Cangzhou is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, bordering Bohai Sea in the east, Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and facing Shandong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula across the sea. It is 240 kilometers away from Beijing, Tianjin 120 kilometers away, and Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, 22 1 km away. Cangzhou is located in the center of Bohai Sea, which is the first-line area of "two rings" (around Beijing, Tianjin and Bohai Sea) determined by Hebei Province, and it is also the traffic hub of Beijing and Tianjin leading to the eastern coastal areas. Beijing-Shanghai (Beijing-Shanghai) Railway, Shuohuang (Shuozhou-Huanghua Port) Railway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway and Shihuang (Shijiazhuang-Huanghua) Expressway meet in Cangzhou. Beijing-Kowloon (Beijing-Kowloon) Railway and Shuohuang (Shuozhou-Huanghua Port) Railway meet in Suning County of our city, and there are marshalling stations. With the completion of Huanghua Port and Shuohuang (Shuozhou-Huanghua Port) railway, Cangzhou will become the seaport of the new channel for transporting western coal to the east and the bridgehead for opening to the outside world in central and southern Hebei, northwestern Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia, and its geographical advantages will become increasingly obvious.
Cangzhou has two districts, Xinhua District and Yunhe District, which govern Botou City, Renqiu City, Huanghua City and hejian city City, and Cangxian County, Qingxian County, Dongguang County, Haixing County, Yanshan County, Suning County, Nanpi County, wuqiao county, xian county and Mengcun Hui Autonomous County 10. Cangzhou Bohai New Area [including Huanghua Port Development Zone, Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone (formerly Zhongjie Friendship Farm) and Cangzhou Nandagang Management Zone (formerly Nandagang Farm)] was established in July 2007. There are towns 167 in Cangzhou City, including 73 towns and 20 sub-district offices. The total population of the city is 6.9 million. Cangzhou is 240 kilometers away from Beijing and 20 kilometers away from Tianjin/KLOC-0. Since ancient times, it has been known as the flood and drought wharf, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the whole territory. Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Shuohuang Railway (Shuozhou-Huanghua Port), Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Shihuang Expressway (Shijiazhuang-Huanghua), Jinshan Expressway (Tianjin-Shantou), and Beijing-Fuzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanhai. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway passes through Cangzhou, forming a transportation network extending in all directions. China's mega-trans-century project, Huanghua Port, is 900 nautical miles from Kyushu Port and 480 nautical miles from Incheon Port. It is a multi-functional, modern and comprehensive international port, and it is also the largest one-time investment project in port construction in China. After the project is fully completed and put into operation, it will have an annual handling capacity of 0/100 million tons of coal and 50 million tons of groceries, ranking among the top coastal ports in China, and become a comprehensive hub port in northern China integrating coal, crude oil, refined oil, groceries, chemicals, passenger transport and containers. Cangzhou has perfect communication facilities. The local existing fixed telephone exchange has a capacity of 7.765 million, and the long-distance service circuit has (80,000) terminals. There are 24,724 data communication ports, and the number of data multimedia users reaches150,000. Various network functions and communication means are improving day by day. It can provide more than 50 kinds of business services in six categories. The capacity of mobile telephone exchanges in the whole city has reached1490,000, and it has realized automatic network roaming with more than 3 1 provinces, cities, autonomous regions and the world 100 countries and Hong Kong and Macao 170 operators. There is a Dalangdian Reservoir with a storage capacity of 1 100 million cubic meters in the south of Cangzhou City. With the implementation of the national South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south of Cangzhou, will serve as an important water conveyance channel, which can provide sufficient water for the economic development and people's life in Cangzhou. Cangzhou is covered by North China Power Grid and Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Power Grid, and the city has power plants with installed capacity of 62,000 kilowatts and 3×10.2 million kilowatts. Cangzhou Power Grid has 500KV substations 1 and 8 220KV substations. The grid-connected power generation of Huanghua Power Plant provides more abundant electricity for Cangzhou's economic and social development. Cultural tourism: Cangzhou Iron Lion has a history of more than 1000 years, which embodies the charm of casting art in Cangzhou, an ancient "hometown of casting". There are seven national key cultural relics protection units, including Cangzhou Iron Lion, xian county han group, Botou Mosque, Haifeng Town Site, Ji Xiaolan Cemetery, xian county Single Bridge and Huanghua Gugong Jujube Garden, 26 provincial key cultural relics protection units, 16 municipal key cultural relics protection units, 4 national 4A-level scenic spots 1 one, 2-level scenic spots and 88 scenic spots. Haixing Hill Volcano Ruins, Dongguang Tiefo Temple, Cangzhou Muslim North Temple, Taishan Palace, Wuditai Temple, Zhangzhou Temple, Pangu Temple and other historic sites have unique charm. Baiyangdian Lake, the "Pearl of North China" in Renqiu, is the largest freshwater lake in North China. There are more than 270 species of various birds in the existing wetlands in Cangzhou, and 10 1 species of migratory birds are protected by the state. Wuqiao county in Cangzhou is a world-famous acrobatic town. "China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Festival" has been identified as an international arena by the Ministry of Culture, and "Wuqiao Acrobatic World" is a national 4A-level scenic spot, which is listed as a folk tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration, attracting a large number of tourists to visit every year. Agricultural resources: Cangzhou has cultivated land12410.4 million mu and grassland of 600,000 mu. It is one of the concentrated producing areas of grain, cotton and oil in Hebei Province, the main supply base of pollution-free vegetables in Beijing and Tianjin, and the well-known high-quality pasture base and animal husbandry production base in northern China. Cangzhou is a famous "hometown of pears" and "hometown of golden dates". Native products such as Jinsixiaozao, Dongzao and Yali are well-known at home and abroad for their excellent quality. They are traditional export-oriented products, with an annual output of nearly 435,000 tons of red dates and 465,000 tons of Yali. Cangzhou still has more than 2 million mu of barren alkali land to be developed and utilized, 527,000 mu of coastal beaches and 400,000 mu of low-yield salt fields, all of which can be converted into construction land. Marine petroleum resources: There are two major oil fields in Cangzhou, namely, North China and Dagang, with proven petroleum geological reserves of1500 million tons and natural gas reserves of 28.2 billion cubic meters, with considerable development potential; Cangzhou is one of the four major salt production bases in China, with an area of 450,000 mu and an annual output of 2 million tons. Cangzhou has a coastline of 129.7 km, with a large scale of marine fishing and mariculture. There are more than 1000 species of marine life, which is rich in seafood such as fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish, among which "prawn in Bohai Sea" and "swimming crab" are well-known at home and abroad.
