Yueyang is the only Linjiang city in Hunan. Located at the intersection of one lake (Dongting Lake), two original provinces (Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain) and three provinces (Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi) (Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, National Highway 107 and the Yangtze River), it is another "golden cross" in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River after Wuhan, especially the opening of Dongting Lake Bridge, which constitutes "east-west connectivity" From 65438 to 0992, Yueyang was identified by the State Council as the first batch of cities open to the outside world along the Yangtze River. From 65438 to 0996, with the approval of the National People's Congress, Chenglingji Port, one of the eight deep-water ports in the Yangtze River, was officially opened to foreign ships. So far, the city has introduced more than 600 foreign investment projects, and the actual utilization of foreign investment is 65.438+0.5 billion US dollars.
Yueyang is a prosperous industrial city. There are more than 2,000 industrial enterprises in the city, including more than 90 large and medium-sized enterprises. The total industrial output value is 52.4 billion yuan. Six industrial pillars, such as chemical industry, building materials, refrigeration, paper making, feed and medicine, have been initially formed. There are Baling Company (with an annual output value of 6.8 billion yuan and annual sales of 6.6 billion yuan) and Changlian Group Company (with an annual output value of 9 billion yuan and annual sales of 9 billion yuan), Dongting Ramie Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory (with an annual output value of 200 million yuan and annual sales of 65.438+0.8 billion yuan), the largest bus air conditioner manufacturer in China (with an annual output value of 65.438+) with an annual sales of 200 million yuan, and one of the top ten paper mills in China. In recent years, five enterprises, such as Yueyang Hengli, Zheng Hong Science and Technology, Yueyang Xingchang, Tianyi Science and Technology and Yueyang Paper, have successfully listed and become a new force in Yueyang's economic development.
Yueyang is rich in resources and has a long-standing reputation as a product base. The water surface of the city is 5.42 million mu, and the total amount of water resources ranks first in the province. There are more than 60 kinds of minerals in the territory, especially rare metals and nonmetals. Among them, monazite reserves rank first in China. The reserves of high-quality kaolin exceed 654.38 billion tons. Yueyang is not only one of the three "towns of rare metals" in China, but also the national production base of grain, cotton, oil and pigs, among which four counties and cities rank among the top 100 counties in the country. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in the city is 654.38+03.9 billion yuan. The output of bulk agricultural products such as grain, cotton, oil and pigs ranks in the forefront of the province. The output of aquatic products ranks first in the province continuously 1 1 year. Yangtze River Crab, Dongting Shrimp and Xiangyun Crucian Carp have become the three characteristic brands of aquaculture in our city. The output value of famous and special aquatic products accounts for more than half of the total output value of aquatic products, and precious fish include Chinese sturgeon, whitebait and turtle.
Yueyang is also a famous tourist and cultural city. There is the Dongting Lake, which is misty and full of weather, the Yueyang Tower, which has a long history and is famous far and wide, Junshan, a fairy island in the lake, and revolutionary memorial sites such as site of the pingjiang uprising and Peng Ren's former residence. It can be called a collection of famous mountains, famous waters, famous buildings, celebrities and famous articles. 1994 is listed as a national historical and cultural city, and 1998 is listed as the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China. It receives more than 4.5 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year, and the tourism income is 65.438+0.02 billion yuan.
Hengyang, located in the middle of Hunan Province, is named after being located at the southern foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, one of the five famous mountains in China. Legend has it that "the geese fly south, so they stop flying", so it is also called "Wild Goose City" and is known as "the best beauty in the world". Hengyang has a long history. During the Warring States period, towns of a certain scale have been formed. In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 589), Hengzhou County was established, forming an administrative, economic, cultural and military center. Since then, administrative organizations such as counties, prefectures, prefectures, prefectures and prefectures have been established one after another. Hengyang City was founded in 1942 65438+ 10/. Now it has jurisdiction over 5 counties, 2 cities and 5 districts, with a total area of 6.5438+0.53 million square kilometers and a total population of 7.089 million.
Hengyang has outstanding people, talented people and profound cultural heritage. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, papermaking invented by Cai Lun, a native of Leiyang, was listed as one of the four great inventions of ancient china and became a treasure of world culture. In the third year of Daoism in Song Taizong, Li Shizhen, a native of Hengyang, founded Shigu Academy, which became one of the four major academies in China. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Wang Fuzhi (No.Chuanshan), a native of Hengyang, was called the master of Neo-Confucianism and regarded as the source of Huxiang culture.
