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After the Revolution of 1912, Changzhou Prefecture was abolished, Yanghu County was merged into Wujin County, and the urban area was once called Wujin City. It is called Changzhou and belongs to Jiangsu Province.

After the liberation of Changzhou on April 23, 1949, the urban and rural areas were divided into Changzhou City and Wujin County, which were affiliated to the Changzhou Prefecture of Southern Jiangsu Administrative Region.

In 1953, Changzhou City was promoted to a provincial city.

In 1958, Zhenjiang Prefecture moved to Changzhou and was renamed Changzhou Prefecture. It governs Changzhou and Zhenjiang cities and 9 counties of Wujin, Jintan, Liyang, Danyang, Yangzhong, Jurong, Yixing, Lishui and Gaochun. Jiangsu Province.

In January 1983, the State Council approved the implementation of a city-governed county system in Jiangsu Province, which began to govern Wujin, Jintan and Liyang counties in March.

In April 2002, the State Council approved the establishment of a megacity in Changzhou City, the removal of county-level Wujin City, and the establishment of Wujin District. The suburb was renamed Xinbei District; Changzhou City governs Jintan and Liyang cities as well as Wujin, New Taipei, and Tianning, Bell Tower and Qishuyan districts.

Geographical Overview-----------------------------

Changzhou is located in Jiangsu Province The southern part and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain are located at 31°09′～32°04′ north latitude and 119°08′～120°12′ east longitude. It borders Taihu Lake to the east, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Wuxi, Nanjing and Zhenjiang to the west, Anhui to the south, and the Yangtze River to the north.

Changzhou’s landform type is a combination of high sandy plains, hills and flat ponds. It is bounded by the remnants of the Tianmu Mountains to the south, the Maoshan Mountains to the west, the tail end of the Ningzhen Mountains to the north, and broad plains and polders in the middle and east. The terrain within the territory is slightly higher in the southwest and slightly lower in the northeast, with a difference of about 2 meters.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Golden Triangle of the Yangtze River, equidistant from the two major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing. It has very superior location conditions and convenient water, land and air transportation conditions. The urban area borders the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake to the south. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through it. The city's water network is criss-crossed, connecting rivers to the sea. As a national first-class open port, Changzhou Port on the Yangtze River has an annual cargo throughput of more than one million tons. Civil Aviation Changzhou Station has routes to more than 20 large and medium-sized domestic cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou, and Xi'an.

Overview of municipal construction-----------------------------

In the early days of liberation, Changzhou The urban area is only 12 square kilometers. The urban layout is scattered and scattered. Municipal and public facilities are incomplete. There are very few buildings with more than 4 floors. The roads are mainly dirt roads, stone roads, and gravel roads. The bridges are dilapidated and narrow. The city The task of renovation and construction is extremely heavy. After the Changzhou Municipal People's Government was established on April 28, 1949, it began to comprehensively renovate the old city. Before 1957, public buildings such as the First Department Store business building and the Red Star Theater were built. From 1964 to 1965, another Street-facing buildings such as the Non-staple Food Building, Changzhou Hotel, Xinhua Bookstore, and Post and Telecommunications Building were also renovated and widened at the same time as the East Street and Xiaoyingqian areas. The real large-scale transformation of the old city in Changzhou began after the reform and opening up. A number of high-rise buildings such as Changzhou Hotel, Financial Building, Changxin Building, Post and Telecommunications Building, and Wujiaohua Building have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Completed the reconstruction of the urban section of the canal along the river, as well as the reconstruction of Yanling West Road, Dongxiheng Street, the west section of Boai Road, and the north section of Guanghua Street, etc., and successively built Tongji Bridge, Zhengcheng Bridge, Chaoyang Bridge, Qishuyan Bridge, Wuxing Bridge, Huaide Bridge, Guanghua Bridge and other large bridges; the expansion of the Cultural Palace Square adds another scene to Changzhou's urban area.

