Harbin—An International Economic and Trade City in Northeast Asia

Harbin is the largest city in Northeast China, an economic centre of Northeast Asia with great potential. It is the hub of the Eurasia Continental Bridge and air corridor, and one of China's important industrial bases with a strong economic and technology performance.     

Linyi City——A City Good for Investment

The reform and opening to the outside world has motivated the development of every sector and created several rising cities.The new cities have a strong opening spirit. They eagerly hope the outside world will get to know of them and that their products can enter the international market. For the purpose, beginning from this issue, China's Foreign Trade will have a new section—Rising Cities, which will introduce certain cities' economic development, investment environment, and export products to foreign and domestic readers, especially overseas friends from industrial and commercial sectors and enterprises.     

Shaoxing： An Elegant and Peaceful City

Lying to the south of the Yangtze Delta and in the north of the centrally located Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing, like a pearl with simple but elegant light, stands in the line between Hangzhou and Ningbo.     

The Xiangfan Jianye Knitwear Corporation

The Xiangfan Jianye Knitwear Corporation, Ltd. —a joint venture between the Xiangfan City No.1 Cotton Mill anda Hongkong knitwear company, Ltd—was put into operation in 1992. Its registered capital and total investment was US$1 million. The Chinese partners invested US$550,000 and those from Hongkong US$450,000.     

Xiangfan Foreign Trade Corporations and Organizations

Oversea Trade Branch of Xiangfan International Trade Corp. Principal Exports: Bath towels, towels, tea towels, pillow towels, towelling coverlets, bed sheets, singlets, knitted fabrics, 4-piece bedding sets, knitwear, and other products. Manager: Cai Chongrong Address: 98 Jianshe Road, Xiangfan,     

Historical Xiangfan Marching Toward Future

Xiangfan, composed of Xiangyang and Huancheng, is a transportation and Communication hub in China's Hubei Province, a rising industrial city and a famous historical and cultural city. Situated in the middle reaches of the Han River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in northwestern Hubei Province, Xiangfan controls three cities, five counties, and     

Chongqing—the Mountain City

The largest economic centre and a hub of water and land transportation in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the city of Chongqing is also the largest foreign trade port in Southwestern China. Situated at the foot of a mountain chain     

Wenzhou—A Rising City

Wenzhou is situated in the mid section of Chinese coast line. The Ou river dissects its northern and suburban areas. It is on the East Sea with the advantages of the western Pacific and the Chinese southeastern coast. It is the economic, cultural and traffic centre of the southern part of Zhejiang province, connecting the vast hinterland of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan provinces.     

Zhangjiagang——A Modern Port City

Zhangjiagang, located on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and an important military town in ancient times, was previously under the. jurisdiction of Shazhou County. It became Zhangjiagang City in 1986, named after Zhangjiagang, a natural port in the area. With fertile soil, a good climate and sufficient rainfall, Zhangjiagang is a production base for high yield grain and good quality cotton. In addition, it is renowned for its variety of river food, chicken, peaches, grapes, wine, water melons and tea.     

Duesseldorf：An Attractive City for Investments in Germany

At the 3rd Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference,a seminar was sponsored by Duesseldorf municipal government,a city of 600,000 inhabitants in Germany,in hopes of attracting Chinese investments. Wilfried Kruse,vice governor of Duesseldorf city and Boris Stahly, director of Chinese Business Center in Duesseldorf,who have co-introduced the current situation of Dusseldorf to the Chinese enterprises at presence,participated in the seminar.     

