Wanbailin District

    Geographical and Natural Conditions:

    Wanbailin District is located in the western bank of' the Fenhe River , a scenic spot. It is adjacent to famous tourism spot of Jinci Temple and Jinyang development zone in south, to Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Corporation in north (where is a stainless steel production base), to the Dragon Mountains in west (where is rich in coal resources), and to the commercial centre of Taiyuan proper in east. It covers an area of 305 square kilometres. Now, it governs 3 townships, 13 subdistrict offices, 76 community commission and 69 villages, and with permanent resident population of 504,000 including non - agricultural population of 435,000.

    History:

    The predecessor of Wanbailin District was Hexi District of Taiyuan City. Wanbailin was named in 1998 when the administrative division of Taiyuan was readjusted, h has been developed to a new integrated urban and rural district with the primary, the secondary and the tertiary industries. The District is rich in tourism resources for its beautiful environment. It has built a traffic network of "six highway lines between the north and the south and six highway lines between the east and the west" and more than 200 roads. A broad aveune- Yingze Street , usually known as " Ten Ii Changan Street of Beijing City ", links the district from the east to the west. Heping Road links the district from the south to the north. Taijiao line, Jinei road and outer ring road run through the whole territory. Taiyuan Station is a hub of eonmmnieations linking up all parts of the country, such as Beijing , Shijiazhuang , Datong and Shanghai cities, etc.

    Its primary industry involves vegetable, fruit, animal husbandry and flower, with greenhouse vegetable and flower, fresh and dry fruit, ecological forestry and livestock and poultry farming. The secondary industry involves coal, drinking, chemical and machinery sectors. The tertiary industry involves tourism, commercial business, real estate, information service, community service, science research and high- tech development fields, h has utilized the abundant geothermal water resources to establish a Shentang Holiday Resort, attracting more and more tourists coming here for sightseeing. The commercial shops and trade markets distribute along both sides of the Yifen street, Binhe west road, Yingze west street, Jinei road, Qianfeng north road and Nanneihuan west street, with various wholesale markets of building materials, decoration, furniture, electric machinery and vegetables. There are many colleges, universities and science institutions in the district, such as Taiyuan University of Science and Engineering, Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and No.2 Electronic Institution, providing strong technological support for the High- tech development Zone.

    Social and Economic Development:

    In 2003 its GDP was 1.348 billion yuan, up 19.2 per cent over the last year. Its financial income totaled 318 million yuan, up 26.4 per cent. Its retail sales of consumer goods for the whole society totaled 2.982 billion yuan. Per capita net income of farmers was 4125 yuan. The proportion of three industries was 3.2 per cent, 52.1 per cent and 44.7 per cent, respectively. Of which the secondary industry is a main source for economic growth in the District.

    Development Target:

    According to the principles of first development, reform, innovation and stable public order, the people in the District will conscientiously carry out the five strategies of "placing industry and business as pillar, governing district in law, invigorating district through science amt education, creating beautiful environment, and promoting cultural education". They will make serious efforts to double the figures of five items as "GDP, total financial income, gross output value of industrial enterprise above designated size, total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole society, and per capita net income of farmers". They will exert their utmost to build a top- notch district featuring in new industry, commercial centre, comfortable environment, advanced culture and ecological landscape.