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Speaking of these years, the biggest change in Xi 'an is the city image. Once, in the eyes of many outsiders, Xi' an was more like a large-scale county town, completely embarassed; But in just a few years, Xi 'an washed away the dust all over his face, revealing the charm of a thousand-year-old ancient capital and the elegance of a modern metropolis.

1. Unexpectedly, the investment in urban construction increased from1600 million to1000 million.

In 200 1 year, the investment scale of Xi' an urban construction is only 654.38+0.6 billion yuan. In the following five years, from 2.3 billion yuan in 2002 to 665.438 billion yuan in 2003, to 8.2 billion yuan in 2004, and then to 654.38 billion yuan in 2005 and 2006. In the past five years, it has increased more than five times, with an average annual growth rate of 58.8%. The growth rate is among the best in western cities, and the investment scale ranks third among the national 15 sub-provincial cities.

Large-scale investment in urban construction has brought great changes to this city. The first ring road, the second ring road and the third ring road have opened up the skeleton of the city, and the interchange has unblocked the vein of the ancient city, dispersed the traffic in the streets and lanes, facilitated pedestrians to pass through the overpass, and made the square green space a pleasant place for the citizens. With the improvement of roads, gas and water facilities, more urban construction funds are invested in invisible but experienced sewage treatment, garbage disposal and environmental treatment.

I didn't expect Xi 'an to build a subway.

On September 29th, 2006, the test section of Xi rapid rail transit Line 2 started construction. After the efforts of several government teams, the subway project that Xi people have been looking forward to for more than 20 years has finally turned from a dream into a reality, and this ancient capital with a thousand years has also entered the subway era.

By 20 10, the North Railway Station-Changyanbao section of Metro Line 2 will be completed and opened to traffic. It takes only 39 minutes by subway from the north to the south. The fast and convenient subway first makes the citizens feel that the city has become smaller. From another point of view, the urban space of Xi 'an has been effectively expanded because of the subway, which has created favorable conditions for the gradual relocation of the city center, the northward relocation of the municipal government and the diversion of dense passenger flow on the Zhengzhou-Xi 'an passenger dedicated line.

The construction of subway needs strong financial support, and it is also a proof of the strength of a city. The construction of Xi 'an subway itself marks a new milestone in the internationalization, marketization and humanistic ecology of Xi 'an.

I didn't expect the wall to turn around.

On February 26th, 2004, the Xi 'an City Wall with a perimeter of13.74km was completed. The smooth running of the Ming City Wall Railway Station indicates that the Angu City Wall, which has a history of more than 600 years, is presented to Chinese and foreign tourists in a complete and majestic manner. The third large-scale restoration of Xi 'an City Wall has basically ended.

Xi 'an City Wall was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1370~ 1378) and expanded on the site of the imperial city in Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is the largest and best preserved ancient city wall in China. There are more than 530 meters of city walls on the Demen and Shangjianmen sections of the wall in Xi 'an North City, that is, the railway station section of the city wall, which is the only "gap" of Xi 'an city wall before the end of 2003. This connection project connects the railway station square section, starting from Shangqin Road in the east and repairing the fence on the east side of the railway station square in the west. The combination of cultural relics restoration and protection fully embodies the overall style of Xi 'an city wall.

Today, the city wall, the city river, the park around the city and Shuncheng Lane constitute the unique landscape of Xi 'an. Overlooking Xi from the city wall, you can feel different charm from every angle.

I didn't expect Xi to have 25 international routes.

As an inland city, Xi 'an has gained roads, railways and domestic air traffic networks by increasing investment in recent years, but until the first half of 2005, Xi 'an had only 10 routes to Asian cities, and the lack of international routes became the main factor restricting Xi 'an's opening to the outside world.

From the end of September, 2005 to June, 2006, 5438+ 10, in less than half a year, Xi 'an opened 15 international routes to major cities in Europe, America and Asia via Beijing and Shanghai, becoming the city with the largest number of international routes in the west and the fourth largest air traffic hub in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

These international routes all adopt the international and domestic combined transport mode of unified coding, one ticket to the end and direct baggage. Passengers only need to go through customs clearance and baggage check-in procedures at Xi Xianyang International Airport before boarding the plane, and then transfer to other major cities in the world. Twenty-five international routes have provided wings for Xi 'an's internationalization.

I didn't expect things around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to take a turn for the better.

The musical fountain in the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the graceful weather of the Tang Furong Garden, the blue style of the An Aquarium, the East Garden, the West Garden and the South Garden of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda ... These new tourist attractions around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda are not only necessary introductions for Xi tourists now, but also the first choice for Xi citizens' family leisure.

