The small town is strong, Tongjiang and Pyeongchang are divided into districts, and the bus is built together, making it a gateway to northern Fujian.
There are many shining big cities in China, and the total economic output of these big cities often exceeds one country or exceeds one trillion.
There are also many small and medium-sized cities in China, and the development of these small and medium-sized cities is easily overlooked.
Development is always the top priority for any city, and small cities must strive for strength.
Today, we walked into Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, to explore the road to prosperity of this unknown small town.
Brief introduction of Bazhong city
Bazhong has a pleasant climate and enjoys the reputation of "China Climate Health Capital".
In the past 2022, Bazhong City made great efforts to create a strong town, and achieved good results in economic and social development, with a high happiness index of residents.
In 2022, the total economic output of Bazhong City reached 76.5 billion yuan, ranking 19th in Sichuan Province.
The total economic output of Bazhong City and Panzhihua City, which ranked 15th, is not too big, only less than 50 billion yuan, and Bazhong City still has great catch-up potential.
Bazhong City is a humble city, but the permanent population of this city is not too small.
By the end of 2022, the resident population of Bazhong City had reached 2.65 million, and the urbanization rate of the resident population was 47.34%, an increase of 0.42 percentage points over the end of 2021.
The happiness index of residents is largely linked to the income of local residents, and the income of residents in Bazhong City is much higher than that in other mountainous cities.
In 2022, the per capita disposable income of all residents in Bazhong reached 27,029 yuan, an increase of 5.3% over the previous year.
In 2022, the per capita consumption expenditure of all residents in Bazhong City was 18,537 yuan, an increase of 5.3%.
In 2022, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Bazhong City was 40,783 yuan, an increase of 4.6% over the previous year. The per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents is 24,507 yuan.
In 2022, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Bazhong City was 16,967 yuan, an increase of 6.3% over the previous year. The per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents is 14,170 yuan.
The income of residents in both urban and rural areas has increased substantially, and a sense of happiness arises spontaneously.
Opportunities and future development orientation of Bazhong city
The superior has a deep love for Bazhong City, and takes a high look at it, and puts forward the requirements for speeding up the development of Bazhong City.
Bazhong City should be based on its location advantages and resource endowments, accelerate the revitalization and development of the old revolutionary areas in Bazhong in the new era, and take the lead in the new journey.
Bazhong City is welcoming the overlapping release of several rounds of national-level strategies, and the road to strengthening Bazhong City is at the right time.
Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle is a national grand strategy, which can effectively radiate and drive the high-quality development of Sichuan and Chongqing.
Bazhong City is firmly grasping this opportunity, speeding up the construction of Chengdu-Chongqing region as a supplier of green products and a supporting base for industrial cooperation, and making it an important gateway hub to the north of Chengdu-Chongqing region.
Bazhong City should take the initiative to connect Chengdu, Chongqing and its surrounding areas, realize industrial linkage, open cooperation and promote the construction of Bashu cultural tourism corridor. Linkage between Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chongqing, promote regional tourism cooperation, strengthen traffic radiation and the role of hub organization.
In the future, Bazhong City will become an important transportation hub on the three transportation axes of Chengdu Plain passing Bazhong to Guanzhong/Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Lanxi area passing Bazhong to Wandakai/Yangtze River Delta, and Ningxia passing Bazhong along the Yellow River to Chongqing/Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The pattern of a gateway city is ready to emerge.
Bazhong City Dilemma
The location of Bazhong City faces quite good opportunities and great potential, but Bazhong City also faces many dilemmas.
Bazhong's total economic output is not high, the radiation-driven capacity of the central city is not strong, the resident population is small, and the pace of joint construction and common prosperity in counties and cities is not enough.
In the past 2022, Bazhou District ranked first in the total economic output of counties and cities in Bazhong, reaching 20.5 billion yuan.
Pingchang County, Nanjiang County and Tongjiang County rank second to fourth, reaching 17.6 billion yuan, 13.3 billion yuan and 13.2 billion yuan respectively.
The development of Enyang District and Economic Development Zone is not satisfactory, with only 9.1 billion yuan and 2.4 billion yuan.
The total economic output of the central city of Bazhong is only about 32 billion yuan, accounting for less than half of the city.
Among the permanent residents of counties and cities in Bazhong City, Bazhou District ranks first, reaching 710,000.
Pingchang County, Tongjiang County and Nanjiang County have reached 640,000, 510,000 and 450,000 respectively.
The resident population of Enyang District is only 330,000, and the resident population of Bazhong downtown is only about 1.04 million, accounting for less than 40% of the city, which is one of the important reasons why the urbanization rate of Bazhong City is far lower than that of surrounding cities.
The weak central city leads to the weak centripetal force of county-level cities under the jurisdiction of Bazhong City to the central city, and the pace of building Bazhong City in a big pattern is not fast.
The above shortcomings have led to a small urban pattern and weak urban energy level in Bazhong City, and Bazhong City has also become one of the cities with serious population outflow in Sichuan Province.
Tongjiang and Pyeongchang are divided into districts, and the idea of building a bus together is proposed.
Bazhong City is accelerating the formation of a development pattern of co-construction and common prosperity. Bazhong City has greatly improved its urban quality, carrying capacity and radiation-driven role, and accelerated the formation of a new pattern of regional integration and development with the central city of Bazhong as the core and Pingchang County, Tongjiang County and Nanjiang County as the support.
Many people of insight who care about and support the development of Bazhong City put forward the idea of withdrawing counties from Bazhong City to set up districts, that is, Pingchang County and Tongjiang County to speed up the establishment of districts.
The establishment of districts in Pingchang County and Tongjiang County is conducive to the comprehensive strength of the central city of Bazhong, to the expansion and strengthening of the urban pattern of Bazhong, and to the further acceleration of the co-construction and common prosperity of counties and cities.
Pingchang County is adjacent to Nanchong City and Dazhou City, and Nanchong City is actively striving for a sub-central city in Sichuan Province. Bazhong City can form a sub-central city group with Nanchong City to jointly promote the high-quality development of northern Sichuan.
Looking forward to the development of Bazhong city
Although Bazhong is a small and medium-sized city, it needs to be strong.
Accelerating the withdrawal of counties and districts in Bazhong City is conducive to building itself into an important gateway city in the north of Chengdu-Chongqing area.
Although it is an idea to set up districts from counties in Bazhong City, there is still much room for operation.
Bless the high-quality development of Bazhong city, personal views, for reference only!
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