Third, the unique geographical advantage of Henan's economy (1)-Henan, an important hub of transportation, communication and energy, has been regarded as "the best in the world" since ancient times, and is located between the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Pearl River Delta and Chengdu-Chongqing urban belt, and is the gateway of six northwest provinces. The unique geographical location makes Henan a pivotal railway, highway, aviation, communication and energy hub in China. 1. Three horizontal and five vertical railway networks meet in Henan. Henan is located in the center of the national railway network. National railway trunk lines such as Beijing-Guangzhou, Longhai, Beijing-Kowloon, Ningxi, Jiaozhi, Jiaoxin, Xinhe, Houyue, Mengbao and Xinmi meet in China, as well as local railways such as Luohe, Fuyang and Tangyin. Henan's railway mileage ranks first in the country. Zhengzhou, Shangqiu and Luoyang are all important railway hubs, among which Zhengzhou North Station is the largest marshalling station in Asia and Zhengzhou Station is one of the largest passenger stations in China. The national passenger dedicated lines from Beijing to Shenzhen and Xuzhou to Lanzhou run through Henan and meet in Zhengzhou. 2. Highway Henan has developed highway traffic. A number of expressways and national highways meet in Henan, and nine national planned expressways such as Lianhuo, Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao and nine national highways such as 107 and 3 10 pass through Henan. By the end of 2007, the total mileage of expressways reached 4,556 kilometers, ranking first in China. 3. Aviation The civil aviation industry in Henan is rising rapidly. At present, there are three civil airports: Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, Luoyang Airport and Nanyang Airport. Among them, the passenger throughput of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport exceeded 5 million passengers in 2007, and that of the newly expanded Xinzheng Airport exceeded120,000 passengers. Henan Province is striving to build Zhengzhou into an international aviation hub, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China lists Zhengzhou as one of the eight aviation hubs in China. Kunpeng Airlines is the first national airline to move its headquarters and operation base to Zhengzhou. 4. Communication The public telecommunication network in Henan Province has an important strategic position in the whole country. Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, is one of the important communication hubs in China. The national backbone public telecommunication network "eight verticals and eight horizontals" runs through Henan, and the north-south and east-west aerial cable trunk lines run through Henan, forming the basic framework of the "four verticals and four horizontals" information superhighway in the whole province. Many national energy pipelines meet in Henan. At least four natural gas pipelines and at least four oil pipelines, including the West-East Gas Pipeline, meet in Henan. In addition, the South-to-North Water Transfer Project and the North-to-South Coal Transportation also meet in Henan. In the future, oil from northwest China and Central Asia will meet oil from northeast China and Russian Far East in Zhengzhou. Henan, especially Zhengzhou, will become an extremely important energy hub in China. (2) Agriculture-China is the largest agricultural province 1. General situation of agriculture Henan is located in the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, which is suitable for the growth of various crops. It is the largest grain production base in China, and also an important production base for agricultural products such as cotton, oilseeds and tobacco leaves. In 2007, the province's total grain output reached 1049 billion Jin, ranking first in the country for eight consecutive years, and the newly added grain output accounted for more than one third of the national increase; This not only solves the problem of eating in Henan, the most populous province in China, but also transfers about 20 billion Jin of grain to other provinces every year. Henan's oil production accounts for 1/7, beef production accounts for 1/7, cotton production accounts for 1/6, and the output of agricultural products such as wheat, corn, tobacco leaves, beans and sesame seeds and livestock products such as meat, eggs and milk also ranks among the top in the country. 