| Fuli | |
| Native Name: | 福利镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hezhou |
| Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County |
| Area Total Km2: | 90 |
| Population Total: | 21,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangxi |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 542706 |
| Area Code: | 0774 |
Fuli is a town located in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Centering on the Immortal Lake Ecological Park, the town is around 90km2 in size and has jurisdiction over 12 village committees, 31 natural villages and 8680 households with a population of 49,318. Cittaslow, an Italian organization, has recently certified Fuli town as the first "international slow city" in Guangxi and the fourth in China. Before that, Fuchuan had been vigorously promoting tourism by developing rural home inns and eco-villages and making the best of unique local resources.[1]
Fuli town is inhabited by Yao and Han nationalities and has been part of Fuchuan since the 4th year of the Kaibao period in the Song Dynasty. Its main industry revolves around agriculture, predominantly rice, organic vegetables, and citrus, and is the core agricultural demonstration zone in Guangxi.[2]
In July 2015, Cittaslow sent a delegation to Fuchuan to do field inspection and evaluation. The Agriculture Core Demonstration Plot in Fuli town was considered to meet the standard of an "international slow city". On November 2, Fuchuan County, successfully passed the "international slow city" criteria, specifically with regard to:
Cittaslow has also reached cooperation agreements with many domestic enterprises in Fuli, for the promotion of ecological leisure, health preserving, and vacation tourism.[3]
Chen Hua, secretary of Fuchuan County Party committee, said that Fuchuan now has invested more than 6 million yuan ($0.91 million) in an inn and a mountainous resort with a total planned investment of over 12 million yuan. It has also used the 100 mu (6.67 hectares) land planned for tourism and has built a large-scale green parking lot.
In addition to Shenxian Lake Agricultural Sightseeing Park, there is a 2,100 mu Rose Lake Water Park, a 200 mu health maintenance park, and a 300 mu rare fruits picking garden. At present, the area has received nearly 300,000 tourists, earning income of 123 million yuan.[4]
The other three Cittaslow cities in China are: Nanjing, Gaochun's Sam town, Guangdong's Meizhou town, Shandong's Qufu town, Shimen's Yan Yang town.
As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and ten villages:
The town is located in northeastern Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Gepo Town and Shijia County on the north, Fuyang Town on the west, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County on the east, and Gucheng on the south.
The region's economy is based on agriculture. Agricultural crops include grains, vegetables, fruits, Camellia oleifera, jujube, navel orange, and Citrus tangerina . Tobacco is one of the important economic crops in the region.
The Immortal Lake Ecological Park is a popular attraction.
The Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway passes across the town.