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Zigong City is located in the southern part of Sichuan Province, on the bank of Fuxi River, a tributary of the Tuojiang River, with an area of ??4,373 square kilometers. The total population is 3.2 million. It has jurisdiction over the four districts of Ziliujing, Gongjing, Da'an and Yantan and two counties of Rong County and Fushun. It has always been a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the province. It is well connected to Neiyi Expressway, Longya Highway, Suijun Highway and Neikun Railway. With a history of 2,000 years of salt industry, it is one of the 23 earliest incorporated cities in my country. It is famous both at home and abroad as the "Millennium Salt City", "Hometown of Dinosaurs" and "Southern Light City". The two counties under the city's jurisdiction are the national high-quality commercial grain and commercial pig production bases; it has a number of nationally renowned enterprises and national research institutes such as Chenguang Research Institute, Carbon Black Industry Research Institute, and Mine Salt Research Institute. It has been awarded the title of National Historical and Cultural City, National Sanitary City, and China's Excellent Tourism City. It is the first large city in southern Sichuan.

Location and transportation advantages. It connects directly to Chengdu and Chongqing through the Neiyi and Chengdu-Chongqing expressways, and connects the rivers and seas through the Nei-Kunming electrified railway and the Beijing-Kunming national highway under construction from south to north. Zigong City is located in the heart of southern Sichuan and is directly connected to Neijiang, Luzhou, Yibin, and Leshan City by expressways or high-grade highways, forming a southern Sichuan urban agglomeration. It is a large city with priority development in Sichuan Province and an important secondary central city. It is a relay station in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Belt connecting the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Corridor and the Southern Sichuan Urban Economic Zone. It is 70 kilometers from Zigong to Yibin Airport. It is the largest power transmission and distribution hub in southwest my country, a power gathering and transmission center for west-to-east power transmission, and a microwave communication hub in southern Sichuan.

The splendid history and culture of the salt industry. Zigong is famous for its long history of producing well salt, and has gone through the process of setting up towns, counties and cities due to salt. As early as the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, brine production began. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Gongjing Town was established. The salt produced in the Tang Dynasty was sold to Hubei, Jiangxi and other provinces. In the first year of Wude in Tang Dynasty, Gongjing Town was promoted to Gongjing County and Rongzhou was established. In 1835, the "Shenhai Well" was successfully drilled to a depth of 1,001.4 meters, becoming the world's first well over 1,000 meters deep and ushering in a new era in the world's drilling history. It entered its heyday during the Xianfeng and Tongzhi years of the Qing Dynasty and was known as the "best place in Sichuan Province" with "the richest people in Sichuan". More than 13,000 salt wells have been dug. On September 1, 1939, Zigong City was established and affiliated to the Sichuan Provincial Government. Zigong City is a place of outstanding people. In history, there are Lu You who served as an official, and in modern times there are Liu Guangdi, one of the "six gentlemen" of the Reform and Reform Movement, Li Zongwu, the founder of China's Houhei School, Wu Yuzhang, an educator, linguist, and revolutionary, Jiang Jie, a red rock hero, Jiang Zhuyun, and the commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising. Lu Deming, senior Red Army general Deng Ping, diving queen Gao Min and other celebrities. A rich and splendid salt culture and lantern culture have been formed.