2. There are many famous specialties in Henan, such as Yuanyang rice, Xinzheng jujube, Kaifeng watermelon, Qixian and Zhongmu garlic, Xinyang Maojian, Queshan chestnut, Luoyang cherry, Zhengzhou peach, Nanyang rose, Xixia kiwi fruit, Lingbao apple, Linxian hawthorn, Neixiang dogwood, Xixia amber, Luoyang peony, Quan Min grape, Yongcheng pepper, Yanling flower and so on. (3) Industry-new industrial province 1. General situation of industry In recent years, the industry in Henan has changed from weak to strong. Henan's industrial categories cover 39 categories of national economic industries, forming a number of key industries such as food and beverage, machinery, electric power, building materials, metallurgy, chemical industry, coal, oil and gas, tobacco and so on. The process of industrialization is accelerating. In 2007, the province's industrial added value was 750.827 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+09.6% over the previous year, and the contribution rate of industrial economy to the province's economic growth reached 65.2%. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 543.806 billion yuan, an increase of 24.2%; The main business income was18947.1700 million yuan, up 38.2% year-on-year; Total profit195.955 billion yuan, ranking fourth in the country, with a year-on-year increase of 68.5%. The output of major industrial products such as raw coal, aluminum, gold, ten kinds of non-ferrous metals, flat glass, cement, tractors, yarns, chemical fibers, machine-made paper and cardboard, cigarettes, household refrigerators, quick-frozen foods and instant noodles all rank among the top in the country. 2. Well-known enterprises (1) Food industry: Shuanghui, Zhongpin, Yongda Chicken, Huaying Duck, Sanquan, Missing, White Elephant, Cody, Nanjie Village, lotus gourmet powder, Wang Shouyi Thirteen Fragrances, Jinxing Beer, Dukang Liquor and Yangshao Liquor (2) Metallurgical industry: Anyang Iron and Steel, Wuyang Iron and Steel, China Special Steel and Luanchuan. Mei Zheng Group, Hemei Group, Yimei Group, Coking Coal Group, Shenma Group, Zhongyuan Oilfield, Yu Lian Energy, Luoyang Petrochemical, Luoyang Xin 'an Electric Power Group, Yichuan Electric Power Group, shenhuo group (4) Automobile Industry: Yutong Bus, Luoyang Yi Tuo, Shaolin Bus, Zhengzhou Nissan, Zhengzhou Haima, Hongyu Refrigerator, Hongda Special Purpose Vehicle, Dayang Motorcycle, Xinfei Refrigerator (5). Pharmaceutical and chemical industries: Wanxi Pharmaceutical, Ling Rui Pharmaceutical, Furen Pharmaceutical, Shenma Group, Yin Ge Paper (7) Other industries: Xinfei Electric Appliances, Jinlong Copper Tube, Fengshen Tire, Longfeng Fur, Yellow River Cyclone, Rebecca Hair Accessories, Jianye Real Estate, etc. The province has built two national and nine provincial high-tech industrial development zones, with 24 high-tech enterprises, including 62 national key high-tech enterprises. In 2007, the province's high-tech industries above designated size achieved an industrial added value of 654.38+0.02 billion yuan, an increase of 25% over the previous year. Ji Xu and Yutong entered the pilot ranks of national innovative enterprises. A number of high-tech enterprises, such as Luoyang Zhongsi, CITIC Heavy Machinery, Wycombe Technology, Hualan Bio and Huajing Diamond, have a good development momentum. (V) Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange-Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in Xiong Qi was established at 1990. It is the first futures exchange in China and one of the three major futures exchanges in China. At present, futures contracts listed and traded include wheat, cotton, sugar, PTA, rapeseed oil and mung bean. Among them, wheat includes high quality strong gluten wheat and hard winter white (new national standard common) wheat. The market functions of wheat, cotton, sugar and PTA futures in serving the national economy are increasingly apparent, and their influence in the international market is gradually increasing. Zhengshang Institute pays attention to strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the international futures industry. 1In June, 1995, Zhengshang Institute joined the International Options (Futures) Market Association. It has successively signed friendly cooperation agreements with many international futures exchanges such as Kansai Agricultural Commodity Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Brazil Futures Exchange, Chicago Commodity Exchange, Tokyo Grain Commodity Exchange, Indian Multi-commodity Exchange and Montreal Exchange. (VI) Central Plains Urban Agglomeration-Rapid Rise 1. Coordinating the Central Plains urban agglomeration is an important strategic deployment made by Henan Province to realize the rise of the Central Plains. Zhongyuan urban agglomeration is a dense urban area with Zhengzhou as the center, Luoyang as the sub-center, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Pingdingshan, Xuchang, Luohe