What kind of city is Wuhai? Is the industry developed?

Since the reform and opening up, Wuhai's economic and social development has accelerated. Especially during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, Wuhai's high-energy industries have developed rapidly, forming a new resource transformation pattern; urban construction is changing with each passing day. The infrastructure is improving day by day. With rapid economic development and a completely new look of the city, it is attracting visitors from all over the world.

The establishment of Wuhai began with the development of coal resources, which in turn provided conditions for industrial development. In the early 1950s, there were only a few small local coal mines left by Ma Hongkui, the northwest warlord of old China, in the Wuhai area. In 1958, with the opening of the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, especially the demand for coal and coal coke after the establishment of Baotou Steel, large-scale coal resource development began here.

In October of this year, in order to ensure the coal production needs of Baotou Iron and Steel Company, the Inner Mongolia Party Committee and Government required the Bayannur League and the Ikezhao League to concentrate their efforts on coal production. At that time, during the Great Leap Forward era when the whole people mobilized to "surpass the British" and "catch up with the United States", builders from all directions began to gather here in a steady stream. On the west bank of the Yellow River, unprecedented construction scenes appeared at the foot of Zhuozi Mountain. At that time, a large number of cadres and technical backbones from Bameng and Baotou Mining Bureau were transferred to Wuda by the autonomous region party committee and government to form the Wuda Mining Bureau. They successively started construction of new Huangbaici Coal Mine, Suhaitu Coal Mine, and Wuhushan Coal Mine. Coal mines, reconstruction and expansion of Liangjiagou Coal Mine and Jiaozigou Coal Mine were successively completed and put into operation or partially put into operation from 1963 to 1970. The designed annual production capacity was 3.66 million tons. In 1975, the actual production of raw coal was 3.01 million tons.

At the same time, coordinated by the Ministry of Coal, the well construction department, comprehensive mining team and a large number of engineering and technical personnel were deployed and reorganized from Jixi Coal Mine in Heilongjiang Province and other places, and came to Haibo, which is affiliated with Yimeng. Bay, established the Zhuozishan Mining Bureau, the predecessor of the Haibowan Mining Bureau. From 1959 to 1970, Pinggou Coal Mine, Jiudonggou Coal Mine, Laoshidan Coal Mine, Gonggongsu Coal Mine, and Gonggongsu Open-pit Coal Mine were successively built or renovated and expanded, with a design capacity of 2.77 million tons. In 1975, the actual production of raw coal was 1.25 million tons. In addition, Wuda City and Haibowan City (both county-level cities) have also built or renovated Hongqi Coal Mine and Moogou Coal Mine.

Other enterprise construction projects that are being carried out simultaneously with the large-scale development of coal resources are also in progress. In October 1958, the Xizhuozishan Cement Factory invested and constructed by the state started construction. On October 1, 1971, kiln No. 1 and No. 2 began trial production; in September 1958, Baogang Limestone Base was transferred from Hongtaoshan, Shuo County, Shanxi. It arrived in Kabuqi, Zhuozishan Mining Area, and started construction in the second year, with an annual designed production capacity of 150 tons of limestone; in 1958, Yimeng began to develop the Gander Lead Mine. After more than 100 days of hard work, 2,000 people "prospecting for ores and producing at the same time" and "implementing local methods and developing both local and foreign methods" managed to produce 2,780 tons of lead sand and 70 tons of lead ore with pickaxes and shovels, and smelted crude lead in a small earthen furnace. 45 tons of lead. In 1975, 383.5 tons of lead pure metal and 628.09 tons of zinc pure metal were produced. In May 1969, the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps invested 3 million yuan to build a small flat glass factory in Haibo Bay. This was the predecessor of the later Haijing Glass Group and Blue Star Glass Group.

Since 1958, Haibowan Civil Ceramics Factory, Haibowan City Brick and Tile Factory, Limestone Brick Factory, Wuda Brick and Tile Factory, and Wuda Refractory Materials Factory have been built in Wuhai area. , Haibowan Building Ceramics Factory, Wuda City Cement Factory and a number of other building materials companies.

In the process of deep development of coal resources and construction of building materials enterprises, in 1964, in accordance with the instructions of the central government on the development of third-line construction and equipment warfare, the autonomous region decided to establish a military industry enterprise capable of producing light weapons in the Zhuozi Mountain District of Haibowan area. . In April 1965, Inner Mongolia's No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 military machinery factories and supporting tool manufacturing plants, machine tool overhaul plants, wood parts production plants, casting and forging plants and other enterprises began construction. By 1984, the seven military industry enterprises The cumulative investment is 43.355 million yuan and it has 297 engineering and technical personnel.

