First, the degree of traffic congestion.
Wuxi is a famous city with smooth traffic. Although in recent years, due to the delay of road construction, the number of private cars has increased rapidly, similar to the airport elevated and Jincheng elevated in the morning and evening rush hours, it is still relatively smooth in similar cities, especially in off-peak hours, and basically all the way is smooth. For the same15km, it may take me 40 minutes to drive in Hangzhou, 30 minutes in Suzhou and 20 minutes in Wuxi. The saving of commuting time gives people a feeling that the city is not big.
Second, the population composition and distribution
Wuxi is a typical industrial city. Although the proportion of the tertiary industry has surpassed that of the secondary industry at present, as far as my senses are concerned, the number of employees in the secondary industry should still be higher than that of the tertiary industry, and the level of the tertiary industry should be lower than that of the central cities. This means that there are fewer business people, ordinary office workers stay at work, and the proportion of running around the city is relatively low. It is the so-called migratory bird city.
Of course, some people may say that the population of Suzhou is only one million more than that of Wuxi, which is also a similar industrial structure. Why do you obviously feel that Suzhou is crowded? There are many reasons, the most important of which is that Suzhou and Wuxi have different urban agglomeration structures. The overall urban framework of Suzhou is similar to a cross (with the old city in the middle), and the independent areas outside the old city are closer to strips, resulting in no circular division between the industrial park and the new district. For example, underpants enter the factory less than two kilometers south, and the east-west direction is a long commercial and residential area. Wuxi is a typical circular city. Commercial and residential areas with a certain distance from the city center to the south, west, east and even north (although Beitang is really broken). Larger industrial areas are obviously distributed in every corner of the urban area, and the boundary with the main urban area is obvious, so that as soon as you walk out of the high-rise commercial and residential areas, you will feel like you are outside the city. At the same time, many towns and villages where migrants gather (such as Meicun, Shuofang and Anzhen) are separated from the main city by industrial zones, and the population distribution is highly dispersed. In addition, the main scenic spots are distributed in the suburbs, and the limited radiation in big cities is also an important reason.
Third, the topography of the main city is also a major factor.
Wuxi is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River and the northwest bank of Taihu Lake. This is the center of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, and it is indeed a rare blessing for China. It is also a strategic location of the region, and its location advantage should be higher than Changzhou and Suzhou. However, its advantages have not been brought into play in the current Yangtze River Delta pattern.
Jiangyin Bridge in Wuxi was completed 20 years ago. It is the second Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu Province, which shows its importance in regional strategy. At present, there are more than a dozen bridges (including those under construction) on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, but Wuxi is still the only bridge, which shows that its strategic short-sightedness has missed the opportunity for a long time!
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wuxi has always been the second leader in politics and economy in Jiangsu Province. It was surpassed by Suzhou about 15 years ago and has never recovered since. Because of its wrong planning and shortsightedness, it has not been corrected so far; Not only was it surpassed by Suzhou, but it was also chased by Changzhou. Wuxi has no idea why it is prosperous or why it is declining. I always want to play Suzhou, but I learn from Suzhou everywhere, compare with Suzhou and always want to be close to Suzhou. The rise and fall of Sioux City for thousands of years is naturally justified. There are still opportunities and advantages for Wuxi to revitalize. The key is whether we can clearly understand the situation and define our own position. Find the right direction, and the result will not be bad if you work hard.
Wuxi should be the "northeast" of the south of the Yangtze River, not another "Suzhou" near Taihu Lake. We should develop towards the Yangtze River, instead of regarding Taihu Lake as the future. We should develop modern heavy industry, large-scale industry, machinery industry, automobile manufacturing and so on. Instead of competing for electronics and semiconductors like Suzhou; Only by dislocation development will there be no vicious competition; In order to give full play to their respective advantages and learn from each other's strengths. At the same time, we should give full play to our regional advantages and make Wuxi a logistics center in the Yangtze River Delta. Wuxi must build at least 3-4 Yangtze River Bridges to give full play to your advantages as a "traffic crossroads". These are not only the needs of the economic layout of the Yangtze River Delta, but also your strengths and advantages. Whether Shanghai and Nanjing let you do this or not, you must first find out the reasons before you can find a way to deal with it, fight for it yourself and break through it yourself.
