Bao Feiyang said: "Perhaps it is precisely because of these considerations that Mayor Yang proposed to let everyone provide alternative venues to bid for the World Expo, because the plan around Chundong Airport has shortcomings that are difficult to make up." ”

Bao Feiyang's finger crossed the boundary line of Chundong New Area: "The planning starting point of Chundong New Area is very high, the Tianjiang River and the surrounding areas focus on the development of industry, including heavy chemical industry, oil refining, new petrochemical, machinery industry and so on have formed a scale, while the Chunjiang River is centered on the Chunjiang Mouth, the development of finance, tourism, commerce and other modern service industries and high-tech industries, and the central business district, business district and residential area as the mainstay"

"The development of Chundong New Area is very fast, in fact, there are not many venues that can be used to host the World Expo, or relatively remote places, such as near the airport, far from the main urban area, although the traffic problem can be solved by the construction of subways and expressways, but the lack of historical and cultural heritage, such a plan may be difficult to be approved by the members of the Expo Bureau!" Bao Feiyang said.

Hearing Bao Feiyang say this, Xiong Bihong and several members of the Standing Committee couldn't help but nod. Bao Feiyang said that it is indeed reasonable, Pujiang's bid to host the World Expo, but also to compete with several other foreign cities, at this time after 20 years of reform and opening up, China has developed very fast, and its national strength is thriving, but its international status and influence are not as strong as in the future. In terms of GDP, China's GDP is only more than 5 trillion, ranking sixth in the world, and there is still a long way to go from Japan, the world's second largest economy, not to mention the United States, the largest economy.

Therefore, it is still relatively difficult for Pujiang to compete for the right to host the World Expo, and the reason why Mayor Yang asked everyone to submit a new plan is also because he feels that the original plan is not competitive enough, and hopes to add new elements to make up for the shortcomings of the original plan.

"Secretary Bao, I don't agree with your opinion. Yao Qi said.

"You just came to Pujiang, we may not know much about the history and culture of Pujiang, our history of Pujiang is indeed not long, Pujiang opened a hundred years, his history is a history of Sino-foreign exchanges, and the core of Pujiang culture is open and inclusive, Pujiang is the most exciting, is his development speed, so you said that the world expo held near the airport, it is difficult to reflect the historical and cultural heritage of Pujiang, in fact, this is not a problem, because the biggest cultural heritage of our Pujiang is tolerance and development, and through the connection of trunk roads, tourists can feel the development of Pujiang for more than 100 years, forming a more hierarchical tour routeIn fact, most of the venues for the World Expo were temporary, and in the past World Expos, many of them were held on the ground on the outskirts of the city, just because the venues required for the World Expo were relatively large, which is also a common practice! This will not be a shortcoming of Pujiang's bid to host the World Expo," Yao Qi said.

Otherwise, the city would not have considered holding a World's Fair near Chundong Airport. ”

Bao Feiyang smiled, then nodded and said: "Secretary Yao is right, there are many shortcomings in holding a world expo outside the city center, which will not be Pujiang's weakness, but in this way, it will not be able to highlight our strengths." ”

"In other words, what are our strengths and weaknesses?"

Bao Feiyang said: "Our strength is that Secretary Yao just mentioned, since the establishment of the port more than 100 years ago, the rapid development speed, as well as the integration of Chinese and Western exchanges to build a Shanghai-style city, and our shortcomings? ”

"In this case, if we give up our advantages and choose to hold the World Expo on a newly developed piece of land near Chundong Airport, it will certainly have the advantage of facilitating construction and driving local development, but when bidding, it will invisibly increase the difficulty of success!"

"For Pujiang, the best bid plan should be able to reflect the advantages of Pujiang that Secretary Yao just said, such as the eclectic heritage of Chinese and Western cultures in Pujiang since the opening of the port for more than 100 years, as well as the rapid development of Pujiang after the reform and opening up, and the style of our Pujiang facing the world, catching up with the world, and even leading the world!

"Well said!" Xiong Bihong clapped his hands: "Comrade Feiyang, what you just said is very good, this time in the capital, Mayor Yang also mentioned these when he talked about Pujiang's bid to host the World Expo. Mayor Yang just hopes that everyone can put forward different plans based on this line of thinking. ”

"The problem"

Yao Qi glanced at Bao Feiyang and said: "There are actually such venues, such as the Chunjiangzui area, on the other side of the river beach is the modern building complex, and the Chunjiangzui financial and business district is the place with the highest concentration of modern buildings and skyscrapers in Pujiang. However, Chunjiangzui does not have such a large open space for the World Expo, and many construction sites around it cannot be affected by the World Expo, so the city will choose Chundong Airport."

