Wafangdian city is located in the central and western part of Liaodong Peninsula and the northernmost part of Dalian. It faces the sea on one side and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It has beautiful natural scenery and abundant reserves of geothermal, wind energy, minerals and other natural resources, and is known as the "Oriental DIA City". With an area of 3,794 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 21 townships, 9 streets and 1 development zone, with a resident population of 1.03 million. It is an important nuclear power energy base, the first batch of national health cities and environmental protection model cities at county level in Northeast China.
First, the history and culture have a long history. Wafangdian is known as the "Hometown of Confucius and Mencius" on the other side of Qilu. As early as four or five thousand years ago, ancestors lived and multiplied here, and it belonged to Liaodong County of Yan State during the Warring States Period. During the Kangxi period, businessmen surnamed Qu built three Wafang inns, hence the name Wafangdian. There are many existing cultural monuments, and Hengshan Academy, which has a history of more than 170 years, was once the highest institution of higher learning in southern Liaoning. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Fuxian County belonged to Liaodong Province at the beginning, and changed to Lvda City in 1959. In 1985, with the approval of the State Council, Fuxian County was abolished and Wafangdian City was built. Wafangdian is a famous general county with more than 30 generals of the Republic coming out from here; It is the cradle of scientists, chief designer of lunar exploration project, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences Sun Jiadong, chief designer of Shenzhou spaceship and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Qi Faren; It is an athlete distribution center, Olympic rowing medal winner Liu Zhiyu, National Windsurfing Championship champions Gan Dongjie and Yan Fei, and National Women's Softball Championship champions Lu Ying, Liu Lili and Wang Yanan; A large number of outstanding figures, such as Gao Yubao, the famous "warrior writer" and the author of "The Rooster Crowds in the Middle of the Night", come from this hot land.
Second, the potential of tourism resources is unlimited. Marine tourism has sprung up everywhere, with a coastline of 461 kilometers and 10 national A-level tourist attractions, ranking first in Liaoning Province, undertaking 40% of marine tourism projects in three northeastern provinces every year. Hot spring tourism is in the ascendant, and geothermal resources are accumulated. Longmen, Yidian, Jiangjunshi and other hot spring health areas have their own characteristics and become new economic growth points. The charm of mountain tourism is lasting, and the popularity of traditional Fuzhou eight scenic spots has not diminished for years. Laomao Mountain in Changbai Mountain is 848 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in southern Liaoning and is known as the "Little Huangshan Mountain" in Northeast China; Longtan Mountain, a famous Taoist temple, has cultural landscapes such as Tang Dynasty Mountain City, Longhua Taoist Temple and Small City. Longtan has been watching ancient times all the year round; Dongping Mountain, Xiping Mountain and Dapingshan Natural Stone Forest Parks are various, attracting a large number of tourists for sightseeing every year. At present, they are well-known punching places in online celebrity.
Third, the location advantage is unique. It is 292 kilometers away from Shenyang in the north, 130 kilometers away from Yingkou and 108 kilometers away from Dalian in the south. Except Wafangdian, there is no other medium-sized city between Dalian and Yingkou, which has great development potential. The transportation network extends in all directions, with Changda Railway, Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway, Binhai Highway, Chengba Highway and Shenda Expressway running through the territory, forming a complete transportation system and a complete one-hour working circle, which is an important node of Liaoning coastal economic belt. The coastline is 461 kilometers long, ranking second at the county level in China. It is located in Changxing Island and Taiping Bay, and is the core hub of the international shipping center and logistics center in Northeast Asia.
Fourth, the comparative advantage of industry is outstanding. Wafangdian is the only "bearing capital" and "home textile tassel city" in China, and the bearing industry has been selected as "Top 50 Industrial Clusters in China" and "National New Industrialization Industry Demonstration Base"; Hongyanhe Nuclear Power is the first nuclear power plant and the largest energy project in Northeast China. Located at 39 degrees north latitude, It has the reputation of "Golden Fruit Planting Belt" and "Best Livestock and Poultry and Aquaculture Belt" in China, It is also famous as "Hometown of Apples", "Hometown of Big Cherry in China", "Hometown of Liaoning trepang in China" and "Capital of Horseradish Industry in China". It has nine national geographical indication products of agricultural products and won the title of "First Batch of National Modern Agricultural Demonstration Zones". In 2020, the big cherry and sea cucumber industries were approved to create a national modern agricultural industrial park.
