A Brief Introduction to Pingliang City 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　平凉市地处陕、甘、宁三省(区)交汇处，东邻陕西咸阳，西连甘肃定西、白银，南接陕西宝鸡、甘肃天水，北倚宁夏固原、甘肃庆阳，是甘肃东部重要的区域性中心城市和承接中东部省区产业转移与开放开发的“东大门”。全市辖泾川、灵台、崇信、华亭、庄浪、静宁6县和崆峒区，总面积1.1万平方公里，总人口224万人，以回族为主的少数民族占总人口的7.3%。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Pingliang City is situated at the junction of Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It borders Xianyang City of Shaanxi Province in the east, Dingxi and Baiyin Cities of Gansu Province in the west, Baoji City of Shaanxi Province and Tianshui City of Gansu Province in the south and Guyuan County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Qingyang City of Gansu Province in the north. It is therefore an important regional center in eastern Gansu Province that carries on the industrial transformation of provinces and autonomous regions in central and eastern parts of China and also the Eastern Gateway of Gansu Province for economic development and opening up to the outside world. With one district (Kongtong) and six counties (Jingchuan, Lingtai, Chongxin, Huating, Zhuanglang, Jingning) under its jurisdiction, Pingliang covers an area of 11,000 square kilometers and has a population of 2.24 million, of which ethnic minorities with Muslim people as the majority take up 7.3% of the total. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　区位优势明显。平凉位于西安、兰州、银川三大省会城市几何中心，是古“丝绸之路”北线东端之重镇，素有“陇上旱码头”之称。平凉不仅是西北地区重要的公路枢纽，也是欧亚大陆桥第二通道的重要中转站，312国道横穿全境，宝中铁路纵贯南北，初步形成了以国道、省道为主干，县乡道路为支线的公路网络。随着平定高速、银武高速、西平铁路、天平铁路的陆续建设，平凉将成为贯通西兰银三条高速、三条铁路的重要交通枢纽，区位优势将得到进一步发挥。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Geographical Advantages 　　Located at the geometrical center of three capital cities of Xi’an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan, Pingliang is an important area at the eastern end of the northern branch of the ancient Silk Road and has long been known as the land port of Gansu province. It is not only an important hub of highways in northwest China but also an important transfer station on the second passage of the Eurasian Continental Bridge. With the national highway 312 running through the whole City from east to west and Baoji-Zhongwei railway line from north to south, a transport network with national and provincial highways as the main line and county and village highways as the branches is initially taking shape. With the successive completion of Pingliang-Dingxi highway, Yinchuan-Wuwei highway, Xi’an-Pingliang railway and Tianshui-Pingliang railway, Pingliang will become an important hub of highways and railways connecting three capital cities and its advantages of geographic location will be brought into full play. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　文化底蕴深厚。这里是先民们在黄河中上游繁衍生息、走向文明的摇篮，是中华民族重要的发祥地之一。早在20—30万年前，人类的祖先就活动在这片土地上。3000多年前，周人的先祖就在泾河流域创造了先进的农耕文化，开启了农业文明的曙光。公元358年，前秦王苻坚在这里厉兵秣马欲平定前凉，始以平凉之名置郡。境内有仰韶、齐家、商周等各个时期的文化遗址465处，全国重点文物保护单位5个，省级重点文物保护单位59个，馆藏文物3万多件，其中国家一级文物196件。出土于泾川县大云寺的佛祖舍利金银棺、灵台县的西周青铜器和南宋货币银合子等文物被誉为“中华文物之最”。在众多的历史文化遗迹中，尤以中华道教第一山——崆峒山、人文开元第一祖伏羲氏诞生地——古成纪、天下王母第一宫——回中宫、神州祭灵第一台——古灵台、秦皇祭天第一坛——莲花台等闻名于世。在漫长的历史长河中，这里吸引了众多彪炳史册的著名人物，发生了许多影响深远的重大事件，人文初祖轩辕黄帝亲诣崆峒山，向广成子请教修身治国之道；周穆王“八骏日行三万里”,与西王母相会于回中；秦始皇、汉武帝先后西巡，登崆峒而揽胜，寻道理而治国；秦王李世民泾州大捷，展雄才而凯旋；李白、杜甫情系崆峒，佳作传世；成吉思汗驻跸陇山，建有寝宫；明代韩王就藩平凉，传十一世；名道张三丰访道修炼，历时五年。近代以来，左宗棠、林则徐、谭嗣同、冯玉祥、张学良、于右任等爱国人士纷至沓来，留下了历史的印迹，特别是毛泽东率领的中国工农红军经过平凉大地，播撒了革命的火种。