"The country's first county-level city with a GDP exceeding 500 billion yuan",
The recently published data,
Give way to the southernmost part of Jiangsu,
Hidden in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River
County-level city of Kunshan,
Once again become the focus of attention from all walks of life.
Kunshan's comprehensive strength has been more than ten years in a row
Occupy the top 100 counties in China.
What kind of concept is 500 billion yuan?
There is a set of data comparison of 500 billion yuan——
Among the 174 cities in China that have been counted in 2022,
The GDP of 37 cities is above 500 billion yuan.
That is,
Kunshan's total GDP exceeds
Nearly 80% of prefecture-level cities in China,
Municipalities or provincial capitals.
Even the per capita GDP of Kunshan
Higher than many countries in the world.
October 2022,
China's latest city size classification "released",
Kunshan has a permanent population of 2.0925 million
Successfully ranked among the "big cities".
"Small town with many stories" is a thing of the past.
Those who gather "big cities" will create greater glories,
It is today's Kunshan.
This is less than a thousand square kilometers of land,
What is so magical about it?
Seeing Kunshan for the first time: a rich and fertile dream water town
Kunshan is named after the mountain,
But it is a place full of water.
Water in Kunshan has at least lakes,
River, River, Dian, Dang, Yang, Jing,
Bang, Pu, pool, pond, pond, port
And many other names.
The current water body area of Kunshan
still accounts for 21% of the city's area,
It is a typical Jiangnan water city.
Water gave birth to this small city in the south of the Yangtze River.
Here is "China's first water town" Zhouzhuang,
Here is the delicate and soft "Shuimoqiang" of Kunqu Opera,
The clear water of Yangcheng Lake,
Nourishes the famous hairy crab.
Kunshan,
It is worthy of being the dream water town in people's hearts.
Taste of Kunshan: Drunk Jiangnan with the Rhythm of Water
Kunqu opera, also known as "Kunqiang" and "Kunju",
It is an ancient drama.
2001
Kunqu Opera is listed by UNESCO as
The first batch of "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".
Kunqu Opera originated in Kunshan in the 14th century.
And named after Kunshan,
Known as "the ancestor of a hundred operas" and "the teacher of a hundred operas".
The style of Kunqu Opera is elegant, gentle, delicate and lyrical.
The performance is full of singing and dancing, and the program is rigorous,
It is a representative of Chinese classical opera.
The leisurely Kunshan, the continuous water town,
nourished the people on the water,
It has also bred generations of talents.
was born here
Gu Yanwu, who shouted "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world",
nurtured here
Qian Qihu, winner of the highest national science and technology award.
Zu Chongzhi calculated pi here.
Liang Chenyu, Wei Liangfu, Tang Xianzu...
Generations of literati relay,
He sang the world-renowned Kunqu Opera.
look up to the sky,
Fei Junlong from Kunshan
Sending New Year greetings to the people of the whole country in space.
The water town has bred rich products,
It also brings great taste.
represented by this
"One crab on the table with a hundred flavors"
Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.
in the Legends,
Hairy crabs used to be "mangling bugs" that people couldn't avoid.
Until Ba Jie in Kunshan dared to try,
Become "the first person to eat crabs",
This illuminates the cooking of Kunshan people,
The "skill tree" for breeding hairy crabs.
This "dare to be the first to eat crab" spirit,
It is still flowing in the blood of Kunshan people,
Let Kunshan people boldly innovate, dare to be the first, and bravely stand at the forefront.
In Bacheng Town, Kunshan, the hometown of hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake,
Surrounded by five lakes,
It is like a piece of beautiful jade inlaid in the land of Jiangnan.
As an important ecological town in the west of Kunshan,
There are 5 lakes of more than 1,000 mu in Bacheng,
484 rivers,
Bacheng has Chuodun Ancient Village,
Nanwu Bagua Water City and other traditional villages,
Yangcheng Lake has nurtured a thousand-year-old village.
now
Bacheng has formed a spring flower appreciation,
Playing in the water in summer, tasting crabs in autumn, and keeping healthy in winter
"Four Seasons Tour" is a new form of rural eco-tourism.
Folk customs and delicious food in the water town
It also attracts tourists from all over the world.
Every year on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year,
Shen Wansan, the "God of Wealth" in the south of the Yangtze River
Zhouzhuang Town where he once lived,
people gather here,
Hold the annual "Welcome the God of Wealth" event,
Expect prosperity in the new year.
People rushed to Zhouzhuang to "get rich",
Touching the fortune cow, walking the way of wealth, gathering wealth,
Pray for good luck for a year.
The resulting "Shen Wansan Hoof"
It is also a well-known delicacy in Zhouzhuang.
The taste is delicious and melts in the mouth,
Loved by people.
Decoding the "Road to Kunshan": The Miracle and the Birth of a Legend
1980s
Kunshan is also an agricultural county with "half a bowl of rice outside Suzhou city".