In recent years, wafangdian city has fully implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi's series of important speeches and instructions on revitalizing Northeast China, taking the county economy and business environment as the overall goal, seizing the strategic opportunity of revitalizing Northeast China, fully promoting the three-dimensional integration and development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and striving to be the vanguard of high-quality development of county economy. In 2021, the regional GDP was 64.37 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3%; The general public budget revenue increased by 58.3%; Investment in fixed assets increased by 11.6%; The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 15.1%; Total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 2.0%; The actual funds in place outside the province increased by 18.0%, and the actual funds in place in the province increased by 87.0%; The actual utilization of foreign capital increased by 119.0%; The per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 9.7%; The total number of market players increased by 25%. In CCID's National Top 100 County Economy Appraisal by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, it rose from 89 in 2017 to 63, ranking first in Northeast China. In the first quarter of 2022, the city's regional GDP reached 13.60 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3% (the added value of the primary industry was 1.37 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0%; The added value of the secondary industry was 5.31 billion yuan, an increase of 14.0%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 6.91 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5%), the investment in fixed assets increased by 13.1%, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 15.5%, the total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 6.8%, and the import and export of foreign trade increased by 9%, successfully achieving a "good start". Wafangdian, which is taking off, has a bright future and can be expected in the future.
First, new industries will continue to improve quality and efficiency. Adhere to the industry to take the lead in revitalizing, and do a good job in three articles on structural adjustment of "old brand", "original brand" and "new brand". By promoting intelligent transformation, encouraging scientific and technological innovation, and giving full play to the role of associations, traditional advantageous industries such as bearing and equipment manufacturing will be promoted to realize industrial chain reengineering and value chain upgrading, so as to better adapt to the new development pattern. By introducing the leading enterprises in Gaoqiu Liuhe, Heyuan Animal Husbandry and other industries, we will promote high-end auto parts, modern food processing and other industries to extend and supplement the chain, continuously expand the industrial scale and improve the industrial concentration. Vigorously develop strategic emerging industries. New energy industries represented by nuclear power, wind power, photovoltaic and hydrogen energy and new materials industries represented by nickel-based, ferrochrome and lithium batteries are in the ascendant. Create a first-class business environment, and promote the growth of enterprise groups, the upgrading of energy levels and the vitality of generate. A total of 143 property right certificates and 10 fire protection permits have been handled for 36 enterprises. Last year, financial institutions were coordinated to provide new loans of 50.2 billion yuan for enterprises. In the past four years, the number of enterprises has increased by 8% annually; The number of industrial enterprises above designated size increased from 131 to 213, and the growth rate of output value and added value remained stable at around 10%; It ranks 64th among the top 100 industrial counties, 68th among the top 100 investment competitiveness counties and 83rd among the top 100 innovation competitiveness counties, ranking first in Northeast China.
Second, modern agriculture will continue to improve steadily. Taking rural revitalization as the overall goal, developing agriculture with the concept of industry. Actively promote the structural reform of the supply side of agriculture, strengthen the protection and use control of cultivated land, and steadily increase the output of grain, fruit, livestock and poultry breeding and mariculture year by year. Focus on developing high-quality agriculture, continuously improve the standardization, scale and branding level of superior agricultural products, A number of deep processing projects such as meat and horseradish have landed one after another, and the influence of characteristic products such as apples, grapes, nectarines, shrimp skins, sweet potatoes and millet has been continuously improved. Big cherries and sea cucumbers have been approved to create national modern agricultural industrial parks, and have successively won the honorary titles of "National Agricultural Products Processing Demonstration Base" and "National Rural Industry Integration Development Pilot Demonstration County". In the past four years, there were 57 leading agricultural enterprises and 89 "two products and one standard" agricultural products. The output value of agricultural products processing increased by 5.5% annually, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 8% annually.
Third, characteristic industries will continue to develop in depth. Focus on developing the digital economy, drive traditional industries to "go to the cloud, use numbers and give wisdom", the "Urban Brain" project was officially launched, fully supporting the construction and operation of innovative carriers such as Axis Building, Smart Agriculture Cloud Platform and E-commerce Public Service Center, and constantly enriching the digital and intelligent application scenarios of industries. Rural e-commerce construction is at the forefront of Northeast China, and producer services continue to extend to specialization and high-end value chain. Do a good job of "Tourism +", Vigorously develop special tourism projects such as non-legacy culture, seaside vacation, hot spring health care, natural scenery, farming picking, sports and fitness, and homestay industry. Create 3 national AAAA-level tourist attractions, 4 AAA-level scenic spots, 4 provincial-level tourist resorts and 16 rural tourism projects. Encourage the "embedded" development of old-age care institutions and medical institutions, implement a number of old-age care projects one after another, and build many commercial complexes such as Women's and Children's Shopping Center, Wancheng Plaza and Hongyuan Plaza one after another, effectively improving the consumption level of residents, and continuously upgrading the life service industry to high quality and diversification.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Wafangdian City will continue to be guided by Xi Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Actively integrate into Liaoning's development strategy of "One Circle, One Belt and Two Districts", participate in the construction of Dalian's "Two Pioneer Districts" and "Three Centers" in an all-round way, promote the integrated and high-quality development of Wafangdian Changxing Island Taiping Bay, and strive to build a demonstration city of county economy in the north, so that Wafangdian, the pearl of Bohai Sea, will always shine.
