New era, new blueprint.

　　On April 1st, xiong’an new area just turned one year old. The Planning Outline of xiong’an new area, Hebei Province was born in spring.

　　Millennium plan, national affairs. The CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core is far-sighted, and puts forward that the function of relieving Beijing’s non-capital is a "bull’s nose", which is a major national strategy to promote the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and build a high-level socialist modern city. Xiong’ an was born from this.

　　World vision, international standards, China characteristics, high point positioning. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed: planning from a high starting point and building xiong’an new area with high standards. The The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) meeting in February this year called for creating "Xiong ‘an quality" and becoming a model for the whole country in promoting high-quality development.

　　If you are on the right path, you are not afraid of being far away. Under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, we will adhere to ecological priority and green development, draw a new blueprint and start a new journey in spring. With the clanging pace of national rejuvenation, a great idea is taking root and sprouting on the land of Xiong ‘an.

　　Blue dream, surging new vitality of Baiyangdian

　　Overlooking the new district, the most striking thing is the blue waters — — Baiyangdian and Xiong ‘an are thriving because of water. Will the development and construction bring pollution to Baiyangdian?

　　With ecological priority and green development, Xiong ‘an should be built into a model city of ecological civilization in the new era. Times have changed. The spring here is full of birds and flowers, and Xiong ‘an is a newborn of ecological civilization. "The development and construction of the new district should be based on the premise of protecting and restoring the ecological function of Baiyangdian." Wu Hequan, academician of China Academy of Engineering and deputy head of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Collaborative Development Expert Advisory Committee, said.

　　The lotus lake written by the writer Sun Li and the reeds in Zhang Ga’s hometown are all fascinating. However, Baiyangdian has also been threatened by "thirst" and pollution.

　　Entering Xiong ‘an time, Baiyangdian will glow with new vitality.

　　Delineate boundaries and protect ecology. In the new area, the ecological protection red line with Baiyangdian core area as the main area is delineated in advance, and the long-term combination of forest patches and ecological corridor construction is gradually expanded. Yang Baojun, president of China Urban Planning and Design Institute, said: "Scientifically delimit the control lines such as the red line of ecological protection, and make overall plans to ensure that a blueprint is carried out to the end."

　　Let the water get more, move and live. Qu Jiuhui, an academician of the China Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Center for Ecological Environment Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said: "Running water does not rot, and only when the water moves can it be dynamic and recover ‘ Kidney of North China ’ The function of. "

　　Where does the water come from? Draw the Yellow River into Hebei to replenish the lake, and let the milk of the mother river feed Baiyangdian. In November last year, the project of diverting water from the Yellow River to Hebei to make up the lake has been tried. Building the White River — Zhulong River and other water system connectivity projects, dispatching upstream reservoirs to replenish water. In April last year, Wang Kuai and Xidayang Reservoir joined hands to replenish water for Baiyangdian Lake.

　　Make the water cleaner. The new district insists on "controlling the source — — Pollution interception — — "River management" means ensuring the water quality to meet the standard and reappearing a "white ocean" through river basin system management. Comprehensively eliminate "scattered pollution" enterprises, increase the collection and treatment of urban and rural sewage, and make the water quality of rivers such as Fuhe River reach the standard.

　　From May to October last year, the environmental protection department organized a centralized environmental protection law enforcement inspection team in xiong’an new area to carry out periodic inspections on "scattered pollution" enterprises, pollution-receiving pits and ponds, garbage dumps and livestock and poultry farms. In the new area, eight rivers entering the lake were drained and the illegal sewage outlets along the river were blocked.

　　Make the water more beautiful. Through ecological management, the good ecosystem of Baiyangdian Lake will be restored. The beauty of the water town in the dream lies in "the reed is green and the lotus is red". The new area will transform the existing reed field lotus pond and reproduce the beautiful scenery of Baiyangdian "the reed sea lotus pond".

　　Prosperous because of water, the water city is in harmony. Qu Jiuhui said: "The long-term plan will build Baiyangdian National Park, which is a kind of protection with higher threshold and stricter standards, protecting Baiyangdian’s unique natural environment and building Baiyangdian into a home where man and nature coexist harmoniously."

