What is Wuxi's status in China?

Wuxi is located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Shanghai in the east, Nanjing in the west, Zhejiang and Anhui in the south, the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the middle. The city has a total area of 4,788 square kilometers and a population of nearly 4.4 million, including an urban area of 1.659 square kilometers and a population of 2 1.59 million. It has jurisdiction over two county-level cities, Jiangyin and Yixing, and seven districts, namely Chong 'an, Nanchang, Beitang, Xishan, Huishan, Binhu and New District.

Wuxi has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate with four distinct seasons, with an average annual temperature of 15.5C, an average annual rainfall of 1000mm, a frost-free period of about 230 days and an average annual sunshine hours of about 2,000 hours. It is a famous land of fish and rice in China.

Cinnamomum camphora in Wuxi, Rhododendron mume in Wuxi, and the city song "Beauty of Taihu Lake".

Wuxi is a historic city in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wuxi, also known as Liangxi, is one of the eight ancient cultural areas in China with a history of more than 3,000 years. At the end of Shang Dynasty, Taibo, the eldest son of Zhou, went south, settled in Meili (now Meicun Town, Wuxi) and established the "Wu Gou" country. During the Warring States Period, Huang Xie, Shen Jun of Chu, was sealed in Wu, with Wuxi as its capital. In the 5th year of Emperor Gaozu (202 BC), Wuxi County was formally established. 195 1 year, divided into Wuxi city and Wuxi county. Wuxi is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu province, and Wuxi county belongs to Suzhou area. 1983 implemented the system of city governing county, which governed Jiangyin, Wuxi and Yixing. 200 1 Xishan city (formerly Wuxi county) was abolished, and Xishan and Huishan districts were established. Wuxi has a long history and rich humanities, which has nurtured many cultural celebrities and artists, such as Gu Kaizhi, a great painter in the Jin Dynasty, Ni Zan, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty and a great painter in the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Xiake, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty, Xue Fucheng, a modern diplomat and thinker, Zhou Peiyuan and Qian Weichang, economists Sun and Xue Muqiao, Qian Zhongshu, a master of Chinese studies, and Xu Beihong and Hua, folk musicians. At present, there are nearly 70 academicians of Wuxi Academy of Sciences, ranking among the best in all cities in China.

In recent years, focusing on the goal of building a famous cultural city, Wuxi has vigorously developed cultural undertakings, and the national quality and the level of urban and rural civilization have been significantly improved. In the next few years, Wuxi will vigorously strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, so that the city's comprehensive cultural strength ranks in the forefront of the province.

Wuxi is an economic center city.

/kloc-In the middle of the 9th century, Wuxi has always been one of the "Four Big Rice Markets" in China, and it is also a famous "Silk Market" and "Cloth Wharf". At the beginning of the 20th century, a number of industrial and commercial giants, represented by the Rong family, were born in Wuxi, which became one of the birthplaces of national industry and commerce in China and won the reputation of "little shanghai". In the early 1970s, Wuxi's township industry was at the forefront of the country. After the reform and opening up, Wuxi's economic aggregate has been ranked among the top ten large and medium-sized cities in China, and it has become one of the national 15 economic center cities and 13 larger cities. At present, Wuxi has created 1.6% of the national economic aggregate with about five ten thousandths of land and four thousandths of population.

In 2003, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) reached19 billion yuan, an increase of 15% year-on-year, and the per capita GDP exceeded $5,200, and the industrialization process jumped to a new level. Fiscal revenue was 26.5 billion yuan, an increase of 26%; The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 89.3 billion yuan, an increase of 66%; Among them, industrial investment was 52 billion yuan, an increase of 9 1%. In recent years, the private individual economy has developed rapidly. In 2003, the added value of private individual economy was 59,365.438 billion yuan, accounting for 3654.38+0.2% of the national economy. Wuxi has basically formed five pillar industries focusing on high-grade textiles, characteristic metallurgy, electromechanical and automobile parts, and the proportion of pillar industries in the total industrial output value exceeds 50%. High-tech industries focusing on electronic information, biomedicine and new materials have been formed, and the proportion of high-tech industries in the total industrial output value has increased year by year; It has formed a large-scale enterprise focusing on Wuxi Little Swan, Xichai, Sunshine, Fu Wei and Hongdu. The number of listed companies reached 2 1 family, and the total number of listed companies and total financing in the city ranked first in prefecture-level cities in China. Famous brand products focusing on Little Swan washing machine, Xiexin woolen cloth and red bean clothing have been formed, and the domestic market share of 4/kloc-0 products in the whole city has reached more than 20%.

