Chapter 21 The desirable Yangtze River Delta

Jiangsu borders the Yellow Sea in the east, Zhejiang and Shanghai in the southeast, Anhui in the west, and Shandong in the north. It is the birthplace of ancient Chinese Wuyue culture.The urbanization level is 53.2%, ranking eighth in the country.In terms of comprehensive competitiveness, 5 of the 13 cities in Jiangsu Province are ranked in the top 50 in the country, and most of the cities are ranked in the top 100 in the country.Among them, the three cities with the strongest comprehensive competitiveness are Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing. (1) Suzhou Suzhou is located on the shore of Taihu Lake and at the mouth of the Yangtze River on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The Beijing-Shanghai Railway, the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway and a number of expressways run through the whole territory.It has a history of more than 4,000 years since it was recorded in writing. The city was built in 514 BC, and it was named Suzhou in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang (589 AD).Suzhou is one of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities in China, a key scenic tourist city in China; it is also a megacity of the People's Republic of China, and a larger city approved by the State Council.Among all cities in Jiangsu Province, the quality of life competitiveness ranks first ("China Urban Competitiveness Report NO.7").

Economy: ninth in the country In the "2009 China Urban Competitiveness Report", Suzhou ranks ninth in the country, and is the only prefecture-level city that enters the top 10. Suzhou is a highly developed area in China. It is the economic center, industry, commerce and logistics center of Jiangsu Province, as well as an important culture, art, education and transportation center. It has Changshu City, Kunshan City, Wujiang City, Taicang City and Zhangjiagang City under its jurisdiction. The economic strength of the city ranks among the top ten of the top 100 counties (cities) in the country, among which Kunshan, Zhangjiagang, and Changshu rank first and third respectively.

In 2009, the city's GDP was 774.020 billion yuan, an increase of 11.0% over the previous year in terms of comparable prices. It ranked fifth in mainland China and first among prefecture-level cities nationwide.The per capita GDP calculated by household registration population has reached 117,200 yuan, and has become one of the cities with the highest per capita output in the country.The city's local general budget revenue was 74.518 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4% over the previous year. According to the latest regional planning of the Yangtze River Delta by the State Council, Suzhou's positioning is to strengthen its connection with Shanghai and build a high-tech industrial base, a modern service industry base, an innovative city, a famous historical and cultural city, and a tourist attraction.Suzhou is building a secondary business center in the Yangtze River Delta, that is, the central business district around Jinji Lake in Suzhou. This area has attracted many domestic and foreign enterprises and financial institutions to settle in.

Transportation: The first prefecture-level city to be approved for rail transit Suzhou has had the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running through it since ancient times.The existing Beijing-Shanghai Railway and many national highways such as 312 and 204 pass through Suzhou.There is Guangfu Airport in Suzhou, and Wuxi Sunan International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Pudong International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, etc. are nearby.Its expressway density has reached the German level, and it is a highway transportation hub city awarded by the Ministry of Communications.

Suzhou is the first prefecture-level city in China to be approved for rail transit. At present, Metro Line 1 and Line 2 have been approved by the state and are under construction. The groundbreaking ceremony for Metro Line 1 was held on December 26, 2007. Opened to traffic in June.The construction of Suzhou Metro Line 2 started on December 25, 2009 and is expected to open to traffic in June 2014. Tourism: Gardens are the best in the world The Travels of Marco Polo in the 13th century praised Suzhou as the Venice of the East.The ancient city of Suzhou was praised by the French Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu as "uncanny workmanship".

Suzhou is famous for its gardens and ancient water towns. The history of classical gardens in Suzhou can be traced back to the gardens of King Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC.The earliest record of private gardens is the Pijiang Garden built by Gu Pijiang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century).Over the past dynasties, gardening has flourished, and there are more and more famous gardens. There are more than 60 gardens in the city, and there are 538 cultural relics protection units at all levels in Suzhou, including 34 national key cultural relics protection units.Gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are the best in the world, and gardens in Suzhou are the best in the south of the Yangtze River.There are more than 60 well-preserved classical gardens in Suzhou, among which the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden are listed as the four famous gardens in China, together with the Master of the Nets Garden, Huanxiu Villa and Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Coupling Garden, Nine classical gardens including Tuisi Garden were listed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO in December 1997 and November 2000 respectively.