　　Baiyangdian is to Xiong ‘an what the West Lake is to Hangzhou. "Water is the source of life, and Baiyangdian’s ecological conservation of the new district is like ‘ Porridge oil ’ Just as valuable. " Julia, a professor-level senior engineer of Shenzhen Institute of Building Research, said.

　　Even the mountains lead to the sea, and the north and the south blend. A connecting Taihang Mountain Range — "Bohai Bay" and the ecological corridor around Baiyangdian will build a regional ecological security pattern, protect xiong’an new area and nourish Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

　　Green Poetry, Opening a New Model of Ecological Livability

　　Green life, poetic dwelling. How will the future life scene of the new district be opened? Xiong ‘an should build a green and livable new city and a high-level socialist modern city. This is China’s exploration and the answer to the world.

　　Blue and green are the background colors of Xiong ‘an. This is the beautiful homeland that many urbanites yearn for: the blue-green space in the new district accounts for no less than 70%. "In the past, in some places, houses were built first, and then green was used. Green was just an ornament. The proportion of blue waters, green vegetation and blue-green space is relatively large, and the new area is embedded in green land like a pearl. " Yang Baojun said, "The proportion of development and construction land in the new district does not exceed 30%."

　　Respect nature and conform to it. Forest and city blend together, and forest and water depend on each other. "Build a city and erect a forest." When Julia talked about "Xiong ‘an Green and New District Blue", he unconsciously raised the volume. "The new district coexists with nature, which can calm people down and make them feel at ease."

　　Opening the planning map of xiong’an new area is like walking into the green "fairy tale town" in the movie, with high value and good temperament. "One lake, three belts, nine pieces and many corridors" support the ecological security pattern of the new district, and Baiyangdian plays the role of ecological conservation, and builds the green belt around Baiyangdian, the green belt around the starting area and the green belt around the new district. Nine large-scale near-natural forests will be bred between urban groups and important ecological conservation areas. Green corridors will be built along both sides of major rivers and traffic trunk lines. Julia said: "These can play a role in protecting blue, increasing green, ventilation and dust suppression."

　　Millennium Xiulin, care for the new district. The new district took the lead in afforestation shortly after its establishment. As of this spring, more than 7 million trees had been planted in advance. Julia said: "First afforestation can form a microclimate, and the green coverage rate in the starting area is planned to reach 50%." Looking forward to the future, the forest coverage rate in the new area will increase from the current 11% to 40%.

　　The new area will cultivate Chinese style, lake scenery and innovative fashion. The park is close at hand, 300 meters into the park, 1 kilometer into the forest belt, 3 kilometers into the forest, 100% avenue. Yang Baojun said: "With high-quality urban environment and high-level public services, there is no ‘ Big city disease ’ Some people will naturally make choices. "

　　Looking forward to the life scene in Xiong ‘an: North China water town surrounded by forest and lake, and China picture scroll where the city and the green blend. "The proportion of blue-green space in Xiong’ an, the layout of public services such as parks and greenways are all world-class standards, and new urban legends will be created here." Julia is full of expectations for the new district. "Xiong’ an carries the people’s expectations for the city, and it must have the warmth that makes people happy and show the dawn of the future city."

　　The water is clear, the ground is green, and you should breathe freely. Xiong ‘an will build an urban ventilation corridor to break the circulation of urban heat island and transport the cool and fresh air of Baiyangdian to the city center. Julia said: "Natural wind is nutritious!"

　　Xiong’ an terminal energy consumption will all adopt clean energy, and renewable energy consumption will not be less than 50%. Gao Junhai, deputy director of the Institute of Ecological Environment of the Water and Engineering Branch of China Urban Planning and Design Institute, said: "There is geothermal energy in the local area, and reed is used to provide biomass energy. Zhangbei and other places have abundant wind energy and electric energy to be transferred." At present, the county town of Xiongxian mainly uses geothermal energy for heating in winter, replacing 120,000 tons of standard coal every year, making the county town a "smoke-free city".

