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5 Sept 2011
Nanjing ( Jiangsu ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 6,582
Population (million) 7.7
GDP (RMB billion) 501
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 2.8%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 46.5%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 50.7%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 65,069
Unemployment Rate 3.02%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 330.6
Utilized FDI (USD million) 2,670
Total Import & Export (USD million) 45,600
Export (USD million) 24,890
Import (USD million) 20,710
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 226.78
Source Source:Nanjing Economic & Social Development Report 2010

 
Introduction
 
Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province. With a population of 7.7 million, it covers 6,582 sq km of the lower Yangtze River Delta. The city is located in the southwestern area of the province. As an important regional hub in Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing intersects both the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Nanjing-Tongchuan Railway. It has direct trains to Shanghai (3 hours), Hangzhou (5.5 hours), Beijing (7.5 hours), Tianjin (7 hours) and other major cities.

Over 60 national and provincial highways connect Nanjing with other cities of China, Express Highways such as Shanghai-Nanjing, Nanjing-Hangzhou and Nanjing-Hefei give the city easy access to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hefei and other local cities.

It also boasts a convenient waterway and airway network. Nanjing Port is the largest inland-river petrochemical and liquid chemical products transfer port in China. It was also the third largest inland river port in China in terms of cargo throughput in 2009, with cargo throughput exceeding 121 million tons. The Nanjing Lukou International Airport, ranked ninth in cargo throughout and fourteenth in passenger turnover in 2009, offers 85 routes to domestic and international cities such Beijing, Singapore, Bangkok, Osaka and Kuala Lumpur.
 
Economic Features
 
In 2010, Nanjing's economy grew by 13.1% from a year earlier to RMB 501 billion. It is the third largest economy after Suzhou and Wuxi in Jiangsu province. The value added from its secondary and tertiary industries hit RMB 232.78 billion and RMB 254 billion, contributing 46.5% and 50.7% to the city's GDP respectively.

In 2010, the city generated RMB 850.26 billion in gross industrial output value from enterprises with the designated size and above. The four mainstream industries of the city include electronics, petrochemical, steel and automobile.

Nanjing Automobile Corp, set up in 1947, is China's first light truck manufacturer. It manufactures over 400 models with annual production capacity of 200,000 unites. It acquired the assets of Britain's MG Rover Corp for US$87.5 million in 2005, making it the first Chinese manufacturer to purchase a foreign carmaker.

In 2010, the foreign trade value of Nanjing amounted to US$45.6 billion, up 35.1% over the preceding year. The export value stood at US$24.89 billion, up 34.8% year-on-year. Asia, Europe and North America were the major export destinations, which export value amounted to US$21.3billion, up35%, accounting for 85.6% of the city's total export.

Nanjing has also witnessed fast growth in foreign investment. In 2010, the FDI edged up 4.8% year-on-year to US$4.78 billion, with utilized FDI increasing by 17.3% year-on-year to US$2.67 billion. The 12 state and province-level development zones in the city have attracted contracted FDI of US$3.02 billion, up 7.4% year on year. The utilized FDI of the 12 zones increased 24.9% year-on-year to US$1.87 billion.

Nanjing is also an educational hub in Jiangsu province. There are 53 universities with 773,400 students. Nanjing University, Hohai University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics and Southeast University are well-known in China.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Nanjing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Its history can be traced back 35,000 years to the time of the Nanjing ape man. In 472 BC, Yuecheng, the first recorded military fortress, was built there. Later, during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), Sun Quan moved the capital of his kingdom to Jianye – now known as Nanjing.

After that, Nanjing served as the capital for several dynasties. In 1356, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) changed Jianye to Yingtian Fu. It was renamed Nanjing in 1368 and made the capital of Ming in 1378. After the 1911 Revolution, Chiang Kaishek set up his power base in Nanjing. In 1937, the inhuman Nanjing Massacre took place there.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

As the capital of several Chinese imperial dynasties, it has diverse historical and cultural attractions, such as imperial mausoleums, old temples, traditional gardens and museums. Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Linggu Temple and Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum can be found on Mount Zijinshan. The Confucius Temple, originally built in the Song Dynasty (1304AD), venerates the great thinker Confucius. It was voted one of the “Forty Best Scenery Spots in China” in 1991.

Another top tourist destination is the Qin Huai River, which is famous for its fantastic night scene. Places also worth sightseeing include Yu Hua Tai- a place for Chinese patriots, Mochou Lake, the Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and Nanjing Museum.

The traditional snacks in the city are Duck Blood Soup, Gan Si (shredded bean-curd sheets), Salted Soup Duck, Pressed Duck, Dou Fu Nao (Tofu pudding) and Fried Spring Onion Pancake.
 
Major Development Zones
 

There are 4 state-level development zones in Nanjing.

Name
Area (km²)
Pillar Industries
GDP in 2010
(RMB billion)
Nanjing Economic & Technological Development Zone
13.37
 Information technology, bio-pharmaceuticals, machinery, new materials
26.6 (2009)
Nanjing Export Processing Zone
2.50
 Electronics, automobiles, Food & Beverage, new construction materials
N.A.
Nanjing National Cross-strait Science & Technological Industrial Park
3.50
 Information technology, bio-pharmaceuticals, new materials
N.A.
Nanjing New and High-tech Industrial Development Zone
16.50
 Information technology, optical-mechanic-electronics integration, new chemical materials
 25 (2009)

Source: National Development and Reform Commission
 
Honors
 

"National Garden City" (2007)
- Ministry of Construction of P. R. China

"National Model in Environmental Protection" (2004)
-Ministry of Environmental Protection of the P.R. China

"National Sanitary City" (2003)
-National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee of P. R. China

"Historic and Cultural City" (1986)
-State Council of China

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