Dazhou has a long history and rich culture. Since the county was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has a history of 1900 years, and it is the seat of state, county, government and county. Cuban culture accumulated here about 3,700 years ago, and Luojiaba cultural site in Xuanhan, a national key cultural relic protection unit, is a treasure of ancient culture in China. The largest Han Que group in China is left here, and the stock of Han Que in Quxian county accounts for a quarter of the whole country. Six prime ministers, including Li Qiao, Li, Li, Yuan Zhen and so on, have been trained here. The vast Wufeng Mountain, the faint Baili Gorge and the towering Batai Mountain are full of Bashan feelings.
Dazhou enjoys an excellent geographical position and convenient transportation. Located at the junction of Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces and Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Belt in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it is located in the heart of the intersection of Chengdu, Chongqing, xi and Wuhan, four famous cities in western China. Xiangyu Railway, Dacheng Railway and Dawan Railway meet here; Dayu Expressway connects Chengdu and Chongqing, and the construction of Dashan Expressway is accelerating. National highways 3 18 and 2 10 run through the whole territory; Heshan Airport can fly directly to Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing and other places; Qujiang shipping can go directly to Shanghai via Chongqing. At present, Dazhou, which integrates water, land and air transportation, is the eastern passage and the second largest transportation hub of Tongjiang and Dahai in Sichuan.
Dazhou is rich in resources and has great potential. Twenty-eight kinds of natural gas, coal, potash, shale and limestone have been proved, of which the total amount of natural gas resources is 3.8 trillion cubic meters and the proven reserves are 660 billion cubic meters, which is the key field of natural gas development in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan and the starting point of "Sichuan-East Gas Transmission" and is known as "China Gas Capital". It is estimated that by 20 10, the by-product sulfur from natural gas purification in this city will reach more than 4 million tons/year, making it the largest sulfur production base in Asia. Dazhou is also the production base of ramie, commodity grain, pigs, yellow flowers, olives and tea in China, and is known as "the hometown of ramie in China", "the hometown of yellow flowers in China", "the olive capital of China" and "the selenium-enriched tea capital of China". With a forest coverage rate of 32.6%, Dazhou is actively striving to become an excellent tourist city in China.
Dazhou has a solid foundation and good development. In 2007, the city's GDP was 5 10.4 1 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5%. The general budget revenue of local finance was158 million yuan, an increase of 38. 1%. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size13.502 billion yuan, an increase of 34.2%. The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 30.66 billion yuan, an increase of 35.6%. Total retail sales of social consumer goods 175 1 100 million yuan, an increase of 17.8%. In terms of industry, an industrial system with energy, chemicals, metallurgy, textiles, medicine and building materials as the main body has basically taken shape. In agriculture, planting, animal husbandry and agricultural products processing industry have developed simultaneously, gradually realizing the transformation from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture. In terms of commerce and trade, the market system has been continuously improved, and a number of well-known domestic and foreign enterprises such as KFC, Gome and New Century have settled in Dazhou. In urban construction, the infrastructure has been continuously improved and the scale of the city has been continuously accelerated. Dazhou is listed as one of the key cities in Sichuan Province during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period.
Dazhou is a magical and rich land, which is showing broad development prospects with its unique location, resources, environment and market advantages. At present, the people of the whole city closely focus on the strategic positioning of "building a hub, two centers and three bases, and building a strong economic and cultural city in Qinba area" established by the Tenth Plenary Session of the Second Municipal Committee and the basic idea of "highlighting a main line, accelerating the process of industrialization and modernization, and promoting the four strategies", and strive to promote the sound and rapid development of the city's economy and society in accordance with the "three-step" goal. Here, we sincerely invite leaders and friends to come to Dazhou for guidance, sightseeing and investment. The industrious, simple, open-minded and hospitable people of Dazhou are looking forward to your arrival!