　　Xiong’ an advocates a low-carbon travel mode of "bus+bicycle+walking", with 90% of green and low-carbon travel in the starting area to solve "big city diseases" such as traffic congestion. The construction of narrow road dense network will make bus travel and transfer more convenient, the service radius of bus station will not exceed 300 meters, and the transfer time of hub will not exceed 5 minutes. The new district will build a greenway network connecting the inside and outside, so that people who like riding and walking can relax and start the "slow life" of the city. Yang Baojun said: "This layout provides people with convenient social and leisure places, with feelings and sentiments, making life better."

　　Green kinetic energy stirs up new development concepts.

　　Xiong’an new area will never engage in land finance! What does the new district take to "eat"? By what? The answer is: green development.

　　Xiong’an new area will open up new kinetic energy and take the road of green development. The new district should build an innovative demonstration area with new development concepts, create "Xiong ‘an quality" and create a national model for high-quality development in the new era. It will focus on undertaking Beijing’s non-capital functions, lay out high-end high-tech industries, and develop into an important growth pole of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration.

　　"40 years of reform and opening up, from Shenzhen speed to Pudong development, Xiong’ an shoulders a different historical mission!" Xu Rong, deputy director of Shenzhen Planning and Land Commission who participated in Xiong ‘an planning, said.

　　Xiong’an new area has implemented a negative list and prohibited the construction of backward production capacity with high pollution, high energy consumption and high water consumption. The industrial system has been frozen: a new generation of information technology, biotechnology, high-end modern service industry and new material industry. Undertake well-known universities and high-end medical care. Build a world-class scientific and technological innovation platform and lay out national laboratories and engineering research centers.

　　Green production, break and stand. In the past year, the new district investigated "scattered and polluted" enterprises, banned and shut down 9853 enterprises, and rectified and reformed 2245 enterprises.

　　"xiong’an new area will not copy the low-end industries transferred from Beijing, and the new district should cultivate a new engine of a modern economic system." Yang Baojun said.

　　Chunjiang water heating Over the past year, Internet companies such as Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu have rushed to the beach, and more than 100 high-end high-tech enterprises have been approved for registration and will be stationed in the new district. Yang Baojun said: "The data industry will become the highlight of the new district!"

　　The new district promotes green municipal construction and operation mode, so that the concept of green development is deeply rooted in every inch of land.

　　Build a sponge city and make the new district "smooth inside and outside". "God-given nectar should return to Mother Earth." Julia sighed with emotion, "Some cities are too ‘ Hard ’ , just have ‘ Look at the sea when it rains ’ Wait. " The new area respects the natural background and promotes the functions of urban ecological space in rainwater storage and rainwater runoff purification. Comprehensive use of "rain garden, sunken green space, ecological wetland" and other low-impact development facilities to achieve natural accumulation and purification of all medium and small rainfall, and the annual total runoff control rate in urban built-up areas is not less than 85%.

　　There are "treasures" in the garbage. In accordance with the requirements of "reduction, recycling and harmlessness", the new district has fully implemented the classification and reduction of garbage at the source, classified transportation and disposal, and all domestic garbage has been treated harmlessly.

　　Energy conservation is green action, and Xiong ‘an promotes green buildings. "Different from the later improvements in some places, Xiong ‘an is a new city with its own ‘ Green gene ’ 。” Julia said, "Planning guides the selection of green building materials, develops and selects natural building materials with local characteristics, as well as building materials with higher environmental protection certification, old materials utilization and waste recycling."

　　At present, the first large-scale construction project after the establishment of xiong’an new area — — The main structure of Xiong ‘an Citizen Service Center has been completed, and all eight single buildings are fabricated buildings. The floor panels and other components are prefabricated by the factory and transported to the site for direct hoisting, which saves steel and reduces construction waste.

　　The red lake at sunrise wins the fire, and the green male surges in the spring tide!

　　The realization of the blueprint is a new long March. One crop after another, xiong’an new area will surely create brilliant achievements that belong to the new era.

