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Wujiang city has an area of 1,176 km 2 and a population of 770,000. It administers 2 provincial level development zones and 10 towns. It has been enjoying the reputation of ¡®home of silk' ¡®land of fish and rice'.
In 2003, its GDP was 28.1 billion yuan,The
local budget revenue registered 1.48 billion yuan, fixed
assets investment 17.2 billion yuan, registered foreign capital
1.235 billion USD, import and export volume 7.35 billion
USD, among which 3.283 billion USD was export. Its comprehensive
economic strength ranks No. 6 among all the counties in China
, and ranks No .10 in the top 100 most advanced counties.
Silk & textile, cable & optical fiber, electronics & information
are its mainstay industries.
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Wujiang Downtown |
Against Shanghai Economic Zone,
and 5 economic blocs including ¡°one town and one industry¡±are
growing steadily. Wujiang has 6 out of 20 industrial groups
particularly supported by Jiangsu Province . Wujiang Silk
Shareholding Company, Jiangsu Yongding Shareholding Company
and Jiangsu Hengtong Shareholding Company are publicly listed
in china's stock market. The annual volume of trade in China
East Silk Market amounted to over 18 billion yuan, which
ranks No. 4 in the top 10 professional markets in China .
Wujiang has been honored as National Hygienic City , National
Model City for Environmental Protection, National Outstanding
Tourist City and National Model City for Social Security
Comprehensive Treatment. |