Suzhou is located at the southern tip of Huanghuai Plain, at the northern gate of Anhui Province, bordering Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan provinces 1 1 county, in the hinterland of Huanghuai Economic Zone and at the western edge of Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt. It is an important town in the Longhai Economic Belt, the bridgehead of the Eurasian Continental Bridge, and the first impact of the coastal economy on the inland, which has a unique location advantage. It borders Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province and Heze City, Shandong Province in the north, Shangqiu City, Henan Province in the west, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province and Huaiyin City in the east. It has jurisdiction over Dangshan County, Xiaoxian County, Lingbi County, Sixian County, Yongqiao District, a provincial economic and technological development zone, 99 townships and1/subdistrict offices, 2,626 administrative villages and 124 neighborhood committees, with a total population of 6.04 million and a total area of 9,787 square kilometers.
The location advantage is obvious, and the traffic is convenient and smooth. Suzhou is near the coast, backed by the Central Plains, connected to the ancient city of Xuzhou in the north, directly connected to the Shandong Peninsula, and connected to the Yangtze River Delta economic circle led by Shanghai in the south. It is the economic and cultural intersection area between the north and the south, and the first undertaking area for industrial transfer from the eastern developed areas to the central and western regions. It can integrate the strengths of the north and the south and borrow the benefits of the east and the west. The Beijing-Shanghai and Longhai railways run vertically and horizontally, and the Fu Jia and Luqing railways detour among them. Two expressway, Lianhuo and Xu He, lead directly to the seaport and airport. 104, 206, 3 10, 3 1 1 four national highways and nine provincial highways run through the whole territory, and the density of county and township highways ranks first in the country. The domestic waterway navigation mileage is140km, and the annual handling capacity of Suzhou, Lingbi and Sixian terminals is 2 million tons. Water transport from the new Bianhe River and Huihe River to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal via Hongze Lake and into the Yangtze River to the southeast coastal areas. The urban area is only 70 kilometers away from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, and it is open to more than 20 big cities in China. Mobile, China Unicom and telecommunications networks cover the whole city and set up an "air bridge" to communicate all corners of the country.
It has a long history and rich cultural background. Suzhou was founded in 809 AD (Tang Xianzong Yuanhe four years) and has been ruled by the state government for thousands of years. The long history makes this land full of talents and rich cultural heritage. In ancient times, there were historical celebrities such as Min Ziqian and Ji Kang, and in modern times, there were artists such as Liu Kaiqu, Xiao Longshi, Yang Zaibao and Li Bingshu, and famous poets such as Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo left well-known poems here. Modern Suzhou is a well-educated city in Anhui, which sends about 15000 students to universities every year. Suzhou is also a famous hometown of calligraphy and painting. Xiaoxian traditional Chinese painting and Lingbi Zhong Kui painting are self-contained and enjoy high reputation in the whole country and even Southeast Asia.
Suzhou has many scenic spots. Osawa Township, Yongqiao District, is the place where Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising took the oath at the end of Qin Dynasty. The Huangzang Valley in Xiaoxian County, where Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, escaped from Qin Jun, has now become a national forest park. Wuliu Scenic Area in Yongqiao District is a summer resort. Lingbi County is the ancient battlefield of the "Gaixia War" during the struggle between Chu and Han. Lingbi Stone ranks first among the four famous stones in China and is regarded as a treasure by collectors at home and abroad. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Suzhou was the base of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, and became the main battlefield of the Huaihai Campaign during the War of Liberation.