Wuxi is a pioneer in opening to the outside world.

Wuxi 1985 was approved as an open coastal city, which started early and made rapid progress. Open economy has become an important part of urban economy. In recent years, Wuxi's open economy has developed rapidly, becoming one of the most active cities in China, and a number of world-renowned multinational companies have invested in Wuxi. Japanese Highland, Korean Plate, Taiwan Province Team and Hongkong Group are on the rise. In 2003, the city agreed to register 5 billion US dollars of foreign capital, reaching 2.7 billion US dollars, and newly approved over 100 million US dollars of projects 15. The utilization of foreign capital in urban construction and service industry has more than doubled year-on-year. New progress was made in foreign trade, with the total import and export volume reaching US$ 654.38 billion, up by 47.6%, of which US$ 7.32 billion was exported, up by 42.4%. The export of mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products accounted for 59.8% and 33.9% of the total export respectively. The city has formed three state-level development zones and five provincial-level development zones, accounting for more than 3/4 of the city's foreign capital utilization, and has become the leader of the city's opening up. According to statistics from authoritative organizations, Wuxi is one of the cities with the best investment environment in China, the most competitive city in China and the most potential city in China.

Wuxi is a famous tourist attraction.

Wuxi, located on the coast of Taihu Lake, is one of the national 10 key tourist cities, which combines the beauty of rivers, lakes, springs and caves, with beautiful natural scenery and rich human landscape. In recent years, Wuxi has accelerated the construction of a large-scale tourism pattern and strived to launch the brand of "Taihu Lake". At present, Wuxi, Jiangyin and Yixing have all entered the ranks of "excellent tourist cities in China", with five 4A-level scenic spots and two 3A-level scenic spots. In 2003, the city received 18.09 million domestic and foreign tourists, including 438,000 overseas tourists, and the total tourism revenue reached18 billion yuan.

Wuxi is like a bright pearl on the shore of Taihu Lake, and its famous tourist attractions are beautiful. Blue waves ripple in Taihu Lake, and the ancient canal flows leisurely. Taihu Lake has beautiful scenery and outstanding people, which is condensed into "Eighteen Scenes of Wuxi Tourism": Zhu Yi Chuntao, Chicken Farm Qingyun, lingshan scenic spot, Xishan Qingyun, Zhongshi Cinema, Canal Antique, Er Quan Yue Ying, Taibo Ruins, Shanjuan Cave, Xiake's Hometown, Lihu Smoky Green and Ebi Lanjiang.

In 2003, Wuxi won the honorary title of "National Garden City".

Wuxi is a regional transportation hub.

Beijing-shanghai railway, Xinchang Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Huyi Expressway, Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway and Yanjiang Expressway crisscross. They are the intersection of Shanghai-Chengdu, Heilongjiang-Hainan and Shanghai-Beijing expressway. It is also an important node connecting north and south and communicating east and west. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through Wuxi. Jiangyin Port is one of the important transshipment ports in the Yangtze River estuary. With the opening of Wuxi Airport, the completion of Ning Hang and expressway along the Yangtze River, and the construction of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, Wuxi's position as a transportation hub will become more obvious. In recent years, according to the general idea of "urban modernization, rural urbanization and urban-rural integration", Wuxi has intensified its urbanization, and the urbanization level of the whole city has exceeded 60% in 2003. Wuxi has set off a new wave of urban construction since it was identified as a mega-city with key development by the provincial party committee and government. 200 1, 1, with the approval of the State Council, Xishan City was abolished, the urban administrative divisions were adjusted, the urban area was expanded, an open and group-like urban development plan consisting of the main urban area, sub-urban areas and satellite cities was formulated, and the goal of "one thing a year, a big change in three years" was put forward, striving to invest 20 billion yuan in three years.

Tomorrow in Wuxi will be better.

The beginning of the new century is an important historical period for Wuxi to take the lead in building a well-off society in an all-round way and basically realizing modernization. The overall goal, main tasks and implementation steps of Wuxi to strive for the "two first" pilot and demonstration areas in the province are clarified. The main idea is that by 2005, the city's GDP will increase by 654.38+00 billion yuan, reaching more than 260 billion yuan; The per capita GDP reaches about 7000 dollars; Fiscal revenue doubled to more than 40 billion yuan; The per capita disposable income of urban residents and the per capita net income of farmers increased at an average annual rate of 10% and above 6%. By 20 10, the economic and social development and people's affluence will reach or approach the level of moderately developed countries in the world, and Wuxi will take the lead in basically realizing modernization and building itself into a "big, strong, rich and beautiful" modern city.