At that time, these enterprises were built along with the development of coal resources and became the prototype of Wuhai's industry before the city was founded. It was precisely because the emergence of these enterprises required further development and management coordination that in 1976 the central government and the State Council decided to merge Wuda and Haibowan to establish Wuhai City.

The establishment of Wuhai City has had a huge promotion effect on the economic and social development of Wuhai area. The Wuda and Haibowan areas, which had a population of only 200,000 at that time, have developed into a city after nearly 30 years of development after the establishment of the city. An emerging city that is beginning to take shape and has a complete industrial base. This city with a population of more than 400,000 has formed four pillar industries: energy, chemicals, building materials, and metallurgy. After the implementation of the market economy, although a number of small and medium-sized enterprises founded here have gone bankrupt and transformed, and were even merged or reorganized, they have gained new vitality; a number of energy-carrying enterprises focusing on resource conversion have rapidly emerged and become Wuhai’s new economic growth point. Last year, Wuhai's industrial output value reached more than 30 billion yuan, and its fiscal revenue exceeded the 5 billion mark, more than 10 times that in the early days of the city's establishment.

[Edit this paragraph] Development and culture

Today, as we vigorously promote the market economy and build a harmonious society, Wuhai is using its unique economic advantages, preferential supporting policies, and good The investment environment attracts domestic and foreign entrepreneurs to invest and start businesses here. Currently, more than 60% of the hundreds of companies staying in Wuda Industrial Park, Haibowan Qianshan Industrial Park and Hainan Xilaifeng Industrial Park are foreign investors. These enterprises take advantage of the abundant energy advantages of Wuhai coal and electricity resources to produce deep-processed coal products, boldly practicing to extend the resource industry chain. Wuhai is realizing the grand blueprint of becoming an industrial city at an unprecedented speed of development.

Wuhai’s culture developed and prospered with the development of coal resources and the establishment of cities. Therefore, compared with famous cultural cities with a long history, Wuhai's culture has a strong combination of corporate culture, immigrant culture and emerging urban culture.

Looking at Wuhai from the perspective of big culture, the most distinctive culture here is corporate culture. The industry that accounts for an absolute proportion of the economy, the large, medium and small enterprises spread throughout the city, and more than half of the employees working in the enterprises, make corporate culture play an important role in the local cultural composition. The corporate culture formed around enterprise production, operation and management, as well as enterprise contracting, restructuring, mergers, bankruptcy, and reorganization since the reform and opening up, is rich in content, has wide influence, and has distinctive characteristics, and has gradually formed a unique pattern for different types of enterprises. An entrepreneurial spirit: entrepreneurship, striving for excellence, and dedication.

Wuhai is a typical immigrant city. Builders from all over the world continue to come here to start businesses and settle down, bringing here the culture and customs of their original place of residence, as well as new concepts. Therefore, although Wuhai does not have its own long-standing traditional cultural accumulation, nor does it have its own commonly used dialects, or even its own inherent regional traditional customs, its cultural integration ability is very strong, and it is not conservative, not exclusive, and does not stick to conventions; any new student Everything can take root and blossom here, and any new ideas can be accepted here. This brings about cultural compatibility and forms a cultural characteristic that has no geographical limitations and is not bound by tradition - being brave in innovation, good at absorbing, and coexisting in diversity.

With the establishment of Wuhai City and economic and social development, various cultures in emerging cities began to breed and develop. Commercial culture, food culture, and folk culture combined Wuhai’s local characteristics to seek innovation. develop in the process of seeking change. The community culture, elderly culture, and mass singing culture that have emerged in recent years have gradually become fashionable, and have a distinct Wuhai brand. Corporate culture, immigrant culture, and urban culture blend with each other, resulting in local culture with local characteristics. For example, Wuhai's unique calligraphy culture is the best embodiment of this feature.

The calligraphy culture originated from the coal mining enterprises and has a broad mass base. After more than 20 years of popularization and development, it has become the most influential cultural phenomenon inside and outside the famous Wuhai area, even for outsiders. When mentioning Wuhai, the first thing that comes to mind is the calligraphy culture here. The famous writer Zhang Xianliang, who has never been to Wuhai, speaks highly of Wuhai's calligraphy art. Currently, Wuhai has more than 10 members of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, more than 100 members of the Inner Mongolia Calligraphy Association, and nearly 4,000 calligraphy enthusiasts, which are also rare among prefecture-level cities across the country.