In 2000, the city invested 328 million yuan in infrastructure construction, an increase of 12% over the previous year, and completed the construction of 11 key projects. Among them, the road reconstruction of Yanling East Road, the reconstruction of the intersection of Cailing Road and Yongning Road, and the second phase of Jingchuan Park have been completed and put into operation; Chengzhong North Road, the railway level crossing was converted into an interchange, the Qingtan Sewage Treatment Plant was expanded, and the Longyou River tributary The Heguan River improvement project and the Lingjiatang Bus Parking and Maintenance Yard will all be completed within the year; road network maintenance and reconstruction projects including Beizhi Street, Changxin Bridge, Cailing Bridge, Wujiaochang East Road, Qingtan Road, and Heping Road will be completed. .

Among them, the reconstruction of Yanling East Road was based on the goal of building a historical and cultural district. Experts were commissioned to carry out an overall urban landscape design for the road, the development of the land on both sides, and the Dongshi River. The combination of history, culture, tourism, and commerce was fully considered. On the basis of the high-quality completion of the road reconstruction project, the Dongshi River landscape improvement is being accelerated in accordance with high-grade requirements. It will be basically completed within the year, and the development of the north side plot has also been officially launched. This marks that the quality and taste of urban reconstruction in our city are achieving a new leap.

In addition, a number of environmental projects have been constructed, and the improvement of city rivers has been carried out in an orderly manner. River ponds in new villages such as Hongdong Hengtangbang tributary, Qingtan Jiangjiabang, Huayuan Houtang River and other new villages have been gradually controlled; the construction of 18 urban flood control projects such as County Bei New Village and Gongren New Village has been completed, improving the city's flood control capacity; the new district central park has been built , China Dinosaur Park and other greening projects and five 3,000-square-meter green spaces. 61.5 hectares of new green space in the urban area, including 17.2 hectares of public green space; the Juqian Street lighting project and Yanling West Road and Huaide Road completed. Street lights on Zhongbei Road and Wanfu Road were renovated; 18 dry toilets were renovated, and 500 new fruit shell boxes were added to major urban sections, significantly improving the urban environment.

In 2001, in accordance with the overall urban design requirements of Yanling East Road, we will continue to focus on the construction of Taiping Square and Chaoyang Square, the comprehensive development of buildings and scenic spots on both sides of the road, and the improvement of supporting facilities to form an image that embodies the city. tourist attractions. We will focus on the overall landscape design and construction of Chengzhong North Road, Taoyuan Road riverside green space and other projects with high standards, as well as the preliminary preparations for pedestrian streets and other projects, and strive to create several high-quality projects every year. Implement design bidding for key landmark facilities and image projects, select the best for use, and improve the artistic quality and cultural taste of the design. After several years of hard work, the city's taste has been greatly improved and the city's image has been further improved.

Continue to increase investment in urban management. In line with the city's goal of creating an excellent tourist city, in terms of hardware construction, a batch of dry toilet renovations will be completed in 2001, the grade of flush public toilets will be improved, 7-8 sprinklers and sealed transport vehicles will be updated and added, and new construction and reconstruction will be compressed. 2-3 garbage transfer stations will be built, and a batch of fruit shell boxes will be updated; high-quality and high-grade completion of newly built key roads, squares, green spaces, and lighting along the riverside, Guanghua Street, and the top of Jiangnan Shopping Center will be completed, and Chengzhong Road will be improved and developed. , lighting facilities around Huaide Bridge, and clean up and transform lighting facilities on the street and on high floors. Strengthen the design and production of lighting to achieve novel design, beautiful appearance and modern flavor.

Tourism Overview-----------------------------

Changzhou is located in the south of Jiangsu Province , the center of the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway pass through the city, and the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and National Highway 312 run near the city. Changzhou Airport has direct civil flights to more than ten cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, and Xiamen. This place has abundant resources and a mild climate. It is a famous land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. It currently governs the three cities of Wujin, Jintan and Liyang, with a total area of ??4,375 square kilometers and a population of 3.34 million.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Golden Triangle of the Yangtze River, equidistant from the two major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing. It has very superior location conditions and convenient water, land and air transportation conditions. The urban area borders the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake to the south. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through it. The city's water network is criss-crossed, connecting rivers to the sea. The 10,000-ton terminal at Changzhou Port on the Yangtze River can accommodate foreign ships and has container transfer functions. Civil Aviation Changzhou Station has routes to more than 20 large and medium-sized domestic cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou, and Xi'an.

