As early as 265,438+0,000 years ago, it was the intersection of the north and south roads in China section at the western end of the Silk Road, and it was the transportation hub and gateway for economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West. For thousands of years, Kashgar has been a famous political, economic, cultural and transportation center at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain. Kashgar is one of the oldest and richest oases in the western margin of Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, with a gentle climate and distinct four seasons. Due to favorable geographical and climatic factors, Kashgar is rich in melons, watermelons, grapes, pomegranates, figs and so on. , known as the "hometown of melons and fruits".
Kashgar, with its unique natural scenery, numerous cultural landscapes and rich ethnic colors, has become the most important tourist area in southern Xinjiang. There are the Pamirs, the Yarkant River, the Muztag Iceberg, the father of glaciers, the Chagri Peak, the second highest peak in the world, the Taklimakan Desert, the largest mosque in Xinjiang, the Aitig Mosque, and the large Islamic ancient buildings, the princess's tomb and the Millennium Buddhist site-the Mofo Pagoda. Therefore, "if you don't get to Kashgar, you won't be in Xinjiang."
There are many historical and cultural relics in Kashgar, the most famous of which are the largest Aitig Mosque in China, the famous imperial concubine's tomb at home and abroad, and Panbian City, a key cultural relic protection unit. Kashgar has rich cultural characteristics of the western regions, and the labyrinth of ancient streets and urban structure is a unique model of urban construction in Kashgar. Ethnic minorities who are good at singing and dancing and hospitable bring people completely different cultural feelings from inland cities; Embroidery, national costumes, musical instruments, hardware processing and other unique national handicrafts have formed another beautiful scenery in Kashgar. This ancient oasis has a unique geographical climate and is rich in melons, watermelons, grapes, pomegranates, figs, almonds and other fruits, and is known as the "hometown of fruits and vegetables". Chinese and foreign people who have been to Kashgar have unanimously recognized that "only Xinjiang can count as Kashgar", and Kashgar, as a world famous city, has been included in the Concise Encyclopedia of Britain. As the traffic artery of the ancient Silk Road, Kashgar has always been an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign businessmen gather, with a border of 888 kilometers, bordering Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, India, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and its strategic position is very important. Rich national characteristics, simple customs, long and splendid national culture and unique natural landscape constitute the distinctive features of Kashgar, which is famous at home and abroad.
Over the past 50 years since the establishment of Kashgar, under the cordial care of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and under the correct leadership of the Party Committee and People's Government of the autonomous region and the Kashgar prefectural party committee and administrative office, various undertakings have developed rapidly. Especially in recent years, the Kashgar Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal People's Government have United and led the people of all ethnic groups in the city, held high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, emancipated their minds, united and pragmatic, pioneered and innovated, constantly strengthened grassroots infrastructure, and severely cracked down on the "three elements", and achieved fruitful results in the construction of three civilizations. In 2004, the city's GDP reached 24 1 100 million yuan (including: the primary industry increased by 8%, the secondary industry increased by 33.4%, and the tertiary industry increased by 24.6%), which was twice as much as the1.1800 million yuan in 2000, and it was put forward one year ahead of schedule. Per capita GDP reached 6750 yuan, industrial and agricultural output value reached 65.438+63.2 billion yuan, fiscal revenue reached 240 million yuan, total investment in fixed assets reached 65.438+82 billion yuan, total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 65.438+0./kloc-0. 92 billion yuan, per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 6872 yuan, and per capita net income of farmers. The economy has maintained sustained and healthy development, and various social undertakings have made all-round progress, showing political stability, economic prosperity, national unity and people living and working in peace and contentment.
First, the geographical advantage is obvious. Kashgar, located in the western border of China, is the central city of the region, the important town of Xinjiang and the window of China's opening to the west. It is located in the center of Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe. Historically, it was an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign businessmen gathered. At present, there are second-class ports such as Hongqi Raf, Turgat, Ickler Stamu, Calassou and Xinyifa, and Kashgar-Islamabad International Airport was officially opened in 2004. Especially since the opening of Kashgar-Islamabad International Airport, people flow, logistics, information flow and capital flow have increased greatly. With the comprehensive start of China-Kyrgyzstan-Baha 'i combined transport, Kashgar is located in Asia and Europe, and will surely become a big channel and port connecting Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia in China, and become a "two bases and one center", namely, a strategic reserve and commodity processing base connecting east and west, a commodity distribution center selling from the west to the east and a business tourism shopping center.