Hengyang City enjoys an excellent geographical position and convenient transportation. Located at the north-south crossroads, "Choke Guangdong and Guangxi, Lock Jason Wu" is not only a battleground for military strategists, but also a place where merchants from all walks of life gather, and has always been an important town in southern Hunan. The intersection of Beijing-Guangzhou and Hunan-Guangxi railways; National Highway107,322 and Beijing-Zhuhai Hengexpressway run through the whole territory. The main rivers are Xiangjiang River, Thunder Water, Steamed Water and Rice Water, which are navigable in all seasons. There are also two airports. At present, a traffic network with a three-dimensional intersection of land, water and air has initially formed.
Hengyang is rich in resources, which can be called "hometown of nonferrous metals", "hometown of nonmetals", "land of plenty" and "tourist attraction". There are more than 60 kinds of minerals with proven reserves, such as gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, zinc, coal, rock salt, kaolin and albite, among which albite reserves rank first in Asia, borax is endemic to South China, kaolin ranks first in China and rock salt ranks first in South China. Hengyang is a national key commodity grain, pig, fish and oil production base, and its agricultural products such as high-quality rice, pig, day lily, Hunan yellow chicken, lake wine, cloud tea and Chinese alpine rush have long enjoyed a good reputation in the international market. Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue is a national 4A-level scenic spot, which is known as "the unique scenery of the five mountains" and "the civilized Olympic area". Buddhism and Taoism share the same religious culture, which is a must for our religion. The beautiful scenery in the mountains, which combines beauty, depth, seclusion, danger and antiquity, is a rare holy land for range rover, adventure, vacation, summer vacation, sightseeing, worship Buddha in the mountains, seeking longevity and wealth; In recent years, Hengyang City has successfully held the Leiyang Cai Lun Science and Technology Invention Festival and the China Nanyue Hengshan Shou Culture Festival, which have aroused strong repercussions at home and abroad.
1984, Hengyang was listed by the State Council as one of the national 16 pilot cities for comprehensive reform. 1988, the State Council approved Hengyang as the experimental zone for reform and transformation in southern Hunan. In recent years, Hunan Province has listed Hengyang as a "one point, one line" key development area in the province. Several opportunities have promoted the economic development of Hengyang City. In 200 1 year, the city's GDP reached 38.64 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year. Total fiscal revenue10.83 billion yuan, up 9%, of which local fiscal revenue increased by 9.5%. First, the industrial economy is getting bigger and bigger. There are 66,300 industrial enterprises in the city, including 346 industrial enterprises with annual sales income of more than 5 million yuan. It mainly includes coal, metallurgy, machinery, electronics, medicine, chemical industry, building materials, textiles, light industry and other industries, with relatively complete categories, among which metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, medicine and light industry are the pillar industries of the city's industry. There are 26 large enterprises such as TBEA Hengyang Transformer Co., Ltd., Ziguang Bio-Guhan Group, Hengyang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. and Shuikoushan Mining Bureau. There are more than 20 kinds of industrial products such as lead, zinc, copper, tin, EHV transformer, roller drill, seamless steel pipe, Guhan Jianjing, pentaerythritol, etc. 120, which are well-known in domestic and foreign markets. Second, the regional characteristics of agriculture are taking shape. Agricultural development takes the road of "building a base with the demonstration area as the axis, relying on deep processing with the base, and breaking through the characteristics of trees with processing". There are 9 agricultural demonstration zones with high quality, high yield and high efficiency in the city. The main agricultural products are grain and oil, pig sacrifice, day lily, taro, straw mats, tea, Hunan yellow chicken, bamboo and so on. There are 23 15 agricultural products processing enterprises, of which 5 have an annual output value exceeding 100 million yuan. Specialized wholesale markets for agricultural products are 2 1 market, of which 4 have turnover exceeding 100 million yuan. Qidong Huanghua Group is one of the first 15 1 agricultural industrialization leading enterprises in China. Third, the pace of urban construction has obviously accelerated. Hengyang is the second largest city in Hunan Province, with a built-up area of 58 square kilometers and an urban non-agricultural population of 800,000. In 200 1 year, the revision of the urban master plan began, and more than 200,000 square meters of illegal buildings in the city were demolished. A number of key projects of "opening to the outside world, expanding cities and expanding urban capacity" have been completed or are under construction. The appearance of the city is changing with each passing day, and the level of urban management is constantly improving. They are sprinting to national garden cities and excellent tourist cities. Fourth, the degree of economic openness is constantly expanding. At present, the city's foreign trade export varieties 120, exported to more than 80 countries and regions. 200 1, the total import and export volume increased by 36.8%. With the continuous optimization of the economic environment and the rapid development of attracting foreign investment, foreign investment in place is about $654.38+0 billion every year.
In the new century, Hengyang has established the general idea of "development is the theme, industry is the main direction", fully promoted the process of industrialization, urbanization and agricultural industrialization, and strived to build Hengyang into a prosperous and civilized modern regional central city.