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12 Sept 2011
Xianning ( Hubei ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 9,861
Population (million) 2.5
GDP (RMB billion) 52.03
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 19.4%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 46.5%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 34.1%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 20,813
Unemployment Rate 4.1%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 43.93
Utilized FDI (USD million) 154.39
Total Import & Export (USD million) 121.8 (2009)
Export (USD million) 168
Import (USD million) 27.6 (2009)
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 20.5
Source Source: Xianning Economic and Social Development Report 2010

   

 
Introduction
 

Xianning is located in the southeastern part of Hubei Province, along the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is part of Wuhan City Cluster, of which Wuhan, the provincial capital, is the core. The cluster also contains eight other cities within 100 km of Wuhan, including Huangshi, Ezhou, Xiaogan, Huanggang, Xianning, Xiantao, Qianjiang and Tianmen. Wuhan Cluster won approval to be a pilot zone for the construction of a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society. The zone contributed over 60% of Hubei Province's total GDP and is home to over one half of the province's population.

Situated at the juncture of Hubei Province, Jiangxi Province and Hunan Province, it neighbors Jiangxi Province to the south, Hunan Province to the west, and Wuhan and Huangshi to the north. State Highway 106, State Highway 107 and State Highway 316 run through the city, linking it with other cities in China.

It covers an area of 9,861 sq km and has a population of 2.5 million. It is rich in mineral resources, such as magnesium, stibium and gold.
 
Economic Features
 
In 2010, Xianing's GDP reached RMB 52.03 billion, representing a growth of 15.9% from the previous year. It was the fifth smallest economy among 13 prefectures and prefecture-level cities in the province.

Secondary industry (industry and construction) realized value-added output of RMB 24.19 billion in 2010, accounting for 46.5% of Xianning's GDP. The service sector, the second largest contributor to the city's economy, generated value-added output of RMB 17.74 billion, was making up 34.1% of the city's GDP. Value-added output from the agricultural sector surged 1.8% to RMB 10.09 billion, comprising 19.4% of the city's GDP.

In 2010, gross output value from the agricultural sector amounted to RMB16.85 billion, rising 2% from a year earlier. However, Xianning's agricultural sector is quite small for Hubei Province. The output of grain amounted to 1.12 million tons in 2010.

Value-added industrial output surged 25.7% to RMB 20.6 billion in 2010. Heavy industrial enterprises and light industrial enterprises realized value-added industrial output of RMB 12.44 billion and RMB 8.17 billion, constituting 60.3% and 39.7% of the city's industrial sector.

There are eight province-level development zones in the city, namely Xianning Economic and Technological Development Zone, Chibi Development Zone, Jiayu Development Zone and Tongcheng Development Zone etc. In 2009, the development zones gained value-added industrial output of RMB 9.1 billion from enterprises with designated size or above, accounting for 61.6% of the city's total.

Electricity production and supply, textiles, food and beverages, paper making, machinery, and construction materials are the pillar industries in Xianning. The industrial sector in the city is still weak compared with other cities such as Wuhan and Yichuang in Hubei.

Tourism is a pillar of the service sector. In 2010, over 11.57 million tourists visited Xianning, increasing by 27.9% compared with a year earlier. Total tourism income in the city exceeded RMB 5.94 billion, with a sharp rise of 34.1% from the previous year, accounting for 11.4% of the city's GDP.

In 2010, the export value reached 168 million.  The utilized FDI in Xianning topped to US$154.39 million in 2010. It attracted investments from many large multinational companies, such as U.S.-based Amway and Thailand-based Red Bull.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Xianning's history can be traced back to over 3,000 years ago. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, it belonged to Jingchu. During the Qin Dynasty, it was controlled by Nan Shire. Xianning got its current name in AD1007 during the Song Dynasty. Xianning became a prefecture-level city in 1983.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

Xianning is reputed as a "town of thousand bridges". The city is dotted by various bridges, most of which were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Xiapu Bridge, first built in AD1881, is 80 meters long and 10 meters high. It is decorated with blue stones. Travelers should also visit Ancient Chibi (Red Cliff) Battlefield Site and Jiugong Mountain Scenic Area. There are two Chibi in Hubei Province, one is in Huanggang and the other is in Xianning. The famous Chibi War of the Three Kingdoms Period occurred in Chibi City, a county-level city of Xianning.

Chibi Fish Cake (made of egg white, fish meat, minced ginger and other ingredients), Jiayu Fish Ball and Tongci Ci Tuo (a kind of rice cake) are the most famous local dishes in Xianning.

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