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5 Sept 2011
Qingyuan ( Guangdong ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 19,015
Population (million) 3.8
GDP (RMB billion) 111.25
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 10.8%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 60.6%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 28.6%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 29,276
Unemployment Rate 3.18%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 84.1
Utilized FDI (USD million) 320
Total Import & Export (USD million) 3,770
Export (USD million) 1,930
Import (USD million) 1,840
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 37.05
Source Source: Qingyuan Economic and Social Development Report 2010

   

 
Introduction
 

Qingyuan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province, in the northern end of the Pearl River Delta. It is adjacent to Guangzhou (the provincial capital city of Guangdong Province) to the south and shares boundaries with Hunan Province and Guangxi Province in the north. It covers an area of 19,015 sq km. The city enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, and has an average temperature of 21°C.

The Beijing-Zhuhai Highway and the Guangzhou Qingyuan Highway cut the drive time from Qingyuan to Guangzhou, Foshan and Shenzhen to 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 90 minutes respectively. State Highway 106, State Highway 107 and State Highway 323 run through the city. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway has stops in the city. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, merely 28 km from the city, handled nearly 31 million passengers and 695,093 tons of freight in 2007, ranking second by passenger traffic and third by freight traffic in mainland China.

The city is rich in porcelain clays and limestone. The reserve of high-quality porcelain clays is 65 million tons, while the reserve of limestone is 637 million tons. It also has abundant coal, sulfuric iron ore, zinc and copper reserves.
 
Economic Features
 
Qingyuan is witnessing a high growth rate in economic development. In 2010, the city's GDP hit RMB 111.25 billion, with a sharp rise of 24% from the previous year. Its GDP, comprising 2.% of Guangdong's economy, ranked 12th among the 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province.

As the largest contributor to the city's GDP, the industrial sector contributes significantly to the city's economy. In 2010, the value-added output from the city grew 29% from a year earlier to RMB 67.4 billion, making up 60.6% of the city's GDP.

The value-added output from heavy industry hit RMB 45.44 billion in 2010, with an increase of 35.4% year on year, while that from light industry exceeded RMB 15.68 billion, up 32.5% year on year. Heavy industry and light industry constituted 67% and 33% of the city's total value-added industrial output, respectively.

Electronic information, equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, textiles and garments, food and beverages, construction materials, wooden products manufacturing, non-ferrous metal processing, waste resources and materials recycling, and power production and supply form the ten pillar industries in the city. In 2010, the city produced 26.55 million tons of cement,   and 661,000 tons of aluminum.

Examples of the representative industrial enterprises in the city include Qingyuan Guangshuo Shoe Making Company and Guangdong Shine Cables. Qingyuan Guangshuo Shoe Making Company, a Sino-Hong Kong joint venture, was set up in 2004 with an investment of US$40 million. It is an OEM factory of Nike, the world's famous sportswear maker. It had annual production capacity of 12 million pairs of sports shoes in 2006.

Guangdong Shine Cables is located in Shatian Industrial Zone in Qingyuan. It is a large private cable maker in Guangdong Province. The total assets of this group exceeded RMB 608 million in 2007. Its products vary from XLPE insulated power cables to PVC insulated fixed laying cables to aerial insulated cables.

The value-added output from the service sector rose 10.3% to RMB 31.82 billion. However, the contribution of the service sector to the city's GDP was 28.6% in 2010. A popular tourist destination in Guangdong Province, Qingyuan attracted 21.69 million tourists in 2010, bringing revenue of RMB 10.84 billion to the city's tourism industry.

The foreign trade value in the city surpassed US$3.77 billion in 2010, up 40.3% from a year earlier. The export value increased 36.7% to US$1.93 billion in 2010. Mechanical and electronic products And textile are major export products.

The utilized FDI in the city was US$320 million in 2010, with a decrease of 41.7% from a year earlier. The manufacturing sector and the service sector attracted most of the foreign investment, which attracted over 58.1% and 31.5 of the city's total Utilized FDI.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Qingyuan enjoys a long history. In the Spring-and-Autumn Period (770BC-403BC), the city was inhabited by the Baiyue Tribes. In Warring States Period (403BC-221BC), the territory was controlled by the Chu State. In 221BC, during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), the region partly belonged to Changsha Shire. In 214BC, Baiyue was conquered by the Qin and Nanhai Shire was set up. Part of Qingyuan was controlled by Nanhai Shire. During the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), it was under the administration of the Nanyue State, and the central government conquered it and brought this region into the Guiyang Shire later. Present-day Qingyuan City was established in 1988.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

Qingyuan has many tourist attractions, such as Feilai Temple, Guangdong No.1 Peak, Lianzhou Underground River, Sanpai Yao Village, Baojing Palace of Yingde, Taihe Ancient Cave of Qingxin, Sankeng Hot Spring in Qingxin County, Huanghua Lake in Fogang, Little Biejiang of Lianyang, Three Gorges of Huangchuan and Yinzhan Hot Spring Area. Feilai Temple, also known as Xia Shan Temple, is located in the Three Gorges of Beijiang River. The construction of the temple started in AD502 during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It consists of Aishan Tower, Lion Stone, Feiquan Tower, and several other historical buildings.

Guangdong No.1 Peak is situated in Nanling National Nature Reserve in the Yangshan County of Qingyuan. The peak, 1,902 meters high, is the highest peak in Guangdong Province. Lianzhou Underground River, about 26 km northeast of Lianzhou, is a typical feature of a karst landscape.

The most famous local dishes in the city are Qingyuan Chicken, Wuzhong Goose (a kind of small goose with black feathers), Mai Geng (corn flake soup), Mushroom Banquet (using wild mushrooms) and Stewed Han Soup. 

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