(2) Nanjing Nanjing City, during the Warring States Period, King Wei of Chu first set up Jinling Township as the "Land of the King", referred to as "Ning". It is the provincial capital and sub-provincial city of Jiangsu Province.Nanjing is one of the "Four Ancient Capitals of China" and is known as the "Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties".Located along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing is an important industrial city and economic center in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, one of China's important cultural and educational centers, and an important transportation hub in East China.

Economy: third in comprehensive competitiveness Nanjing's economic scale competitiveness ranks first in Jiangsu Province, and its comprehensive competitiveness ranks third, followed by Suzhou and Wuxi ("China City Competitiveness Report NO.7").Electronic information, petrochemical, automobile machinery, biopharmaceutical, food and beverage, instrumentation and other industries occupy an important position in Nanjing's industries. In 2008, the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size was 647.223 billion yuan. Well-known local enterprises in Nanjing include Panda Electronics, Yangzi Petrochemical, Jinling Petrochemical, Yuejin Automobile, Jiangnan Optoelectronics, Suning Universal, Yurun, Pacific Construction, Suning Appliance, Five Star Electric, and Hongtu Sanpower.

Transportation: Natural Good Harbor Nanjing is located in the vast plain of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, near the river and the sea, and the "golden waterway" passes through the city. As a natural good port, Nanjing Port has become the largest inland port in the Far East. The region is a comprehensive industrial base dominated by electronics, automobiles and chemicals, and an important transportation hub and communication center. At present, Nanjing-Shanghai Railway, Ningwu Railway (Nanjing-Wuhu), Ningqi Railway, Ningxi Railway (Nanjing-Xi’an) and Ninghe Railway (Nanjing-Hefei) converge in Nanjing, making Nanjing a hub connecting North China, East China and Central China. An important railway transportation hub.The Nanjing South Railway Station under construction will become an important transit station for the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway.

The first subway in Nanjing was officially put into operation on September 3, 2005, and the current subway mileage is 85 kilometers.By the end of 2014, Nanjing will have 240 kilometers of subway lines, and by 2030, Nanjing's rail transit network will consist of 17 subway and light rail lines with a total of 655 kilometers. Culture: one of the four ancient capitals and famous historical and cultural cities Nanjing is also one of the four famous ancient capitals and historical and cultural cities in China.As early as the 1930s, the famous writer Mr. Zhu Ziqing wrote such a comment in an article after he visited Nanjing: "Visiting Nanjing is like visiting an antique shop. There are traces of erosion of the times everywhere. You can figure it out, you can Paying tribute, you can leisurely daydream..."

