Chinanews.com, Nanchang, November 28 (Reporter Wu Pengquan) Longnan City, adjacent to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is the "South Gate" of Jiangxi Province and an ancient Hakka city with a thousand years.
Zhong Xuhui, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Longnan Economic Development Zone, director of the management committee, and secretary of the Longnan Municipal Party Committee, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency recently that the city is comprehensively and deeply "embracing" the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and striving to build a world-famous Hakka cultural city.
All-round and multi-field to South Rongwan
Although Longnan, Jiangxi Province is not along the border or the sea, in recent years, relying on its unique advantages in geography, kinship, and resources, it has moved south to the bay area to catch up with the sea and tide, and opened up to the outside world with a new look.
The picture shows the train passing through the Longnan section of the Jiangxi-Shenzhen high-speed railway.
(Data map) Photo by Guo Zhihui
"As a 'Rongwan Bridge Fortress', Longnan is integrated into the Greater Bay Area in an all-round way." Zhong Xuhui introduced, as an example, that in terms of institutional mechanisms, Guangzhou Zengcheng District and Zengcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone were selected as reference places to strengthen communication and exchange, and strive to build Catch up in terms of ideology, work style, and development trend.
In terms of industrial development, seize the opportunity of industrial spillover in the Greater Bay Area, accelerate the construction of a demonstration zone for industrial cooperation in the Jiangxi-Guangdong border area, and create the best place to undertake the transfer of the electronic information industry in the Greater Bay Area.
In terms of infrastructure, a transportation network extending in all directions has been built, and the opening of the Jiangxi-Shenzhen high-speed railway has allowed Longnan to integrate into the 1-hour economic and living circle of the Greater Bay Area.
As early as the 1990s, Jiangxi Longnan learned from Guangdong and established an industrial park.
Entering a new era, Longnan City has created the "Longyiban" business brand with "Greater Bay Area thinking", and strives to create a business environment that is indistinguishable from that of the Greater Bay Area.
It takes only half a day for individual industrial and commercial households to register, and it only takes half a day to start a business, and the policies that benefit enterprises are quickly realized... Zhong Xuhui said that Longnan City has cashed in a total of 280 million yuan in policy funds for 535 companies, handled 388 million yuan in tax refunds, and reduced or exempted various types Taxes and fees of 120 million yuan; deepen the tracking service mechanism and provide full life cycle services for enterprises and projects.
According to statistics, nearly 60% of the 77 projects signed in Jiangxi Longnan this year came from the Greater Bay Area.
In the first three quarters of this year, the total import and export volume of Longnan's foreign trade increased by 15.81%; the actual use of project funds outside the province increased by 10.11%, ranking first in Ganzhou.
Prospered by opening up, Jiangxi Longnan, an "open new city", has achieved a historic transformation from a small county in the southern Jiangxi mountainous area to a strong industrial city in the province.
Aerial photography of Longnan Guanxi Wai in Jiangxi Province.
(Data map) Photo by Ye Bo
Build a world famous Hakka cultural city
With the approval of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, Jiangxi Longnan will host the 32nd World Hakka Conference in November 2023.
This is the first time that the World Guest Club will be held in a county-level city in inland China since its inception.
"We will host the World Hakka Club with a global vision, international standards, and Longnan characteristics, and strive to build it into a world-famous Hakka cultural city, and strive to make Longnan the 'Longnan of the World'." Zhong Xuhui said.
Zhong Xuhui revealed that Longnan City has carefully planned the "Four Twos" activities (two pavilions: Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum and Kenqin Pavilion; two evening parties: opening ceremony evening party and closing ceremony evening party; two forums: Youth Talent Forum and Hakka Culture Forum ; two promotions: investment promotion and publicity promotion) and a series of activities such as "Into Ganzhou" exhibition.
Aerial photography of Longguangwei in Longnan, Jiangxi Province.
(Data map) Photo by Lei Cen
Jiangxi Longnan will also accelerate the construction of more than 20 cultural and tourism projects themed on Hakka culture, attracting more Hakka folks to come to seek their roots, visit their ancestors, travel and invest in business; Communication, let Longnan Hakka culture go out of Longnan and go to the world.
As the core area of the National Hakka Cultural and Ecological Protection Zone, the Hakka culture in Longnan, Jiangxi has a long history. In particular, there are 376 unique enclosures in the territory, including Kansai Xinwei, Yanyiwei, and Wushiwei. It is known as the "world capital of enclosures" "Reputation.
Zhong Xuhui said that in recent years, Longnan has deeply excavated Hakka cultural resources, protected and repaired a number of Hakka enclosures, and integrated Hakka elements into urban construction. "Facing the future, we will continue to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Hakka culture, so that Hakka culture shine."
Great Achievements in Economic and Social Development
In the past ten years, Jiangxi Longnan's GDP has increased from 8.512 billion yuan to 20.012 billion yuan, and the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents has increased by 1.87 times and 1.61 times respectively. The Provincial Open Economy Comprehensive Award is the only county (city, district) in the province that has won this award for 12 consecutive years.
In Zhong Xuhui's view, the ten years of Longnan's new era is the decade with the best development quality and the decade with the most benefits for the people.
In the past ten years, Longnan has promoted wonderful changes in the "City of Surrounding Houses, Landscape and Dragon City", which has become a vivid epitome of the revitalization and development of the Soviet Area in southern Jiangxi.
Together with the people of the whole country, the folks in Longnan City have entered a well-off society in an all-round way as scheduled and are striding towards a new journey.
Zhong Xuhui said that in addition to continuing to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation and promote the stable increase of income of the people who have been lifted out of poverty, Longnan is also actively exploring new paths for rural development and promoting the overall revitalization of the countryside.
Aerial photography of the scenery of Longnan City, Jiangxi Province.
(Data map) Photo by Wang Qunying
At present, Longnan, Jiangxi Province has created a number of rural revitalization demonstration sites, revitalized and utilized 665 idle residential buildings (rooms) in rural areas, and built a number of old house homestay clusters, benefiting more than 12,000 people.
Today, a beautiful picture of "a strong party building, prosperous industries, beautiful urban and rural areas, and happiness for the people" is slowly unfolding on the land of Longnan.
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Longnan City, Jiangxi Province is making every effort to implement rural construction and build a beautiful village that is livable and suitable for business.
(Data map) Photo by Li Linxuan