Now Volkswagen has launched a brand-new model in the Chinese market. This model is quite attractive and attractive. In terms of vehicle shape, LaVida’s overall design is simple and generous, and the entire front face looks very wide. The design of sharp headlights on both sides and the internal light groups are patchy and bright when lit. The waistline of the whole side of the car body rises to create a sense of readiness, which seems to have a strong sense of movement. The design of the rear of the new car is very practical, with a tendency to protrude backwards, which is very playful. The design of taillight lighting is also interesting, and it is very personalized after lighting.

In terms of decoration, the new car adopts Volkswagen’s latest design style and layout, which is very high-end on the whole. The large plastic coverage of the steering wheel brings a good sense of luxury. Soft plastic materials are used above the central control area in the car, which greatly improves the grade sense of the whole car. It is equipped with an 8.0-inch central control LCD screen, which is clear in display and beautiful in design. The front row is also equipped with a manual air conditioning control system to freely debug the most comfortable space atmosphere. At the same time, the new car also provides leather seats, which can bring certain comfort.

The length, width and height are 4678×1806×1474mm respectively, and the wheelbase has reached 2688 mm. In the same class, the wheelbase of LaVida ranks 15th. One bright spot is that its width reaches 1806mm, which reflects that the horizontal space inside the car is not bad. The skylight of LaVida 300TSI dual-clutch perpetual version provides a wider field of vision, which can create a better visual environment and good sensitivity for the rear passengers and increase the light entrance for the whole vehicle. Among the models of the same price and class, LaVida’s trunk volume ranks fifth. Spatial performance is limited by vehicle positioning, and the performance is acceptable, and the flatness is no problem, but the total space is average.

Volkswagen LaVida is equipped with a combination of 1.5 turbocharged engine (direct injection) and dry dual clutch (DCT). The whole power parameters are superior in power performance among engines of the same class, which can provide better power performance. Ranked fifth among compact car models with more than 800,000.

LaVida’s active/passive safety configuration is complete, includingAutomatic parking、Zero tire pressure endurance tire、Automatic parking、Steep slope descent、hill start assist control、knee airbag、HUD head-up display、Anti-lock braking (ABS)、Braking force distribution (EBD/CBC, etc.)、Brake assist (EBA/BAS, etc.)、Traction control (ASR/TCS, etc.)、Active noise reduction、Engine start and stop、Side safety air curtain、Wireless charging of mobile phone、night vision system、LED daytime running lights、Forward reversing radar、Tire pressure monitoring、Steering wheel heating、Body stability control (ESP/DSC, etc.)、Rear reversing radar、Fatigue reminder、Remote parking、Child seat interface、Lane keeping (LKAS)Equal configuration.

Among them,Automatic parkingYou can avoid stepping on the brakes for a long time or needing to pull frequently;Steep slope descentCan safely pass through steep slope road conditions at low speed;knee airbagReduce the injury of the car interior to the occupant’s knees in the secondary collision.

In order to get a more comprehensive and objective understanding of LaVida, you can go to the LaVida forum and browse the messages of users who have bought the car in history.

Text | Lei Bao Duan Qing

Edit | Nur Hachi

A lot of animal IP have been fired this year. Among them, the capybara can be described as a well-deserved "top stream", and related videos and surrounding areas have already exploded the major social platforms in China.

In recent years, terms such as "lying flat", "anti-involution", "slow life" and "emotional stability" have become popular among young people. The capybara, a creature, has been warmly sought after by virtue of its "calm and absurd" mental state. It has an enviable "sense of relaxation" and can take it in stride no matter what happens. Birds, cats and dogs, turtles and even crocodiles can coexist harmoniously with it.

In addition, there are net stalks such as "Smith?" and "Rat, Mouse and Me", which bring fire to animals such as monkeys and mice, which are not popular. They are widely spread because they can represent the mental state of young people.

In the high-pressure and fast-paced life, many young people have become loyal followers of "Dolphin Gate", which has also attracted more and more brand attention, tapped the commercial value of these "spiritual idols", created animal IP-related surroundings, and attracted consumers to pay.

