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Shaanxi Province is shown
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Provincial Capital: Xi’an, which enjoys the same preferential policies as a coastal
open city. Physical features: The
province has an area of 205,800 square kilometres with high elevations in the
west and consists mountains and hills except for the river valleys in the
central part of the province. The land area is divided into three sections: the Northern
Shaanxi Plateau（陝北高原）, the Guanzhong Plain（關中平原）and
the Qin Ling Mountain Range（秦巴山地）in the south. The province has a subtropical in climate, with frequent droughts and floods. Rivers and lakes: The
Yellow River is part of the northern border of the province, with the Luo,
Jin and Wei Rivers in the interior flowing eastward to drain into the Yellow
River. Average temperatures: -11 deg C to 4 deg C in January; 21 deg
C to 28 deg C in July. Administrative divisions: 8 cities and 89 counties. Historical significance: Shaanxi has an abundance of cultural and
historical sites since it was the centre of activity for many dynasties. There are 72 tombs of kings and emperors
in Xi'an, including the Qingshihuang's terra-cotta army（秦始皇兵馬俑）which is highly praised as the eighth world wonder. Other famous historical relics include the site of Lantian
Ape Man（藍田猿人遺址）, Xi'an Forest of Steles（西安碑林）, Wild Goose Pagoda（大雁塔）, Famen
Temple（法門寺）, and Huaqing Pool（華清池）. The province also has magnificent scenery
with beautiful mountains such as Taibai Mountain（太白山）, Huashan Mountain（華山） and
Lishan Mountain（驪山）. |
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The northern part of Shaanxi has abundant reserves of
coal, natural gas and petroleum. Shenmu（神木）and Fugu（府谷）are major production bases of fine quality coal in China with total
deposits of more than 160 billion tonnes.
Natural gas reserves in Shaanxi are 200 billion cubic metres. The province is also rich in metal and non-metallic
mineral reserves. Among the 91 kinds
of minerals found in Shaanxi, 27 have reserves that are ranked among the top
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Notes : * In RMB real terms # Jan-Sept Figures Sources: Statistical Yearbook of Shaanxi and State
Statistical Bureau. Statistics for
2000 are preliminary figures based on press reports. |
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To accelerate the development of Western China, new
railways including Xi'an-Hefei line （安徽－合肥）and Baoji-Lanzhou （寶雞－蘭州）line will be constructed. With the completion of Baoji-Lanzhou line,
the travel time between Shaanxi and Gansu is estimated to
shorten from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. Highways － Xi'an is the
pivot of highways in the province. Major highways include Xi'an-Lintong（西安－臨潼）, Xi'an-Baoji（西安－寶雞）and Xi'an-Tongchuan（西安－銅川）and a new highway between Tonggua（潼關）and Baoji（寶雞） is under construction. To further improve the overall accessibility of the
province, the provincial government will invest a total of RMB 52.3 billion
in roads and highways in the 10th Five-Year Plan. Total road length of the province will increase by 4,000
kilometres to 48,000 kilometres by the end of 2005. Air Transport － Xi'an
Xi’anyang International Airport（西安咸陽國際機場）has more than 95 domestic lines to major cities in China and
international air routes to Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Thailand, Singapore,
South Korea, Saudi Arabia and European countries. During the 10th Five-Year
Plan, expansion and reconstruction works will be taken in a number of
domestic airports at Hanzhong, An'kang, Yan'an and Yulin to improve air
transportation in the province. Telecommunications － By the end
of 2000, the number of fixed-line telephone subscribers, pager users and
mobile phone users reached 3.5 million, 1.5 million and 1.5 million
respectively. In addition to the nine main optic-fibre trunks with a total
length of 7,319 kilometres, Shaanxi’s telecommunication network is
supplemented with satellite systems and inter-exchange stations. Energy Supply － At
present, Shaanxi’s electric power generators have a combined installed
capacity of 0.67 million kW. In view
of the abundant supply of coal, oil, natural gas and hydropower in Shaanxi,
the government plans to construct a number of power plants to raise the
electricity generation capacity to 1.0 million kW by 2005. A total of nine
stations using coal, hydropower and natural gas will be built. In addition, a new oil pipeline
(Lanzhou-Chengdu-Chongqing) will be constructed to carry oil from the
northwest region to the southeast region.
The pipeline will pass through 30 counties and cities in Gansu, Shaanxi and Chongqing with an
annual oil transmission capacity of more than 5 million tons. It is expected to be completed in June
2002. 118 intra-province highways covering all cities, counties
and most villages and towns in the province.
A new expressway in Xihaigu area of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region will be built within 5 years.
