Putian has obvious geographical advantages. Located in the middle of the southeast coast of Fujian, namely the middle of the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, it connects Fuzhou, the provincial capital, to the north and Minnan to the south, facing Taiwan Province Province across the sea, only 70 nautical miles away from Taichung Port, which is the closest area between Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province.
Mazu culture is unique. Putian is the hometown of Mazu, the goddess of peace in the Straits. Mazu culture with a long history has a strong influence in the hearts of overseas Chinese, especially in Southeast Asian countries and regions. There are nearly 5000 Mazu Tempel in the world, and nearly 200 million people believe in Mazu. Since the beginning of this century, there have been 2 million pilgrims coming to worship at home and abroad every year, including more than 654.38+million tourists from Taiwan Province Province.
Advantages of port conditions. Meizhou Bay is a natural deep-water harbor that is "rare in China and rare in the world". More than 10,000-ton berths 150 berths can be built on the deepwater coastline of more than 30 kilometers.
Cultural accumulation is profound. Putian is one of the first historical and cultural cities in Fujian Province. It has successively won national titles such as the city of wood carving in China, the capital of classical craft furniture in China, the industrial base with Chinese jewelry characteristics, the hometown of track and field, the city of basketball, the hometown of opera, the hometown of painting and the hometown of photography.
Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our city has adhered to the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development, conscientiously implemented the practical theme of "four efforts for development", the practical essentials of "four efforts" and the work requirements of "four emphases", actively integrated into the overall layout of "Haixi" construction, accelerated the construction of Meizhou Bay port city, accelerated the overall economic development, and continuously moved forward in the total ranking. From 2002 to 2006, the city's GDP increased by 1 1.5%, 12. 1%, 13. 1% and15.3, respectively. The total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 1.6 times, from the sixth place in the province to the fifth place, and the investment in fixed assets of the whole society increased by 2. The total fiscal revenue doubled, the local fiscal revenue nearly doubled, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents increased by 47. 4%, the per capita net income of farmers increased by 38. 2% & gt；
Since the beginning of this year, our city has maintained a good development momentum in recent years, achieved sound and rapid development, and achieved new results in all work. Mainly reflected in:
1. Economic development continued to accelerate. During the period from 1 to 10, the growth rate of major economic indicators was the second in the province and the third in the province. The regional GDP was 4165.7 billion yuan, up by 16%, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods was1386 billion yuan, up by 19. 3%. Investment in fixed assets above cities and towns16.069 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%. 8%, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 654.38+02.037 yuan, an increase of 654.38+07.3%, and the local fiscal revenue was 2.093 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2 1%, ranking third in the province. It is estimated that the gross domestic product will reach 5 1 100 million yuan and the total fiscal revenue will reach 4.5 billion yuan, which can greatly exceed the targets and tasks set at the beginning of the year.
2. The project has achieved remarkable results. From June 1 to June 10, 296 projects above contract were added, with a planned total investment of 26.855 billion yuan, bringing the number of projects above contract that have been included in the follow-up supervision of our city since June 10 in 2003 to 1982, with a total investment of 94.8 billion yuan and a cumulative investment of 38.422 yuan. Attracting investment from key consortia has achieved remarkable results. Genting Group of Malaysia continues to invest US$ 654.38 billion to build the largest solar photovoltaic production base in Asia. The construction of key projects is progressing smoothly, and the project of Arts and Crafts City is basically completed. There are 22 landing enterprises in Xiuyu National Wood Processing Trade Demonstration Zone, and new progress has been made in the construction of a number of major projects near the port, such as LNG gas-electricity integration, forestry-pulp-paper integration, Changxing Group's 250,000-ton wharf and Air China shipbuilding base, which has provided strong support for the port economic development. The implementation of famous brands has achieved fruitful results, and the number of well-known trademarks in China, famous brand products in China and national inspection-free products ranks among the top in the province. Actively develop the headquarters economy and encourage large domestic and foreign enterprises to set up institutions in Putian. Accelerate the transformation of enterprise shareholding system and support and promote the existing enterprises to become stronger and bigger.