Many people can't remember what it was like around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda before 2004. A lonely ancient pagoda is separated from the surrounding Sichuan small park, rose garden and ceramic garden, surrounded by low-rise houses and buildings with different styles. The scenery is chaotic, people and cars are mixed, and the environment is messy, which makes it difficult to see the iconic Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi.

Great changes have taken place in Qujiang in the past three years. This change is a microcosm of the development and change of Xi city.

These changes reflect a kind of speed. 10 months later, the colored steel plate on the north side of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was replaced by a beautiful square and fountain, which brought an unforgettable shock to Xi 'an. These changes embody the concept of "going into history, feeling humanity and experiencing life", which is the foundation of Qujiang and the development road of Xi 'an.

"Theory is gray and the tree of life is evergreen", however, without the theory of seeking truth and innovation, all social actions will not be correctly guided, and without the concept of seeking truth and being ambitious, our social practice will not be so smooth and accessible. In recent years, Xi 'an adheres to the development concept of Scientific Outlook on Development, people-oriented and "four modernizations", and constantly innovates on the road of internationalization, marketization, human culture and ecology. Scenes of colorful and spectacular live dramas were staged in this ancient and young city. Our city and countryside, our life and work are also changing day by day, becoming more ideal and beautiful. ...

6. I didn't expect Xi to have a "white paper".

Searching for the words "Xi 'an White Paper" on Baidu, the number of related articles reached 6.5438+0.88 million. People say this is China's first urban white paper. In February, 2005, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government issued the Report on Internationalization, Marketization, Humanism and Ecology of Xi in the form of a white paper. The full text of the report is more than 27,000 words, which systematically expounds the development concept of "four modernizations" and is called a strategic document to guide the development of Xi at present and in the next ten to twenty years. Sociologists commented that the White Paper, like a well-preserved city wall, blocked those impetuous and short-sighted people at the gate and did not allow them to cross the line easily.

There are "white papers" on pursuing harmonious development between urban and rural areas, protecting cultural relics, building an innovative city, and paying attention to the disadvantaged groups, as well as holding the Eurasian Forum, the Silk Road Investment Forum, the start of the second subway line, the relocation of the administrative center to the north, the implementation of "big water and big green", the 2006 National Day, the sugar and wine party, the food fair, the construction of the Tang Furong Garden, the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the West Street.

7. I didn't expect the administrative center to move north.

Last year, for the citizens of Xi 'an, the dust finally settled when the administrative center moved northward. With the northward movement of the administrative center, a series of major projects related to Xi's long-term development, such as the start of Xi's subway line 2, the reconstruction of Daobei area, the construction of the northern ring road of railway, the construction of the passenger station in the north of the city, and the regulation of Weihe River basin, have been implemented in the north of Xi 'an. The northern part of Xi 'an has been pushed to the forefront of Xi 'an's development, showing a beautiful and spectacular development prospect!

The leaders of the municipal government commented that this indicates that substantial progress has been made in the construction of northern Xi 'an, and the development of the whole city will be more coordinated and balanced. In the future, taking the opportunity of the administrative center moving northward, Xi 'an will expand the development of radiation areas and form an economic radiation circle starting from Sanyuan in the north, Weinan in the east, Yangling in the west and Chang 'an in the south. Xi 'an North will become a new growth point of urban development.

I didn't expect Xi 'an to have so much water.

Once upon a time, the beautiful scenery of "Eight Rivers in Chang 'an" that Xi people were proud of no longer became people's eternal call. Therefore, we began to implement flood control projects, which opened a grand blueprint for recreating a beautiful ecological new Xi. On the eve of May, 200 1 year, the first rubber dam was put into operation, and ripples appeared on the surface of the 300-mu Chan River in the eastern suburb. Then,

The comprehensive management of the Bahe River to block rivers and build lakes reached a climax. At present, two rubber dams 12 have been built here, forming a water surface10.5 million mu. During the "Eleventh" period last year, the citizens who came to participate in the "witness growth" activities were all amazed: I didn't expect so much water in the eastern suburbs, and I didn't expect such a big change!

At present, the construction of Guangyuntan project is stepping up, which will form a water area of 13 square kilometers. At the same time, Cheng Shengli, the first South-to-North Water Diversion Project in our province, was completed, and molecules of the Yangtze River system were also found in the drinking water of Xi people, and the Jiangcheng section was completely controlled. A number of key control projects, such as Cao Yun Open Channel, Tuanjie Reservoir, Nanhu Lake and Xingfu Canal, have been started one after another, and the construction of a water-saving society has been fully started. Accompanied by this, it is the grand "Great Green Project", which has added 600,000 mu of forest vegetation to this city.