Tourism resources are uniquely charming. Zigong is famous for its salt industry sites, dinosaur fossils, and brilliant lantern festivals. Zigong Dinosaur Museum is one of the three largest dinosaur museums in the world, one of the first national geoparks, and a 4A-level scenic spot. Zigong Lantern Festival, known at home and abroad as "the best lantern in the world", is the representative of Chinese lantern culture. The Zigong Salt Industry Museum established in the Xiqin Guild Hall is not only a national key cultural relic, but also one of the seven major professional museums in the country. The Xiqin Guild Hall is also an architectural masterpiece. The Rong County Giant Buddha is the second largest Buddha in the world today. Shenhai Well is the first well in the world that is over 1,000 meters long. Fushun Confucian Temple is a national key cultural relic. In addition, Gong fans, tie-dyeing and paper-cutting, which are specialties of Zigong, are also known as the three specialties of Zigong. In addition, there are also scenic spots such as Jiaocheng Valley, Qingshan Ridge, Gaoshiti, Shuangxi Lake, Hualonggou, Wutiaogou, Jianshan, and Nongtuan, as well as the ancient Sanduo Ancient Village and Xianshi Ancient Town. In recent years, the construction of tourism infrastructure has accelerated and tourism has developed rapidly. The city has 2 4-star hotels and 13 star-rated hotels, and has been successfully established as a national outstanding tourist city. In 2004, there were 3.9565 million domestic tourists, 1,875 international tourists were received, tourism revenue was 1.866 billion yuan, and tourism earned foreign exchange of 1.91 million US dollars.

The economy is revitalized. Since the reform and opening up, Zigong's economic aggregate has continued to increase, its economic vitality has increased, its development pace has accelerated, and the old industrial city's economy has been rejuvenated. In 2004, the regional gross product (GDP) reached 24.935 billion yuan, an increase of 14.0% over the previous year. The proportion of the primary, secondary and tertiary industry structure is 21.0:41.7:37.3. The development of agriculture and rural economy has accelerated, and the process of industrialization has accelerated. Industrial production maintained rapid growth and efficiency increased significantly. The city's total fiscal revenue was 1.57 billion yuan, an increase of 20.4%. Fixed asset investment was 5.494 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2%. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 6.589 billion yuan, an increase of 18.9%. Foreign exchange earnings from exports were US$107 million, an increase of 40.3%.

The balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents was 16.129 billion yuan, an increase of 17.9% from the beginning of the year. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 6,553 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%; the per capita net income of farmers was 2,873 yuan, an increase of 16.7%. The added value created by China's private economy was 11.819 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2%, accounting for 47.4% of GDP, accounting for half of the country.

The rural economy has accelerated its development. In 2004, agriculture achieved an added value of 5.229 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%. The output of major agricultural products remained basically stable, and the proportion of cash crops increased. The animal husbandry industry maintains a rapid development momentum, agricultural industrialization management has achieved remarkable results, and the industrialization demonstration base has begun to take shape. The export of labor services was carried out in an orderly manner, the construction of rural infrastructure and ecological environment was further strengthened, and new achievements were made in the development of township enterprises and the construction of small towns.

The industrial economy is growing rapidly. Zigong's industry has developed from a single salt industry to a comprehensive industrial system with salt production, chemical industry, and machinery as its pillars, as well as electronics, metallurgy, light industry, textiles, building materials, etc. In recent years, from "decentralizing power and giving up profits", "grasping the big and letting go of the small", "relieving the difficulties of state-owned enterprises" to the implementation of five major industrial clusters, Zigong industry has focused on industrial structure adjustment, paying close attention to enterprise reform, turning around losses and increasing profits, and improving speed and efficiency. The economic scale has expanded rapidly, the operation quality has been significantly improved, and the growth rate has reentered the advanced ranks of the province. In 2004, there were 269 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city, 5 large national enterprises, and a total industrial asset value of 27.2 billion yuan. The quality of industrial economic operation continues to improve. The added value of the city's large-scale industries was 5.369 billion yuan, and profits were realized at 851 million yuan. The comprehensive industrial economic benefit index reached 118.3 points.

