Shanxi's transformation is getting out of the "coal dependence" dilemma

Source: Guangming Daily

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On September 28, the Jinyang Lake·First Integrated Circuit and Software Industry Summit was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and projects were signed 131, with a total investment of 80 billion yuan, to comprehensively build Shanxi Digital Economy 2.0.

When it comes to Shanxi's transformation, the most common saying is "prosperous because of coal, but trapped because of coal." How to get rid of over-reliance on coal is the essence and key of Shanxi's transformation and development.

Today, from advocating coal to advocating science and technology, from coal mining to mining culture, from relying on coal to relying on the environment, Shanxi is stepping out of the dilemma of "coal dependence" step by step.

From Chongmei to Chongke Technology

In June this year, Xinyuan Coal Mine opened my country’s first coal mine underground 5G network. This is also the deepest underground 5G network. It launched electromechanical chamber wireless Three 5G applications include human inspection, unmanned operation on the tunneling surface, and unmanned operation on the fully mechanized mining surface, gradually realizing unmanned, automated, and visualized operation of the mine.

“The deployment of 5G in coal mines is a new requirement put forward by the intelligentization of coal mines.” Zhai Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Yangmei Group, said that in the intelligent construction in recent years, Xinyuan Coal Mine has reduced the number of There are 321 underground operators. In terms of formulating national "5G + smart mine" standards and building 5G industrial application industry clusters, Yangmei Group is redefining a new model of future mining.

The transformation and development of the coal industry is in full swing, and the steel industry has already tasted the benefits of transformation. In the production workshop of TISCO Stainless Steel Precision Strip Co., Ltd., rolls of "hand-shredded steel" as thin as cicada wings slowly come out.

In August, the company achieved a major breakthrough in foil thinning. Thinner "hand-shredded steel" was launched, with a further reduction of 0.005mm from the ultimate thickness of 0.02mm, for use in new energy vehicle batteries. . Up to now, 18 kinds of special steel products of Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. are the first in China, 26 kinds of products have the largest market share, and more than 40 kinds of products have effectively replaced imports.

Shanxi’s traditional industries are blooming with new flowers, and emerging industries are even more vibrant. The integrated circuit and software industry is an important breakthrough and one of the main directions for Shanxi's transformation and development. From January to August, the main business income of enterprises above designated size in the software industry in Shanxi Province increased by nearly 40% year-on-year, and the software business income increased by 97.17% year-on-year. The industry-wide profit increased by 21.71% year-on-year, forming a number of industry applications with Shanxi characteristics.

From coal mining to culture mining

On the evening of September 5, the 2020 Zuo Quan Folk Song Show came to an end, but the "Zuo Quan fever" and "folk song fever" continued to heat up. Big data monitoring statistics show that from the press conference on June 9 to 8:00 on September 8, the number of online readings of topics related to "2020 Zuoquan Folk Song Collection" reached a total of 826 million times.

In 2019, Jinzhong City’s innovative thinking founded the Zuoquan Folk Song Club, allowing Zuoquan folk songs with a rich earthy flavor to spread across the country and the world, becoming another cultural business card of Shanxi Province’s foreign exchanges.

The holding of the Folk Song Festival not only popularized the stage and brand of the Zuoquan Folk Song Festival, but also directly promoted the two-way development of the cultural tourism industry, helping 11,000 poor people to be steadily lifted out of poverty.

Ren Xiuhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Jinzhong Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said: “By holding the folk song event, we will activate ecological cultural tourism resources, innovate cultural tourism integration paths, and create unique cultural tourism brands to promote the country and the world. Conveying the beauty of folk songs, gathering popularity, creating a brand, and gaining market share for Zuoquan Eco-Cultural Tourism.”

The successful holding of Zuoquan Folk Song Festival is an important step for Shanxi to implement the strategy of strengthening the province through culture and strengthen and optimize the cultural tourism industry. A microcosm. Use literature to promote travel, and travel to promote literature. In recent years, Shanxi has made great strides in cultivating cultural tourism as a strategic pillar industry for transformation and development.

"Walking into Shanxi is like walking into the Chinese History Museum. You can feel the historical pulse of Chinese civilization everywhere." Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, recommended Shanxi, "Look at Shanxi with five thousand years of civilization. , Traveling to Shanxi is to read history.”

On September 10, the Sixth Tourism Development Conference of Shanxi Province was held, setting off a new round of cultural tourism development climax. Wang Aiqin, director of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that the annual tourism development conference showcases the beautiful scenery, promotes the rich history, and highlights the profound connotation of "traveling to Shanxi to read history." It is reported that during the Tourism Development Conference alone, a total of 18 projects were signed in the three major sectors of Yellow River, Great Wall and Taihang, totaling 31.72 billion yuan.

From relying on coal to relying on the environment

On September 15, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment announced that after all-round comprehensive management, the overall surface water environment in Shanxi continued to improve. In August All 58 surface water sections in the province have been eliminated as inferior to Class V in the national examination.

On September 16, the sky in Taiyuan was as clear and translucent as a mirror. PM2.5 was only 2 micrograms/cubic meter, setting a record for the best single day in history. Just in August, the average concentration of PM2.5 in Shanxi province was 24 micrograms/cubic meter, reaching the best level in a single month since monitoring records began.

While the beautiful scenery of "People say Shanxi has good scenery" reappears, the voice of "People say Shanxi has good environment" also echoes in our ears.

On September 23, the Shenzhen OCT InterContinental Hotel, the Pearl River Delta Region Investment Shanxi Key Project Promotion Conference was held here. Relevant persons in charge from 15 departments in Shanxi provided "point-to-point" responses to the demands of enterprises and provided "one enterprise, one policy" personalized service plans, giving enterprise bosses a "reassurance".

The Jinke Shanxi Smart Technology City project located in Jinzhong Development Zone, Shanxi’s transformation and comprehensive reform demonstration zone, took only 37 days from the signing of the contract to the start of construction, and only 8 days from the start of construction to the official opening of the project investment center. Over the course of many months, it was possible to sign the contract within the same year, acquire the land within the same year, start construction within the same year, and open the park for investment within the same year, becoming a classic case in the reform of the commitment system for investment projects in Shanxi.

On March 1 this year, the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment of Shanxi Province" was implemented on a trial basis, marking that Shanxi's optimization of the business environment has entered the legal and standardized track. One seal governs approval, one platform governs transactions, one system governs supervision, and one hotline governs convenience... Departments at all levels in Shanxi Province have taken active actions to coordinate and promote special actions to create the "six best" business environment, and pave the way for Shanxi's transformation and development Take the lead in pioneering a new path to create a first-class business environment.