In terms of urban layout, we should distance ourselves from Suzhou and develop alternately: Wuxi faces "north" and Suzhou faces "south" to have a future. The new industrial zone should be located in the west of the city, near the "traffic crossroads" and Jiangyin; The whole city should expand northward, rely on the development of the Yangtze River, strengthen itself, and make layout with the long-term goal of including Jiangyin and Zhangjiagang. Take Wuxi High-speed Railway North Station as the new city center; Take the railway along the river as an opportunity to rebuild the new city; And then build a "Wuxi Yangtze River Bridge" with both public and railway purposes, which is an important part of forming a "crossroads". Between Wuxi, Zhangjiagang and Jiangyin: Wuxi International Airport will be newly built; Relying on the Yangtze River, we will vigorously develop the port industrial zone, focusing on the development of "modern heavy industry": automobile manufacturing, private jets, helicopters, Taihu yacht industry and so on. According to this layout, Wuxi's economy will take off again in 10 years.
The reason why Wuxi has fallen behind in recent years is that it has taken Taihu Lake too seriously and regarded it as the future of the city. Because of competing with Suzhou for the right to develop Taihu Lake, I went in the wrong direction. Taihu Lake economy belongs to leisure consumption economy; Yangtze River economy is an industrial shipping economy. The Yangtze River is the foundation and greatest advantage of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone. Only based on the future, planning the future, is meaningful. Wuxi is meaningful only when it is bigger than itself, and then it will be promoted!
These years of investment in the south will not be in vain; It's not too late to change course: the north dominates, the south complements each other, and the south feeds back the north. Change "Shuofang Airport" into "Taihu Private International Airport", turn Wuxi Binhu District into "East China Rich Area", invite top domestic 100 rich people to stay and build their own private manor. Due to the concentration of rich people in East China, but the airspace is tight, many rich people can afford planes, but they can't use them. Only this one over Taihu Lake is suitable. Make Shuofang Airport the first private airport in China. Of course, they are willing to come. You can build a private manor here. If you have a home, you will buy a helicopter, a private jet and a yacht ... When the rich come, others will naturally follow. Maybe even move the company headquarters.
Housing prices in rich areas are twice as high as those in Suzhou and should be in line with Shanghai; At present, the housing price in Wuxi is about 80% of that in Suzhou. Subsidize the development of the northern new city with the financial resources of these areas, and the housing price of the new city should be controlled at 1/2 to 2/3 of the old city; Low prices attract people to gather and retain all kinds of manpower to develop and strengthen themselves. "High housing price" has become the disadvantage of major cities, and "low housing price" of new cities has also become the advantage of attracting and retaining population. ...
Two dog-fighting cities: Wuxi and Suzhou, which have similar cities and industries, are vying for the right to develop Taihu Lake. To widen the distance, the development direction is wrong: Wuxi is "north" and Suzhou is "south". In recent years, the infighting in airport construction, because the distance is too close, finally has a "compromise" plan: Shuofang Airport near Taihu Lake. Suzhou people are very unhappy. Their GDP is much higher than that of Wuxi, but there is no airport.
Briefly talk about Suzhou! After the merger of Suzhou and Wujiang, it will develop "southward" as a whole; Suzhou bay, Wuzhong District, will be divided into parts and Taihu Lake District will be established. Wujiang District will build an airport! Wuzhong district has a large area, with no prominent focus and scattered focus, which is very backward. The surrounding areas of Yantaishan Lake in Wuzhong District (Guangfu Town, Mudu Town, Xukou Town, Hulin Town, dongshan town Town, Jinting Town and Hehengjing Street) should be merged with Qidu Town in Wujiang District to form a new administrative region: Taihu District; Take "suzhou bay" as the center. The area north of "Songling Avenue" in Wujiang and Tongli Town are included in the new Wuzhong District; Because it is connected with the ancient city and echoes from afar, it is necessary to build the "New Wuzhong District" into a new "main city"!