It is no accident that calligraphy, an ancient culture and art, has been popularized and improved in a city like Wuhai, which was founded only 30 years ago. She is closely related to the bold character of coal company employees, the cultural diversity and innovation ability of the immigrant population. In addition to calligraphy, Wuhai also has its own characteristics of the city in other aspects of literature and art, such as literature, painting, photography, etc.

Wuhai literature, which began in the 1960s with the development of coal resources and has flourished since the reform and opening up, has a profound mass foundation. Generations of entrepreneurs, while working hard, are also working hard on the land of literature. Groups of coal miner writers, teacher writers, and leading cadre writers emerged. They use poetry, prose, novels, essays and other literary forms to sing about life and describe life. They are builders and lovers of literature; in the process of creating material wealth, they also create spiritual wealth. Qiao Shusheng's novels, Yin Jun's poems, Zhang Zhisheng's children's literature, Sun Jia's essays, and Zheng Da's literary criticism have unique styles and are popular. They are influential locally and even in the autonomous region. They are representatives of the older generation of writers in Wuhai. And the new literary talents that have emerged in recent years are even more impressive. Among them, the novel "Running Horses in the World - My Ancestor Genghis Khan" written by the young female writer Bao Liying (published by the People's Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House) set a new height for Wuhai's literary creation.

As prosperous as literary creation is Wuhai's painting and photography art. There are many fans of these two art categories, including many accomplished local famous artists, such as traditional Chinese painters Jin Wenyi, Wang Zhangyi, Li Fuxiang, Bai Zhanrong, oil painters Dang Xiang, Zhang Deyu, etc., who have their own styles, and new works are constantly coming out. Among them, Wang Zhangyi held a painting exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing last summer, becoming the first and only Wuhai painter to hold a painting exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in Wuhai. His works are timeless and innovative in style, with themes drawn from Wuhai and the northwest region.

With the improvement of living standards, photography, known as the most financially consuming aristocratic art, has rapidly become popular in Wuhai in recent years. Currently, there are 3 members of the China Photographers Association, 15 members of the Inner Mongolia Photographers Association, and more than 40 members of the Wuhai Photographers Association in the city. There are estimated to be more than 1,000 enthusiasts. Among them, Qiu Zhiyuan, Ming Gang, Jin Jiefang, Kang Xiaolin, Yang Huiyuan and others have profound photography skills and their own styles. The Photography Association holds multiple exhibitions every year.

In addition, Wuhai’s media culture has also developed rapidly in recent years. At present, the city has four print media outlets including the daily newspaper, evening newspaper, TV newspaper and Haibowan Miner Newspaper; one wireless TV station and one cable TV station, and one radio station and one FM stereo broadcasting station. These media gradually introduced a competition mechanism and strived to write articles that were close to life, reality and the masses, and became an important position in leading the direction of public opinion in the city.

In 2008, Wuhai City was included in the relatively developed areas of the country. This is the survey result of the Zhongjun County Economic Research Institute, which is known as the first county economic institute in China.

After more than two years of investigation, the Zhongjun County Economic Research Institute completed the country’s first monitoring and evaluation of the relative affluence of prefectures, cities, and leagues, and the results were announced a few days ago. Among the 318 prefecture-level leagues surveyed this time, 38 are relatively developed areas, accounting for nearly 12% of the total. Among them, Baotou City, Wuhai City, Hohhot City, and Ordos City in Inner Mongolia are included in relatively developed areas, while Alxa League and Hulunbuir City are ranked in the upper-middle-level areas.

It is understood that the monitoring and evaluation of the relative affluence of prefectures, cities and leagues across the country uses 22 public and objective data in five categories: population, resident income, public services, regional development and fiscal coordination, and divides the indicators into residents Wealth collection (resident income and expenditure category, public services category) and overall development collection (regional development category, financial coordination category). This monitoring and evaluation is centered on the level of per capita income and the equalization of basic public services, based on regional economic development, with government public finance as the main control means, and based on the level and type of relative affluence of the region. When providing public services, determine the basic security level standards and carry out security financial transfer payments to eliminate absolute backwardness.