Yongkang hardware has a long history, which can be traced back to the era of the Yellow Emperor 5000 years ago. The Yellow Emperor once lived and lived in Shicheng Mountain, south of Yongkang, refining alchemy and casting the tripod of the Yellow Emperor. Since then, smelting has sown seeds on Yongkang's land and has continued. Since the Song Dynasty, there have been many coppersmith and blacksmith in Yongkang. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were 20,000 Yongkang craftsmen who made a living outside the country, and their footprints were all over the country, inside and outside the Great Wall. Liule Town, Shunde District is the largest production base of metal slide rails and hinges in Asia and China, and plays an important role in the development of related industries in China. In August 2007, Liu Le was awarded the title of "China Slide Rail Industry Base" and "China Hinge Industry Base" by china national hardware association.
According to statistics, there are nearly 430 slide rail manufacturers in Liu Le, with an annual output value of 4.7 billion yuan, sales income of 4.26 billion yuan and annual export of 300 million US dollars, accounting for more than 20% of the domestic market share. There are more than 530 hinge manufacturing enterprises, with a total industrial output value of 4.53 billion yuan, a sales income of 4.39 billion yuan, and foreign exchange earned by export of 2.3/kloc-0.0 billion dollars. There are 7 enterprises/kloc-0 with an annual output value exceeding 100 million yuan in Liule Town, among which Guangdong Dongtai Hardware Group is the leading enterprise in China's hardware industry with an annual output value exceeding 2 billion yuan. At the same time, Liu Le has well-known hardware brands such as DTC.