BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhuanet) – The economic zone of Ningxia along the Yellow River will become a key engine to accelerate the development of the Wild West of China, Ningxia governor Wang Zhengwei said during a press conference in Beijing on July 6.
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The old industrial city Shizuishan is included in the city cluster of Ningxia along the Yellow River. [File Photo]
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The economic zone covers 10 Ningxia cities and occupies 43 percent of the region's land, 57 percent of its population, 80 percent of its industries and 90 percent of its total economic output.
The zone will gather all of Ningxia's advantages in resources, cultures, policies, and ethnic unity, Wang said. They will become an important growth pole to drive the economy of the region.
The local government has mulled over building the river-front city cluster to give an impetus to its economic growth since 2005.
The Yellow River is historically considered the cradle as well as the mother river of Chinese people.
Most well-known city clusters are built around major rivers of a region, such as the Economic Zone along Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province and Economic Zone along Zhujiang River in Guangdong Province, the governor said.
In December last year, the State Council included the Ningxia economic zone in the national strategy and listed it as one of 18 national key development zones.
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Wang Zhengwei, chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, addresses a press conference in Beijing, July 6, 2011. [Zhang Lin/China.org.cn]
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Ningxia is also one of the 12 west provinces covered in the national Western Development Strategy. The west region contains 71 percent of China's land mass, 29 percent of its population, but just 20 percent of its total economic output.
(Source:china.org.cn)
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