Suzhou International Airport will be built in Hufen Town, Wujiang, near the south of Shanghai and Kunshan, which can play the role of "self-use" and "diversion" for Shanghai, and interact with the "high-speed rail hub station" in Wujiang District to become a new logistics distribution center. Make Taihu Lake a tourist distribution center, a combination of eating, drinking and having fun. Suzhou will use suzhou bay as a whole to create a new business card for the city and a new paradise for yacht tourism, high-end consumption and entertainment!
With Shanghai as the leader, this interaction and dislocation development with Wuxi has formed a new pattern for the rich: working in Shanghai, living in Wuxi, eating, drinking and having fun in Suzhou. It is conducive to enhancing the international competitiveness of the "Yangtze River Delta", and both cities have got new opportunities for airports and development!
There are two main reasons, the relative decline of economic strength and population. From liberation to1990s, Wuxi was known as "little shanghai", and its industrial strength and economic strength were second to none in Jiangsu Province, and it also occupied a place in China. /kloc-in the 1990s, Suzhou cooperated with the prestige of Suzhou Industrial Park in China and Singapore. With the rise of 20 county-level cities under Suzhou's jurisdiction, Kunshan was the first county-level city to set up an industrial park, and Wuxi was replaced by Suzhou as the elder brother of Jiangsu. After 20 10 years, it was surpassed by Nanjing. The decline in the ranking of economic strength has led to a significant decrease in the number of migrants flowing into Wuxi, and it is reasonable to retreat to second-tier cities. However, it is undeniable that Wuxi, which is not dominant in population and territory, is still one of the strongest prefecture-level cities in China, and its income level is almost the strongest among prefecture-level cities, which is the same as that of Suzhou.
I live in the countryside of Huishan District, Wuxi. My cousin got married in Deji Town, Zhangjiagang. They all say that Zhangjiagang has a strong economic strength. We went to a wedding reception and found that their wine grade was at least 8- 10 years behind us. Why? In fact, Zhangjiagang, a strong city in Suzhou, may have a strong industrial economy, but most people just earn some dead wages. These working-class people are actually not very surplus. Wuxi's comprehensive strength is definitely not lost to Suzhou. The gap between urban and rural areas is small, and there is a general surplus of people. The wedding banquet can best reflect the overall living standard of the local area! So don't brag about how strong the GDP economy is. This strength only reflects large enterprises and many bosses, but most workers only earn a little dead wages. There is nothing to brag about, so advise those Suzhou people not to feel good about themselves, because if they are bosses, no matter Wuxi or Suzhou, they are good people! It makes no difference whether you are a worker! ! ! By the way, advise Jiangyin people that the bosses of Sunshine, Blue Ocean and other groups are very rich, but the treatment of most ordinary employees is not high, don't talk nonsense! ! !
I live in Wuxi. I am a foreigner. I have been in Wuxi for ten years. My life will not change because it is a first-line or a second-line one. Wuxi has both my favorite places and my dislikes. So what? Anyway, the place where I live is my home. By the way, the last sentence, I'm from China, and I hate map guns.
I am proud that I am from Wuxi. Please don't bully people with the so-called first line. Is everything all right in the first-tier cities? Wuxi is as good as Wuxi, and I think Wuxi has many firsts, which can't be compared with any other city. Wuxi naturally has millions of people who like her. Therefore, the speech should be dialectical and realistic. I think it is good to do things well there and make more contributions there. There is no need to compete for your merits. If you are not from Wuxi, it doesn't matter much to you. I think Wuxi people will build their own cities, and there is no need to make others more idle.