Mr. Sun Yat-sen once commented on Nanjing like this: Nanjing is the ancient capital of China, before Beijing.Its location is in a good and good area.Its land has high mountains, deep waters, and plains.It is hard to find such a beautiful place in the metropolises of the world for these three kinds of heavenly works. Beijing is regarded as the land of revival of the Han nationality, and has a special status and value in Chinese history.Therefore, after comparing the four ancient capitals of Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinling, and Yanjing, Mr. Zhu Xie said, "Among the four capitals, the prosperity of literature, the handsomeness of characters, the beauty of mountains and rivers, the grandeur of the weather, and the sharing of national adversity , are closely related to each other, especially in Jinling." (3) Wuxi Wuxi City is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta Plain. It borders the Yangtze River in the north, Taihu Lake in the south, Suzhou in the east, Changzhou in the west, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through it.Wuxi is a famous land of fish and rice in my country, and it is also a modern industrial city, known as "Little Shanghai". Economy: An important economic center in the south of the Yangtze River Wuxi is an important economic town in the south of the Yangtze River, 15 economic center cities and 10 key tourist cities in the country. In 2009, Wuxi's gross domestic product (GDP) was 499.2 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%. The per capita GDP was 81,151 yuan based on the resident population, or 11,885 U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.By the end of 2009, 75 of the Fortune Global 500 companies had invested and established 144 foreign-funded enterprises in Wuxi.There were 503 new foreign-funded projects approved throughout the year, and the registered foreign investment in agreement was 4.102 billion US dollars, and the registered foreign capital in place exceeded 3 billion US dollars for two consecutive years, reaching 3.203 billion US dollars. Wuxi Economic Development Zone was established in August 2002 and was approved by Wuxi City as a key open park with a planned area of ​​2.84 square kilometers. In May 2006, it was approved as a provincial economic development zone.The development zone is located in the southeast of Wuxi City, bordering on the vast expanse of Taihu Lake in the south, adjacent to the urban area of ​​Wuxi in the north, adjacent to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the east, adjacent to Wuxi University City and tourist scenic spots in the west, and is located in the core area of ​​Taihu New City construction. Transportation: three-dimensional transportation network Wuxi's important geographical location has made it a major transportation hub in East China, and a three-dimensional transportation network consisting of railways, highways, waterways and aviation facilities has now been formed. Wuxi currently has Wuxi (Southern Jiangsu) Shuofang International Airport (Wuxi Airport) and Jiangyin Huangtang Airport (Huangtang Airport).Wuxi Airport is located in Wuxi National High-tech Development Zone, 14 kilometers away from downtown Wuxi and 23 kilometers away from downtown Suzhou. The Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and National Highway 312 are near by. The transportation advantage is very prominent. Relying on the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Taihu Lake water system, Wuxi has 7 main waterways with a total mileage of 1,656 kilometers, and 221 shipping lines have been opened for business.Wuxi Railway Station is now one of the only two passenger and freight special-class stations in East China (the other is Shanghai Station), and Wuxi South Railway Station is a freight special-class station, which can be directly connected to the national railway network via the Shanghai-Nanjing Line and the Xinchang Line. Wuxi is the highway hub of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. The Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and the Shanghai-Yihai Expressway lead to Shanghai and Nanjing, the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway directly leads to Beijing, the Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway leads directly to Hangzhou, and the Yanjiang Expressway connects Nanjing Lishui and Suzhou Taicang. National highways 312 and 104 pass through Wuxi. Culture: The Happiest City in China With beautiful scenery and a long history, it is also a famous tourist city at home and abroad.Wuxi is located at the northern end of Taihu Lake. It is a bright pearl of Taihu Lake bred by the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. With its rich and superior natural scenery and historical culture, it ranks among the top ten tourist cities in the country. The four traditional specialties in Wuxi are: pork ribs with sauce, oil gluten, Huishan clay figurines, and Yangshan peaches.The most famous myth in Wuxi is undoubtedly "A Fu A Xi".Among the Huishan clay figurines, the most familiar and popular one is the Huishan Da