Second, it has a strong advantage in tourism foreign trade. Kashgar is a famous historical and cultural city, with rich natural resources, profound historical and cultural heritage, unique and rich ethnic customs in the western regions, and magnificent natural landscape, which enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Oasis, desert and plateau have beautiful scenery and different landscapes. Peach and willow are green in spring, and fruits and vegetables are fragrant in autumn, which is a beautiful scene of "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall". Being in the vastness of the desert, you can appreciate the magnificent picture of "the desert is lonely and straight, and the long river sets the yen". In Kashgar, there is the second highest mountain in the world, the Jogory Peak, and the Muztag Ata, known as the "father of icebergs". These unique ice and snow plateaus are envied by climbers all over the world and have great potential and broad prospects in developing tourism. Taking Beijing Zhongkun Group's integration of tourism resources in southern Xinjiang as an opportunity, focusing on Kashgar's grand tourism and highlighting its unique historical and cultural connotation, our city successfully held the "First Southern Xinjiang Tourism Festival" series of activities. With the help of Guangzhou, Kashgar, Hangzhou and Beijing forums, a new wave of promoting Kashgar tourism has been set off, which has enhanced tourism competitiveness, attracted a large number of tourists from inside and outside the region, and promoted the rapid development of tourism economy and related industries. In 2004, the tourism industry received a total of 654.38+350,000 domestic and foreign tourists, achieving a total tourism revenue of 250 million yuan. This year, our city will hold a series of activities such as the 2nd Southern Xinjiang Tourism Festival and the 4th Dawazi Art Festival, so as to create a new street with folk cultural characteristics such as gold and silver ornaments, jade articles and ethnic food culture, actively create fine tourist attractions and scenic spots, attract more domestic and foreign tourists, and strive to make the tertiary industry a pillar industry of our city's economic development.
The third is the traditional trade advantage. Kashgar is an important commercial port on the ancient Silk Road. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, it has become a well-known commodity trading city at home and abroad. The historical origin of trade with central and western Asian countries has enabled Kashgar to retain its traditional business customs and frequent regional business activities, and become an important pillar to support and serve Kashgar's economy. With the deepening of the country's reform and opening up and the increase of investment attraction, Kashgar closely focuses on the theme of accelerating development. In accordance with the strategic deployment of "opening wider to the outside world, attracting investment and promoting development", the investment environment has been continuously optimized with the help of platforms such as Kashgar and Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Urumqi Fair and Xiqiao Fair, and the "government image project" and "red envelope project" have been fully implemented, initially realizing the "one-stop" service office of the administrative service hall. Four parks, namely, heavy industrial park, textile industrial park, petroleum and petrochemical industrial park and science and technology park, are being built in an orderly manner, and the carrying capacity of investment projects is further enhanced. Constantly increase the investment attraction, relying on the unique advantages of humanity, geography, environment and resources, carry out all-round investment attraction at home and abroad, and successively introduce a number of projects with strong investment strength and high technology content, such as Zheng Da Iron and Steel, Nanda Dairy, Hanzhong Commercial Street, Qingdao Hisense TV Assembly, Pakistan Zhakun Group International Trade City, Xinjiang Amina High-tech Co., Ltd., Feng Wan Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. and Xiankun Steel Structure Co., Ltd., and the city's investment attraction has achieved rapid development and promoted. In 2004 alone, * * * signed 28 investment contracts and intention agreements with a total amount of 654.38+0.6 billion yuan.
Fourth, good environmental advantages. After more than 50 years of development, especially the rapid development in recent years, Kashgar has achieved fruitful results in the construction of three civilizations, the urban infrastructure construction is improving day by day, the basic framework of a modern city is initially completed, and modern communication means are already available. Through the reform and reorganization of state-owned enterprises, the urban economy has been revitalized. Based on the suburbs and serving the city, suburban agriculture has achieved fruitful results; Material civilization, political civilization and spiritual civilization have flourished. It won the honors of "China Excellent Tourist City", "National Advanced Cultural Construction City", "National Double Support Model City", "Top Ten Cities with the Fastest Regional Economic Growth in the Western Development of China", "Top Ten Cities with the Best Investment Environment in the Western Development of China", "Kashi Folk Culture Tourist Area" in the Western Development of China, and an advanced city with excellent family planning service in the autonomous region, and was shortlisted as a national "charm city". The advanced city of spiritual civilization construction in the autonomous region, the best sanitary city in the autonomous region, the advanced city of popularizing laws and administering according to law in the autonomous region, the advanced city of the target responsibility system of scientific and technological progress led by the party and government, and the advanced city of urban construction won the "Tianshan Cup". The city's social and political stability, economic and social development showed a rapid development trend.