What is the gap between Xi and Chengdu now?

Xi people living in the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty always have so much confidence and pride in their bones. When compared with other cities, although they admit that there is a huge gap with first-tier cities such as Beishangguangshen and Shenzhen, when compared with surrounding cities, they have no eyes for Chongqing, Zhengzhou and Taiyuan. Although Zhengzhou and Chongqing have higher GDP, they give the impression that one is a big country and the other is a mountain man. It seems that only Chengdu, the land of abundance, is the goal of Qinchuan.

Xi' an, as the focus of the third-line construction, was later reformed and opened, Chongqing was directly under the central government, and the western region gradually formed a three-legged situation; However, with the rapid development of Chengdu in the past two years, even the proudest Ann people have to admit that Chengdu has given up a position in Ann.

First of all, Chengdu is bigger than Xi 'an.

Xi' an 12 district and two counties (including Xixian New Area) have an area of 10752 square kilometers, a population of 9.92 million and a GDP of 9321.1.900 million yuan. Chengdu 13, five cities and four counties, covers an area of 14335 square kilometers, with an annual population of16.58 million and a GDP of17012.65 million yuan. Chengdu has successively merged the surrounding Jianyang, and Meishan and Ziyang are also actively promoting the merger; On the other hand, Ann has been clamoring for the merger of Ann and Xi 'an for so many years, but there has been no substantial progress, and the efficiency of urban development is indeed much worse. Look at the traffic map. Chengdu has three ring roads, while Xi has only one ring road.

Second, Chengdu is richer than Xi.

If GDP is just an empty concept from our common people, then the real income gap can reflect everyone's truest happiness. According to the data of Zhaopin recruitment for 20 19 years, among the 38 major cities monitored, the average salary of Xi 'an is 7794 yuan, ranking 30th, which belongs to the last category. Chengdu ranks 17, with an average salary of 8326 yuan. Although it is not as good as the developed areas in the east, it is in the forefront in the central and western regions. In the past two years, Xi 'an has liberalized the settlement policy and vigorously "robbed people", but real talents vote with their feet. I have a friend, from Hanzhong, who is a certified public accountant. Chengdu has an annual salary of 200,000 yuan, while Xi 'an has only 1.2 million yuan. The huge income gap prompted him to go out of the province and develop in Chengdu.

Third, Chengdu is "more energetic" than Xi.

In people's impression, Xi is a famous historical and cultural city, while Chengdu is a leisure and fashion capital, one is deep and heavy, the other is comfortable and lively. After the opening of the Xicheng high-speed railway, I once heard three girls chatting in the hotel, and they agreed to go to Chengdu for authentic hot pot and then go shopping on weekends. This is the charm brought by urban vitality. Similarly, on the economic level, Xi 'an's GDP mainly depends on the state-owned military enterprises inherited during the third-line construction period, and the development of private enterprises, especially manufacturing private enterprises, is relatively backward; The development of private enterprises in Chengdu is more balanced, and the presence of Fortune 500 enterprises has also made Chengdu's economy more dynamic, which is reflected in the fact that Chengdu's per capita GDP is nearly 10% higher than that of Xi 'an.

Fourth, Chengdu is louder than Xi.

Some people may say, "How can Xi 'an, the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty, not be as famous as Chengdu? "It is true that there should be many more people in the world who know about An (Chang 'an) than Chengdu, but different city brands have brought about a gap in fame and income. Xi 'an's label is "ancient capital", and in recent years there has been another "network celebrity city". People's contact with these two brands is sightseeing, but it is a one-time "punch card" consumption, which is also the reason why Xi' an's tourism and supporting catering, accommodation and other industries have developed well, but their reputation is average (originally it was a one-time transaction);

Many years ago, the slogan of Chengdu was "Chengdu, a city that you don't want to leave when you come", which gave people a hint of settling down and starting a business. Comparing their contributions to the economy is clear at a glance. Two years ago, a song "Chengdu" became popular all over the country and became another classic case of urban marketing. Although Xi 'an followed up and created many popular songs with the theme of the city, the content was always inseparable from "oil sprinkled noodles" and "wall bell tower", which was more like a tourist advertisement. Without the singer's feeling of being integrated with urban culture, it didn't cause much waves on the Internet.