So, why did the "Dolphin Gate" rise? How does the animal IP derived from epidemic stalks evolve? What commercial realization attempts have the brand made?

How are the "Capibala" popular?

In the eyes of the elders, capybara, monkey and mouse, which are admired by young people, seem to be in a strange fire.

For capybara, at first, it was just a niche animal that would appear in popular science videos. Its earliest memory on the Internet can be traced back to 2010, when a video of a capybara bathing in an orange spread on Youtube. This video didn’t really make it a online celebrity, but slowly enriched its own "dolphin design" through popular science.

Until this year, a blogger moved the popular song "Capybara" from the internet to the Tik Tok platform, and cooperated with the video created by the capybara, which began to spread widely on the Internet. The related words of "dolphin gate" emerged, and "Capybara" became synonymous with capybara.

Subsequently, the official operation of Xiaohongshu launched the topic of "One Dolphin a Day" to lead young people to join the "Dolphin Gate"; More merchants began to collect peripheral design schemes and launch products in Xiaohongshu.

It can be said that the capybara is based on its cute appearance, catching young people by relying on "emotional stability" and "relaxation", and finally relying on platform traffic to officially push the heat to a climax and realize rapid commercialization.

The monkey "Malou" also originated from the popular terrier. During the Spring Festival in 2022, Guangxi merchants could not resist the voice of netizens urging the listing of sugar oranges, and they all said that "Moluo’s life is also life". As a result, the humble "Molou", which represents migrant workers and college students, has become a "substitute" for young people to oppose involution and vent their pressure.

"Mouse, mouse and me" originally came from the lines of netizens poking fun at celebrities, but what really made this stalk fire was the "mouse man" expression pack derived from it, which also released the emotions and pressure of "bottom workers".

It is not difficult to see that the animal IP born from these netted stems has gone through the process from cognition, identification to resonance among young people. So how can these animals be very popular, occupy the life circle of young people, and even attract them to pay willingly?

First of all, it is an alternative way for young people to express themselves. When people are too tired, young people begin to turn into "spiritual animals". Faced with the pressure of life, they express their sense of resistance by laughing at themselves, while expecting to accept everything emotionally and lay flat like a capybara, but retaining hope for life.

Secondly, this is the projection of young people’s anxiety under the "anti-involution" culture. Or cute or funny animals, with a unique sense of humor, resonate with young people’s inner anxiety and struggle.

At the same time, it is also an emotional outlet for young people. It can let them let go of their burdens, freely vent and export their emotions, reconcile with their own "ordinary", unload their decent camouflage, return to the most primitive animal instinct, and get a moment’s respite.

On this basis, as long as we grasp some characteristics of animals and combine the Internet traffic to amplify their emotional resonance with consumers, such as the "emotional stability" of capybara, the "humble" and "rotten" of Moluo, similar to the explosion of animal IP, it is actually completely possible to achieve re-engraving.

Why did "Capibala" evolve from net stalks to "real money"

After these animals’ IP is abstracted as the symbol of "spiritual stability" and "lying flat", people’s love for them is no longer limited to video, graphic and other creative forms, and the related willingness to pay is increasing day by day, and the surrounding business represented by "Capibala" is booming. Up to now, the number of views on the topic "around capybara" in Xiaohongshu has reached 10 million.

As a category with low threshold and mature supply chain, plush’s commercial value is first valued.

On the one hand, it can fully restore the plush feeling of animal IP itself, so that young people can meet with "spiritual idols" at a little cost; On the other hand, as a typical representative of the healing economy, plush toys have officially become a major category of the 100 billion-wave playing track, and the market of "plush +IP" is also accelerating.

The first to take this step is a new brand "Long live the velvet shop", and capybara is the second plush product of this brand. In August this year, Viva Velvet Store announced that it had joined the "Dolphin Gate" and provided a number of plush design schemes, which were developed and put into production in combination with the opinions and feedback of netizens.

Subsequently, Jellycat, a plush top-stream brand, and The Green Party, a domestic chain lifestyle brand, also launched capybara plush toys, which triggered a wave of buying by consumers.

