Xinghualing District

    Geographical and Natural Conditions:

    Located in the northeast of Taiyuan proper, Xinghualing District is the political centre of Taiyuan City . Many provincial and municipal departments as Shanxi provincial government, Shanxi provincial committee of the Chinese People' s Political Consultative (CPPCC) and Shanxi provincial military command, and Taiyuan municipal Party committee and Taiyuan municipal government are all located here, covering an area of 170 square kilometers. It governs 10 subdistrict offices, 2 townships, 124 community commissions and 45 villages, with permanent resident population of 532, 000, where is one of the districts with higher density of population in the city.

    History:

    The predecessor of Xinghualing District was North Urban Distriet of Taiyuan City. Xinghualing District was named in 1998 when the administrative division of Taiyuan City was readjusted. The primary and the sec-ondary industries are the pillars of the economic development in the whole district. This is an integrated urban and rural district with the primary, the secondary and the tertiary industries.

    Advantages in Geographical Location:

    The District enjoys convenient transportation with North Tong-Pu railway and traffic network of "six highway lines between the south and the north and four highway lines between the east and the west". Taiyuan East Station is a freight terminal for coal and other materials transportation. Modern telecommunication net-work, covers the whole district, with 1860 sets of mobile telecoimnunication equipment. The District is rich in mineral resources, mainly including coal, gypsum, clay and bauxite, etc. The primary industry mainly includes vegetable, fruit and animal husbandry, especially the special local fruit of apple in Fenhuangling of Xiao-includes the tourism, commercial trade and service. The scenic spots and historical relics include the Town God's Temple , the Bell-anti Drum-Tower, Guan Yu's Temple , Meishan Mountain , Wufu Nunnery, Longjiao Mountain and Anchor Door, etc.

    The site of National Normal School was the place where the old generation revolutionaries such as Zhou Enlai, liu Shaoqi, Xu Xiangqian and Bo Yibo took part in the revolutionary activities. Taiyuan Liberation Memorial Hall and Museum in memory of Marshal XuXiangqian are all located here.

    Social and Economic Development:

    In 2003, its GDP was 1.161 billion yuan, up 22.2 per cent, of which the tertiary industry accounting tot 53.2 per cent of the total. Its financial income totaled 377 million yuan, up 25.3 per cent. Its retail sales of consumer goods for the whole society totaled 3.185 billion yuan, up 24.9 per cent. Per capita net income of farmers was 4349 yuan, up 6.0 per cent. Other social undertakings have developed in an all -round way. The medical and public health network covers the whole district. It is a cultural district with complete cultural equipment.

    Development Target:

    The District puts people first and follows the idea of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development to readjust its industrial structures and to encourage people's innovation in economic development. It strives to improve the quality and efficiency of economic growth and makes efforts to tackle the major problems concerning people's work and lives. It does everything possible to create more favourable environment and provide fine public service, so as to realize the coordinated development of economy and social order in the district.