First of all, it may be regional differences. Jinzhong people are not convinced of Taiyuan, and economic integration will only lead to increasingly obvious regional disputes. Not only will it not expand economic development, but it may also turn brother cities against each other and form opposites. After the implementation of the "Rise of Central China", the six central core cities of Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Taiyuan, Nanchang and Hefei are all developing and reforming according to their own routes. As a city with a long history, Taiyuan is facing the constraints of resources and industry. Relevant departments in Taiyuan are also summing up their thoughts.
The first is the concept of building a "big Taiyuan" metropolitan area, that is, merging Jinzhong City, increasing population and GDP, radiating the economic integration of surrounding cities and developing together. This proposal has also become the basis of the recently developed Taiyuan city. Facing the overall framework that Taiyuan has compiled, the Southern New District is the most striking. The first is the construction of Taiyuan Railway Passenger Transport South Station, the formation of highway hub, the formation of various high-tech parks and the relocation of the provincial government. As we all know. Provincial capitals are generally located in the prosperous areas of provincial capital cities, and xiaodian district belongs to the southernmost tip of Taiyuan. Why did the provincial government choose such a place? There is a simple reason. First, accelerate the construction of the south and promote urban development. 2. Because the current site of the provincial government is a key cultural relic protection unit, before 20 10, the Shanxi provincial government will move to the former 63rd Army Command in the southeast of Taiyuan, with superior geographical location and convenient transportation. It starts from Changfeng Street in the north, Xuefu Street in the south, Wucheng Road in the east and Junmin Road in the west. The total land area is 0.5 square kilometers. After the provincial government moves to Changfeng Street, it will form the center of southern Taiyuan, adjacent to high-tech development zones and commercial centers, and the most important thing is to integrate with the six major urban areas of Jinzhong and Yuci District to build the strongest economic belt in Central China.
The issue of the merger of Taiyuan and Jinzhong has been raised for a long time, especially in the early 1990s, when Taiyuan and Yuci merged. But at that time, everyone knew that the south of Taiyuan was deserted and overgrown with weeds, which was unimaginable compared with now. Since 1999 Asian financial crisis, Shanxi coal industry has almost been paralyzed. At that time, Shanxi's economy plummeted, ranking 30th, and then provincial leaders accelerated the adjustment of economic and industrial structure. Change the single industrial situation and put forward that Shanxi should take the lead in development and be the vanguard of the whole province. Taiyuan has developed rapidly since 1999, which has promoted the economic development of surrounding cities, especially Yuci District of Jinzhong City. People living in Yuci District can also feel that they used to take a minibus or train to the provincial capital to buy fashionable clothes, because it was near. Now, big supermarkets and shopping malls have settled in Taiyuan. Yuci District, which is not far from Taiyuan and has a good economy, has also been found, so large chain enterprises such as Tian Sen, Beijing Hualian and Gome, which opened stores in Taiyuan, have also opened branches in Yuci to meet the demand. In order to facilitate the travel between the two cities, they also opened a 90 1 bus, which was updated from the original bus to the current double-decker bus, which is rare in the whole country, but the only barrier to the integration of the two cities is the Xu Xi toll station, from 1998. Many deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began to propose to dismantle the toll station in Xu Xi, but until now, the toll station still stands. The reason is that there is an agreement with some Hong Kong businessmen to compensate each other for breach of contract, which is used as an excuse to prevaricate everyone. I remember this toll booth has been around since I was a child.
In 2002, Tian put forward the economic integration plan of Taiyuan and Jinzhong, but the two cities have similar functions and leading directions. How do they get along? There was an episode in that report that could have been avoided, but it also hurt Taiyuan's feelings. After all, Taiyuan has promoted the development of Yuci District in Jinzhong, so the communication between the two cities has gradually decreased. According to the original words, "Taiyuan Jinzhong economic integration" construction: "buses, long-distance buses and some agricultural projects were opened, and then there was no cooperation." Now get on the bus, except for the annoying toll station, you can find that the two cities have become an organic whole without boundaries, and this is the result you want.
