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Relying on its abundant natural resources, solid industrial foundations and beautiful ecosystem and environment, the city of Dongying – located in East China's Shandong province – is stepping up its high-quality development and is striving to build itself into a highly modernized and strong metropolis.
Visitors are invited to explore the appeal of Dongying, which boasts a harmonious mix of modern attractions and natural wonders. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Nowadays, Dongying is squarely focused on industrial transformation, green development and rural revitalization.
It is also implementing major national plans such as the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin and the innovation-driven strategy. That's in tandem with attracting key projects, promoting regional integration, ensuring people's livelihoods and fostering safe development.
Data showed that in 2023, Dongying's gross domestic product or GDP hit 389.91 billion yuan ($54.15 billion), up 7 percent year-on-year.
People can also discover the tranquility and recreational delights of Qingfeng Lake, a hidden gem in the city. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Breaking that down by sectors, the value added of the primary industry was 19.52 billion yuan, up 4.2 percent from the previous year; the value added of the secondary industry totaled 222.29 billion yuan, up 7.3 percent and the value added of the tertiary industry amounted to 148.09 billion yuan, up 6.9 percent from the previous year.
Dongying, located at the mouth of the Yellow River and home to the Shengli Oilfield, has been designated as a nationally civilized city, a national hygiene city, a national ecological garden city and it's also been listed in the first batch of international wetland cities globally.
Covering a total area of 8,257 square kilometers, Dongying administers the three districts of Dongying, Hekou and Kenli and two counties – Guangrao and Lijin.
It's home to the national-level Dongying Economic and Technological Development Zone, the Dongying Comprehensive Bonded Zone and seven provincial-level economic development zones, or high-tech zones – with a resident population of about 2.21 million people.
The Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta within its jurisdiction was the second national-level agricultural high-tech zone approved by the State Council.
What's more, Dongying has abundant reserves of natural resources like petroleum, natural gas, geothermal energy and brine. It accounts for 85 percent of the output and 80 percent of the geological reserves of the Shengli Oilfield and is also an important production area for China National Offshore Oil Corp's Bohai Oilfield.
The 1,530-square-kilometer Yellow River Delta national nature reserve in Dongying is widely said to have the most complete wetlands ecosystem in China's warm temperate zone, which is currently being developed into the Yellow River Estuary National Park.