Fu. On December 25, 2008, Wuxi was selected as the 2008 China's Happiest City. (4) Lianyungang Lianyungang was called Yuzhou and Haizhou in ancient times, Lianyun City in the Republic of China, and Xinhailian City after the founding of the People's Republic of China, also known as "Gang City". Lianyungang is located at the junction of the south-central hills of Shandong Province and the Huaibei Plain, the terminus of the Longhai Railway (the eastern bridgehead of the Eurasian Continental Bridge), bordering on the Yellow Sea in the east, and facing North Korea, South Korea, and Japan across the sea.Lianyungang City is the capital of new energy, and is actively promoting the development and utilization of new energy such as nuclear energy, solar energy, biomass energy, and wind energy, as well as the creation of new energy-related industries.It is also China's "Crystal Capital" and "Drug Port". Economy: Advantageous port economy Lianyungang has jurisdiction over Xinpu, Haizhou, and Lianyun districts, a state-level economic and technological development zone, and 4 counties of Donghai, Guanyun, Ganyu, and Guannan.As a resource, the port is the most distinctive advantage of Lianyungang City. The new pharmaceutical industry in Lianyungang Development Zone leads the industry with its unique advantages of "strong, large and new".The "China Pharmaceutical Port" is a collection of modern pharmaceutical industries with Western medicine and Chinese patent medicine as the main body and pharmaceutical packaging materials and equipment as the auxiliary wings.At present, Lianyungang Development Zone has formed a complete industrial chain of wind power equipment from wind turbine rotor blades, wind tower towers to wind turbine R&D and manufacturing. In July 2006, China Composites Group, a subsidiary of China National Building Materials Group, invested 1 billion yuan to build Zhongfu Lianzhong Wind Turbine Blade Industrial Park in Lianyungang Development Zone. Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is one of the key nuclear power construction projects started in my country's "Ninth Five-Year Plan".The site of the plant is located in Tianwan, Lianyun District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. The plant area is planned for 4 million-kilowatt nuclear power units, and there is room for another 4 units, with an annual power generation of 14 billion kWh. In 2009, the GDP of Lianyungang City achieved a GDP of 94.113 billion yuan for the whole year, an increase of 13.6% over the previous year at comparable prices, an increase of 0.5 percentage points over the previous year, and 1.2 percentage points higher than the average growth rate of the whole province; It ranks 7th among the 13 cities in the whole province, moving 1 place earlier than last year.Among them, the urban per capita GDP reached 37,229 yuan, which was the first time to break through 5,000 US dollars and reach 5,452 US dollars. Transportation: The Eastern Bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge The New Eurasian Continental Bridge starts from Lianyungang, China in the east, and ends in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in the west, with a total length of 10,900 kilometers (including 4,131 kilometers in China). With China, Central Asia and Europe railways as land bridges, it traverses the continents of Asia and Europe, radiating more than 30 countries. countries and regions.Since its official opening on December 1, 1992, Lianyungang Port has undertaken more than 90% of the international transit container volume of the entire land bridge. In the "2008 National Port Ranking", Lianyungang ranks eighth, second only to Dalian Port.At present, Lianyungang Port has completed the construction of a 250,000-ton ore terminal. In 2008, the throughput has exceeded 100 million tons. The construction of a 300,000-ton waterway has been approved by the state and has been completed.According to the plan, Lianyungang Port will form an overall pattern of "one body and two wings" consisting of the main port area of ​​Lianyun in the bay, Xuwei and Guanhe port areas in the south, Ganyu and Qiansandao port areas in the north. Lianyungang is one of the five major transportation hubs in China. High-speed external traffic has been realized, and the Tongsan and Lianhuo expressways, which are key national constructions, intersect within the territory. Culture: The No. 1 Scenic Spot in the East China Sea Among the coastal port cities in China, Lianyungang is rich in historical sites and has a long history.The city has 14 scenic areas and 116 scenic spots. It is known as the "No. 1 Scenic Spot in the East China Sea". It is one of the 49 key tourist cities in the country and one of the three major tourist areas in Jiangsu. Lianyungang is a collection of famous mountains (Huaguo Mountain), famous seas (Yellow Sea), famous waters (Donghai Hot Springs), famous bamboos (gold inlaid jade bamboo), famous stones (crystals), famous books (, etc.), famous "qi" (Lianyungang Air The best quality in the country) and the famous well (the first well in Asia) in one place constitute a