地灵人杰的平凉还孕育了世界文化名人、中华针灸学鼻祖皇甫谧，唐代著名政治家、文学家牛僧孺，南宋抗金名将吴玠、吴璘、刘锜，明代“嘉靖八才子”之一赵时春，清初名臣慕天颜等一大批文韬武略杰出人物。经过多年的挖掘开发，初步打造出了崆峒、西王母、大云寺、皇甫谧等有较强吸引力和较大影响力的四大“文化名片”。深厚的文化积淀与现代文明的有机结合，使这块土地充满了灵气，充满了魅力，形成了多元、厚重、包容、开放的区域文化特色。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　A Profound Cultural Heritage 　　Located on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Pingling is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese nation and cradles of Chinese civilization. Dating back to 200,000 and even 300,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors lived and procreated here. More than 3,000 years ago, people prior to Zhou Dynasty created advanced agro-farming culture in Jinghe River Valley, marking the beginning of agricultural civilization. In 358 AD, Fu Jian, king of Former Qin Kingdom prepared for battle to conquer Former Liang Kingdom. Then, this region was named as Pingliang Prefecture. There are 465 cultural relics representing Yangshao Culture, Qijia Culture and culture of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, of which 5 are key cultural relics under the state-level protection, 59 are under provincial-level protection. The museum houses a collection of 30,000 plus cultural relics, of which 196 are on the list of National First-class Cultural Relics. Gold and Silver Coffin—Buddhist relics unearthed in Dayun Temple of Jingchuan County, bronze ware of Western Zhou Dynasty and Yinhezi-currency of Southern Song Dynasty in Lingtai County are known as the best of Chinese Cultural Relics. Four places out of the numerous historic and cultural relics are best known in the world, namely the Taoist shrine of Kongtong Mountain, ancient Chengji where Chinese common ancestor Fuxi was born, Huizhong Palace of Queen Mother of Western Heaven (a deity in Taoist mythology), the sacrificial altar of ancient Lingtai and Lianhuatai where Emperor Qinshihuang performed sacrificial rituals to heaven. During the long process of human history, many famous personages visited Pingliang, and many important events happened here also. The legend goes that Huangdi( or Yellow Emperor, is often regarded as the first sovereign of the Chinese nation.) paid a visit to Master Guang Chengzi at Kongtong Mountain and asked for advices on how to cultivate mind and run the country, King Zhou Mu of Zhou Dynasty once covered 30,000 li one day by riding 8 horses and met with Queen Mother at Huizhong, Emperor Qinshihuang and Hanwudi climbed Kongtong Mountain to enjoy a panoramic view of the landscape while making an inspection tour of the west. It was also reported that Emperor Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty won a battle in Jingchuan and returned in triumph. Poets Li Bai and Du Fu wrote famous poems to describe the landscape of Mt. Kongtong, Genghis Kan built a resting palace on Longshan Mountain, King Han Wang of Ming Dynasty passed his shrine to 11 generations after governing Pingliang, the prominent Taoist Zhang Sanfeng cultivated himself according to a religious doctrine at Mt. Kongtong for 5 years. In modern history, many patriotic personages, such as Zuo Zongtang, Lin Zexu, Tan Sitong, Generals Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Xueliang, Yu Youren visited Pingliang. Particularly, Chinese Worker’s and Peasant’s Red Army led by Chairman Mao Zedong passed Pingliang and disseminated sparks of revolution here. Pingliang is also a hometown