3. The port city construction is full of vitality. Efforts will be made to build a number of major infrastructures such as "two railways, two rivers, three highs, five avenues and one airport", and the construction of port cities will be fully rolled out. Putian section of fuzhou-xiamen railway has entered the stage of comprehensive construction, and the control project of Xiangpu Railway will start on June 23rd, 2007. The diversion tunnel of Jinzhong Reservoir is fully connected, the dam has been successfully intercepted, and the Jinpu water supply project is being actively prepared. The expressway around the city, which is dominated by Meiyong Expressway, Fuxia Expressway and Putian Section of Fuxia Expressway, has been stepped up. Five roads leading to Hong Kong have been fully started. The first phase of Xiangang, Ligang, Chenggang and Qinqiao Road will be completed this year, and the first phase of Hangang Avenue will be completed next year. Putian Airport is listed as a preparatory project for the new airport during the 11th Five-Year Plan period in Fujian Province. The construction of Mazu City is progressing smoothly. China Railway invested 2.2 billion yuan to develop infrastructure projects, and related supporting projects were signed one after another. Putian No.1 Middle School Mazucheng Campus officially started construction, and Mazu Dongyan (Pinghai Bay) has started planning. Accelerate the construction of urban infrastructure, and invest 654.38+85 million yuan to build 72 urban construction projects such as municipal roads, landscaping and public facilities. The image of the city has been significantly improved and its functions have been improved day by day.
4. Cultural undertakings have flourished. The success of the "Three Meetings and One Festival" caused great repercussions at home and abroad. 100 More than Chinese and foreign media reporters stationed in Putian to cover and report. Deepen the creation of spiritual civilization and constantly improve the level of urban and rural civilization. Implement the "Hundred Villages Demonstration Project" of village-level cultural centers, and comprehensively improve the construction level of grass-roots positions. Vigorously carry out mass harmonious cultural construction activities to enrich the spiritual and cultural life of urban and rural people. Great achievements have been made in the creation of outstanding literary works. Puxian opera "Killing Gonghe" won all the art awards in the 23rd Fujian Drama Festival, and Mazu won four awards. Puxian Opera was a complete success in the second "Cultural Heritage Day" in China, which showed its unique position in local operas in China. Organized a delegation to participate in the 3rd Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Expo, won the first place in four provinces, and won the only "Excellent Exhibition Award" and "Excellent Organization Award" in the whole province. Hold the first Putai Mazu Cultural Activity Week to deepen exchanges and cooperation between Putai and Taiwan.
5. Social construction is in full swing. The cross-sea water supply project in Pinghai Bay was completed as scheduled, which can solve the problem of safe and hygienic drinking water for 460,000 people in Rinan Island and Daitou Peninsula. The social security system has been continuously improved, the work of raising the standard and expanding the coverage of rural subsistence allowances has been basically completed, rural cooperative medical care has covered the whole city, the work of helping people in need has been continuously carried out, and the cataract recovery project has been comprehensively promoted. Social undertakings have been reported frequently, and once again passed the assessment of advanced cities with scientific and technological progress in China. 13 the signing of scientific and technological cooperation projects in colleges and universities landed, and the number of undergraduate college entrance examinations reached a new high. The competition venues of the 14th Provincial Games have started construction in an all-round way, the municipal first aid center has been put into use, and the Fifth Hospital and the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention will soon be put into use. Practically carry out the pilot project of new rural construction and build a number of new rural residential quarters. Thirty farmers in three villages were rated as "green well-off villages" and "green well-off households" nationwide. Rural road traffic has changed fundamentally, and the cement road can be connected to every village within one year. The improvement of Beiyang river system was completed 10 km, and the living environment was further improved.
According to the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the provincial party committee, combined with the reality of Putian, the municipal party committee put forward new requirements for building a well-off society in an all-round way, that is, the comprehensive economic strength will be further enhanced, and the per capita GDP of 201/kloc-0 will quadruple that of 2000, and the per capita GDP of 20 17 will exceed the provincial average; People's living standards have improved significantly, urban jobs have been increasing, the social security system has been relatively sound, the number of poor people has been greatly reduced, housing, transportation, education, health, ecological environment and other conditions have been greatly improved, and everyone enjoys basic public services; Cultural construction has been further strengthened, forming a new pattern of cultural development with supporting cultural facilities, prosperous and orderly market, obvious characteristic advantages and rich and colorful mass culture; Democracy, legal system, spiritual civilization and ecological civilization were further promoted, and new progress was made in building a harmonious society.