Hydropower capital tourist city

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Yichang, known as Yiling in ancient times, is named after "the water is here and the mountain is here", has a history of more than 2,400 years, is the birthplace of Chu culture and Ba culture, Qu Yuan, one of the world's four major cultural celebrities, and Wang Zhaojun, one of the four great beauties of ancient China, were born here. The city has jurisdiction over five counties, three cities (county-level) and five districts, with a total area of 21,000 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 4,249 square kilometers, and the total population is 4.15 million, of which the urban population is 1.33 million. The first dam of the Yangtze River, Gezhouba Power Station, and the world-famous Three Gorges Project were all built in Yichang City. Gezhouba has driven Yichang to realize the transformation from a small city to a medium-sized city; The Three Gorges Project is driving Yichang City to complete its historic leap from a medium-sized city to a large city.

Yichang is rich in natural resources. First, the hydropower resources are unique. In addition to the Yangtze River and Qingjiang River, there are 99 small and medium-sized rivers in the city, with a developable hydropower capacity of 30 million kilowatts, accounting for 8% of the country's developable installed capacity, 15% of the Yangtze River basin, and 99% of Hubei Province. The total installed capacity of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, Gezhouba Hydropower Station, Geheyan Hydropower Station and Gaobazhou Hydropower Station will reach 22.31 million kilowatts, and the Three Gorges Hydropower Station will also add six 700,000 kilowatt generating units. In addition, more than 320 local small hydropower stations have been built, with a total installed capacity of 440,000 kilowatts. At present, the total installed capacity of hydropower under development in the city has reached 27.04 million kilowatts. After the completion of the Three Gorges Project, Yichang will become the world's largest hydropower base. Second, it is rich in tourism resources. Yichang is an excellent tourist city in China, integrating historical culture and modern engineering, natural scenery and cultural landscape, and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River has been rated as the top 40 tourist attractions in China. There are also natural and cultural landscapes such as Qingjiang scenery, relics of the Three Kingdoms, Bachu culture, and ethnic customs. With the realization of "water storage, navigation and power generation" in the Three Gorges Project, Yichang is gradually becoming the central city of the Three Gorges tourism and a world tourist destination. The third is the enrichment of mineral resources. At present, there are 53 kinds of minerals proved in the city, of which the phosphate rock reserves are 1.2 billion tons, accounting for 17% of the country and 70% of the province; It has proven graphite reserves of 16.85 million tons, which is the main production area of high-quality graphite ore in China; Iron ore reserves reached 1.7 billion tons, accounting for 31% of the province; Limestone, manganese, barite, granite, ceramsite shale and other mineral deposits have great industrial mining value. Fourth, biological resources are diverse. The forest coverage rate in the city is 49%, and the timber stock is 2.4 million cubic meters, ranking first in Hubei Province. Yichang's citrus, tea, mushrooms, silkworm cocoons and other local products have a certain reputation in the country.

Yichang is an important transportation hub in central China, the Yangtze River golden waterway, Jiaoliu Railway, 318 National Highway, Yihuang Expressway, Three Gorges Airport, etc. have built a three-dimensional transportation network extending in all directions in Yichang, and the railway along the Yangtze River and the Yichang-Wanzhou section of the Shanghai-Rong Expressway will make Yichang an important transportation hub through the central and western regions. The golden waterway of the Yangtze River runs 237 kilometers through Yichang, Yichang Port is one of the eight major ports of the Yangtze River, and Zhicheng Port ranks among the four major coal transshipment ports in the country. The main north-south traffic artery, the Jiaoliu Railway and the Yiwan Railway under construction, converge in Yichang. Yichang railway passenger transport can directly reach Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an and other key tourist cities in China. The Three Gorges Airport is the largest 4D-level civil airport in the Three Gorges region, with a designed annual passenger throughput of 1.4 million passengers, and has opened domestic routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing and other places, as well as international charter flights to Hong Kong and Japan. With the approval of the State Council, the Three Gorges Airport will be expanded into a 4E-level international airport in the near future. The highway network with Yihuang Expressway, Hurong Expressway and 318, 209 and 055 as the main trunks extends in all directions. At present, Yichang has formed a three-dimensional transportation system such as water transportation, railway, highway and aviation, and is an important transportation hub connecting the east and the west and connecting the south to the north in Central China.