for many famous personages, for example Huang-Fu Mi, founder of Chinese acupuncture, famous politician and writer Niu Sengru of Tang Dynasty, Generals Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Liu Qi of Southern Song Dynasty who were famous for fighting against invaders from Jin Kingdom, Zhao Shichun who was one of the Eight Gifted Scholars of Ming Dynasty as well as famous official Mu Tianyan of early Qin Dynasty. After years of efforts, 4 cultural tourist spots have been developed in Pingliang, namely Mt. Kongtong, Queen Mother of Western Heaven, Dayun Temple and Huang-Fu Mi. Pingliang is full of charms with the integration of profound cultural heritage and modern civilization, featuring a diversified, profound, tolerant and open regional culture. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　自然生态良好。平凉地处东经105°20′——107°51′，北纬34°54′——35°46′之间，属黄河中游黄土高原丘陵沟壑区，半干旱、半湿润大陆性气候，海拔在890——2857米之间，年均气温7.4——10.1℃，年降水量420——600毫米之间，平均日照总时数2144——2380小时，无霜期156——188天，光照充足，四季分明，气候宜人，生物资源丰富。现有国家级自然保护区1处、国家及省级森林公园5处，森林覆盖率达到22.3％。平凉是甘肃最大的煤电产业基地、甘肃主要农林产品生产基地、西北重要的畜牧业基地和中药材产地，被农业部划定为全国苹果优势产区。盛产小麦、玉米、洋芋、谷类，有“陇东粮仓”之美誉，党参、黄芪、甘草、冬花等150多种中药材和山药、百合、蕨菜、甲鱼等特色农产品闻名遐迩，具有发展现代农业的广阔前景。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Favorable Ecological Conditions 　　Pingliang is located between 105°20′--107°51′east longitude and 34°54′-- 35°46′north latitude on the middle reaches of the Yellow River with many loess plateau hills and ravines. It has a semi-arid temperate continental climate with an annual mean temperature between 7.4 and 10.1℃ and an annual precipitation between 420 and 600 millimeters. The altitude of Pingliang is between 890 and 2,857 meters above sea level. The average sunshine time is between 2,144 and 2,380 hours and the frost-free period is between 156 and 188 days. Pingliang has rich sunshine, clearly-divided seasons, pleasant climate and abundant resources. There is 1 national nature preservation zone and 5 national and provincial level forest parks in Pingliang, and the forest coverage of the City is 22.3%. Pingliang is the largest base of coal and power industries as well as forest and agricultural products of Gansu Province, it is also an important base of animal husbandry and traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in northwest China and is designated by the Ministry of Agriculture as one of China’s competitive areas of apple growing. It is a major producer of wheat, corn, potatoes and other cereal crops and has been reputed as the granary of eastern Gansu. The traditional Chinese medicinal herbs like dangshen (Codonopsis pilosula), the root of membranous milk vetch (Astraglus membranaceus), licorice root, coltsfoot and other kinds of herbs and special agricultural products like Chinese yam, lily roots, common brake, soft-shelled turtle etc enjoy widespread renown. Therefore it has a vast range of prospects for developing modern agriculture. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　资源相对富集。平凉土地广阔，地形地貌复杂，土壤类型多样，现有农业用地101万公顷，其中耕地38万公顷、林地32万公顷、牧草地14.7万公顷。矿产资源优势明显，煤炭、石灰岩储量居全省首位，全市煤炭探明总储量37亿吨，占全省探明储量的41%，不仅是优质动力用煤，也是目前全国最好的气化用煤。市内的华亭煤田是甘肃省第一大煤田、全国13个大型煤炭基地之一；石灰岩探明总储量2.4亿吨，全市水泥生产能力达到200多万吨，成为陇东最大的建材基地。油页岩、铅锌矿、硫铁矿、陶土等矿产资源储量可观，开发潜力巨大。全市水资源总量16.7亿立方米，年径流量为13. 8亿立方米，地下水资源2.9亿立方米，全市理论水能蕴藏量为11.2万千瓦，能够较好满足经济社会发展的需要。劳动力资源丰富，共有劳动力135.8万人，其中农村劳动力103.6万人，农村富余劳动力49万人，具有发展劳动密集型产业和劳务经济的明显优势。