Liyang, Jiangsu, has outstanding people and beautiful scenery. An ancient city and a new city with a long history of more than 2200 years, geographical advantages at the junction of the three provinces, convenient land and water transportation, unique natural resources, thriving industrial base and thoughtful and superior service environment, is a paradise for investment, entrepreneurship and peaceful life in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Since the reform and opening up, Liyang has always adhered to the economic construction as the center, vigorously carried forward the Liyang spirit of "uniting and starting a business, striving to revitalize the city", and has made remarkable achievements in economic construction and social undertakings. In 2004, it ranked 67th in "Top 100 Counties (Cities) with Comprehensive Development in China" and 44th in "Top 100 Counties (Cities) with Basic Competitiveness of County Economy in China". It has successively won the titles of "National Health City", "National Model City for Environmental Protection", "Excellent Tourist City in China" and "Provincial Civilized City". Nowadays, the whole city is focusing on the new goal of "persisting in all-people entrepreneurship and speeding up the two firsts", insisting on "improving the comprehensive economic strength and improving the environment for economic development", striving for the first place and Qi Xin striving for glory together. Economic construction and social undertakings have entered a new stage of development, and they are accelerating their progress from a well-off society to modernization.
In recent years, Liyang's industrial economy, like other social undertakings, has developed by leaps and bounds. Major indicators such as industrial economic scale, product tax sales revenue, gross domestic product, and investment in industrial technological transformation are increasing at a rate of more than 30% every year. The rise of Tianmu Lake Industrial Development Zone and Kunlun High-tech Industrial Development Zone echoes from afar, and the construction of industrial concentration areas in various towns is changing with each passing day, which has laid a solid foundation for attracting investment, nesting and attracting phoenix and a new round of industrial development in the city.
Liyang city Economic and Trade Bureau, as the comprehensive management department of the government, is responsible for the planning, guidance, management and service of the city's industry, commerce and economy. Since the establishment of 200 1, we have been pioneering and innovating, making great efforts to govern, earnestly performing our work functions, and serving enterprises, grass-roots units and economic construction in a down-to-earth manner. All the work has achieved remarkable results, especially in the aspects of sustained high-speed growth of industrial economy, investment in industrial technological transformation, cultivation of economies of scale, and enterprise restructuring, which have been well received by higher authorities and enterprises. In the assessment and target management of government departments in the city, the Economic and Trade Bureau ranks among the best every year. In 2003 and 2004, it was awarded the title of "Unity, Honesty and Good Team Development" by the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government for two consecutive years. Won the "Work Innovation Award" commended by the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government in 2003 and the "Outstanding Contribution Award" in 2004.
At present, the overall plan of Liyang's economic and social development and the new industrial layout plan have basically taken shape, which has described and constructed a new round of blueprint for accelerating development for us. The pillar industries of the city's industrial economy, marked by machinery, metallurgy, building materials and chemicals, have gradually emerged, and industries such as light industry, food, textiles and clothing have flourished. A large number of high-tech enterprises, provincial growth enterprises, provincial and Changzhou enterprise technology centers, national, provincial and Changzhou brand-name products, national well-known trademarks and provincial famous trademarks have emerged. There are more than 50 enterprises with annual product sales exceeding 100 million yuan. Shangshang Group, Huapeng Group, Zhengchang Group, Tianmuhu Beer, Shanghai Automobile Gear Liyang Company, Jin Feng Cement and many other enterprises are all in the list of the same industry in China and the whole province. Liyang's industrial economy is striding forward today and will be more brilliant tomorrow.