Changzhou has a history of more than 2,500 years, with a rich collection of humanities and numerous historical sites. It has been a tourist attraction in history. In recent years, Changzhou's tourism industry has developed rapidly. The six major scenic spots that have been constructed and begun to take shape are: Changzhou Ancient City Cultural Tourism Area; Changzhou New District Modern Tourism Area; Wujin Spring and Autumn Yancheng Ruins and Gehu Lake Tourist Area; Wujin Hengshan Scenic Area; Jintan Maoshan Scenic Area; Liyang Tianmu Lake Tourist Resort.

Economic Overview---------------------------------------

Changzhou is an ancient cultural city with more than 2,500 years of written history (known as "Dragon City" in history). It is also an emerging industrial city full of modern flavor and relatively developed economy.

Changzhou currently governs two county-level cities, Jintan and Liyang, and five administrative districts: Wujin, Xinbei, Tianning, Zhonglou, and Qishuyan. The city has a total area of ??4,375 square kilometers and a total population of 3.4148 million, including a non-agricultural population of 1.4731 million.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Golden Triangle of the Yangtze River, equidistant from the two major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing. It has very superior location conditions and convenient water, land and air transportation conditions. The urban area borders the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake to the south. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through it. The city's water network is criss-crossed, connecting rivers to the sea. As a national first-class open port, Changzhou Port on the Yangtze River has an annual cargo throughput of more than one million tons. Civil Aviation Changzhou Station has routes to more than 20 large and medium-sized domestic cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou, and Xi'an.

Changzhou is a pilot city for the comprehensive reform of the national economic system and one of the earliest regions in the Yangtze River Delta to open up. It has been awarded the title of the top 50 cities in terms of comprehensive strength and the 40 cities with excellent investment environment.

Since the reform and opening up, the comprehensive strength of Changzhou’s national economy has been increasingly strengthened, the foreign economy has become increasingly active, urban construction has advanced with each passing day, social undertakings have flourished, and people’s lives have continued to improve. In 2002, the city's GDP reached 76.03 billion yuan, per capita GDP exceeded 20,000 yuan (US$2,690), fiscal revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan, contracted foreign investment exceeded 2.5 billion US dollars, and state-owned asset investment exceeded 25 billion yuan. . The city presents a gratifying scene of prosperous industries, prosperous urban and rural areas, and well-organized government. Changzhou currently has four pillar industries including agricultural machinery manufacturing, power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing, engineering machinery, vehicle and accessories manufacturing, and new textiles and clothing, and three emerging industries including electronic information equipment manufacturing and software, biomedicine and fine chemicals, and new materials. , is an important domestic production base for small and medium-power diesel engines, electronic information equipment, high-speed diesel locomotives, denim and other products. It has 3 well-known Chinese trademarks, Changchai, Dongfeng, and Xinke, 56 Jiangsu famous brand products, and 78 products with the largest production scale and market Its sales volume and technical level rank among the top 5 in the same industry nationwide. Changzhou is focusing on accelerating the strategic adjustment of industrial structure to comprehensively promote the construction of a modern manufacturing base.

Guided by Deng Xiaoping Theory and the "Three Generations" important thought, fully implement the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, closely focus on the overall goal of enriching the people and strengthening the city, and taking the lead in basically realizing modernization, and promote the theme of development , highlight the main line of adjustment, open up development to build a higher platform, create stronger vitality in systems and mechanisms, show a newer look in urban construction and urban management, and vigorously promote the construction of three-level development parks to achieve a greater level of utilization of foreign capital and private capital. ; Vigorously promote market-oriented reform, fully complete the reform and transformation tasks of state-owned collective enterprises; vigorously promote the construction of modern megacities, further increase management and investment; vigorously promote the rapid economic development of counties and districts, accelerate the pace of enriching the people and strengthening the city, and strive to achieve sustained and rapid economic development Healthy development and comprehensive social progress are the overall requirements for the city's reform, opening up, and modernization, and it is also the unified understanding of the city.

