Yueyang, called Baling in ancient times, also called Yuezhou, is a famous cultural city with a long history of more than 2,500 years. Located in the northern part of Hunan Province, a tourist attraction in northern Hunan. Adjacent to Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, she is a rich (rich in resources), excellent (superior location) and beautiful (beautiful scenery) place. Yueyang is located at 29.22 north latitude and 1 13.06 east longitude. At present, it has jurisdiction over 2 county-level cities (Linxiang City and Miluo City), 4 counties (Yueyang County, Huarong County, Xiangyin County and Pingjiang County), 3 urban areas (Yueyang Building District, Junshan District and Yunxi District), Yueyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Nanhu Scenic Area and Quyuan Management District, with a total area of150/kloc. 1992 Yueyang, Chongqing and Wuhan were approved by the State Council as the first batch of cities open to the outside world along the Yangtze River, national historical and cultural cities, China excellent tourist cities, China poetry cities, national health cities, comprehensive reform pilot cities, Hunan national garden cities, China ecological cities and China top 100 cities, which are most worthy of recommendation by the China Embassy in China to the world. The pilot city to optimize capital structure, the advanced city to build a national civilized city, the advanced city to revitalize the city through science and education, the China Couplet Cultural City, the bird-watching capital of China, the popular science demonstration city of China, the advanced city of unpaid blood donation in China, the national trademark strategy demonstration city and Yueyang, a 14 prefecture-level city along the Yangtze River, ranked fourth. It is also a developed city around Dongting Lake economic circle. Yueyang is located at the intersection of one lake (Dongting Lake), two provinces (Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain), three provinces (Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi) and four rivers (Xiangjiang, Zijiang, Shui Yuan and Lishui) (Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Wuhan-Guangzhou Expressway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, 107 National Road and Yangtze River) and Jingyue Yangtze River Dongting Lake Bridge. From 65438 to 0992, Yueyang was identified by the State Council as the first batch of cities open to the outside world along the Yangtze River. As early as the Qing Dynasty, Chenglingji Port was the only port in Hunan that was open to the outside world. 1996, with the approval of the National People's Congress, Chenglingji Port, one of the eight deep-water ports in the Yangtze River, was officially opened to foreign ships. Hunan is the only national first-class port open to the outside world. It is also the shipping center of Hunan Province. On the afternoon of June 5438+065438+1October 4, 2008, with the official signing of the Agreement on Cross-Strait Shipping by Chen Yunlin, President of ARATS, and Jiang Bingkun, Chairman of SEF in Yuanshan Hotel, Chenglingji Port in Yueyang (namely Songyang Lake New Port) became one of the first direct cross-strait ports and the only direct port in Hunan. In 2008, the annual throughput ranked ninth among domestic ports. In 2009, the new port area of Songyang Lake was opened for operation, and the construction of new industrial district near the port was fully started. Our city's shipping economic strength has entered the top eight ports in the Yangtze River basin; Climate Environment Yueyang City belongs to the humid climate zone of the northern subtropical monsoon, with a humid climate, with an annual average temperature of 17 degrees, an annual average rainfall of 1302 mm and an annual average relative humidity of 79%. The frost-free period is 277 days, and the sunshine hours are 1 to 1, 8 1. The climate is characterized by long warm period, short cold period, four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Good climatic conditions are conducive to the development of efficient agriculture. Chenglingji Lingang Industrial Zone in Hunan Province is an experimental area to support the reform of building a two-oriented society in Hunan Province.