Chenzhou -- Preferred city for industrial transfering from coastal land

With long history and a galaxy of talents, Chenzhou has been reputed as “the Eighteenth Blessed Place in China” for people doing prayer. It has a population of 4.70 million, governs 11 counties countries (prefectures and districts) and covers an area of 19400 square kilometers.
With abundant mineral resources, Chenzhou has been awarded as the City of China Non-Ferrous Metal, the World Non-ferrous Metal Museum, the Silver Capital of China, city of micro-graphite. Up to now, there are seven categories of mineral resources including 70 varieties ascertained such as tungsten, bismuth, molybdenum and micro-graphite with their reserve volume ranking the NO.1 in China, the reserve volume of tin and zinc ranking the No.3 and No4 respectively,
Sufficient Power Supply. As one of the 19 most coal production cities in China, Chenzhcu is an important energy supply base in South. China. In addition, It is the only comprehensive demonstration base in world recognized by the international Network On Small Hydra Power.
Featured and Rich Tourist Resource: Reputed as China’s Excellent Tourist desination and the Hot Spring City of Chna, Chenzhou enjoys featured tourist resources, forming a ecological tourism network characterized by ecological leisure, drift exploration, forest area, bodybuilding with hot spring and the cradle of Chinese Revolution. With clean and rich of water, Dongjiang lake is famous as an half of Dongting lake. The quality of water in the lake reaches the first grade of drinking water standard.
Rapid Economic Development: ChenZhou has ranked No.2 for six consecutive years for its use of foreign investment. In 2006, it was selected as one of Chinese Most. Investment Potential Cities by multinational companies, and was identified by the Ministry of Commerce as one of the first key cities receiving the gradient transfer of processing trade in China. In 2009, Chenzhou is reputed for its best service for starting the company business.
Strategic target
Construction of two of cities: The most opening in Hunan, Hunan, Guangdong, Jianxie province service center city.
Creating three kind of special cities: state-level civilized city, state-level hygienecity, state-level gardens city
We will speedup to realize the development strategy of city, focus on construction city as ‘One body, two wings and three centers’. One body means main city of old Chenzhou center, two wings means easten area of city which constructing as non-ferrous processing industrial zone, western means Wuguang new area, three centers means non-ferrous processing, exporting processing zone, new logistics zone center which organize as a group in Huaishuxia, new industrial and commercial center which organize as a group in Wuguang new area.
Speedup to contrast national processing and commercial demonstration base, national precision processing base of non-ferrous metal. processing, national ecological leisure and vacation base south China power supplying base and Hunan digital video-communication production base.
Located in the southeast of Hunan Province, bordering with Guangdong Provinces and approaching Hong Kong and Macao, ChenZhou is the Southern Gate of Hunan Province. With Beijing-Guangdong Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Wuguang high-speed railway, Nos.106&107 National Highways, and constructing Jingzhu second expressway, Xiarong expressway, Yueru expressway, and Chenzhou airport which is planning to construct, crossing in its territory, Chenzhou becomes a traffic hub and become one of nearest city to Guangdong cargo port in middle and west area of China. It takes 1 hour from Chenzhou to Guangzhou and 2 hours to Hongkong. Chenzhou will be integrated into 1 hour Life Circle in Pearl Rive Delta.
Chenzhou has perfect platform for opening to oversea. The branch of Changsha customs operated in Chenzhou is one of full tarrif service customs inner country. It has special function like Shenzhen and another coastal customs as a customs-International express mail service center. Chenzhou is the only one city in Huna province which has state-level export processing zone, secondary road customs, concentrated inspection and clearance field for agriculture products for Hongkong and Macao, After combined transport of rail and see will operate(In May,2010), logistice cost will reduce 20%.