In recent years, Yichang's economy and society have developed rapidly, healthily and coordinatedly, with the economic growth rate higher than the national and provincial averages for many years, and its comprehensive economic strength has been continuously enhanced, with its main economic indicators ranking in the forefront of Hubei Province. In 2004, the city's GDP reached 58.868 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year. The added value of industrial enterprises within designated size was 18.439 billion yuan, up by 71 percent. The total retail sales of consumer goods were 19.78 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6%. The investment of cities and counties was 13.379 billion yuan, an increase of 31%. The total fiscal revenue of the region was 7.97 billion yuan, an increase of 48.5 percent, of which the local general budget revenue was 1.913 billion yuan, an increase of 20 percent on a comparable basis. It absorbed foreign investment of 93.05 million US dollars, an increase of 10.7%. Foreign trade exports were 257 million US dollars, an increase of 35.1%. The income of residents increased steadily, and the per capita net income of farmers reached 2,938 yuan, an increase of 350 yuan; The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 7,592 yuan, an increase of 8 percent. At present, Yichang agriculture has basically formed six characteristic industries such as fruits, animal husbandry, aquatic products, vegetables, tea, and Chinese medicinal materials, and a number of high-quality brands such as Zigui navel orange, Wufeng green tea, and Changyang Qingjiang fish have a certain influence in the country. By seizing the opportunity of the Three Gorges Project, the industrial economy has carried out the simultaneous development of introducing famous brands and striving for famous brands, and the structure has been continuously optimized. A number of enterprises in the city such as Yihua, Anqi, Daohuaxiang and Zhijiang Daqu have gradually developed and expanded, and a number of international and domestic excellent enterprises such as L'Oreal, Jiangsu Senda, Beijing Huiyuan, Henan Shuanghui and Zhejiang Wahaha have settled in Yichang, and a number of advantageous industries such as hydropower, electric carriers, chemicals, food and medicine, and new building materials are rising in Yichang. In 2004, the city received 8.047 million domestic and foreign tourists, achieving a total tourism income of 4.76 billion yuan.

At present and for a period of time to come, we will focus on the overall goal of building Yichang into a world-class hydropower tourism city, and firmly grasp the four strategic points: First, the development of the Three Gorges. We should continue to carry forward the spirit of taking into account the overall situation and making selfless contributions, strive to create a good environment for the construction of the Three Gorges Project, and ensure the comprehensive and smooth completion of the Three Gorges Project. At the same time, we should accurately grasp and tap the opportunities of the Three Gorges, develop and utilize them in an all-round, multi-field and in-depth manner, and strive to transform the opportunities and advantages into development advantages. We should continue to play the "Three Gorges card" well, enlarge the brand effect of the Three Gorges Project, take advantage of the advantages of the Three Gorges Corporation and the popularity and influence of the Three Gorges Project, extensively provide counterpart support and attract investment, speed up the strategic readjustment of the economic structure, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of economic growth. The second is to echo Han and Chongqing. Yichang is the most promising city along the Yangtze River between Wuhan and Chongqing, which is more than 1,000 kilometers away. Our city will take a more proactive attitude and take the initiative to undertake the radiation of the two metropolitan areas, and play an important role in connecting the upper and lower regions and connecting the east and west. Accelerate the docking of transportation, industry and other economic and social development with the two major metropolitan areas, and form closer economic ties and cooperation. Actively integrate into Hanyu and Chongqing, promote regional interaction on a larger scale and at a deeper level, and promote common development. The third is to make breakthroughs along the Yangtze River. With the Yangtze River as the axis, the industrial park as the carrier, and the promotion of new industrialization as the focus, we will strive to build the "Yangtze River Economic Corridor", and build the Yangtze River area into a modern industrial agglomeration area and a high-speed growth area for economic development in the city, and become an economic belt with the strongest factor carrying capacity, the highest degree of industrial agglomeration, the strongest driving capacity and sustainable development ability. Fourth, coordinated development. Firmly establish and comprehensively implement the scientific outlook on development, take economic construction as the center, and achieve comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable economic and social development on the basis of optimizing the structure and improving quality and efficiency.