Rich in resources and broad space for industrial development. Suzhou is a famous coal, grain and cotton production base in East China, a major fruit producing area, a developed animal husbandry area and a vegetable basket. There are 28 kinds of proven minerals, such as coal, petroleum, limestone for cement and ceramic soil, among which the basic proven resources are 17 kinds. Among them, there are 42 coal storage areas, covering an area of 2,000 square kilometers, with proven reserves of 2.9 billion tons, accounting for more than 10% of the province's coal resources reserves. There are 23 national and local coal mining enterprises with an annual output of 9 million tons. The coalbed methane reserves are 60 billion cubic meters, and the risk exploration has been completed by Texaco Company of the United States. The predicted reserves of oil and gas in Huangkou area of Xiaoxian County are 50 million tons and 72 billion cubic meters, and Zhongyuan Oilfield has organized on-site exploration. Dolomite and marble rank first in the province. The reserves of clay rank fourth in the province. The reserves of limestone for cement are about 6 billion tons, ranking seventh in the province. Rich in wheat, corn, cotton, oilseeds, fruits and so on. In normal years, the planting area of grain crops is about 6.5438+million mu, and the total output is 3 million tons. Oil crops are 6.5438+0.7 million mu, with a total output of 450,000 tons. The cotton planting area is 60,800 hectares and the total output is 70,500 tons. There are 76,700 hectares of orchards, and the total output of all kinds of fruits is 6.5438+0.25 million tons. The total area of forestry land is 3.724 mu, the total standing stock is 9610.5 million cubic meters, and the annual recoverable resources are more than 0/0.5 million cubic meters. Animal husbandry has maintained steady growth for more than 20 years, with an annual total meat output of 35.6 tons. Dangshan crisp pear, Xiaoxian grape, Fuliji roast chicken and Jiagou fragrant rice Gong Mi are well-known in domestic and foreign markets.
The industrial base is good and the opening-up momentum is strong. Suzhou is a new industrial city, with 33 industrial categories and 100 kinds of industrial products. Traditional industries such as chemical industry, machinery, medicine and building materials have a good foundation, and agricultural and sideline products processing industries such as grain, oil, food, textile and paper have developed rapidly. The energy industry has a bright future. 300MW Huiyuan Power Plant has been built, and 4×600MW units of china huadian Suzhou Company have started construction. Keyuan Group is the first high-tech enterprise listed in our city. Wanbei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is the only production base of antibiotic raw materials in the province, and the production scale of lincomycin raw materials ranks second in the country. Anhui Fengyuan Group, Nanjing Yurun Group, Yichun Guangming Group and Zhejiang Ningbo Boyang Group all have large-scale agricultural products processing bases in Suzhou.
Suzhou has always been a gathering place for merchants from north and south, and it is the business center of northeast Anhui. Huaxia and Hui Mei are mostly large enterprise groups in the province. Su Guo, Jiangsu, Shangdu, Anhui and other top 100 domestic chain businesses have successively settled in Suzhou, with more than 350 specialized markets and total retail sales of social consumer goods of more than 6 billion yuan. The brilliant market with a total investment of 900 million yuan and the Yangtze River Logistics Park with a total investment of 800 million yuan will be built soon. In the next five years, the urban area of Suzhou will reach 60 square kilometers, and the urban population will reach 600,000, initially entering the ranks of big cities. A number of listed companies and well-known enterprises compete to seize the beach in Suzhou, and opening up to the outside world presents a new round of climax.
The economic development environment is superior and the investment potential is huge. In recent years, Suzhou has made great efforts to improve the investment environment and invested heavily in urban road network, functional facilities and landscape construction. Infrastructure and urban functions are improving, and the living environment is good. A series of policies to encourage foreign investment have been formulated successively, and the administrative service centers in cities and counties and the mayor's mailbox network have been built, creating a clean and efficient government environment, a standardized and transparent law enforcement environment and an honest and trustworthy credit environment for foreign investors. Unique location and transportation advantages, rich natural resources, good human environment, low factor prices and low threshold investment policies make this ancient land have more development potential and higher return on investment.
Today's Suzhou is full of vitality, ready to go, unlimited business opportunities and huge development space. Suzhou's economic development and social progress cannot be separated from the care and support of all walks of life. The 6.04 million people in Suzhou sincerely welcome customers at home and abroad and friends from all walks of life to Suzhou for sightseeing and leisure, inspect the investment environment, seek cooperation opportunities and achieve greater development.