unique urban style and tourist landscape, creating a pleasant scenery where mountains, seas, islands, and ports complement each other, and the water is beautiful and the mountains are bright. Zhejiang is located on the southeast coast of my country, on the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Fujian in the south, Jiangxi and Anhui in the west, Shanghai and Jiangsu in the north, and has convenient water and land transportation. It is a famous tourist attraction in China.The economic scale of Zhejiang Province ranks fourth in the country, and its urbanization level is 57.2%, ranking sixth in the country. (1) Hangzhou Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, a sub-provincial city, and the second largest economic city in the Yangtze River Delta. It is the economic, financial, logistics, and cultural center of the south wing, and an important transportation hub in southeast China. It has the reputation of "the first state in southeast China". In 2008, Hangzhou ranked first in the evaluation of "China's Happiest City" by "Oriental Outlook Weekly".This is the fifth consecutive year that Hangzhou has won the title of "China's Happiest City" since 2004. Economy: Riverside Paradise Silicon Valley In recent years, Hangzhou has been committed to creating a "Silicon Valley of Riverside Paradise". The high-tech industries dominated by information and new medicines, environmental protection, and new materials are developing well, and have become a major feature and advantage of Hangzhou.12 companies have entered the ranks of the "Top 100 Software Enterprises" in the country, 15 companies have entered the ranks of national key software companies, and 14 IT companies have been listed at home and abroad.The China International Animation Festival has settled down in Hangzhou, and has successively introduced a series of major measures to build the "City of Animation". In 2009, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) was 509.866 billion yuan, calculated at comparable prices, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year, maintaining double-digit growth for 19 consecutive years.The city's per capita GDP calculated based on permanent population was 63,471 yuan, and per capita GDP calculated based on registered population was 74,924 yuan, an increase of 8.4% and 9.1% respectively. In 2009, Hangzhou was the city with the strongest comprehensive competitiveness in Zhejiang Province, and also ranked first in economic scale and economic efficiency competitiveness. Transportation: Southeast Transportation Hub In 2009, the city's total cargo transport volume was 187 million tons, a decrease of 2.5% over the previous year; passenger transport volume was 198 million person-times, an increase of 1.6% over the previous year.By the end of the year, Xiaoshan International Airport had opened 120 air routes, including 20 international routes and 8 Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan routes; the number of civil aviation passengers entering and leaving Hong Kong reached 10.0447 million, an increase of 17.9% over the previous year.Road construction developed rapidly.The new highway mileage was 412.91 kilometers throughout the year. By the end of the year, the total highway mileage in the city reached 15,112.44 kilometers, including 503.28 kilometers of expressways. Hangzhou has a natural environment where rivers, rivers, lakes and mountains blend together.The longest artificial canal in the world—the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Qiantang River, which is famous for its large tides, pass through the city.The water bus system in the city stops at stations (wharves) to relieve the pressure of land transportation and provide tourism services for tourists. There are currently three bus lines connecting the Grand Canal, Xixi, Qiantang River and other water systems. Culture: the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world With a long history of 2,200 years, Hangzhou is one of the eight ancient capitals in my country.Many tourist attractions in Hangzhou have been selected into the world records of the China World Records Association. It is one of the most famous scenic tourist cities in China. "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below", which expresses people's sincere praise for this beautiful city throughout the ages.During the Yuan Dynasty, it was praised as "the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world" by the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo. On May 18, 2010, the Ministry of Culture of China announced the list of recommended items for the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list (newly selected items).The "Legend of Su Dongpo" declared by Hangzhou City was selected and included in the intangible cultural heritage of the folk literature category. (2) Ningbo Ningbo, referred to as Yong, is a sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province, a national historical and cultural city approved by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, and one of the three major economic centers in