Bozhou——Star City on the Beijing-Kowloon Line

Bozhou,located on the northwest borderof Anhui,is a famous historic andcultural city,flourishing in Chineseherb production,wine,and tourism andentertainment.It occupies 2,226 squarekilometres and has a population of 1.268million. With its long history and brilliantculture,there are many precious culturalrelics and ancient spots in Bozbou,includingEmperor Tang's tomb of the Shang Dynasty,tombs of Prime Minister Cao and his familiesof the late Eastern Han Dynasty,a TheatreBuilding,Huazhu temples,an undergroundtroop layout,many old streets and lanes andscenic spots,all of which attract many domesticand foreign tourists. Its fertile land and rich resources makeit prominent in the production of qualitycotton,cocoons,tobacco,paotong(Chineseparasol tree),vegetables and cereals,and it is     

S.C City EST Cliner S.R.L——City Tang Shopping Mall

罗马尼亚唐城投资集团公司在罗马尼亚投资建设“唐城商场City Tang Shopping Mall”，它是首家由华人独资在批发市场建设的集多元化、高档次、综合性于一体的中国商品批发零售中心。     

Leshan City——A Pleasure Resort with Cultural Attractions

Located at the fringe of the western plain in Sichuan Province and the confluence of the Minjiang, Qingyijiang and Daduhe Rivers, Leshan is an historic city of major importance to tourism. As one of the earliest towns originally under the jurisdiction of Kai Ming Shi, the king of Shu during the Western Zhou Dynasty (B.C. 1066—     

Laiwu——A New Emerging Industrial City in Shandong

Laiwu,a developingindustrial city in the middle eastof Shandong Province,is situatedat the eastern foot of Mount Taiand is known for its steel andcoal production.Covering an areaof 2,239 square kilometres,ithas two districts, Laicheng andGangcheng, and 30 towns underits jurisdiction with a populationtotalling 1.2 million.     

Historic Progress of China's Tourism

The first year of the Ninth Five-Year Plan saw historic progress in China's tourism, as it maintained the momentum of rapid development in the Eighth Five-Year Plan period. 1. China's international tourism service broke through US$10 billion of profit earnings in 1996, and international tourist sources continued to maintain a strong development momentum, witnessing a growth rate of 10 percent. In the year, we accepted 51.12 million overseas tourists, including 6.74 million foreign tourists, respective increases     

Chang'an—an Open City in Ancient Times

Xi'an, called Chan'an in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was a famous open city then and a tourist attraction today. First built at the time of the Western Han (206 BC-8 AD), Chang'an was 70 kilometres from the present-day Xi'an. After Chang'an was destroyed by war, emperors of the Sui Dynasty built a new city Daxing between 582 and 681 on the site of the present-day Xi' an and made it the capital of the state. When the Tang     

Huaibei City——A Newly-Developed Energy Source Base in China

A newly developed energy source basein China,Huaibei City,is located inthe northern part of Anhui Province,under the direct control of the provincialgovernment.Under its jurisdiction,there arethree districts and one county,covering atotal area of 2725 sq km and with a populationof 1.8 million. The city boasts unique mineralresources.A total of 13 minerals have beensurveyed,including coal,iron and kaoline.The reserves of coal,the richest of all,areestimated at about 10 billion tons and theprospective reserves 35 billion tons.Basedon its coal resources,the city has set up 24pairs of large and modern mines with anannual production capacity of 20 milliontons,ranking fifth in the country.The power     

Industrial Products Branch of Xiangfan International Trade Corporation

The Xiangfan-based Industrial Products Branch of the International Trade Corporation in Hubei Province, specializing in the import and trade of industrial products and State-run foreign trade, was founded in 1984. In the past decade since its founding, it has explored domestic and world markets and seen rapid growth in the volume of import and export foreign     

Textiles Branch of Xiangfan International Foreign Trade Corporation

The Textiles Branch of the International Foreign Trade Corporation in Xiangfan City, Hubei Province, is a foreign trade enterprise specializing in the import and export of textiles in the position of a legal entity. The corporation has rich technology and boasts RMB8 million in fixed assets, RMB50 million in working capital, RMB1.2 million in self-owned capital, RMB100 million in annual trade, US$10 million in foreign exchange earnings and RMB1 million in profits. It takes     

Wuhu City

Wuhu, dating back 2,000 years ago, became an important city along the Yangtze River and Huai River in Anhui during the Song Dynasty (960-1274). Later it gradually developed into a hub handling domestic and foreign trade in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In mid-Qing (1644-1911), it was one of the country's four rice markets together with Changsha, Jiujiang and Wuxi. Visitors are still impressed by