The level of economic development ranks at the end of the Suzhou area.
In 1984, Kunshan people played
The spirit of "dare to be the first to eat crabs",
Set up industrial development zones at their own expense.
August 1992,
Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone was "nationally approved",
Ranked among the national development zone sequence.
From an inward-looking economy to an outward-looking economy,
broke out here
A nationally known "Kunshan Road".
Thirty years of wind and rain,
The first export processing zone in mainland China with closed customs,
The first wholly foreign-owned enterprise in Jiangsu Province,
The first Sino-foreign joint venture in Jiangsu Province,
The country's first county-level overseas students business park...
Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone
Growing up among countless "firsts".
July 22, 1988
"People's Daily" published a report on the front page
"Self-financed Development - Notes on Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone",
And distribute the commentator's article "Three Comments on "The Road to Kunshan".
From then on, with "dare to venture, dare to try, only real and hard work"
Struggle, forge ahead, innovate and create excellence”
The "Kunshan Road" as the spiritual core,
Famous all over the world.
Develop industrial complexes at their own expense
Butterfly has become a new modern industrial city,
Kunshan Development Zone
Too many miracles and legends were born.
In 2010, approved by the State Council,
Kunshan High-tech Industrial Park
Upgraded to a national high-tech industrial development zone,
Created a precedent for the establishment of national high-tech zones in county-level cities.
As a county-level city,
Kunshan accounts for one ten thousandth of China's land area
Created 2% of the country's total import and export.
In the 2023 Local Government Work Report,
The goals set by Kunshan are:
The GDP of the region will grow by about 5%.
General public budget revenue increased by about 5.5%.
The total industrial output value above the designated size increased by about 5%.
The development of Kunshan,
Also benefited from its superior geographical location.
Jiangsu is the southernmost point, and the "bridge" connects to Shanghai.
In Huaqiao Town, Kunshan,
Many people choose to work across provinces.
Don't catch the high-speed rail, don't take the bus,
You can enter Shanghai by taking the subway.
Shanghai Metro Line 11,
From Disney's Enchanted Castle,
The magic tour station directly connected to Huaqiao,
It has become the first inter-provincial (city) subway in China.
ever since
Working hard in Shanghai, leisurely returning to Huaqiao,
till now
The two places support each other and develop hand in hand,
"Yangtze River Delta Integration" is here
was perfectly interpreted.
In the urban agglomeration adjacent to Shanghai,
Kunshan is undoubtedly the most closely integrated with Shanghai.
Kunshan is the exit of Shanghai going north.
312 National Road, Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway,
Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, Shanghai-Nanjing intercity,
All from Kunshan.
Even more surprising is that,
In Kunshan,
There are four high-speed rail stations alone.
They are Kunshan South, Yangcheng Lake,
Huaqiao, Kunshan Station.
The flowers bloom side by side, with branches on both sides of the bank.
Bingdilian is one of the "Three Treasures of Kunshan".
It is also a vivid interpretation of the cooperation between the two sides of the Kunshan Strait.
Kunshan is the most active Taiwanese investment in mainland China.
Taiwan-funded enterprises are the most intensive,
One of the areas with the most frequent cross-strait economic, trade and cultural exchanges.
By the end of October 2022,
Kunshan City has approved a total of 5,585 Taiwan-funded projects,
The total investment is 67.108 billion US dollars,
The registered capital is 34.242 billion US dollars.
In 2020,
Kunshan City was successfully approved as a national financial reform pilot zone,
Be the first in mainland China
A financial reform pilot zone with cross-strait characteristics.
in daily life,
Nearly 100,000 Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots call Kunshan their home.
Kunshan is also actively building
The spiritual home where Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots live,
Make every effort to build a living harbor for Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots to live and work in peace and contentment.
This year's Spring Festival,
As a cross-strait exchange base
Kunshan Huiju Square is decorated with lights and festoons.
"Another Village on Treasure Island" Huiju Night Market has been renovated,
An authentic treasure island style
It attracted many Taiwan compatriots to go to the night market to relieve their nostalgia.
In the Taiwanese restaurants on the Yellow River Road,
Piao Lai Oyster Omelette, Crispy Salted Chicken,
The aroma of large intestines wrapped in small intestines, etc.
Customers on both sides of the strait are indistinguishable from each other,
Toast to each other and taste Taiwanese delicacies together.
A long history of inheritance,
telling people
The cultural charm of Kunshan, a beautiful place;
Numerous cultural intangible heritage
passing on to people
The infinite charm of Kunshan, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River;
strong economy,
tell the people
The hard-working spirit of Kunshan people...
Kunshan is worth your visit!
Author: Tang Juan Zhongsheng Xu Shanshan
The pictures in this article are provided by the Propaganda Department of Kunshan Municipal Party Committee
(WeChat public account of China News Service)