Since the reform and opening up, Tangshan's national economy and social undertakings have developed rapidly, and its comprehensive economic strength has been significantly enhanced. Due to the 1976 earthquake, Tangshan was in the period of restoration and construction at the beginning of reform and opening up. 1986 After the resumption of work was basically completed, Tangshan's economic development entered the fast lane. 1988, the city's GNP doubled for the first time; 1994 doubled for the second time; 1996 entered the national top 50 comprehensive strength. The gross national product reached 202.7 billion yuan in 2005; The total fiscal revenue was 22.6 billion yuan. After the all-round development of agriculture and rural areas, the six dragon economies of fruits and vegetables, dairy, lean pigs, chestnuts, peanuts and aquatic products have been growing, and the operating rate of agricultural industrialization has reached 55%. Industry has formed pillar industries such as coal, steel, electric power, building materials, machinery, chemicals, ceramics, textiles and paper making, and four high-tech industrial clusters such as mechatronics, electronic information, bioengineering and new materials have made a solid start. As an important industrial base of energy and raw materials in China, Tangshan has a large number of large-scale backbone enterprises such as Kailuan, Tangshan Steel, Jidong Cement, rolling stock, Sanyou Alkali Industry and Tangshan Ceramics. Opening to the outside world has initially formed an all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging pattern. In 2005, the city actually utilized 504 million US dollars of foreign capital, including 466,543.8 million US dollars of foreign direct investment. The total import and export volume of the year was 2.648 billion US dollars, of which the total export volume was165438+97 million US dollars. Products are exported to Korea, the United States, Japan and other 169 countries and regions. At the same time of economic development, the construction of spiritual civilization and various social undertakings have developed in an all-round way, and it has successively won national honorary titles such as the national advanced city of building a civilized city, the national model city of double support, the national sanitary city, and the national advanced city of landscaping. Generally speaking, people's life has reached a well-off level. In 2005, the per capita disposable income of urban residents and the per capita net income of farmers in the city reached 10488 yuan and 4582 yuan respectively.

Cultural characteristics:

Tangshan has a long history and profound cultural heritage. As early as 40,000 years ago, our ancestors thrived in this rich land. In the long years, they created a rich and colorful culture with hard-working hands and outstanding wisdom.

Tangshan's Pingju, Shadow Play and Laoting Drum have the reputation of "Three Flowers in East Hebei", and Tangshan is also the birthplace of Tang Opera. In the late Qing Dynasty, Pingju was born in Tangshan. With the development of 100 years and the unremitting efforts of many generations of Pingju artists, Pingju has now become the second largest drama in China, with wide influence and numerous schools. Mr. Cheng, a native of Luannan County, Tangshan City, is one of the founders of Pingju. Luannan Youcheng Memorial Hall and Chengda Theatre. Cheng Pingju Troupe is active in the vast rural areas all the year round. From 2000 to 2004, Tangshan held four consecutive Pingju Art Festival, and Pingju performing artists from all over the country gathered in Tangshan, making the art festival an artistic event and a people's festival, which played a positive role in promoting the revitalization and development of Pingju. Tangshan shadow play was born in the middle of Ming Dynasty. After hundreds of years of development, it has become the main drama in Tangshan and has a deep foundation among the people. In recent years, while constantly occupying the domestic market, Tangshan shadow play has also actively explored the international market and often performed abroad, which has promoted the development and improvement of shadow play art, promoted foreign cultural exchanges and improved Tangshan's popularity in the world. In 2003, Tangshan Shadow Play was listed as the national folk cultural heritage of Hebei Province. Laoting Drum was born in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty and originated in Laoting County of Tangshan. It has a deep mass base and is one of the popular tunes. Tang drama is a new kind of drama born on the basis of shadow play art after the founding of New China. It was loved by Tangshan people as soon as it was born. He has created more than ten influential plays such as Flying Swallows in the Air, Villagers and People, among which Villagers and People won the National "Five One Project" Award and the Wenhua New Drama Award of the Ministry of Culture.

Tangshan is rich in folk art, yutian county is the hometown of clay sculpture named by the Ministry of Culture, and Laoting County is the hometown of Quyi. Fengnan Louzi's yangko iron painting, Qian 'an's back pole, Tanghai's paper-cutting, singing, Jidong's yangko, etc. They are all popular folk arts.

There are many places of interest in Tangshan. There are 3 national-level protected units, 37 provincial-level protected units, and 5 municipal-level protected units, such as the Qing Dongling, Xizhai site and Li Dazhao's former residence, among which the Qing Dongling has been listed as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations. The Qing Dongling Mausoleum covers an area of 2,520 square kilometers, with five tombs of five emperors, four queens and concubines in the Qing Dynasty 15. Tangshan has more than 200 kilometers of the Great Wall, which has been developed into a tourist belt along the city. There are also Li Dazhao Memorial Hall, Panjiayu Memorial Hall, Panjiadai Memorial Hall, Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Hall, Tangshan Museum, Tangshan Folk Museum and other historical memorial venues.