Qianjiang: brief description for tourists who wish to visit Qianjiang
Qianjiang is located in the south central of Hubei Province, hinterland of Jianghan Plain. Qianjiang, which connects eastern and western part of Hubei, is the member unit of Wuhan urban agglomerations. It has been a thousand years since the establishment of this county in 965 (Qiande Third Year in the Song Dynasty). Qianjiang became a city from a county since 1988. It became a sub-prefecture-level city since 1994. The land area is 2,004 square kilometers, and the total population is 1.03 million. Jianghan Oilfield, one of the ten largest oilfields of China, is located in the territory. Qianjiang has jurisdiction over 3 provincial-level economic development zones, 6 county-level state-owned farms, and 16 towns (sub-district offices). In 2011, the city completed Gross Regional Product of 37.8 billion yuan, up 15.2%; local general budget revenue of 1.25 billion yuan, up 46.7%; total fixed asset investment of 17.24 billion yuan, up 37.5%; total export volume of $ 350 million, up 98.7%; urban per capita disposable income of 15,561 yuan, up 12.1%; rural per capita net income of 7684 yuan, up 18.5%. The growth rate of main economic indicators maintains the leading position in the whole province. Qianjiang has been granted the title of "Advanced County (City) of County Economy of the Province" for seven consecutive years. The comprehensive economic strength ranks the third place in Hubei province, among the rapidly developing "the First Phalanx " which aims at national top 100 in the field of economy. |
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