From left to right, there are capybara plush toys from Long Live Furry Store, Jellycat and The Green Party.

The new tea brand that will "follow the fashion" most has also been launched, and a wave of effective marketing has been completed among young people.

Brands such as Starbucks, Ningji, and Yongpu Coffee have launched Capibala related products and surrounding areas; Xicha directly adopted the capybara "Almond" of Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo and made an unexpected linkage.

From left to right are the capybara products of Starbucks, Lemon Season, Yongpu Coffee and Xicha.

As mentioned above, it is not a case that this kind of animal IP has gone from fire to rapid commercialization. Penguins from Jellycat, sharks from IKEA, dogs with light IP lines from Korea, Loopy, etc. all use certain characteristics of animals to capture young people, and then drive consumption.

Combined with the case, it is not difficult to see that, first of all, there is still a lot of room for development of unpopular animal IP.

In addition to the common animal images such as cats, dogs, rabbits and bears, the introduction of IP of unpopular animals like capybara and beaver can bring freshness to consumers on the one hand; On the other hand, there are few products related to unpopular animals, and brands can seize the copyright opportunity to some extent by commercializing them.

Secondly, Internet popularity is a natural means to expand the voice volume of this kind of IP.

The threshold of the net stem can be very low, and the volume can also be small, even just a sentence and an expression pack. As long as it can help young people express themselves and vent their emotions, and meet consumers’ emotional needs and social needs, the net stem can have a "viral" diffusion ability.

Capibala emoticons created by users of Xiaohongshu

Then, the development of IP characteristics can build a new marketing model.

In the past, brands built IP and authorized cooperation, basically relying on the traffic between brands and IP to borrow from each other to improve exposure. However, under the background of the prevalence of healing economy, relying on IP’s own characteristics to quickly resonate and impress consumers and directly achieve effective customer acquisition is a breakthrough in IP marketing.

Finally, young people have a strong willingness to pay for emotional expression.

This phenomenon can be seen from capybara capybara, or Lei Bao’s previously reported Korean light IP, plush play and MBTI marketing. Under the general trend of consumption degradation, young people’s emotional consumption power is more prominent than before.

Generally speaking, behind this kind of IP destruction, IP is no longer just used as a simple image to ridicule and get cured, but more as a spiritual and cultural symbol and an identity symbol. "Capibala" is the symbol of "self" pursued by young people. On this basis, it can provide users with a sense of identity and belonging in line with their needs, which can further strengthen IP value and brand image.

The trend is always changing with each passing day. Compared with "catching up" with the trend, finding the fundamental logic behind the trend, understanding the real psychological needs of consumers, and then "creating" the trend is something that brands and IP licensees should do for a long time.

As many places in the country enter the "two sessions" in 2024, various places have also announced the "annual report" of the economy in 2023.

As of January 25th, 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have announced the annual economic performance in 2023. Judging from the published information, the growth rate of 15 provinces has outperformed the whole country.

The growth rate of 15 provinces outperformed the whole country

Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that the gross domestic product (GDP) of China in 2023 was 126,058.2 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year at constant prices.

The reporter consulted the work reports of local governments and the official data of statistical departments and found that among the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, except Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Hubei, the growth rate of 15 provinces outperformed the whole country in 2023, while Beijing was the same as the whole country. All provinces with disclosed data have achieved positive GDP growth.

Specifically, Tibet’s GDP growth rate reached 9.5%, temporarily leading the country; Hainan, which followed closely, grew by 9.2%; Inner Mongolia ranked third with a growth rate of 7.3%. Other provinces with growth rates above 6% include Ningxia, Gansu, Jilin, Chongqing, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang.

Multi-provincial GDP has reached a new level.

Present potential of western China

Looking through the "transcripts", we can find that the economic development of many places has reached a new level. Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong accounted for the top three economic aggregates of China Province in 2023, all exceeding 9 trillion yuan. In particular, Guangdong, as the largest province in economy, became the first province in China to exceed 13 trillion yuan in annual GDP, ranking first in the country for 35 consecutive years.

