Essay "Jingjiang develops, I grow" takes the profound changes in Jingjiang in the past three years and the personal growth process of young students as the entry point

After the founding of New China, especially since the reform and development, Taizhou’s social economy has developed in an all-round way and has become an industrial and commercial city dominated by industry.

In August 1996, a new chapter in the history of Taizhou's development opened. With the approval of the State Council, prefecture-level Taizhou City was established, with jurisdiction over the four cities of Jingjiang, Taixing, Jiangyan, Xinghua and Hailing. , Gaogang District, covering an area of ??5,793 square kilometers and a population of 5.04 million. At the end of 2001, the administrative division of Taizhou City was divided into 2 districts, Hailing and Gaogang, and 4 county-level cities, Xinghua, Jingjiang, Taixing, and Jiangyan. There are 91 towns, 8 townships, 6 sub-district offices, There are 338 residents' committees and 1,578 villagers' committees, of which Hailing District and Gaogang District govern 9 towns, 2 townships, 6 sub-district offices, 87 residents' committees, and 127 villagers' committees. Taizhou's functions as a regional central city are becoming increasingly perfect, and its role in promoting the regional industrialization process is becoming increasingly obvious.

As one of the 16 central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, Taizhou stands at a new starting point for pioneering, scientific and harmonious development. Taizhou has a solid industrial economic foundation, with more than 34,000 industrial enterprises of various types, including 1,083 enterprises above designated size, forming pillar industries with electromechanical, chemical, textile, food, light industry, medicine, and building materials as the main industries. The production scale and market share of nearly 100 products in the city are among the best in the country. Among them, 56 products rank among the top three in the country in terms of production and sales, and 17 products have become "single champions". Chunlan Group, Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Lingzhou Pharmaceutical Group, etc. have emerged. A number of enterprises such as Guangguang Group, Zhongdan Group, Xingda Steel Cord, and New Century Shipbuilding have sales exceeding 1 billion yuan or profits and taxes exceeding 100 million yuan. Among them, Chunlan (Group) Company is one of the 50 largest enterprise groups in the country, and Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group has ranked first among its peers in the province for seven consecutive years since 1996 in terms of total scale and efficiency indicators. In the past 20 years, the average annual economic growth rate has remained above 10%, and five of its cities and districts have successively entered the ranks of the top 100 counties (cities, districts) in terms of comprehensive strength in the country. In 2003, the city achieved a GDP of 58 billion yuan, fiscal revenue of 6.63 billion yuan, urban residents' per capita disposable income of 8,500 yuan, farmers' per capita net income of 4,065 yuan, and the year-end deposit balance of 60.8 billion yuan. In 2005, Taizhou City ranked 57th in the comprehensive competitiveness ranking of national cities. In 2006, the city's regional GDP exceeded 100 billion yuan and fiscal revenue exceeded 15 billion yuan. Taizhou ranked 47th among the top 50 cities in terms of comprehensive strength.

Taizhou is the largest pharmaceutical production and scientific research base in the country. Its pharmaceutical economic aggregate has ranked first in the country for four consecutive years and its economic benefits have ranked first in the country for eight consecutive years. Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group is the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the country. In 2005, its sales revenue, profits and taxes, and comprehensive competitiveness ranked first in the country.

In October 2006, Taizhou Pharmaceutical High-tech Industrial Park, the "China Medical City" covering an area of ??20 square kilometers, was officially established. High-tech medical technology projects have been settled in the park one after another, marking the addition of "nuclear power" to Taizhou's "medical aircraft carrier".

Taizhou is rich in agricultural resources and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", "Land of Ginkgo" and "Land of Aquatic Products". It is an important national commodity for grain, high-quality cotton, lean pigs, fresh water products, high-quality Ginkgo production base and vegetable production, processing and export base. Xinghua City was recognized as a national ecological demonstration zone by the State Environmental Protection Administration, Jiangyan City was recognized as a provincial ecological agriculture pilot county (city) by Jiangsu Province, and Heheng Village in Jiangyan City was awarded the title of "Global Environmental 500" by the United Nations Environment Program .

Taizhou’s construction industry has developed rapidly. Currently, it has 2 enterprises with special qualifications for general contracting of housing construction, 3 enterprises with first-level qualifications, and 59 enterprises with second-level qualifications. It has won the highest national construction project quality award many times. ——"Luban Award", winning the title of "Magic Soldier" and "Iron Army" in the domestic and foreign construction markets.

Taizhou’s service industry is developing rapidly. The city has 360 markets of various types, including 25 markets exceeding 100 million yuan. Traditional industries such as commerce, trade and catering continue to grow, basic industries such as transportation, post and telecommunications, and municipal services develop rapidly, and industries such as finance and insurance, information consulting, community services, and real estate are rising rapidly. Taizhou is a civilized city with comprehensive development of social undertakings.

Taizhou is known as the "Hometown of Education". The city has 1,134 schools of various types, including more than 20 national and provincial key high schools and 5 colleges and universities. Taizhou College of Science and Technology of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Taizhou Vocational and Technical College, Taizhou Normal College and Taizhou Radio and Television University continue to grow and develop.

