Introduction to Weihai City Weihai City is located at the easternmost tip of Shandong Peninsula, which governs Rongcheng City, Wendeng City, Rushan City and Huancui District, with a total area of 5,436 square kilometers and a total population of 2,462,200. Among them, the urban area is 73 1 km2 and the population is 496,000. The historical evolution is about 7000 years ago, and human beings thrived here. In A.D. 1398, the Ming Dynasty stationed troops here, which was called "Ahava". 1898, leased in England. 1recovered in June, 930 10, and established Ahava administrative region. Ahava was founded in 1945, and was renamed Weihai after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 1June, 1987, it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city with the approval of the State Council. Geographical features It is surrounded by sea on three sides and land on one side. It is opposite to the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago in the east, inland in the west, southeast Asia in the south and Liaodong Peninsula in the north. Known as "the key and gateway to Beijing and Tianjin", it is the closest place to dried fruit in China. It is an important maritime transportation hub in China and an export and channel for foreign trade and economic cooperation in the north. Climate and Environment Weihai City is located in the north latitude1211'~12242', and the north latitude is 36 4 1'~ 37 35', which is just on the bisector of China. The special geographical location and the adjustment of oceans and mountains make this area have maritime climate characteristics. The annual average temperature is 12.7℃, the average precipitation is over 900 mm, the four seasons are distinct, and the climate is pleasant. The urban area is surrounded by mountains and seas, and the environment is beautiful. The environmental quality indicators such as air quality, water quality and noise have reached the national standards. It is the first "national health city" and the first batch of "national environmental protection model cities" in China, and it is also a good place for tourism, summer vacation and recuperation. The product resources of the city's coastline are 1 0,000 kilometers, accounting for about13 of Shandong Province. It is one of the largest fishery production bases in China, and is rich in more than 300 kinds of seafood such as prawns, sea cucumbers, abalone, shellfish, algae and various economic fish. It is also an important commodity grain base and a key peanut and fruit producing area in Shandong Province. Native products such as Jiaodong Peanut, Weihai Apple, Rongcheng Peach and Rushan Liyang are well-known at home and abroad. There are many kinds of underground mineral deposits, and more than 30 kinds of gold, iron, copper and zinc have been proved to be available for exploitation. Weihai has large granite reserves and good stone quality, and the "Shidaohong", "Wendengbai" and "Rushan Black" granites are well-known at home and abroad. Since the reform and opening up, especially since the establishment of Weihai, the city's economic and social undertakings have developed rapidly, its comprehensive strength has been significantly enhanced, and the urban and rural landscape has undergone profound changes. 1999, the city's GDP reached 53.07 billion yuan, an increase of 15% over the previous year, an increase of 7.5 times over 1987, and an average annual increase of 21.5%; The total industrial and agricultural output value reached 65.438+022.68 billion yuan, up 9.6% over the previous year, up 654.38+05.7 times over 654.38+0987, with an average annual growth rate of 29.2%. The proportion of the city's GDP in the whole province rose from 4.8% in 1988 to 7.4% in 1998, and the ranking of the total GDP in 17 cities in the whole province rose from 12 to 6. Per capita GNP and other 12 main economic indicators, Weihai ranks first in the province with 6 items and second with 5 items. (1) rural economy The existing agricultural population in the city is 6,543,800+0,600, and the cultivated land is 6,543,800+0,720 hectares. Last year, the total grain output was 6.5438+0.27 million tons, and the total peanut output was 272,000 tons. The forestland area is 2.6 million mu, and the forest coverage rate is 35.2%. Later, it was rated as "the first city in Shandong Province to reach the eighth five-year plan greening standard ahead of schedule", "the top ten cities in national greening" and "the national garden city". The orchard covers an area of 40,000 hectares, and the total fruit output reaches 80 1000 tons. It has a total power of 2.627 million kilowatts of agricultural machinery. There are 3 million mu of shallow sea beaches, of which more than 2 million mu have been developed. 1998, the total output of aquatic products in the city reached 22 1 10,000 tons, an increase of 5.2%, and the total output value of aquaculture reached 2 1 1 10,000 yuan, maintaining the first position in the national prefecture-level city for many years. The total output value of township enterprises reached 92.32 billion yuan, an increase of17.2%; Profits and taxes reached 8.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18%. The total income of rural economy reached 89.72 billion yuan, an increase of 17.4%. (II) Industrial Production Our city has now formed a relatively complete production system with machinery, electronics, chemical industry, light industry, textile, building materials and other industries as the pillars, and plastics, silk, watches, medicines, food and arts and crafts as the backbones, with more than 65,438 industrial enterprises above designated size +0.2 million, and more than 2,000 main bodies. Weihai is the largest manufacturer of carpets, fishing rods and small woodworking machinery in China and the second largest tire manufacturer in China. Medical polymer products, leather products, program-controlled switches, agricultural transport vehicles and juice processing also have great influence in China. High-speed fax machines, printing machinery, energy-saving motors, series of optical cables, color displays, computer floppy disks, shoes, embroidery, silk and other products are well-known at home and abroad. 1998, the city's total industrial output value was 10543 billion yuan, up 9.6% over the previous year, of which the industrial output value above designated size was 7915 billion yuan, up16.7%; The sales revenue of industries above designated size reached 55.56 billion yuan, an increase of14.7%; Profits and taxes reached 6.29 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of10.4%; Export delivery value of industrial products reached 143 billion yuan, an increase of13.8%; In that year, the investment in technological transformation was 4.65 billion yuan, an increase of 10 1%, which realized the synchronous growth of speed, benefit, foreign exchange earning and stamina. (3) Opening to the outside world Weihai is the bridgehead for opening to the outside world. Its geographical advantages, processing advantages based on superior geographical location, perfect foreign trade system, environmental advantages based on three-dimensional transportation system by sea, land and air and convenient services provide Weihai with unique conditions for going global. With these advantages, the city is building an all-round, multi-level and focused opening pattern. During the period of 1998, we withstood the strong impact of the Asian financial crisis and achieved good results in foreign trade and economic cooperation. The newly approved foreign-invested enterprises in the city are 149, and the total number of foreign-invested enterprises is 1088; The actual utilization of foreign capital was US$ 6543.8+US$ 600 million, reaching US$ 6543.8+US$ 300 million. Foreign-funded enterprises realized an output value of 25.27 billion yuan and profits and taxes of 2 billion yuan, up 5% and 65.438+0. 1% respectively over the previous year. At present, the city has established export production bases for peanuts, fruits, aquatic products, animal husbandry and stone 10; There are more than 380 varieties of export products in 5 categories, which are sold to 60 countries and regions. From 65438 to 0998, the city's total import and export value reached US$ 2.43 billion, of which exports/kloc-0.8 billion US dollars, a slight increase over the previous year. New progress has been made in foreign economic and technological cooperation. At the end of the year, the number of foreign laborers reached 3,332, and the turnover reached $37.527 million, both of which increased significantly over the previous year. International exchanges have become increasingly active, and economic and trade relations have been established with more than 100 countries and regions, and friendly relations have been established with six cities including Cheltenham, Japan, Yeosu, South Korea and Santa Barbara, USA. Weihai High-tech Industrial Development Zone has a planned area of 20 square kilometers, and 240 industrial enterprises have been built and put into operation. Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone has a planned area of 34 square kilometers, and 89 industrial enterprises have been built and put into operation. At present, the two districts have become the leaders of the city's opening up.