By 2009, we will strive to build the basic framework of the world's famous hydropower tourism city. The city's GDP has reached 100 billion yuan, the per capita GDP has reached more than 24,000 yuan, and the total regional financial revenue has reached 11 billion yuan, building Yichang into the world's largest hydropower base, an international tourist city and a regional central city in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The first is to build the world's largest hydropower base. Relying on the Three Gorges Project and the construction of the State Grid System, Yichang has become the largest hydropower energy center, the national power transmission center and an important node in the country. Relying on the Three Gorges Corporation, Gezhouba Group, Qingjiang Company, and Three Gorges University, Yichang will basically be built into the country's largest hydropower development base and an important hydropower science and education base in the country. The second is to initially build an international tourist city. Accelerate the pace of urban construction, make breakthroughs in the development of tourism, initially form an international tourism environment and tourism operation mechanism, and strive to enter the ranks of China's best tourist cities and become an important international tourist destination city in China. By 2009, the annual reception of tourists will be more than 10 million, the total tourism income will reach more than 10 billion yuan, and tourism will gradually become a pillar industry of the national economy. The third is to initially build a regional central city in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Give full play to the geographical advantages of Yichang, build Yichang into an important transportation hub in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, become an important node of the main port, high-speed road network and railway network along the Yangtze River, and become an important modern logistics center in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Accelerate the construction of provincial sub-central cities, and strive to enter the forefront of prefecture-level cities along the Yangtze River in terms of comprehensive economic strength.

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Overview of Yichang City

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Yichang, known as Yiling in ancient times, because of "the water is here and razed. It is the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, one of the birthplaces of Chu culture, and the hometown of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan and the messenger of national harmony Wang Zhaojun.

Yichang is located in the western part of Hubei, at the boundary between the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and is known as the "throat of Sichuan and Hubei" and "the gateway of the Three Gorges". Yichang has jurisdiction over 5 urban districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties, with a municipal area of 21,083.58 square kilometers and a population of 4.15 million, of which the urban area is 4,249 square kilometers, the built-up area is 61.53 square kilometers, and the urban population is 1.33 million.

Yichang has a long history, and was the ancient Jingzhou land in the Xia, Shang and Zhou eras. The Warring States period is Chuyi, which is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. In the twenty-first year of King Xiang of Chu (278 B.C.), Qin will Bai Qi and burn the tomb here. the Battle of Wu Wei Yiling in the thirteenth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (209); The battle of Wu Shu Yiling in the second year of Zhangwu of Shu Han (222) took place here. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was governed by Yiling Prefecture and Yichang Prefecture. In 1949, the city was established in the urban area and suburbs of Yichang County. Yichang was very backward economically before 1949. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this ancient city began to rejuvenate. Yichang people are outstanding. The famous 'Changyang people' were active here one or two hundred thousand years ago, seven or eight thousand years ago, the ancestors of Yichang multiplied here, and it is said that the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor's concubine and ancestor Niangniang is Yichang Xiling people, Qu Yuan, a world cultural celebrity, Wang Zhaojun, a beautiful messenger of ancient Chinese national harmony, Yang Shoujing, a famous scholar of the Qing Dynasty, and many other historical and cultural celebrities were born in this beautiful land. The famous poet immortal Li Bai, the martial saint Guan Yu, the tea saint Lu Yu, Ouyang Xiu, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, Qin Liangyu, the heroine who led the Tusi soldiers to the national disaster at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and so on and so on, too many historical celebrities have left their footprints in Yichang.

Yichang has beautiful water and clear water, and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, one of the "top ten scenic spots in China", is in the territory, and has formed a tourism and cultural brand represented by natural scenery, modern engineering and cultural landscape, and has initially formed a tourism pattern of "one body and four lines". That is, it is mainly based on Yichang urban area, Gezhouba project, Xiakou Scenic Area, and Three Gorges Dam, integrating the above-mentioned surrounding landscapes. The Three Gorges Line of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the Three Peoples Line of the Qingjiang Tujia Folk Customs, the People's Sentiments, and the Folk Customs of the Three Kingdoms, the Three Kingdoms Line of the Ancient Battlefield Relics of the Three Kingdoms, and the Four Lines of the World Cultural Celebrity Qu Yuan, the Ancient Chinese Beauty Wang Zhaojun, and the Shennongjia Savage Explorer. In addition, in recent years, it has also launched scenic spots such as Dalaoling, Yuquan Temple, Longmen River, and Chaibu Creek. These scenic spots, complement each other and complement each other, adding a special charm to Yichang's tourism. Yichang's tourism is forming a unique tourism culture led by the Three Gorges tourism.