I grew up in Wuxi and worked in Shanghai after graduating from college. From the point of livability, Wuxi is far superior to Shanghai. One or two thousand houses in Wuxi are much better than one or two hundred thousand houses in Shanghai. Wuxi people are also very proud. After the reform and opening up, township enterprises have developed very well, and their income is only higher than that of Shanghai. So in the past, Wuxi people looked down on everyone in northern Jiangsu and Shanghainese. In fact, most of the local people in Shanghai are employees, and most of the bosses are from other places. This involves the composition of the foreign population. Wuxi's economy is dominated by industry, and most of the migrants are workers. The tertiary industry in Shanghai is developed, and many foreigners are successful people. Objectively speaking, Wuxi natives live better than Shanghai natives.
Of course, many township enterprises in Wuxi developed when the market did not form full competition. Up to now, the market has gradually formed a winner-takes-all situation, and the pressure of small enterprises is great, which makes Wuxi's economy face some difficulties in transformation.
On the other hand, many talents from Wuxi came to Shanghai. In fact, the city of Shanghai was built by talents from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and Wuxi people also made great contributions. Anyway, in the eyes of Shanghainese, Wuxi people are similar to locals. Therefore, the Yangtze River Delta is integrated, and there is no need to talk about Wuxi alone. I have been in Shanghai for almost twenty years, and I still hope to live in Wuxi after retirement. Wuxi is still livable.
I think it is boring to discuss what first-tier and second-tier cities are every day! Very meaningless! Even if we admit the first line of a city now, what we can do is not essentially different from the life of ordinary people! Whether it is good or not is not determined by some first-line or second-line concepts that I don't know who started. No, why! Wuxi is good, Wuxi people know, Wuxi is not good, Wuxi people know!
When did Wuxi become a first-tier city? This question is not very rigorous. In fact, Wuxi has become one of the new first-tier cities in China in the 20 18 report of the National First Financial City Research Institute.
However, in recent years, Wuxi's entry into the "new front line" has undoubtedly puzzled the majority of Wuxi citizens. In fact, Wuxi's economic development has been a little tired in the past two years, and the GDP growth rate in 20 17 is at the middle and lower reaches level in the province. The total amount was surpassed by Nanjing, the provincial capital, followed by Nantong. After 20 15 provincial division adjustment, Wuxi missed the opportunity, and the city GDP was even surpassed by Changzhou after the reorganization next door, which made Wuxi feel pressure.
I think there are two important reasons for this embarrassing situation.
First, the economic center is uncertain.
Second, the zoning is unscientific.
Let's start with the first point, "the uncertainty of the economic center". As we know, if a city wants to grow rapidly, it is the most effective development mode that the center radiates around. Among them, the most crucial one is the central luminous point with absolute economic advantage. Simply put, it is the developed urban areas that drive the relatively backward county towns.
Look at other cities in Jiangsu.
Let's look at Wuxi again. 20105165438+80 million yuan, and the total GDP of Wuxi is 546.528 billion yuan, accounting for about 52% of the total GDP. In addition, Jiangyin achieved a GDP of 348.827 billion yuan, and Yixing achieved a GDP of 654.38+055.825 billion yuan. There are only two county-level cities in Wuxi, but the total amount has become a trillion clubs, but the composition of this figure is very embarrassing. The proportion of urban areas in the whole area is not high, barely more than half. This low-key situation in urban areas is also "unique" in the province! (Followed by the thirteenth sister Suqian)
The number of county-level cities under the jurisdiction of Wuxi ranks second from the bottom in Jiangsu except Nanjing, the provincial capital, with only Jiangyin and Yixing. Among them, Jiangyin's GDP is nearly 350 billion, which is not much different from the urban area. What a monster! Yixing's GDP has also exceeded 654.38+050 billion yuan! The total amount of the two cities exceeds 500 billion, accounting for 48% of the world's total value alone, almost equal to that of the urban area, and this proportion is still expanding! This presents an embarrassing situation of a small horse-drawn cart. Because the county-level cities are too strong, especially Jiangyin, which is completely self-sufficient and does not depend on the urban area economically, the urban area cannot effectively play a siphon role for the counties and cities under its jurisdiction. In addition, Yixing, Jiangyin, as an escrow county-level city, its fiscal revenue is not directly linked to Wuxi, but turned over to the provincial offices, which then return it to the region in proportion. Therefore, county-level cities are developed and urban areas are not cheap. With the present scale of Wuxi, it is impossible to annex Jiangyin, which has such a huge economy, to become a municipal district, resulting in a tepid urban economy and slow development. I predict that with the rapid development of Jiangyin, the sense of powerlessness in the future cities will become more and more obvious!