9. I didn't expect Xi 'an, a big city, to create health.

There are too many historical debts, insufficient infrastructure and poor objective conditions ... Faced with these realities, when the municipal party committee and the municipal government announced that they would create a national health city, not only the masses were startled, but even many cadres shook their heads. Today, however, when they see clean streets, fresh green spaces and blue sky, they also sincerely say, "These are all changes brought about by creating health!"

It is in the process of establishing hospitals that our villages in the city have changed. The number of toilets in streets and alleys has increased, and the level of toilets has also improved. There are fewer street markets and occupied roads, the back streets and alleys are also clean, and street lamps are installed. The whole ancient city has wide roads, green land, blue sky and fresh air ... At the end of 2005, Xi 'an successfully passed the acceptance test and won the brand of "provincial sanitary city"! Then, Xi 'an began the struggle of "four cities jointly creating": during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, Xi 'an will gradually create a national environmental protection model city, a national garden city and a national civilized city on the basis of creating sanitation. Creating health will be recorded in the history of Xi 'an's urban construction and development.

10. I didn't expect the suggestions of netizens and primary school students to be taken seriously.

At the beginning of 2005, netizen "Qin Toushe" launched the "Ten Lessons of Xi's Development" selection activity on the Internet. A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the majority of netizens participated. The leaders of the municipal government responded positively and enthusiastically, and the relevant departments quickly put forward rectification measures. On February 8, last year, the website of the municipal government opened a column of "Online Suggestions" for the first time to collect public opinions from netizens who care about the construction and development of Xi. Sociologists believe that this has established a "fast track" for communication between the government and the people, realized the benign interaction between the government and the people, and provided strong public support for Xi's economic and social development and the government's scientific decision-making.

Not only netizens, last year, a letter from Yang Jinru, a primary school student in our city, was highly valued by the municipal government. The Municipal Education Bureau decided to carry out the activity of "knowing and loving Xi 'an" among the students in the city, and put it into the whole process of primary and secondary education. A letter from Zhang Xinwei, a primary school student in Chongqing, has been fully affirmed by the municipal party committee and the municipal government, which has promoted the activities of "knowing honor and disgrace, getting rid of bad habits and fostering new styles" in our city. Dai's 30,000-word book further clarifies that "only on the basis of attaching importance to public opinion and accommodating people's opinions can the government's decision-making be more reasonable and the construction and development of security be less detoured". Xi 'an belongs to every resident who lives here. With the active participation of primary school students, netizens and even the general public in urban development and the positive response of the government, the government's ruling concept can be more solid, substantial and complete, and the construction and development of Xi' an can be more in line with public opinion, which is a concrete manifestation of the society moving towards democracy.

We are a big city with a population of 8 million. We are exploring new city construction and old city protection, and strive to create a unique urban taste. In recent years, Xi 'an's urban managers are making people feel comfortable and tourists fall in love with the city through pioneering, humanized and scientific methods.

1 1. I didn't expect winter in Xi to be gray.

Speaking of the air quality in Xi 'an in the past, many old Xi's will definitely think of the winter when the sun was like the moon. As a northern city, the dust generated by heating is the biggest culprit of air pollution. To this end, clean lesbians have also developed the habit of wearing masks when going out. An investment that is about to land will eventually "move on and remarry". Air quality not only affects people's lives, but also affects Xi 'an's investment environment!

The right medicine, on August 9, 2002, a high-specification, large-scale coal-fired boiler transformation started! The municipal party Committee and municipal government are clear: resolutely dismantle and reform, smash oolong! If you don't pull the chimney, pick the black veil. In recent years, Xi 'an has demolished more than 3,700 coal-fired boilers, reduced coal consumption by more than 2 million tons, reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by about 75,000 tons, and reduced soot emissions by 24,000 tons. In addition, a series of comprehensive measures to control automobile exhaust and dust on construction sites are being implemented. One side is blocked and the other side is sparse. The three-year green project will be completed this year, and 600,000 mu of forest has formed a natural barrier to wind and sand around the city, and the large-scale sand blowing weather has gradually moved away from Xi 'an. The number of days when air quality is better than Grade II is also increasing year by year. Just over five years 140 days, reaching 290 days! The blue sky is back.

12. I didn't expect to fish on the bank of Fenghe River again.

In 2002, Xi 'an "Clear Water Action" kicked off. As one of the "culprits", the paper industry has become the focus of governance. How can we make business owners who have made huge profits willing to close their factories? City leaders personally led the boss to the homes of ordinary people on both sides of the river to drink polluted groundwater. The special "educational method" made the "Clear Water Action" achieve great results and was praised as "China Experience" by CCTV.

