As the southern gate of China and an ancient cultural city with a history of 2,000 years, Guangzhou has taken on a new look and entered a new development period, full of vitality. Now it is one of the most important port cities in China. As people imagine, the bustling scene of Guangzhou is its truest portrayal.
As one of the most important industrial cities in China's modernization process, Guangzhou has gained unprecedented development opportunities since the reform and opening up. The country's strong support for its economy has also achieved excellent results and gains, and the reputation of "the third world capital" is the best interpretation of Guangzhou's development. With rapid development and support, Guangzhou has become one of the windows of China's foreign trade. Many foreigners and foreign capitals come here to invest, build and carry out business and trade exchanges. Economic development has also promoted the development of local tourism.
The development of a city is naturally inseparable from the promotion of tourism, and the name of the city is naturally the best business card to attract tourists. At that time, Guangzhou really wanted to promote the development of surrounding areas in this way, but it was disappointing that this way did not seem as perfect as expected, and Yunfu City was the most typical case. The slow economic development has lost its original characteristics. So what kind of city is Yunfu?
An ancient city with a long history.
Geographically speaking, Yunfu City is located in the central and western regions of Guangdong Province, adjacent to the Pearl River Delta and surrounding cities and counties, with unique geographical advantages.
Since the reform and opening up, Yunfu City has become an indispensable part of the development of the surrounding areas of Guangzhou, and its unique location advantage is the key factor for its great role. Geographically speaking, Yunfu City is adjacent to the Pearl River Delta and many cities and counties, as well as Guangzhou and Hong Kong, so it has an extremely important strategic position and is suitable for building a transportation hub. Therefore, Yunfu is listed as one of the constituent cities of Guangzhou metropolitan area.
The city of Yunfu naturally has its own long history, which is mainly reflected in the fact that many local characteristics and place names with rich historical background are still preserved in every corner of Yunfu. The name of Yunfu City is closely related to the name of a mountain. This is "Wuyun Mountain", which is called the first peak in Yunfu City. It is said that in ancient China, the height of this mountain could go straight into the sky, and clouds surrounded the top of the mountain, so there was a lofty and clean atmosphere, so the ancient locals also affectionately called this mountain Yunfu Mountain.
The early development of Yunfu is full of vitality.
For a city, its city name is not only a symbolic name, but also a meaning that is difficult for us ordinary people to understand. Generally speaking, the change and naming of place names have local historical characteristics and contain profound historical implications. The reason why it was renamed Yunfu naturally has its unique significance, and it is also hoped that it can occupy its own place in the fierce competition of the city under the guidance of the new era.
The renamed Yunfu is indeed full of vitality. Yunfu, which has a unique geographical advantage, is extremely rich in water resources, and the northern part of Yunfu has also been given the reputation of "golden waterway" by local residents. In addition, the Xijiang River runs through the whole territory of Yunfu City, which naturally makes the northern part of Yunfu have the capital and basic conditions for port construction.
In addition to rich and unique water resources and geographical location, Yunfu's natural mineral resources are also very famous. The terrain of Yunfu City is mostly hilly, and Yunfu has become a famous mineral base center in China. Because of its huge sulfur resources, a large-scale sulfur mine production base center has been established in the local area, and Yunfu ranks first in the country in processing and producing various household appliances for all parts of the country every year.
In addition to the huge sulfur mine, Yunfu is also famous for its stone processing industry. Yunfu has always been the demonstration base and center of stone circulation in China, where a number of outstanding China folk stone carving artists have emerged, and all kinds of handicrafts are exported overseas, enjoying a very good reputation. With this feature, Yunfu has won the reputation of "the hometown of stone carving art in China" and the reputation of artificial stone capital in China. Yunfu is also referred to as the "Stone Capital" by local residents.
Times change and get into trouble.
Surprisingly, however, Yunfu, once a "stone capital", has entered a difficult situation of stagnant development and slow economic development in recent years due to various factors. In the development of Guangdong, Yunfu's development and economic aggregate are the worst among all regions.
It is no exaggeration to say that Yunfu is one of the worst cities in Guangdong all the year round. If measured by the development standards of other cities in Guangdong, Yunfu's urban construction and social environment construction and development can never be compared with other cities, especially its economic development is really unsatisfactory.
What's more, it is the geographical location of Yunfu City. Once upon a time, many people thought that the geographical position of Yunfu City was its unique advantage, but today, such geographical advantage has greatly restricted the development of local economy, even if the existence of Yunfu New Port can promote economic development for a period of time.
But on the whole, the development of other industries in Yunfu has never been effectively deployed except its own advantageous industries. After all kinds of factors come together, the local economic development in Yunfu is very single and the per capita income is extremely high. Coupled with rising prices, the consumption level of local residents has never kept up, and it has also entered a difficult predicament of today's development.
This situation also made countless local residents joke that Yunfu's name change was a failure, so everyone began to miss its original name.
With the unstoppable progress, a new spring is bound to come.
Although today's difficulties limit the local development of Yunfu, the wheel of the times is unstoppable, and Yunfu is also making use of the existing conditions and resources to keep pace with the times. With the completion and opening of Guangwu Expressway, it has also brought new development vitality to Yunfu.
Its development pace will also be accelerated, and Yunfu, located in the center of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province, will have more opportunities with its unique advantages and well-known mineral stone production, and will surely usher in its new spring in the new era.
I believe that under the guidance of favorable policies and the trend of the times, this ancient cultural city with a history of 100 years can regain its vitality in the new era.