economic development
Before liberation, Cangzhou was a consumer city with a large population and only a few handicraft workshops. After liberation, Cangzhou's industries developed rapidly, such as oil refining, chemical fertilizer, chemical industry, casting, electronics, electric power, textile, machinery, paper making, food, building materials and so on. Since the reform and opening up, through the hard work of the people of the whole city, Cangzhou's national economy has a considerable foundation, its overall strength has been greatly strengthened, and its industrial structure has been continuously optimized. 1988 was identified as an economic open city around the Bohai Sea by the State Council. Cangzhou is gradually becoming one of the areas with development potential and vitality in Hebei and even around the Bohai Sea. The year of 20 10 was a relatively fast and good year for the city's economic development, with all the major economic indicators exceeding the task, and the growth rate was in the forefront of the province. Among them, the growth rate of six indicators, such as regional GDP, total fiscal revenue, general budget revenue, total retail sales of social consumer goods, direct utilization of foreign capital and per capita disposable income of urban residents, ranked in the top three in the province. The city's total fiscal revenue reached 2.710.20 billion yuan, and the budget was 1 14. 1%, up by 28.9% year-on-year, ranking second in the province in terms of growth rate and third in total output. Among them, the general budget revenue was 9010.30 billion yuan, accounting for 122.9% of the budget at the beginning of the year, with a year-on-year increase of 4 1%, ranking second in the province. Cangzhou has entered the ranks of economically advanced cities in Hebei Province with a brand-new look.
Cangzhou (20) Agriculture: Through the development of four major industries of animal husbandry, vegetables, pasture and fruit, and the development project of dry and alkaline land, the development pattern of leading the market, leading the base and connecting the base with farmers has been initially formed. The South Canal runs through Cangzhou from south to north, providing water for nearby farmland. Since 1965, the canal has dried up in winter and spring, and there is water in summer and autumn. The main crops are: wheat, corn and sorghum. Native products include the famous "Golden Jujube" and "Cangzhou Yali". Industry: The industrial categories are relatively complete, and it is a "Chemical City" approved by the Ministry of Chemical Industry, with obvious industry characteristics. Chemical industry, textile, machinery, casting, cable, building materials, pipe fittings, medicine, food and arts and crafts are the backbone industries of Cangzhou City. The output value of chemical industry in Cangzhou City accounts for a quarter of the total output value of chemical industry in the whole province, and it is an important chemical base in Hebei Province. The main products are nitrogen fertilizer, caustic soda, petroleum products, pesticides, resins, TDI and so on. There are more than 60 key chemical enterprises such as Cangzhou Refinery with an annual crude oil processing capacity of 3.5 million tons, Cangzhou Dahua Group with an annual production capacity of 330,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, 520,000 tons of urea and 20,000 tons of TDI (toluene diisocyanate), and Cangzhou Chemical Industry Group with an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons of caustic soda and 290,000 tons of resin (in 2006). It has formed 18 industries such as basic chemical raw materials, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, organic chemicals, daily chemicals, rubber products, plastic products and chemical machinery. It has formed a number of advantageous industries with wires and cables, elbow fittings and auto parts as the leading industries.
opening up to the outside world
Cangzhou's export-oriented economy has developed rapidly. It has established economic and trade relations with more than 100 countries and regions in the world, and 150 kinds of industrial products have entered the international market. There are 249 foreign-funded enterprises in the city, and the actually utilized foreign capital is 661730,000 USD (in 2006). In 2006, five provincial-level economic and technological development zones, namely Cangzhou, Renqiu, Huanghua, Huanghua Port and Wuqiao, and a port-based chemical park were established.