It is understood that from 2002 to 2005, the city closed 2 1 1 papermaking enterprises. At present, there are only 6 1 papermaking enterprises in Xi. At the end of this year, the eliminated 12 papermaking enterprises will be closed again, and the eliminated1/home will be closed again next year ... Xi 'an's "water purification action" will never end. Nowadays, some rivers have returned to the blue waves before. On the bank of Fenghe River, the girls in the village began to wash clothes by the river again, and the boys could go fishing again. They said, "Five years ago, the water here was very dirty. You see, it is so clear now! "

13. I didn't expect "waste water" to be drunk.

Can you imagine drinking "waste water" from factory pipes? Not long ago, two environmental protection directors from Shaanxi Province and xi City staged this scene in a winery in our city. Of course, their amazing behavior has scientific basis, because the "wastewater" they drink has been deeply treated, commonly known as "reclaimed water", and has reached the drinking water standard. Although the reclaimed water here is not directly drunk, it is used to make wine bottles.

Xi Anbei Shiqiao Reclaimed Water Co., Ltd., located in the western suburbs, is the only reclaimed water supplier serving the society in our city. Today, the Xijiao Thermal Power Plant uses 5000 to 8000 cubic meters of reclaimed water every day. Fengqing Park replaced some lakes with reclaimed water; West Park around the city uses 500 cubic meters of reclaimed water for landscape water and greening irrigation every day ... What makes reclaimed water popular with everyone? In addition to publicity, it has become a brilliant move for water-saving management to let users see tangible benefits through policy guidance. According to the price approved by our city, the current tap water price in Xi is 2.45 yuan per cubic meter for domestic water, 2.90 yuan per cubic meter for industrial water, 3.65 yuan per cubic meter for commercial services and 4.00 yuan per cubic meter for special industries such as car washing. The price of reclaimed water, even if it is supplied with tax, is only 1.32 yuan/m3, with obvious benefits.

14. Unexpectedly, there is no industrial black chimney in the Second Ring Road.

1 tourist = 6 job opportunities. As an ancient historical capital, Xi is building a world-class tourist destination city. It is conceivable that in a few years, 1 1.2 square kilometers within the Ming city wall will be a city that can tell stories. Of course, in such a city, there must be no industry and no pollution ... As early as August 2002, the newly implemented Regulations on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Cities in Xi has clearly stipulated that "the protection of the area within the ancient city wall should reflect the historical features, and its urban functions should be based on commerce and tourism", and "enterprises and institutions that are not suitable for urban functions should adjust or move out within a time limit".

Of course, the decision of industrial enterprises to move out of the Second Ring Road is not only based on the height of urban layout. For industrial enterprises, moving out can undoubtedly relieve many embarrassments such as inconvenient transportation and limited space caused by being located in a prosperous area. In practice, in order to solve many reasons such as the shortage of funds they may encounter in the process of immigration, our city has issued a number of support policies. For example, for enterprises moving along the Second Ring Road and the Second Ring Road, the policy of collecting land transfer fees first and then returning them; Where the acquisition of enterprise land is funded by the Municipal Land Reserve Trading Center, the land compensation standard will be increased by more than 20% on the basis of the benchmark land price of industrial land; The construction land index required by the government to guide the relocation of the new factory area of the enterprise shall be arranged from the annual plan of land use in the city.

15. I didn't expect the urban management to have female players.

Seeing the bicycles parked at random, they stepped forward and placed them neatly; An old man was walking on the sidewalk in a wheelchair. They quickly gave him a hand and told him to be "more careful". I found that some people distributed propaganda materials at will, immediately stopped, educated and confiscated propaganda materials ... wearing bean green uniforms and big hats, all of them were heroic. They are the first female squadron of urban management and law enforcement in Xi, and 15 members all graduated from university.

In the past, in the eyes of Xi 'an citizens, the impression given by urban management was nothing more than: dressed in confusion, doing stupid things, eating and getting cards everywhere in law enforcement, and its words and deeds have seriously affected Xi 'an's city image. In order to straighten out the urban management mechanism, on September 25, 2005, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement bureau of urban management in Xi was unveiled, which concentrated some or all administrative punishment powers of seven departments, including planning, construction, public security, environmental protection, municipal administration, city appearance and garden, and industry and commerce. For more than a year, 1970 urban management personnel are appearing in every corner of the ancient city with a brand-new look, enforcing the law with their own humanity, bringing people constant surprises: in the face of tourists or citizens who violate the rules for the first time, they are not fined, but mainly persuaded; For some vendors who have difficulties in life, they also take the initiative to help them run subsistence allowances ... The emotional, persuasive and normative law enforcement has won the respect of the society. The emergence of female urban management now is an affirmation of the improvement of law enforcement environment and an expectation of civilized law enforcement.