The economic aggregates of Shandong and Zhejiang, two other major economic provinces, have also leapfrogged, with annual GDP exceeding 9 trillion yuan and 8 trillion yuan respectively. Hunan’s annual GDP exceeded 5 trillion yuan for the first time. Liaoning has successfully entered the "3 trillion GDP Club", surpassing the national growth rate for the first time in 10 years.

In addition, the rise of the western region is obvious. In addition to Tibet, where the economic growth rate leads the country, the growth rates of Ningxia and Gansu both exceed 6%, and Ningxia even announced that all economic indicators are the best in the past years; Sichuan and Chongqing announced that their GDP exceeded 6 trillion yuan and 3 trillion yuan respectively, and the Chengdu-Chongqing double circle as a whole reached a new level. Yunnan’s GDP exceeded 3 trillion yuan for the first time, and Qinghai’s economic growth rate was 5.3%, which also outperformed the whole country.

"Trillion City" expanded by 3 trillion into a new benchmark

Cities also provide a new perspective for observing China’s economy in 2023, among which the most striking thing is that the "GDP Trillion Club" welcomes the new again.

After Changzhou, Jiangsu, and Yantai, Shandong successively announced that they had broken through one trillion yuan, the number of "GDP trillion clubs" in China has increased to 26. Among them, Jiangsu has five "trillion cities", surpassing Guangdong and becoming the province with the largest number of trillion cities in China. From the perspective of urban agglomerations, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta with strong economic vitality have also become "trillion cities" gathering areas, with 9 and 4 respectively.

At the same time, "3 trillion" is also becoming a new starting point for competition among domestic head cities.

Chongqing and Guangzhou announced that the regional GDP will break the 3 trillion yuan mark in 2023. After Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, the number of "3 trillion GDP clubs" in China has expanded to five. Chongqing became the first city in the western region whose GDP exceeded 3 trillion yuan, while Guangzhou was the second city in Guangdong Province after Shenzhen.

Set goals in various places to make progress steadily.

After the economic aggregates of many provinces and cities reached a new level in 2023, how to set economic targets in 2024 attracted people’s attention. Of the 29 provinces that have disclosed data, 26 mentioned the growth target in 2024 in their government work reports.

Up to now, Tibet and Hainan, the two provinces with the fastest GDP growth in 2023, have the highest growth expectations this year, both of which are around 8%. Most other provinces that have disclosed data have set the regional target of economic growth in the range of 5%-6%.

For example, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong, which ranked the top three in China in 2023, have all aimed at the figure of 5% this year. Among them, the goal of Guangdong is set at "5%", while Jiangsu and Shandong should strive for "more than 5%". The expected target of Tianjin’s economic growth rate is below 5%, which is set at around 4.5%, but it is still higher than its economic growth rate of 4.3% in 2023.

The goal has been set, and the key to the future lies in how to accomplish it. When planning the road map for development in 2024, many places showed strong interest in emerging industries, and new quality productivity and new industrialization became the focus of attention.

Shanghai: We will actively promote new industrialization, cultivate and upgrade high-end industrial clusters such as new energy vehicles, high-end equipment, advanced materials, civil aviation and space information, and accelerate the construction of future industrial leading areas.

Chongqing: Insist on putting the high-quality development of manufacturing industry in a more prominent position, persistently grasp the leading belt ecology, promote industrial agglomeration, technological innovation and integrated development, and vigorously cultivate new quality productivity.

Promoting consumption is still the key work in the work reports of many provincial governments.

Jiangsu: Vigorously develop digital consumption, green consumption, healthy consumption, sports and leisure consumption, increase the cultivation and promotion of new consumption formats of cultural tourism, and create more domestic "trendy products" and brand-new consumption scenarios.

Beijing: We should "make great efforts to stimulate potential consumption", promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional business districts, build an international consumption experience zone, boost bulk consumption, cultivate "fashionable products" of domestic products, support the development of service consumption, and promote the integration of diversified consumption formats.