This road will form an integral part of the expressway between the
city of Yinchuan
and Wuhan. The Yinchuan-Wuhan Expressway will be 390
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high-tech industrial development, Ø
fruit production and processing, Ø
energy, Ø
military technology, and Ø
tourism. In 2000, Shaanxi's exports increased sharply by 30.3 per
cent to US$1.3 billion, of which exports of electrical products/machinery and
garments soared by 49 per cent and 69 per cent respectively. The province's major exports included textiles, garments,
machinery, electronic components and devices and medicinal raw
materials. Major export markets were
Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Iran. Imports increased slightly by 0.2 per cent to US$1.1
billion in 2000. Major imported items
included synthetic fibre, machinery, chemicals and other raw materials,
electronic equipment and instruments, ferrous and non-ferrous metal. Major import sources were Japan, Hong
Kong, the US, Germany and the UK. To boost the development of the central and western
regions in China, the State Council granted further tax incentives to
foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in China. Beginning from January 2001, foreign-invested enterprises in
the central and western regions would enjoy another three years of
preferential tax rate at 15 per cent on top of the existing preferential
treatment (exemption of profit tax for the first two years and 50 per cent
reduction for three years thereafter). The tax rate can be further reduced to 10 per cent when an
enterprise is proved to export more than 70 per cent of its annual output in
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The province's research capabilities are particularly
strong in military, space and agricultural technology. Output from high-tech industry reached RMB
10.2 billion in 2000. To accelerate development of high-tech industries in the
10th Five-Year Plan period, five research and production bases will be
established with a focus on the following sectors: digital electrical
appliances, computer and network products, mobile telecommunications,
electronic accessories and parts, and electronic products. Through co-operation with the research institutes like
Xi’an Jiaotung University （西安交通大學）, Northwest Polytechnic University（西北工業大學）and Northwest University（西北大學）, the government will establish a software park in Xi'an High-tech
Industrial Development Zone（XDZ, 西安高新技術產業開發區）to enhance the development of the computer software industry. |
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Apart from department stores, chain stores and
supermarkets have also expanded rapidly in the province. In 2000, Shaanxi Haixing Supermarket （陝西海星連鎖超級市場有限公公司）which operates 46 supermarket outlets recorded a sales revenue of
RMB179 million that ranked 34th among all supermarket chains in China. |
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Xi’an, Ø
Weinan, Ø
Xi’anyang, Ø
Hanzhong, and Ø
Baoji Northern Plateau Region – Ø
Yan’an, and |
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Xi'an already has a strong industrial base in electronics
and is rapidly becoming a centre for the development of information
technology. In 2000, over 90 per cent
of the province’s software enterprises were located in Xi’an, generating a sales
income of RMB 3.2 billion. Xi’an has also become the largest Internet data centre in
Northwest China with over 1,000 servers and an investment of RMB 5 million to
facilitate the development of the IT industry. Under the “Military-to-Civilian” initiative, a number of
military enterprises in Xi’an converted their technologies and production
capacities to develop and produce products for commercial purpose. Notable examples include the Xi’an
Aircraft Co., Xi’an-Volvo Automobiles and Shaanxi Changling Refrigeration. Xi'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone（XDZ, 西安高新技術產業開發區）, is one of the state-level development zones and is also one of the
four in China to join the industrial park network open to APEC members. XDZ mainly engages in the fields of electronic
information, electromechanical integration, high-efficient and energy-saving
refrigeration technology and biomedical technology. By the end of 1999, there were 900 foreign-invested companies
in the zone with registered capital exceeding RMB 4 billion. Eleven companies among the Fortune 500,
such as IBM, Philips and Intel, have set up their establishment and research
centres in the zone. Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone（西安經濟技術開發區） mainly targets the development of light industry, food processing,
machinery manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. |
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Weinan High-tech Development Experimental Zone（渭南高新技術產業開發區）,
mainly engages in fine chemical products such as catalysts, reagents,
sensitive medicines, cohesive agents plastic and additives. |
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Xi'anyang High-tech Development Experimental Zone（咸陽高新技術產業開發區）, produces textiles, electronic components and electronic products. |
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Baoji High-tech Industrial Development Zone（寶雞高新技術產業開發區）, is a state-level development zone, focusing on the development of electronic
information technology, integral electromechanical products, composite
materials of rare metals and metal fibres and magnetic materials. |
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Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials,
machinery, pottery and porcelain, textile and chemical industry. The annual output of coal is 11 million
tons, which amounts to 30 per cent of the total for Shaanxi Province. It is also an important for cement, accounting for 35 per
cent of the total for the province.
Other industries include aluminium, pottery and porcelain, with
Yaozhou Kiln products that are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces machinery, including electrical
machinery, as well as textiles, chemicals, medicines and food products. The climate is suitable for various farm products
including apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured
tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft
drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut
and etc are well-known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia. |
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Hong Kong Trade Development Council (http://www.tdctrade.com) |
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Shaanxi Sub-Council of the China Council for the
Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Xi’an World Trade Centre We are in the process of maintaining regular contact with
organisations in the cities listed.
Please contact us if you require additional information about Shaanxi Province
or any of the cities listed. |
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