One Zhejiang Strong, One Jiangsu Strong, Two National Top 100 Counties List National | Economic | List
Recently, CCID Consulting, affiliated with the China Institute of Electronic Information Industry Development under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, released the list of the top 100 counties in China in 2023, measuring the comprehensive competitiveness of China's counties in terms of economic strength, growth potential, and wealth level. Jiangsu and Zhejiang have 23 and 16 counties respectively included in the list. The top ten are Kunshan, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Jinjiang, Taicang, Cixi, Longkou, Yixing, and Changsha. Six counties in Jiangsu have entered the top ten and dominated the top four, while only Cixi in Zhejiang has squeezed into the top ten and ranked seventh; However, in the 11th to 20th places, Zhejiang performed well, with six counties included, including Yiwu ranked 11th, Zhuji ranked 12th, Yuyao ranked 13th, Leqing ranked 15th, Haining ranked 16th, and Wenling ranked 18th. The GDP of these counties mentioned above has all exceeded 100 billion yuan, and their exploration in innovation driven and industrial transformation and upgrading has provided reference for the development of many counties in the country.
The economically strong counties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all old faces. This time, let's take a look at Feixi County, the strongest county in Anhui and ranked 54th in Hefei. This year, Feixi has entered the top 100 counties in China for 12 consecutive years. At Shanghai Hongqiao Station, many passengers may inadvertently catch a glimpse of the word "Feixi". Reporters have observed that Feixi has promoted the city's advertising to Hongqiao, with the slogan of being the first "billion dollar county" in Anhui. Data shows that in 2021, Feixi became the first "100 billion yuan county" in Anhui, reaching 101.87 billion yuan. Just over 20 years ago, Feixi was still a poverty-stricken agricultural county with the lowest per capita GDP in Anhui Province. Years later, Feixi has had new opportunities for development. Not only is it adjacent to the urban area of Hefei and can enjoy the benefits of resource overflow, but the key is that Feixi has been based on industrial parks for many years, adhering to the principle of establishing an industrial county and gradually forming four pillar industries: automobiles, home appliances, equipment, and computers. Its proportion in the local industrial economy accounts for 75%. Changfeng County, which belongs to Hefei and ranks 76th, is also worth paying attention to. With the support of industrial enterprises such as BYD's Hefei factory, it also has the goal of reaching 100 billion yuan in counties this year.
In addition to economic rankings, another list of "Top 100 Counties" is also worth paying attention to - recently, the list of the top 100 counties with comprehensive tourism strength in China in 2023 can be interpreted from a tourism perspective in the Yangtze River Delta region. Zhejiang's performance is particularly outstanding: it occupies 32 seats in the top 100, ranking first in the country in terms of quantity. Among the top 10, Zhejiang occupies 7 seats, with Anji County ranking first for five consecutive years. However, Jiangsu, a province with strong county-level economy, only has 8 seats. Changshu, ranked fourth among the top 100 counties, ranks second among the top 100 counties in terms of tourism, while Kunshan and Jiangyin, ranked 13th and 18th respectively, ranked first and second among the top 100 counties; Anhui has 3 seats, which is consistent with the number of top 100 counties.
Let's analyze where Zhejiang is strong. As early as 2005, the Zhejiang Provincial Tourism Work Conference proposed the transformation from a major tourism economy province to a strong tourism economy province. In the view of cultural and tourism experts in Zhejiang, taking into account the above two rankings, it is precisely the result of Zhejiang's governments at all levels attaching great importance to tourism economic practices while developing the economy. Anji, which ranks first in the list, has not only attracted investment from overseas, but also specially written feasibility reports to introduce internationally renowned tourism projects.
Only when there is uniqueness can it be demanded. For various rankings and rankings, they can be taken lightly. Labels such as strong economy, rich people, beautiful scenery, excellent environment, and even good seafood can all reflect potential, vitality, and strength.