Rudong kite festival [Photo/rudong.gov.cn]

In 2021, its gross regional product reached 128 billion yuan ($19.23 billion). Its general public budget revenue amounted to 6.85 billion yuan, 26 percent higher than that of 2016.

Per capita disposable income of residents during the same period climbed from 26,700 yuan to 41,400 yuan, growing faster than the local economy. The average annual growth of fixed-asset investment was 9 percent.

The tradition of Tiao Ma Fu is a kind of sacrificial folk religious dance in Rudong county, Nantong. [Photo/rudong.gov.cn]

Rudong county's modern agriculture has also stepped forward. For example, it maintained stability in grain production, and was granted status as a national demonstration county for grain and oil. In addition, it equipped another 69,600 mu (4,640 hectares) with high-efficient facilities for agriculture and the fishery industry. An agricultural and fishery enterprise has been recognized as a national champion, and the county has three provincial champions. It has been listed in the first batch of national demonstration parks for rural industry integration. Rudong county has invested a lot in developing  well-facilitated farmland, the highest figures in area and investment in Jiangsu province. Rudong county is also the only Jiangsu's county listed in a national special reserve program for turning poultry waste into resources.