Zhejiang.Ningbo Port is the largest port in China in terms of cargo throughput, and the container throughput ranks fourth in the country.In the documents of the central government and Zhejiang Province, Ningbo City is defined as the economic center of the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta and the economic center of Zhejiang Province respectively. Economy: East China Industrial City Ningbo is an important economic center city and heavy chemical industry base in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important industrial city in East China and the economic center of Zhejiang Province.Since Ningbo was opened as a port, industry and commerce have always been a major business card of Ningbo.As one of the four major business gangs in the country, the Ningbo Gang is well-known all over the world. Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of the reform and opening up, once put forward the slogan "We must mobilize the 'Ningbo Gang' from all over the world to build Ningbo".Since the reform and opening up, Ningbo's economy has continued to develop rapidly, showing great vitality and potential, and has become one of the most active regions in the domestic economy. In 2008, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) was 396.41 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1% over the previous year at comparable prices.The per capita GDP is 69,997 yuan (converted to 10,079 U.S. dollars at the annual average exchange rate). Port production continued to develop.Throughout the year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed a port cargo throughput of 520 million tons, ranking second among ports in mainland China and third in the world.The container throughput exceeded 10 million TEUs, reaching 10.92 million TEUs, an increase of 16.0%. It continued to maintain the fourth place in the coastal ports of mainland China and entered the top ten in the global ranking. What's more, among all the cities in Zhejiang Province, Ningbo ranks first in the competitiveness of quality of life, surpassing Hangzhou. Transportation: Dongfang Dagang Ningbo is a transportation hub in eastern Zhejiang, with rapid development of land, sea, air and water three-dimensional transportation, especially Beilun Port, known as the "Oriental Grand Port", is well-known both at home and abroad.There are air bridges between Lishe Airport and major cities all over the country and many overseas cities.Railways, highways, water transport and urban transportation extend in all directions. As a large national port, Ningbo Port has advanced equipment and sufficient transportation capacity. It not only undertakes the important task of Ningbo waterway transportation, but also becomes an important distribution center for sea transportation in Zhejiang Province and even East China.Expressway construction is another bright spot in Ningbo's transportation.With the completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the time from Ningbo to Shanghai has been shortened from the original 4 hours to 2 hours.At the same time, along with many expressways such as Yongtaiwen Expressway (Shenhai Expressway, G15), Yongjin Expressway (G1512), Yongzhou Expressway (Zhoushan Cross-sea Bridge, G9211), Ningbo Ring Expressway (G1501), etc. With the completion of highways one after another, Ningbo has become a highway transportation hub in eastern Zhejiang. In December 2008, the Ningbo rail transit plan passed the review of the National Development and Reform Commission.Ningbo's rail transit network planning takes the main urban area as the core, and is designed to cross three rivers (Yaojiang, Yongjiang, Fenghua River), connect three areas (Sanjiang area, Zhenhai area, Beilun area), and along three axes (commercial axis, water axis, public transport axis) Construction axis) constitutes the framework for the guiding ideology, consisting of 6 lines to form a radial network, covering the entire urban area of ​​Ningbo and Yuci area. The planned network length is 247.5km (the total length of the main urban area is 177.4km). Culture: Collection of ancient and modern books, Hong Kong connects the world Ningbo is a famous historical and cultural city, with the slogan of "collecting ancient and modern books, Hong Kong connecting the world".Ningbo has a long history and is the birthplace of the "Hemudu Culture" with a civilization history of more than 7,000 years.In the Tang Dynasty, Ningbo became one of the starting points of the "Maritime Silk Road", and was known as China's three major foreign trade ports along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou. Ningbo has a profound book collection culture, and a large number of famous book collection buildings with tens of thousands of volumes have emerged.Tianyi Pavilion is the oldest existing library building in China, with a history of more than 400 years. It is a representative work of Chinese book collection culture. Ningbo is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, with more than 4.3 million Ningbo nationals living in more than 50 countries and regions around the world.Overseas "Ningbo Gang" has become an important bridge and link connecting Ningbo with the rest of the world. (3) Shaoxing Shaoxing is located between Hangzhou and Ningbo in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province. It has jurisdiction over Shaoxing County, Zhuji City, Shangyu City, Shengzhou City, Xinchang County and Yuecheng District. It is the hometown of Lu Xun, a world famous writer.Known as the "Oriental Venice", it was awarded the United Nations Habitat Award and the happiest city in China in 2008.Both economic efficiency competitiveness and quality of life competitiveness rank third in the province. Economy: "New Wenzhou Model" Shaoxing is one of the top ten cities in the country, one of the top ten counties and two top ten cities in the country, and it is also a well-known global textile city and world textile trade center in China. After the 1980s, Shaoxing became the birthplace of the third economic model of the Yangtze River Delta after the Wensu, Xichang area.Contrary to Wenzhou’s individual family workshop development method and the collective economic development method in Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou, Shaoxing’s new private economy based on domestic private joint-stock system, state-owned enterprise transformation joint-stock system and foreign private ownership began to develop in a low-key manner in the mid-1990s. After 2005, the GDP rose rapidly in the country, and the total economic volume approached that of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, which has a well-developed private economy.Because the model is quite different from the Wenzhou model developed in southeastern Zhejiang and Yiwu in western Zhejiang, it was called the new Wenzhou model and the Shaoxing model in the article "The Miracle of Shaoxing" in the American professional economic review magazine Forbes. In 2008, the GDP of Shaoxing City reached 222.295 billion yuan, an increase of 9.0% over the previous year based on comparable prices. The economic aggregate ranked the 8th in the Yangtze River Delta region and continued to maintain the 4th place in the province; the city's per capita GDP It exceeds 50,000 yuan, reaching 50,909 yuan (calculated according to the registered population). Calculated according to the average exchange rate in 2008, the per capita GDP exceeds 7,000 US dollars, reaching 7,330 US dollars. Transportation: Famous Water City Shaoxing is a famous water city with strong local color.The number of bridges is 5.5 times that of Venice, with an average of 6.3 bridges per 1,000 square meters. The Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway runs through Shaoxing County, Yuecheng District, Shangyu City and Ningbo direction, and connects Hangzhou, Shanghai and Nanjing directions.By the end of 2005, the city's total highway mileage was 4397.5 kilometers.The railways include Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway and Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway. It has three passenger stations in Shaoxing, Shangyu and Zhuji, and large and medium-sized freight stations in Keqiao, Shaoxing East and Shangyu.The Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Passenger Dedicated Line currently under construction will also have Shaoxing Passenger Station. Culture: a museum without walls Shaoxing is an ancient cultural city with a history of 2,500 years. It is known as the hometown of water, bridges, wine, calligraphy and celebrities.It is a "museum without walls" and a "hometown of celebrities" with bright stars.Shaoxing is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China and one of the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China.Shaoxing is home to famous people such as Lu You, Cai Yuanpei, Qiu Jin, Lu Xun, Zhou Enlai, Zhu Kezhen, Ma Yinchu, Fan Wenlan, etc. Chairman Mao Zedong called Shaoxing "the hometown of famous scholars from Jianhu to Yuetai". On May 18, 2010, the Ministry of Culture of China announced the list of recommended items for the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list (newly selected items).The "Legend of Wang Xizhi" declared by Shaoxing City was selected and included in the intangible cultural heritage of the folk literature category. (4) Wenzhou Located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Oujiang River, Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city under Zhejiang Province. It is a coastal port city, referred to as Ou for short, and also known as Lucheng. Wenzhou is a coastal city with a long history.The ancient city of Wenzhou was built in the first year of Emperor Taining of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (323 A.D.). It was named Wenzhou because it was located in the south of the Wenqiao Mountains.It is also a city full of vitality and passion. Wenzhou people are well-known for their "wisdom in the world", "good deeds in the world" and "business in the world". Economy: The world of business One of the three major economic centers in Zhejiang, located in the middle of China's golden coastline, southeast of Zhejiang, bordering the East China Sea in the