Let's talk about Yixing, another county-level city. Let's talk about the second reason-"unscientific zoning", which is also a serious injury to Wuxi!
In this case, it is necessary to talk about the division adjustment of 1983. At that time, Wuxi abandoned Shazhou County, which is now Zhangjiagang, and chose Yixing as an enclave. Of course, it is also to compete for the right to use Taihu Lake. Facts have proved that Wuxi's vision at that time was not long enough, and the "love of Taihu Lake" was too heavy, but the value of the Yangtze River was underestimated. We know that the shipping value of the Yangtze River is extremely high. It provides convenient waterway transportation for the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Delta, which is conducive to its external contact and is a link between the east and the west. At that time, Wuxi, it seems that "the love of the Yangtze River" is very low, and I didn't realize it. The enclave Yixing has been difficult to integrate into Wuxi in terms of transportation and culture for so many years. On the contrary, I am more willing to accept the old house Changzhou, so I am developing on my own. Due to geographical factors, Wuxi cannot annex Yixing to become a municipal district.
In this way, Wuxi can't reach the south or the north, and it has actually become an army of one person. The development of Changzhou, which is also next to the First Army, is just the opposite of Wuxi. 1983 After the separation, Changzhou not only didn't get any benefits, but also lost two plots of land, so it had to bury its head in the development of the urban area, resulting in the center being too strong now, and the following is unknown. I think, in the long run, Wuxi can only merge with Changzhou to restore the original eight cities, supplemented by China and Wu. In this way, Changzhou and Suzhou have the same size, and the relationship between the counties under their jurisdiction can be closer, not affected by the region. After the merger of urban areas, the powerful left and right wings have promoted the rapid development of central and northern China. GDP can also soar to more than 1 1000 billion yuan, defending the absolute position of the regional economic center, thus better radiating and siphoning the surrounding counties and cities! The utilization ratio of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake can also be maximized! Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou metropolitan area has been closer since then, with all the benefits and no harm!
Helpless, this is just a fantasy of mine. After all, such a big adjustment of zoning is too difficult to operate! However, it is gratifying that Changzhou and Wuxi are indeed accelerating the process of integration. In 20 18, the planning of Changzhou-Wuxi intercity elevated road will be mainly implemented, and the construction of Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Southern Expressway, Jiangnan High-speed Railway, Changzhou-Yi Xi Expressway and Changyi Expressway will be increased, hoping to effectively alleviate the current pressure in Wuxi!
It is actually very simple for Wuxi to become a first-tier city.
That is, Suzhou and Wuxi often merge into a new municipality directly under the central government, which can be named Changzhou or Soochow (but it can never be called impermanence), and the municipal government is located in Wuxi.
According to the data of 16, let's take a look at the newly established data:
GDP:15475+9210+5773 = 3,045.9 billion, surpassing Shanghai's 2,746.6 billion yuan, ranking first.
Population:1061+651+459 = 217110,000 people, with a smaller proportion than that in Shanghai, almost the same as that in Beijing, ranking third.
Land area: 0.85+0.48+0.44 = 1.77 million square kilometers, similar to Beijing, Yancheng and other cities, but not a "big MAC".
If so, Shanghai and Suzhou-Changzhou (Soochow) will compete with each other and upgrade each other, which may also stimulate more vitality. The people of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou also wish to enter the ranks of first-tier cities and continue to create new miracles and glories.