Zhaoqing

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肇庆市
Zhàoqìng Shì
Image:Location of Zhaoqing within Guangdong (China).png
Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Duanzhou District
Area	22,322 km²
Population	3,910,000 (2002)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥ ¥
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	8
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary
Mayor
Area code	758
Postal Code	526000
License Plate Prefix	粤H

Zhaoqing (肇庆) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China.

1 Administration
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Highlights
5 Education
- 5.1 Colleges and universities
6 Transportation

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Administration

Zhaoqing has juridiction over 2 districts, 4 counties and 2 cities:

Deqing County
Dinghu District
Duanzhou District
Fengkai County
Gaoyao City
Guangning County
Huaiji County
Sihui City

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Geography

Zhaoqing is located 110 km northwest of Guangzhou, in the west Pearl River Delta. It lies on the north shores of the Xijiang River, which is flowing from west to east, and opposite of Gaoyao. A plain area lies to the south and west of Zhaoqing, and a mountainous area to the east and north.

The city lies in a south subtropical monsoon climatic zone. The yearly average temperature is 21.9 °C, and annual precipitation is 1605 mm.

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Economy

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Primary Industries

The rich local resources within the mountain region include coal, limestone, copper, lead, zinc, granite, gold, sulfur, gypsum and other minerals.

For agriculture sector, the fertile plain yields paddy rice, sugar cane, aquatic products, fruits, rosin, casia bark. Horticulture possesses a large sector in farming industries. poultry and animal husbandry are associated to agriculture and seek to modern development and management.

The forest in mountain region is a rich source for herbal medicine in southern China, and other materials like rosin and casia bark from different forest plants.

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Secondary Industries

Food and beverages, building materials, electronics, micro bioengineering, chemicals, equipments and machinery, textile and garments are the pillar industries. Duanzhou, Gaoyao and Sihui area being developed as the export-oriented industrial bases. Yunfu is a major area for the production of sulphur and iron.

To facilitate industrial development in Zhaoqing, the local government has made great efforts in establishing various industrial zones / parks in the city. The largest one is the Guangdong Zhaoqing High-tech Industrial Development Zone, with an area of 109km², that consists of two industrial parks, Sanrong Industrial Park and Dawang Industrial Park, of areas 9km² and 100km² respectively. Dawang is facilitated as an export processing and trade zone.

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The 10 Projects

The Zhaoqing local government attracts capital investment by promoting the city to private and foreign investors, and by developing industrial parks in modern standard. Making the best use of its natural environment, Zhaoqing aims to become a garden city, ecological city and modernized large city in China.

In five year's time (2003-2007), the city government will implement 10 big projects:

Expansion of urban proper towards the east and the south with the best urban planning, construction, and management.
Developing the eastern and southern industrial areas to become a modern manufacturing base of the world.
Promoting economic development in the hilly areas and counties and upgrade their industrial zones.
Construction of an industrial corridor of science, technology, education and culture to nurture knowledge economy, through developing technology park and university park, and inter-university cooperation
Increasing capital investment for infrastructure construction.
Promoting the reform and development of state owned enterprises.
Developing tourism spots and industry.
Construction of an "education city" and a "cultural city" to enhance the quality of human resources.
Construction of "digital Zhaoqing".
Enhancing environmental protection.