production, occupies an important position in the country and is an important energy, raw materials and heavy chemical industry base in Guangdong Province. The refining capacity and ethylene production capacity of Sinopec reach13.5 million tons/year and 10 million tons/year respectively, and it has the largest crude oil processing capacity in South China.

In addition, there are more than 400 chemical enterprises in the city, producing more than 400 kinds of petroleum products and chemical products.

Extended data

Maoming is located in the west of Guangdong Province, bordering Yangjiang City in the east, Nanhai City in the south, Zhanjiang City in the west and Yulin City in Guangxi in the north. It is high in the north and low in the south, inclining from northeast to southwest, belonging to the tropical and subtropical transition zone and subtropical monsoon humid climate zone; The total area of the city is 1 1458 square kilometers, which governs 2 districts and 3 county-level cities.

Maoming city's name comes from people's names, from people's names to county names, and from county names to city names. Maoming City faces the sea to the south, with a circuitous coastline of about 220 kilometers, and has many natural ports such as Shuidong and Bohe.

Famous scenic spot

1, Taoist holy land

Sanqingguan, located in Daren Mountain, 3 kilometers away from Xinyi City, is the largest Dojo in western Guangdong. There are many beautiful Taoist myths and legends circulating among the people: Seven immortals, including Lu and He Xiangu, accompanied He Guojiu to practice here, thus leaving many places of interest, including "Maling Chaoxiang", one of the eight old scenes in Xinyi.

Other scenic spots related to legend include Jinjilong, Cliff Eagle Nose, Erzuling, Jinbaoling, Renxianquan, Ren Xian Kitchen, Xianquan Cave, Xianmoshi, Ren Xian Footprint, Shigouling, Sanjiao Kitchen, Longya Songcui, Xiaoyao Pool, He Xiangu Well and Moody Temple. Therefore, the local people also call this mountain Xianrenling and build the Eight Immortals Temple to worship it.

2. Yadou Mountain

Located in Pingmin Village, Guizi Town, xinyi city, with an altitude of 128 1 m. The mountain is high and steep, and the top of the mountain is about 3 kilometers. It is composed of countless hills and plates, because the pits on all sides face the duck pond. Named after a duck pocket, the mountain produces duck pocket tea. Before the Qing Dynasty, the mountain was the residence of Yao people, and there was a village site of "Guo Shanyao" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is an ancient Yao tomb in the cave on the cliff.

1982, the Yao nationality in Guangxi sent people up the mountain to look for the remains of their ancestors, and found the ancient remains and remains of the Yao nationality in the cave on the cliff. The civilian village at the foot of Yadou Mountain has the ruins of the fifteenth village of ancient Yaojia, and the village under the civilian furnace hall has the ruins of ancient Renyao furnace smelting. There are large contiguous natural grasslands, camellias and duck ponds left over from the commune period on the mountain.

3. Well Ford

Fude Well is a sacred place for villagers to worship God and pray. It is located next to the ancient banyan tree in the southwest of Waling Village, Shan Ge Town, Maonan District, an ancient tile kiln. According to legend, in the south of Maoming County in Qing Dynasty, there was a place where Zeng lived and burned tiles for business, called Wayaoling. There was a banyan tree growing in the local area. One day, a stone with a suspected triangle appeared under the tree, and three incense sticks were lit in front of it.

Since then, local residents have worshipped the gods here, and since then they have prayed for blessings, believers have blessed Ding Xingsheng, and talented people have come forth in large numbers, suitable for all ages. So local residents raised funds to build Fudejing Temple next to the ancient banyan tree, and connected the sacred stone to the temple for worship.

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