The supporting role of key industries and advantageous enterprises has been further enhanced. The dominant position of the industrial economy has been further consolidated. In 2004, the added value of the five pillar industrial clusters of salt chemicals, chemical fiber textiles, machinery, new materials and agricultural and sideline products processing industries accounted for 78.0% of the total industrial production above designated size. Dongfang Boiler Co., Ltd., one of the three largest boiler manufacturers in the country and a key manufacturer of large-scale thermal power, nuclear power, and petrochemical containers, has doubled its production efficiency year after year, with sales revenue exceeding 4 billion yuan; Sichuan, the largest mine salt manufacturer in the country Jiuda Salt Group Company has changed from a large loss-making company to a large profit-making company; Honghe Chemical (Group), the country's largest methane chloride and Southwest's largest joint alkali production enterprise, continues to grow and develop, with sales revenue exceeding 1.5 billion yuan; in terms of industry scale and Benefits: The country's leading enterprise - Atlantic Welding Materials Company; the two largest tungsten and molybdenum alloy enterprises in the country and the largest in the west - Zigong Cemented Carbide Company; the national new polymer materials department and carbon black scientific research and production base - Zhonghao Chenguang Chemical Research Institute , Zhonghao Carbon Black Industrial Research Institute and other enterprises continue to develop rapidly.

Technology human resource advantages. Zigong is the national scientific research and production base for new materials such as polymers and cemented carbide. It has formed a multi-level scientific and technological research and development system with supporting scientific research equipment and strong technical strength. It has Chenguang Research Institute, Carbon Black Industry Research Institute, National There are 17 national, provincial and municipal scientific research institutions including the Well Mine Salt Research Institute, Sichuan Institute of Technology, the only multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning in southern Sichuan, and a number of technology-based enterprises. Zigong has a provincial-level Zigong High-tech Industrial Development Zone that is booming. The city has 80,000 scientific and technological personnel. As of 2004, our city had applied for more than 1,100 patents, and 1,000 had been authorized. In 2004, 28 scientific and technological achievements won the Municipal Science and Technology Progress Award, 5 reached the international level, and 12 reached the domestic advanced level. The net social income was 510 million yuan, and the city's recognized technology contract turnover was 72.47 million yuan.

The city has a new look. In accordance with Sichuan Province's "Tenth Five-Year Plan" for the development of large cities, Zigong has accelerated the pace of urban construction with the goal of building an industrial city with a reasonable structure and a unique cultural and tourist city. Adhering to both the development of new areas and the renovation of old cities, a number of urban roads have been newly built and renovated, and 4 overpasses have been built. We have implemented the hardening, beautification, lighting and greening of the main streets, renovated a large number of back streets and alleys, built new leisure and cultural squares such as the Riverside City Plaza, and completed the Dihao Building, New Century Plaza, Wenzhou Mall, Longdu New Life Plaza, etc. In the old city reconstruction project, large-scale ecological communities such as Lushengjiayuan and Shanshui Mingyuan were built. In 2004, the built-up area was 44 square kilometers and the housing area was 32.21 million square meters. New achievements have also been made in urban environmental improvement and greening. The green coverage rate in built-up areas has reached 31.5%. The urban area has formed a residential environment with undulating terrain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, green trees, and half city with green hills and half towers.

In 2004, the urban non-agricultural population reached 540,000, making it the first major city in southern Sichuan.

A better future. Under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, in accordance with the requirements of the "five overall plans" for coordinated development, the Zigong people are seizing the historic opportunities of economic globalization and the development of the western region, with the theme of accelerating development, the adjustment of economic structure as the main line, and the system Innovation and technological innovation will be the driving force, with the improvement of people's living standards as the fundamental starting point, further expand opening up internally and externally, based on the development of characteristic economy, focus on the implementation of five major industrial clusters of chemical industry, chemical fiber, machinery, salt industry, and new materials, and accelerate the "three Transformation", promote the process of industrialization, informatization, marketization and urbanization that promotes the city's economic development, and promote Zigong's catch-up economic development and overall social progress. Strive to double the total economic output by 1.45 times in 2010, build a well-structured industrial city and a unique cultural tourism city, and achieve a GDP of 41.5 billion yuan (2000 prices). In 2020, the GDP will reach 86.3 billion yuan, and the per capita income will reach 3,000 US dollars. Build Zigong into an industrial city with a reasonable structure, a unique tourism city, a consumer city with modern functions and an ecological city with landscapes and gardens.