Recently, according to the "Hubei Development and Reform Commission on the announcement of the third batch of provincial characteristic towns to create the list of notice", the province around a total of 9 towns were selected as the third batch of provincial characteristic towns, Tongcheng emery cloth town successfully selected to create the list. Tongcheng emery abrasives Town is an industrial development town. Based on emery abrasives industry, Tongcheng emery abrasives Town deeply digs the "sand" culture, establishes a new industrial development system integrating market and research and development. Tongcheng emery abrasives Town is committed to creating high-grade coated abrasives industry, expanding coated abrasives industry cluster, and building a world-class coated abrasives headquarters base. The next step is to focus on the leading industry, accelerate the high-end development of the industry, optimize the operation mechanism, and strive to form experience in building the blocky economy of the province.

According to the overall arrangement of the state and the province, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission has started the planning and application of the third batch of characteristic towns since the end of 2019. Guided by the principle of "strong industry, integrated functions, small but beautiful form, new and active system", the municipal Development and Reform Commission adheres to the principle of "following the law, quality first, adapting to local conditions, highlighting characteristics, market dominance, government guidance, unified management, awarding the best and punishing the bad". It has declared 5 characteristic towns including Embu Town in Tongcheng County, and formulated the Plan of Xianning Municipal Development and Reform Commission on Further standardizing and Promoting the Construction of Characteristic Towns and small Towns, etc. In the next step, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission will continue to standardize the establishment mechanism of municipal characteristic towns, and strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the establishment of characteristic towns in accordance with the requirements of national and provincial policies. Guide to improve the quality of characteristic towns and eliminate the towns that lack competitiveness and have no characteristic industries.