With outstanding achievements in science and technology, Taizhou is listed as a national technological innovation pilot city. By the end of 2003, the city had more than 200,000 scientific and technological talents of various types, established 105 factory-run scientific research and development institutions at or above the municipal level, including 9 postdoctoral workstations; 118 provincial-level high-tech enterprises, with 448 high-tech products, and established national-level There are 19 high-tech enterprises.

Taizhou has developed rapidly in culture, health, and sports, and has built 3 provincial-level advanced cities for culture, 4 provincial-level advanced cities for health care, 3 advanced cities for family planning, and 1 model city for family planning. The city has 280 health institutions of various types, 16,800 hospital beds, and 15,700 health technicians. Municipal People's Hospital and Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine are among the ranks of tertiary hospitals. Since the establishment of the city, athletes in the city have won 85 gold medals, 66 silver medals and 65 bronze medals in competitions at or above the provincial level. Social security has developed rapidly. Insurance benefits for retirees and unemployed persons are paid out on time, in full and on a social basis, urban and rural minimum living security systems are fully established, medical insurance coverage continues to expand, and social security undertakings such as social disaster relief, relief, mutual aid, and welfare continue to develop.

Taizhou is a riverside city with an accelerated pace of development and opening up. As of September 2004, businessmen from more than 40 countries and regions have come to Taizhou to invest and start businesses. A total of more than 1,700 foreign-funded enterprises have been established in Taizhou. Total foreign investment reached US$1.56 billion. World-famous multinational companies such as Japan's Mitsui & Co., Yamaha, Kubota, South Korea's LG, Switzerland's Weidmann, the United States' GMT, and the Netherlands' Akzo Company have all settled in Taizhou. Import and export trade grew strongly. There are currently 256 self-operated import and export companies in the city, and the export market has grown to 137 countries and regions. Foreign economic cooperation was further expanded. The city's labor exports cover 34 countries and regions in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States, and it has established friendly relations with 4 cities including Newport News in the United States, Latrobe in Australia, Eumseong County in South Korea, and Kotka in Finland. City. There are nearly 100 kilometers of Yangtze River coastline in Taizhou, including 60 kilometers of relatively stable deep-water coastline above -10 meters, which is becoming an important part of the open development along the river.

At present, the overall plan for development along the river has been completed. Key industrial projects such as Yangwan Conch Cement and Lingguang Heavy Traffic Asphalt-Fuel Oil have been settled along the river. Key infrastructure projects such as high-grade highways along the river and Taizhou Power Plant are progressing smoothly. Sinopec (Taizhou) Development Park, China Fine Chemicals (Taixing) The development momentum of key parks such as the park and Jingjiang Park of Jiangyin Development Zone is good. Taizhou is a beautiful city with an excellent investment environment. Taizhou has convenient water and land transportation and obvious location advantages. Five important waterways from central Jiangsu to the Yangtze River and the sea intersect here, which is the junction of the coastal and Yangtze River "T"-shaped industrial belts. The inland river port group with the national first-class open port - Taizhou Port as the main body has begun to take shape, with 5 berths above 10,000 tons, and the annual throughput capacity of the Taizhou Port container terminal has reached 100,000 tons of TEUs.

Taizhou Yinjiang River integrates diversion, drainage, navigation and other functions into one, and is known as "China's Rhine River". The Jiangyin Bridge opens the natural chasm of the Yangtze River and serves as a fast link between Taizhou, Shanghai and southern Jiangsu. National Highway 328, Ning-Tong Expressway, Guangjing Expressway, Ning-Jingyan Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Xinchang (Xinyi-Changxing) Railway and Ningqi (Nanjing-Qidong) Railway crisscross the territory of Taizhou. The city of Taizhou is changing with each passing day. The ancient city of Taizhou was closely connected to water. The water network inside and outside the city was densely covered, and the streets and canals were interdependent. It formed a structure with the Dao River as the north-south long axis and the two city pools as its wings. The outer city river intertwined with the inner Yudai River, and the water surrounded the city. The city embraces water, streets and rivers run parallel to each other, and the water city is integrated into the urban layout. Because it looks like a phoenix, Taizhou is also known as the Phoenix City. Taizhou has an excellent social and living environment. The people are honest, hard-working and kind-hearted, and obey the law. In recent years, mass spiritual civilization creation activities have been vigorously carried out, and Taizhou City was rated as a civilized city in Jiangsu Province. Integrity Taizhou is making solid progress, and a corporate integrity platform is being established. Safe Taizhou construction activities have been carried out in depth, social security has remained stable, and Jingjiang City and Gaogang District have been rated as provincial-level safe urban areas. Taizhou government services at all levels are fast and efficient.

Since the establishment of prefecture-level Taizhou City, its efficient operating mechanism, authoritative regulatory mechanism, and strict supervision mechanism have gradually formed a government work model that has transformed from a management-oriented to a service-oriented. Taizhou took the lead in implementing the reform of the administrative approval system in the province, streamlining 426 administrative approval items, establishing a municipal administrative service center, 19 departments building "convenience service halls", and 39 departments and units making optimized services to the public. promise. The open and enlightened policy environment, high-quality and efficient service environment, strict and standardized legal environment, and healthy and civilized humanistic environment make foreign investors feel at home.

Taizhou, China’s emerging city, will surely have a huge impact on the social and economic development of the Taizhou region and even Central Jiangsu.