"The scope of Taiyuan City is much larger than that suggested by Zhang: including all of Taiyuan City and Yangquan City, Yuci District, Shouyang County, Taigu County, Pingyao County, Qixian County and Jiexiu City of Jinzhong City, Xinfu District, Dingxiang County, Yuanping County and Jingle County of Xinzhou City, Jiaocheng County, Wenshui County, xiaoyi city and Fenyang City of Lvliang City, with an area of 3. In this way, the new Taiyuan urban plan came out. The overall structure of taiyuan metropolitan is a spatial form of "one core and two circles, with finger-shaped development axis".
It is mentioned that "the core consists of Taiyuan City and Yuci District of Jinzhong City, covering six districts of Taiyuan City and Yuci District, with a total area of 2,860 square kilometers. Develop the tertiary industry focusing on modern service industry, and gather business, logistics and office functions. What is the concept of the central layer of metropolitan area? Take Xi and Xianyang as examples. It's two cities in Shaanxi, not far apart. Xi 'an's airport is in Xianyang, and the overall situation is very similar to Taiyuan and Jinzhong. The two cities want to jointly build Xi Xianyang metropolitan area, realize resource sharing and complementary advantages, and improve overall competitiveness. That is to say, * * * as the central layer of the metropolitan area, realizes radiation.
Xi and Xianyang, the two major cities in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, will jointly build a "metropolitan area" and form a composite economic center of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge Longhai New Economic Belt, which will serve as a link between the east and the west, develop into an economy with great development potential in the western region and become the core area of "one line and two belts". According to reports, in the future, the two cities will gradually realize "planning with the same map, roads with the same ring, communication with the same network, environmental governance, financial integration and information sharing". According to the new development plan, Xi 'an will open the urban skeleton, optimize the layout structure, develop new peripheral areas, reduce the center density, and form a big pattern of connecting Xianyang in the west, Lintong in the east and Chang 'an in the south. The long-term urban development direction is to the west, connecting with the development of Xianyang and forming an integrated metropolis. This is also an idea of building a metropolitan area in Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Taiyuan. On February 28th, 65438, the signing ceremony of Xi- Xianyang economic integration agreement was held in Qujiang Hotel in the southern suburb of Xi.
The radiation circle of a metropolis in western China was formally formed. The two cities in the circle-Xianyang and Xi 'an, are precisely connected, * * * governs 1/district, 14 county,1county-level city, with an area of 20 102 square kilometers and a population of12000. Xi 'an-Xianyang integration is not limited to this, but also involves a series of tedious work such as unifying the area code, but it has become a necessity. Rather than possible, the economic radiation point of Xi- Xi 'an integration has begun to take shape, driving the economic development of Shaanxi Province as a whole.
Taiyuan city is also in its infancy. If we want to radiate so many cities, Taiyuan is also weak. The first thing to be restricted is a small population and a small administrative area, which proves that Taiyuan is not a big city. If you want to be the vanguard of Shanxi's development, you must first find your own development direction and orientation. Yuci District of Taiyuan has similar economic level and relatively close regional location. Taiyuan, for example, is vigorously developing the tertiary industry and establishing high-tech development zones. In fact, Yuci Development Zone and Taiyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone. There are also convenient transportation and close contacts.
As a transportation hub and a city with many tourist attractions in the province, Shanxi is highly complementary, and most of them transfer at major scenic spots in Jinzhong City, Taiyuan. After the completion of the future Taiyuan South Railway Station, Yuci Station is likely to be transformed into a freight station, which means that the integration of Taiyuan and Shanxi has become inevitable. Cancellation of administrative divisions can eliminate restrictive factors, form integration and play a radiating role. In addition to Yuci District, Jinzhong has many administrative divisions such as Jiexiu City, Pingyao County, Qixian County and Taigu County, which can also be included in Taiyuan for common development. For example, Xianyang also has Qindu District, Weicheng District, Xingping City, Wugong County, Sanyuan County, Jingyang County, Liquan County and so on.
Therefore, the cancellation of Jinzhong City is only a matter of time. A few days ago, everyone said that "moving a mansion" in Jinzhong has become a myth. For Shanxi, which pursues progress, such development is necessary and inevitable. No matter how much you value your city, for the future of the city and the prosperity of the whole province, we have the ability and obligation to work together for common development and believe that tomorrow will be better! Facing the status struggle of the six central provinces, for this golden opportunity, only in this way can our city improve its present situation and realize its development. Believe that we are not behind Zhengzhou and Changsha, and we also have our own place in the central region!