east, adjacent to Fujian Ningde Fuding City in the south, connected to Lishui City in the west, and adjacent to Taizhou City in the north. One of the 14 coastal cities in China, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, and the economic and cultural center of southern Zhejiang.It is famous for being the first to carry out market-oriented reforms and develop the private economy. According to estimates, the proportion of Wenzhou's private economy reached 80.9% in 2008. The "Wenzhou model" refers to the development of non-agricultural industries in Wenzhou through household industries and specialized markets, thus forming a development pattern of small commodities and large markets.Small commodities refer to commodities with relatively low production scale, technical content and transportation costs.The big market refers to the market network established by Wenzhou people throughout the country. In 2009, Wenzhou's GDP exceeded 252.7 billion yuan, ranking third in Zhejiang Province (after Hangzhou and Ningbo). In 2009, Wenzhou's GDP increased by 8.5% over the previous year, which was the same as the previous year. In 2009, the general fiscal budget was realized The total revenue is 36.072 billion yuan.The annual per capita disposable income of urban residents was 28,021 yuan, an increase of 7.1%; the per capita net income of rural residents was 10,100 yuan, an increase of 7.1%. Transportation: hub cities Wenzhou is one of the 45 major highway hub cities and one of the 25 major hub ports in the country.Wenzhou Port is one of the largest coastal container terminals in the country. Wenzhou Expressway has Jinliwen Expressway leading to Lishui and Jinhua, Yongtaiwen Expressway leading to Ningbo and Taizhou (another double track is under construction), Zhuyong Expressway completed on February 3, 2010, and Zhuyong Expressway completed on February 13. The completed Wenzhou Ring Expressway (Northern Line) also makes travel more convenient.Ouhai Avenue is the most important rapid traffic road running east-west across the urban area. It is the gateway connecting Lucheng, Longwan and Ouhai city centers, airports and railways, and has become one of the most important welcoming avenues in Wenzhou. Wenzhou has Yongqiang Airport that can lead to many cities across the country, and has opened regular flights to Hong Kong.The Jinwen Railway is the first railway in the country that is donated by the whole people and built independently.The Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway and the Ningbo-Taiwan-Wenzhou Railway have also opened EMUs at the end of September 2009, and Wenzhou has become a railway hub city. Culture: Southeast Zoulu Wenzhou has a brilliant culture and is known as "Southeast Zoulu" in history. It is the cradle of Chinese mathematicians, the birthplace of Chinese landscape poetry, and the hometown of Chinese Southern Opera. Wenzhou is famous for its developed handicraft industry in history. It is one of the birthplaces of celadon. Papermaking, shipbuilding, silk, embroidery, lacquerware, shoe leather, etc. all have a certain place in the history of our country.In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was established as a foreign trade port, known as "the head of a prosperous sea, which has always been called Little Hangzhou".Wenzhou is the hometown of Southern Opera. In the middle of the 14th century, the famous Wenzhou playwright Gao Ming's "Pipa Story" was translated into many languages ​​and spread widely in the world. Wenzhou is an area where multiple languages ​​are used, and there are great differences between languages.The Wu dialect with the urban accent is the main Wenzhou dialect, followed by 1.5 million residents who speak Hokkien, mainly from a large number of immigrants from southern Hokkien three or four hundred years ago. It is distributed around Cangnan County and is called Minnan in Zhejiang. .There are also very few people who use Wu dialect, Taihu dialect, Gan dialect, Hokkien dialect, Man dialect, Jinxiang dialect, and She dialect. "Don't be afraid of the sky and the earth, just be afraid of Wenzhou people speaking Wenzhou dialect." Wenzhou dialect is full of complexity and has always been considered the most difficult dialect in China to learn. When policies are introduced one after another, because there is still a long distance between them and reality, people's excitement about the policies is reduced.However, when the Yangtze River Delta regional planning policy was introduced, many people felt differently - because many interrelated things were done in this region very early, like a relationship that has been talked about for a long time, and it gave another Engagement Sayings. Buying a house in Kunshan, spending weekends in Hangzhou, and working in Suzhou are not uncommon among people in Shanghai.It's just that with the release of a plan, people's actions have more direction and policy guarantees.Those who have already acted are no longer worried; at the same time, those who have not acted need to be reminded not to miss the opportunity of the "Yangtze River Delta" when it comes.