What about Shangqiu?

hello, I'll answer the question about the economic and social development of Shangqiu City. Shangqiu City is located in the east of Henan Province, at the junction of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. It has jurisdiction over 6 counties, 2 districts and 1 city and a provincial economic development zone, with a total area of 1,74 square kilometers and a total population of 8.2 million.

Shangqiu has a long history and splendid culture. Shangqiu, with a history of 5, years of civilization, is the birthplace of Chinese civilization, the birthplace of merchants, businesses and commodities, and the invention place of artificial lighting by Suiren. The fire of Chinese civilization in the 1th National Games was collected in Shangqiu, and the torch of the 28 Beijing Olympic Games will also be held in Shangqiu. It is also the ancestral home of Confucius, the hometown of Zhuangzi, and the hometown of Mulan, a world cultural celebrity, with many cultural relics and tourist attractions. Yi Yin, the prime minister of Tang King Wu of Shang Dynasty (who helped Tang King Wu destroy Xia Jie and establish Shang Dynasty), died and was buried in Shangqiu. Hou Fangyu, the protagonist of China's classic drama Peach Blossom Fan and one of the four great talents in the late Ming Dynasty, was a native of Shangqiu, and his former residence, Zhuangregrets Hall, was preserved in the ancient city of Shangqiu. Shangqiu ancient city is one of the four well-preserved ancient cities in China, and was listed as a national historical and cultural city in 1986. The golden jade clothes unearthed from the Han tomb in Mangdang Mountain in Yongcheng were rated as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 1991, and the murals of the Han tomb were praised by experts as "Dunhuang before Dunhuang". Shangqiu is rich in resources. Rich in wheat, corn, cotton, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables and livestock products, it is an important production base of agricultural and sideline products in China. Yongxia coalfield in Shangqiu, with a reserve of 1 billion tons, is one of the six high-quality anthracite bases in China, with an annual production of 15 million tons and excellent coal quality. It is an ideal raw material for smelting special steel and developing coal chemical industry. In 26, zhecheng county Coalfield was also discovered in Shangqiu, all of which are high-quality coking coals with low sulfur, low phosphorus, low ash and high calorific value. The prospective coal resources are 1.243 billion tons. Shangqiu has abundant electric power resources. There are 7 thermal power plants in the city, with a total installed capacity of 1.465 million kilowatts. Guodian Minquan Power Plant with an installed capacity of 2× 6, kilowatts is under construction. It was completed and put into operation in May and July 28, and Shangqiu Substation, a 5 kV transmission line from west to east, has been completed and put into operation. There are 6 colleges and universities in the city, ranking fourth in the province in number, with nearly 6, students.

Shangqiu has a good industrial foundation and distinctive features. The city has cultivated six pillar industries, such as energy, machinery manufacturing, metallurgical building materials, food processing, textile, medicine and chemical industry. There are nearly 5, industrial enterprises in the city, including Yongmei Group, which ranks 178 among the top 5 enterprises in China, shenhuo group, Shangdian Aluminum Group and Cody Group, which ranks 487 among the top 5 enterprises in China. Famous products such as coal, aluminum ingots, refrigeration equipment, glass, textiles, flour, lighters, steel tape measures, etc. sell well all over the country and are exported to more than 5 countries and regions. Yongcheng city and Yucheng County were named as "China Flour City" and "China Steel Tape City" respectively.

Shangqiu has a vast market and prosperous business. The surrounding areas are densely populated and have broad market advantages. The consumer market with a population of 1 million within a radius of 2 kilometers has been an important material distribution center and business center since ancient times, and has been identified as a logistics hub city by Henan Province. It has invested more than 3 billion yuan to rebuild and expand 675 professional markets with a high starting point and high grade, with an annual transaction volume of more than 26 billion yuan. Shangqiu Agricultural Products Center Wholesale Market is the largest comprehensive wholesale market of agricultural products at the junction of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. Its market scale, function and grade are in a leading position in the ranks of the national agricultural products market. It is the national "vegetable basket project" fresh agricultural products wholesale market designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, with an annual transaction volume exceeding 1 billion yuan. A number of large-scale projects, such as Guangcai Market with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan, China-Italy Building Materials Market with a total investment of 1 billion yuan, Zhongyuan Automobile City with an investment of 3 million yuan, and Chili Market with an investment of nearly 1 million yuan, have been put into use, and a number of large-scale shopping malls and supermarkets such as Dennis and Jinggang Department Store have been opened one after another, which has promoted the development and prosperity of the trade and logistics industry.

Shangqiu's urban construction is changing with each passing day, and its development environment is excellent. At present, the urban area has reached 87.1 square kilometers, with a population of 9,, and the urban functions and living environment have been continuously improved. It has successively won the titles of China Excellent Tourist City, Provincial Health City and Provincial Garden City. In the 5th (26) China Urban Competitiveness Ranking sponsored by China Urban Competitiveness Research Association, Shangqiu ranked 26th in terms of urban growth competitiveness and 24th in terms of investment environment among 289 cities participating in the ranking. In the ranking of government effectiveness survey organized by the World Bank, Shangqiu ranked 29th, ranking first in Henan Province. In the "Top 2 Charismatic Cities in China" in 26 and 27 jointly selected by the World Brand Organization, the organizer of the world famous brand conference, and the US-China General Chamber of Commerce for Economic and Trade Investment, Shangqiu was ranked in the China list for two consecutive years. Recently, Shangqiu was awarded the title of "Ten Best Investment Cities in Central China" in the "Best Investment Cities in Central China" jointly organized by the Urban Development and Environment Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences, Economic Viewpoint and Sina Merchants Channel.

Shangqiu has made great efforts to attract investment and has a high level of opening to the outside world. Over the past few years, our city has always attached great importance to attracting investment, making full use of rich agricultural and sideline products, cultural tourism resources and coal resources, and increasing the intensity of attracting investment. The world's top 5 multinational companies, such as Brazil's Vale, Thailand's Chia Tai, Anglo-Dutch Shell and Shanghai Baosteel, and projects such as Guodian Minquan Power Plant and Yu Long Coal Chemical Industry have successively settled in Shangqiu.

in recent years, our city has thoroughly implemented Scientific Outlook on Development, accelerated the process of industrialization, urbanization and agricultural modernization, sustained and rapid coordinated economic and social development, and significantly enhanced the expansion capacity and stamina of the city's development. In 26, the city's GDP was 64.646 billion yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 2.6 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 26.8 billion yuan, of which the added value of industries above designated size was 14.3 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 17.6 billion yuan, an increase of 13%. The proportion of the three industries was adjusted to 31.3: 41.5: 27.1. In the first three quarters of this year, the city's GDP was 61.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.%. The three industrial structures have changed from 213 to 231. The general budget revenue of local finance was 2.116 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.2%; The general budget expenditure was 6.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 58.7%. The investment in urban fixed assets in the city was 21.62 billion yuan, an increase of 38.1% over the same period of last year. The total industrial added value of 419 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city reached 13.75 billion yuan, up by 22.8% year-on-year. Since October 25, the growth rate of industrial production has been above 2% for 24 consecutive months. The city's total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 16.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.5%. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 7,66 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2%. The per capita cash income of farmers in the city was 239 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.9%.