Adhere to the open economy as a driving force for the city's economy. An important driving force for rapid development, the city government has proposed to focus on attracting investment in high-tech industries such as electronic information, biomedicine, and new materials, as well as heavy chemicals, environmental protection industries, and other projects. , and strive to form a more advanced industrial structure and related and concentrated enterprise clusters, continuously expand the use of foreign investment, increase the share of foreign investment in agriculture, social undertakings, infrastructure and services, and improve rapid response, comprehensive coordination and tracking services for major projects. Mechanism, vigorously carry out joint investment promotion by district and bureaus, attract internationally renowned enterprises and their R&D institutions to settle in Changzhou, strive to achieve new breakthroughs in major investment projects, focus on the actual payment rate of contracted projects and the assessment of commencement and completion, and continuously improve the effectiveness of investment promotion. . At the same time, we will further expand opening up to the outside world, actively accept Shanghai's economic radiation, actively participate in the "World Expo Economy", and strengthen horizontal alliances and collaborative support with sister cities and large domestic groups.

Expanding opening up, accelerating development, and actively promoting integration with the international economy are a major strategy that our city will unswervingly implement. In accordance with the goals of internationalization, modernization and urbanization, Changzhou has successively established 1 national high-tech industrial development zone and 9 provincial development zones. In 2002, the city's total foreign trade import and export volume reached 3.92 billion US dollars, of which exports were 2.66 billion US dollars, and the foreign trade dependence rate was 42.3%.

There are currently 205 newly approved self-operated export enterprises, and there are 44 enterprises with annual exports of more than 10 million US dollars. Among them, 6 enterprises have more than 50 million US dollars, including Xinke Electronics, Chenfeng Group, Black Mudan Group and Planet Electronics Branch. Ranked first, fourth, sixth and ninth among self-operated export enterprises in the province. In 2002, Changzhou successfully hosted the World Small and Medium Enterprises Conference and the Seventh China International Small and Medium Enterprises Commodity Expo. 363 new foreign direct investment projects were signed throughout the year, with actual utilization of foreign capital of 980 million yuan, and a total investment of more than US$10 million was approved throughout the year. There are 82 projects, including 3 large-scale projects exceeding US$100 million, including Lianxin Semiconductor, Wangda Paper, and Xinhai Steel.

Currently, 73 countries and regions have invested in Changzhou, and 22 of the world’s top 500 multinational companies have invested in 24 projects in Changzhou, such as General Electric Company (GE) of the United States. , Ashland, Mettler Toledo, Germany's F&G, Karl Mayer, Mannesmann Rexroth, France's Falino, Britain's HP Walls, Japan's Toshiba, Komatsu, Bridgestone , Fujitsu, Marubeni, Mitsui, Hyundai of South Korea, Redis of Italy, Guangyang of Taiwan, etc., have invested and settled in Chang. The completion and commissioning of these large projects have greatly promoted the development and growth of related industries in our city. .

We sincerely hope that investors at home and abroad can focus on the new century and come to share the fruits of Changzhou's rapid economic development and the joy of success brought by investing in this fertile soil.

Changzhou will create a better environment for the arrival of investors from home and abroad.

Changzhou is an ancient cultural city with more than 2,500 years of written history (known as "Dragon City" in history). It is also an emerging industrial city full of modern flavor and relatively developed economy. Changzhou currently governs two county-level cities, Jintan and Liyang, and five administrative districts: Wujin, New Taipei, Tianning, Zhonglou, and Qishuyan. The city has a total area of ??4,375 square kilometers and a total population of 3.516 million.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Golden Triangle of the Yangtze River, equidistant from the two major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, and joins hands with Suzhou and Wuxi to form the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou metropolitan area. Changzhou has very superior location conditions and convenient water, land and air transportation conditions. The urban area is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through it. The city's water network is criss-crossed, connecting rivers to the sea. As a national first-class open port, Changzhou Port on the Yangtze River has an annual cargo throughput of more than one million tons. The Changzhou Section Station of the Civil Aviation Changzhou-Nanjing Expressway has routes to more than 20 domestic large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou, and Xi'an.

During the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, Changzhou ranked among the top 50 cities in terms of comprehensive strength in the country, the top 50 cities in the country with excellent investment environment, the city of "China Human Settlements Environment Model Award", and successfully created a national sanitary city and a national environmental protection model city. Jiangsu Garden City.

