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City Introduction of Guangdong, China: Qingyuan

Published: 10 Apr 2009 16:39:35 PST

Qingyuan

Major Economic indicators (2007)

Land Area	9,541 km²
Population	3.7 million
GDP	RMB 59.7 billion (US$7.9 billion), 32.3% up
GDP Composition
Primary Industry (Agriculture)	15%
Secondary Industry (Industry&Construction)	54%
Tertiary Industry(Service)	31%
GDP Per Capita	RMB 16,427 (US$2,184)
Unemployment Rate	2.7%
Fixed Asset Investment	RMB 48.7 billion (US$6.5 billion), 48.0% up
Utilized FDI	US$446 million
Total Import & Export	US$2.7 billion, 17.4% up
Export	US$1.2 billion, 1.2% up
Import	US$1.5 billion, 35.0% up
Sales of Consumer Goods	RMB 19.7 billion (2.6 billion), 23.5% up

Source: Qingyuan Economic and Social Development Report 2007

Introduction

Qingyuan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province, in the northern end of the Pearl River Delta. It is adjacent to Guangzhou (the provincial capital city of Guangdong Province) to the south and shares boundaries with Hunan Province and Guangxi Province in the north. It covers an area of 9,541 sq km. The city enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, and has an average temperature of 21 C.

The Beijing-Zhuhai Highway and the Guangzhou Qingyuan Highway cut the drive time from Qingyuan to Guangzhou, Foshan and Shenzhen to 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 90 minutes respectively. State Highway 106, State Highway 107 and State Highway 323 run through the city. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway has stops in the city. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, merely 28 km from the city, handled nearly 31 million passengers and 695,093 tons of freight in 2007, ranking second by passenger traffic and third by freight traffic in mainland China.

The city is rich in porcelain clays and limestone. The reserve of high-quality porcelain clays is 65 million tons, while the reserve of limestone is 637 million tons. It also has abundant coal, sulfuric iron ore, zinc and copper reserves.