 On January 1, 1988, ten villages of Gangwei Township were transferred to Longjiao She Ethnic Township ().On December 29, 1988, Gangwei Township became Gangwei Town ().Railway development plans include the construction of a 45-km-long branch line from Zhangzhou railway station eastward, across most of Longhai City, to terminate at the China Merchants Group industrial area () on the southwestern shore of Xiamen Harbor, opposite Xiamen Island ().