Zigong ( Sichuan ) City Information
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Major Economic Indicators (2010)
| Land Area (km2) |
4,373 |
| Population (million) |
2.8 |
| GDP (RMB billion) |
64.77 |
| GDP Composition |
| Primary Industry |
13% |
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction) |
57.3% |
| Tertiary Industry (Service) |
29.7% |
| GDP Per Capita (RMB) |
23,133 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.2% |
| Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) |
32 |
| Utilized FDI (USD million) |
N.A. |
| Total Import & Export (USD million) |
541.38 |
| Export (USD million) |
248.69 |
| Import (USD million) |
292.69 |
| Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) |
24.38 |
| Source |
Source: Zigong Economic and Social Development Report 2010 |
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| Introduction |
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Zigong is located in the mid-south of Sichuan Province. It covers an area of 4,373 sq km. Its population is 2.8 million.
Zigong has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with plenty of rainfall. The average temperature is 17.5-18.0°C, while the average annual precipitation is 1,000-1,100 mm.
Zigong is rich in natural resources. The annual runoff of the city’s river amounts to 1.7 billion steres. Mineral resources such as coal, natural gas, brine, rock salt, limestone and shale are abundant. Zigong has a thousand years of history for natural gas and bittern production.
Transportation in Zigong mainly relies on highways, railways and waterways. The city is 160km from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. The Chengdu-Zigong-Luzhou Expressway is under construction. The Neijing-Kunming Railway runs through the city and extends to Chengdu and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province. In addition, Zigong has 46 river docks with annual passenger throughput of 1 million and cargo throughput of 2 million tons.
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| Economic Features |
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Zigong realized GDP of RMB 64.77 billion in 2010, representing a rise of 15.6% year on year. The city's GDP accounted for approximately 4.6% of Sichuan's total and ranked 11th out of twenty one cities in the province. Value-added output of secondary industry (industry and construction) accounted for 57.3% of the city's total.
Machinery, salt production and new material are the pillar industries of the city. In 2009, Zigong generated value-added industrial output of RMB 33.12 billion from 548 enterprises with designated size and above, up 27.6% year on year. .
9D Salt Corporation, manufacturer of edible salt and industrial salt, is the first enterprise to become a state-level Enterprise Technology Center in the salt industry in China.
Listed company Atlantic China Welding Consumables<600558>, which is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of welding materials, realized net profit of RMB 86 million in 2009, rising 46.68% year on year.
The service sector contributed 29.7% of the city's total GDP in 2010. The sales of consumer goods exceeded RMB 24.38 billion, up 18.7% year on year.
In 2010, the total value of imports and exports amounted to US$541.38 million (comprising export value of US$248.69 million and import value of US$292.69 million), up 8.5% year on year. The city's major export goods are pork, traditional lamps and lanterns, and high-tech new materials. South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore are the major trading partners of Zigong.
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| Cultural Highlights |
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Zigong is a historical and cultural city known for its Millennium Salt Capital, Town of Dinosaurs, and Southland Lantern City. It is an important city in the history of salt making in China. As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, approximately 1900 years ago, people living in Zigong started to drill wells to obtain well salt.
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| Tourist Attraction |
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Zigong is one of the state-level Historical and Cultural Cities in China. It is rich in cultural relics and landscapes.
Special attractions include Zigong Dinosaur Museum, which features nearly all the species of dinosaurs living in the Jurassic period; the Giant Buddha, a well-known stone Buddha in Sichuan Province, second only to the Leshan Giant Buddha; Zigong Lantern Festival; and the International Dinosaur Lantern Show. They attract millions of tourists to visit every year.
Traditional hot, sour, sweet and salty Sichuan cuisine is dominant in the city.
Local folk handicrafts include paper cuttings, tie-dyeing and Gong Fans (fans woven from sawali).
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| Honors |
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Top Tourist City of China (2007)
- National Tourism Administration of China
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