"Indeed!"

Bao Feiyang nodded and said: "It's not difficult to find such a place, but if you want to be able to take it out to hold a world expo, there are almost no suitable ones." But "

Bao Feiyang smiled and said, "We happen to have one in Huixun District!"

"We have such a place in Huixun District?" Yao Qi frowned: "Secretary Bao, you're not joking, are you? If there is such a place, how come I don't know? I'm a native of Pujiang, and I'm also very familiar with Huixun District, so why can't I think of such a place in our Huixun District?"

"Comrade Feiyang, where are you talking about?" Xiong Bihong also hurriedly asked.

Bao Feiyang said with a smile: "Maybe it's because you're too familiar with Pujiang that you can't remember Secretary Yao." ”

Bao Feiyang said: "Because this place, strictly speaking, does not belong to Huixun District, or does not completely belong to our Huixun District. ”

Yao Qi couldn't help frowning: "It doesn't belong to Huixun District?"

"Yes!"

Bao Feiyang came to the map hanging on the wall again, stretched out his hand and dotted on a place adjacent to Huixun District and Chundong New District, and then crossed the Chunjiang River next to him and drew a circle.

"Here it is"

Seeing the place where Bao Feiyang's finger swiped, Xiong Bihong's eyes couldn't help but light up.

The place drawn by Bao Feiyang's finger is the place where Huixun District and Chundong New District are adjacent to each other on the edge of the Chunjiang River, in this place, not far away, is the Binjiang Industrial Belt of Chundong New District and the Chunjiangzui Financial and Business District, and across the river, it is the industrial base and traditional buildings of Jiangwan District in Chunxi, and even the modern buildings of the river beach can be overlooked.

As Bao Feiyang said, this place is indeed a concentration of the history, present and future of Pujiang City, and for Huixun District, what they have is land.

Even Yao Qi looked at that place, and had to admit that what Bao Feiyang said was not wrong, the history of Jiangwan District, the modern architecture of Chundong New District, and the land of Huixun District are indeed the best window to show Pujiang City. But

Yao Qi shook his head and said, "This place does meet the requirements put forward by Mayor Yang, and I think the city must have considered it." But why didn't the city consider it as an alternative? ”

Yao Qi said: "Secretary Bao, you just came, and you are not familiar with the situation in Pujiang. Jiangwan District is indeed the old urban area of Pujiang City, which can show the history of Pujiang City, for example, the place you just demarcated, there is the earliest modern industrial enterprise in China, Jiangnan Shipyard, that section of the riverbank, is the shipbuilding industry base of Pujiang City, but in recent years, the operation of Jiangnan Shipbuilding and Pujiang Shipbuilding and other enterprises is not good, the enterprise is insufficient, and a large number of workers are laid off, which is the gray side of Pujiang, which is not suitable to show to the world. ”

"In addition, even the land adjacent to Chundong New District and Huixun District is not easy to develop. Because it is now the production base of Pudong Iron and Steel Group, the situation of Pudong Iron and Steel is similar to that of Jiangnan Shipbuilding, which is difficult to return, and is the key support object of the city, both companies have tens of thousands of employees, if you want to hold the World Expo there, you must first move these large heavy industry enterprises in the region, which is almost an impossible task. ”

Pujiang, like Huaxia, is in the throes of deepening the reform of state-owned enterprises, and large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises are generally suffering serious losses, and these enterprises are very large in scale, with a large number of employees, and the transformation is very difficult.

The place that Bao Feiyang just demarcated is indeed an area that can show the Pujiang River, including the business difficulties of large state-owned enterprises in Pujiang, Jiangnan Shipbuilding and other shipbuilding enterprises in Jiangwan District, and Pujiang Iron and Steel in Huixun District, involving hundreds of thousands of employees, which is definitely a minefield that no one wants to touch easily.

Hearing Yao Qi say this, Xiong Bihong's brows also furrowed, he knew the situation of Pujiang Iron and Steel very well, Pujiang Iron and Steel is a municipal enterprise, although it is on the ground in Huixun District, but it does not belong to the management of Huixun District, but Xiong Bihong still knows some situations.

Pujiang Iron & Steel has been doing very poorly in recent years, and generally speaking, steel mills should be built close to iron ore producing areas, or coastal areas, to facilitate the transportation of raw materials such as iron ore and coal. There is no iron ore in Pujiang or even the surrounding area, which needs to be imported from outside, and although Pujiang is near the sea, Pujiang Iron and Steel Plant is not built by the sea, but on the edge of the Chunjiang River