Since the reform and opening up, the comprehensive strength of Changzhou’s national economy has been increasingly strengthened, the foreign economy has become increasingly active, urban construction has advanced with each passing day, social undertakings have flourished, and people’s lives have continued to improve. In 2005, the city's regional GDP reached 130.22 billion yuan, an increase of 18.1% based on current prices, and the per capita GDP exceeded US$4,500. This marked a new platform for the city's economic and social development. Total fiscal revenue reached 22 billion yuan, an increase of 25.9%, of which local general budget revenue was 9.5 billion yuan, an increase of 27.4%. The comprehensive agricultural production capacity has been significantly improved, with an agricultural added value of 5.65 billion yuan; the industrial economy continues to grow, with the total industrial output value exceeding 300 billion yuan, and the added value of industries above designated size reaching 60 billion yuan, an increase of 23% at comparable prices. There were 39 new provincial-level high-tech enterprises and 156 new high-tech products, and the output value of high-tech industries accounted for 32.3% of all industries. The development of the service industry showed a good momentum, with the added value reaching 45.04 billion yuan, an increase of 16.6%; the total retail sales of consumer goods in the society was 42 billion yuan, an increase of 16.3%.

Changzhou now has four pillar industries including agricultural machinery manufacturing, power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing, engineering machinery, vehicle and accessories manufacturing, new textiles and clothing, as well as electronic information equipment manufacturing and software, biomedicine and fine chemicals, The three major emerging industries, including new materials, are an important domestic production base for small and medium-power diesel engines, electronic information equipment, high-speed internal combustion locomotives, denim and other products. It owns 3 well-known Chinese trademarks of Changchai, Dongfeng and Xinke, 56 Jiangsu famous brand products, and 78 The production scale, market sales volume and technical level of our products rank among the top 5 in the same industry nationwide. Changzhou is striving to accelerate the strategic adjustment of its industrial structure to comprehensively promote the construction of a modern manufacturing base.

Guided by Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", we conscientiously implement the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and adhere to the requirements of the 14th Plenary Session of the 9th Municipal Party Committee. The Scientific Outlook on Development governs the overall economic and social development, closely focuses on the "two firsts" and the overall goal of enriching the people and strengthening the city, promotes comprehensive innovation, accelerates effective investment, promotes urban and rural coordination, achieves an all-round moderately prosperous society, promotes comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of the economy and society, and creates A new situation for our city’s rapid and easy development. This is the overall requirement for the work of the municipal government and the unified understanding of the whole city.

Adhere to the open economy as an important driving force for the rapid economic development of the city, and further form a strong synergy for the whole city to pay close attention to the open economy. Focus on attracting investment in high-tech industries such as electronic information, biomedicine, and new materials, as well as heavy chemical industry, environmental protection industry and other projects, and strive to form a more advanced industrial structure and related and concentrated enterprise clusters. Continuously expand the areas for utilizing foreign investment and increase the share of foreign investment in agriculture, social undertakings, infrastructure and services. Improve the rapid response, comprehensive coordination and tracking service mechanism for major projects, vigorously carry out joint investment promotion by districts and bureaus, attract internationally renowned companies and their R&D institutions to settle in Changzhou, and strive to achieve new breakthroughs in major investment projects. Paying attention to the actual contribution rate of contracted projects, expanding opening up, accelerating development, and actively promoting integration with the international economy are a major strategy that our city will unswervingly implement. In 2005, the agreed utilization of foreign capital was US$2.85 billion, an increase of more than 30%, and the registered foreign capital actually received US$870 million, an increase of more than 50% year-on-year. Foreign trade and foreign economy have grown steadily, with a total import and export volume of more than 8 billion US dollars, an increase of 20%, of which exports exceeded 6 billion US dollars, an increase of about 30%; the foreign business turnover was 190 million US dollars.

Currently, 73 countries and regions have invested in Changzhou, such as General Electric Company (GE), Ashland, Mettler Toledo, German F&G, Karl Mayer, Mannesmann Rexroth, France's Falino, Britain's Heiper Walls, Japan's Toshiba, Komatsu, Bridgestone, Fujitsu, Marubeni, Mitsui, Korea's Hyundai, Italy's Redis, Taiwan's Guangyang, etc. 50 Many multinational companies have invested and settled in Changchun, and a number of leading industrial chain projects with high technological content, high relevance and strong driving force, such as Texas Instruments of the United States, Charter Cryogenic Equipment, and Saint-Gobain of France, have also settled in the high-tech zone. The completion and commissioning of these large projects have greatly promoted the development and growth of related industries in our city.