and Jiyuan as the core areas, and Anyang, Hebi, Puyang, Shangqiu, Zhoukou, Zhumadian, Jincheng, Changzhi, Shanxi and Shandong Heze as the extension. In 2007, the GDP of nine cities in Central Plains urban agglomeration was 58,865,438+58 million yuan, an increase of 15.4% over the previous year, accounting for 57% of the province's total economic output. In 2007, the comprehensive competitiveness of Zhongyuan urban agglomeration ranked seventh in the national 15 urban agglomeration and first in the central and western regions. Functional orientation of nine cities in Central Plains urban agglomeration: Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan Province, a famous historical and cultural city in China, an international cultural tourism city, a national regional central city, an important modern logistics center, a regional financial center, an advanced manufacturing base and a scientific and technological innovation base. Luoyang: a famous historical and cultural city in China, an international cultural tourism city, a sub-center of the Central Plains urban agglomeration, an important emerging industrial city in China, an advanced manufacturing base, a research and development center and a vocational training base, and a regional logistics hub in the central and western regions. Kaifeng: a famous historical and cultural city in China, an international cultural tourism city, a textile, food, chemical and pharmaceutical industrial base of the Central Plains urban agglomeration, and an important functional area of Zhengzhou metropolitan area. Jiaozuo: an international landscape tourist city, the manufacturing base of energy, heavy chemical industry and auto parts in Central Plains urban agglomeration. Xinxiang: High-tech industry, auto parts, textile and pharmaceutical industry base, vocational training base, modern agricultural demonstration base, and logistics center in the northern part of Central Plains urban agglomeration. Pingdingshan: Huazhong Chemical Industry City, the manufacturing base of chemical, energy, raw materials and electrical equipment industries in Central Plains urban agglomeration. Xuchang: High-tech industry, textile, food and electrical equipment manufacturing base, agricultural science and technology demonstration base and eco-tourism area in Central Plains urban agglomeration. Luohe: China Food City, light industry base of Central Plains urban agglomeration, demonstration base of ecological agriculture, and southern regional logistics center. Jiyuan: the eco-tourism city in northern China, the energy base and raw material base of the Central Plains urban agglomeration. 2. Zheng-Bian integration Zheng-Bian integration is a strategic measure to promote the development of Kaifeng by realizing the industrial docking and integrated development of Zheng-Bian. Specifically, let Zhengdong New District and Bian Xi New District move closer to the central area. This is an important step in the construction of the Central Plains urban agglomeration. Zhengzhou-Bian industrial belt is one of the starting areas and core areas for the construction of urban agglomerations in the Central Plains. At present, a large number of projects have been put into production in Zhengzhou-Bian Industrial Belt. Zhengzhou-Bian International Marathon held on Avenue has become one of the most influential marathon events in China. 3. Zhengdong New District Zhengdong New District is a modern new city built in the east of Zhengzhou in order to realize the goal of building a regional central city. Zhengdong New District covers an area of 150 square kilometers and is planned to be completed in 20 or 30 years. The planning of Zhengdong New District has the level of the world advanced art center in Henan Province, and won the first excellent urban planning and design award at the annual meeting of world architects. The CBD of Zhengdong New District was rated as "the most valuable CBD in China in 2007" by authoritative financial institutions at home and abroad. After the completion of the world-class Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Zhengzhou's exhibition economy rose rapidly, and large-scale international exhibitions were held frequently in Zhengzhou. In 2007, the exhibition area of Zhengzhou jumped to the sixth place in China, and in the next few years, Zhengzhou is likely to become the fourth largest city in China after Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Zhengdong New District has made Zhengzhou full of vitality, and its construction has also been widely concerned by all prefecture-level cities and dozens of countries and regions in China. Zhengdong New District has become a new business card of Henan.