In the national regional economic layout, Xi 'an has the geographical advantages of connecting the east with the west and connecting the east with the west, and has an important strategic position in the strategy of developing the western region. The comparative advantages of Xi are manifested in three levels: the advantages of world-class tourism resources; Advantages of national scientific research and education and high-tech industrial base; Advantages of regional finance, business center and transportation information hub. Through deepening reform and opening wider to the outside world, Xi is becoming an important inland open city in China.
With unique tourism resources, it is one of the world famous historical and cultural cities at home and abroad. Xi 'an is one of the birthplaces of human civilization and excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, with a history of more than 3 100 years, and has been established here by Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties 13. It used to be the political, economic and cultural center of China, and it was also the first city to open to the outside world. The famous "Silk Road" started in Ann and connected Athens and Tang Dynasty.
Xi has a rich cultural heritage. There are 282 national key cultural relics protection units, including 34 national key cultural relics protection units, 72 provincial key cultural relics protection units, and the collection of cultural relics is 65,438+200,000. Known as the "eighth wonder of the world", the Terracotta Warriors Pit is the most complete and largest ancient city wall in the world-Xi 'an Ming City Wall, Zhou Fenghao, Qin Epang Palace, Han Chang 'an City and Tang Daming Palace, all of which are precious historical and cultural heritages of mankind. Rich historical and cultural heritage and unique natural features make Xi one of the first choice tourist destinations for domestic and foreign tourists. Since the reform and opening up, Xi's tourism infrastructure and industrial system have been quite huge. There are 20 scenic spots in the city, which receive more than 654.38 million tourists annually, and 9 national 4A scenic spots. The first batch won the title of "Excellent Tourism City in China", and tourism has become the pillar industry of Xi's economic development and the main source of foreign exchange earned by non-foreign trade. In 2005, the city received 23.46 million domestic tourists, an increase of 65,438 02.8% over the previous year, and 776,000 overseas tourists, an increase of 65,438 09.3%. The total tourism revenue was 65.438+0.785 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 654.38+05.9%.
With strong scientific and technological strength and developed higher education, it is an important scientific research and education and high-tech industrial base in China. Xi's comprehensive scientific and technological strength ranks among the best in cities across the country, especially in the fields of aerospace, power transmission and transformation equipment, instruments and meters, electronic communication, sewing machines, large fans, heavy vehicles, textiles, watches and clocks, etc. Xi 'an has nine national scientific research bases. Xi 'an has many institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutes, with a number of international-level open laboratories and domestic first-class testing equipment, and some cutting-edge technologies are in a leading position in China. Xi has 37 institutions of higher learning, 36 private and other higher education institutions, 334 doctoral programs, 826 master programs, 60 national key disciplines and 385 provincial and ministerial key disciplines. In 2005, there were 57 new high-tech enterprises 157, and at the end of the year, there were 64 registered high-tech enterprises1kloc-0, and the output value of high-tech industries reached 47 billion yuan.
With obvious geographical advantages, it is an important financial, commercial, transportation and information hub in the western region. Xi 'an, located at the junction of two major economic regions in central and western China, is the gateway and transportation hub from northwest to southwest, Central Plains, East China and North China. Since ancient times, Xi 'an's finance and commerce have played an important role in the regional economy. Xi has formed a multi-level, diversified and multi-functional financial institution system with state-owned commercial banks as the main body and various financial institutions coexisting, and established a financial market system consisting of capital market, money market and foreign exchange market and a financial supervision system consisting of bank supervision, securities supervision and insurance supervision. Xi commodity circulation market system is sound, with perfect functions and reasonable layout. There are120,000 outlets, 543 bazaars and 19 commodity markets with a price of over 100 million yuan. In 2005, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in the city reached 66.648 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+05.2% over the previous year; Among them, the retail sales of wholesale and retail trade was 5891600 million yuan, an increase of 65.438+05.9%. Xi has convenient transportation, developed communication and complete urban services. In 2005, it opened 29 international routes from Xi to London, Paris, new york, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver, making it the fourth largest international aviation hub city in China. Highway construction has formed a "meter"-shaped radial trunk highway system centered on Xi 'an. The ring expressway and the new airport line were completed, the second ring road was fully connected, and the third ring road started construction, and a number of pedestrian overpasses and underground passages were built. All the cities and counties under its jurisdiction have opened expressways. In 2005, the city's forest coverage rate reached 42%, and the number of days with urban air quality above Grade II reached 290 days. Xi's informatization construction has developed rapidly, forming a modern telecommunication network covering urban and rural areas of the city, connecting the whole country and the rest of the world, such as optical fiber, digital microwave, satellite, program-controlled exchange, data and multimedia. "Digital Xi 'an" is under construction. Xi 'an Telecom's broadband multimedia metropolitan area network has covered more than 90% of urban areas and more than 40% of suburban counties in Xi 'an. Xi Post is one of the six major communication centers in China and one of the first-class mail re-export bureaus1/kloc-0.
Industry and agriculture developed in a coordinated way, and all undertakings made all-round progress. Xi's industrial production maintained a rapid growth trend. In 2005, the city's total industrial output value was 65.438+03.0604 billion yuan, and the industrial added value was 46.5438+099 million yuan, an increase of 65.438+02.1%over the previous year. Focus on cultivating and supporting xifei, Xidian, Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck, Shaanxi Drum, Shaanxi Tooth, Xi 'an Petrochemical, BYD, Dongsheng, Jinhua, Haixing and other 10 large enterprises and groups whose output value exceeded10 billion yuan during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period. Municipal technical transformation investment was 5.835 billion yuan, an increase of 32.92%. A total of 9 products won the title of "China Famous Brand". Agricultural construction has been accelerated, and four leading industries of high-quality grain, animal husbandry, vegetables and fruits have been formed. A total of 67,000 mu of facility agriculture demonstration bases, 29 10,000 mu of planting bases and 40 animal husbandry standardized breeding communities have been built, and the concentration of superior agricultural products has been further improved. The city's agricultural added value reached 6.8 billion yuan, an increase of 10 1% over the previous year. The city's social security system is becoming more and more perfect, and insurance systems such as pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity are basically established, and the level of social security is further improved.
Xi. The overall idea of building a well-off society in safety is generally divided into three steps: First, before the end of 2006, on the premise of fully completing the Tenth Five-Year Plan, accelerate development and strengthen strength, ensure the average annual growth rate of GDP is above 13%, and strive to reach 14%. In the second step, from 2007 to 20 15, we will make overall progress and make key breakthroughs to reach or exceed the main indicators of building a well-off society in an all-round way, and the GDP and per capita GDP will quadruple five years ahead of schedule. The third step, from 20 16 to 2020, fully realize the well-off index and become a strong western economic city with economic prosperity, developed science and technology education, coordinated urban and rural development, complete urban infrastructure, beautiful ecological environment, harmonious social civilization, rich life and people living and working in peace and contentment.
Xi is not only ancient, but also modern; It is not only an ancient city with rich historical and cultural accumulation, but also a modern city with vigorous development, vitality and hope.