旅游资源遍布全市，境内有主要人文、自然景观100多处，特别是国家重点风景名胜区、首批4A级旅游景区、国家地质公园、道教名山崆峒山，被评为“中国顾客十大满意风景区”和“中国最值得外国人去的50个地方”之一。崆峒道源胜地旅游区、泾川西王母朝觐旅游区、古灵台商周文化和皇甫谧针灸文化旅游区、静宁成纪文化及农业观光旅游区、庄浪云崖寺人文自然及梯田建设生态旅游区、华亭莲花台人文自然及关山森林生态旅游区、崇信五龙山人文自然民俗旅游区风景绮丽、独具特色。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Abundant Resources 　　Pingliang has a vast land and a varied topography and landforms as well as diversified soil types. Presently, it has 1.01 million hectors of land for agricultural use, of which 380,000 hectors are arable land, 320,000 hectors timberland and 147,000 hectors pastureland. Pingliang also has great advantages in mineral resources, its reserves of coal and limestone rank first in Gansu province, and its proven coal deposits reaches 3.7 billion tons, accounting for 41 per cent of Gansu’s total. The coal produced here is not only suitable for power generation but also the best for gasification. Huating coalfield in Pingliang is the largest of its kind in Gansu and also one of the 13 largest coal production bases in China. The proven limestone deposits are 240 million tons, making the cement production of the City reach more than 2 million tons, as a result, Pingliang becomes the largest base of building materials in eastern part of Gansu Province. Pingliang also has considerable reserves of oil-shale, lead, zinc, sulphur, iron, pottery clay and other mineral resources with a huge development potential. The reserves of water resources of the City are 1.67 billion cubic meters with an annual runoff of 1.38 billion cubic meters and the underground water resources is 290 million cubic meters, the theoretical reserves of water energy are 112,000 kilowatts, which can satisfy the needs for social-economic development of the City. Pingliang has rich labor resources with a total labor force of 1.358 million, of which rural laborers are 1.036 million, the surplus laborers from the rural area amount to 490,000, making pingliang enjoy an advantage in developing labor-intensive industries and labor services. Tourist resources are distributed throughout the City, there are more than one hundred major human and natural landscapes, particularly the famous Taoist Mountain Kongtong, which is also the national key scenic spot, national geological park and one of the first group of 4A-grade tourist destinations in China, is chosen as one of the 10 most satisfactory places of interest by Chinese tourists and one of the 50 places in China worthy of visiting by foreign guests. Other places of historic interest and scenic beauty include the birthplace of Taoism at Kongtong Mountain, the scenic spot in Jingchuan County where people make a pilgrimage to the Queen Mother of the West, culture of Shang and Zhou Dynasties and acupuncture culture invented by Doctor Huang-Fu Mi in ancient Lingtai County, Chengji culture and agricultural sightseeing in Jingning County, Yunyasi Temple and ecological tourism of terraced fields in Zhuanglang county, Lianhuatai Mountain and Guanshan forest in Huating County, scenic spots and folk-custom tourism at Wulongshan Mountain of Chongxin County, all these places are of great beauty and unique features. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　投资环境优越。经过多年的努力，平凉投资发展的硬件环境和人居环境得到显著改善。以优化环境、集聚人气、提升形象、实现双赢为目标，从政策环境、法制环境、市场环境、服务环境、社会环境等各个方面入手，着力创建融资平台，激活民间资本，狠抓环境优化，坚持以诚信招商、以环境留商、以感情融商，营造了亲商、富商、安商的社会氛围。平凉被评为“浙商（省外）投资最佳城市”。建成了崆峒区二十里铺、华亭县石堡子、静宁县八里等一批具有较强聚集力、辐射力的工业集中区，促进了民营企业、外资企业、新兴产业向园区聚集，项目、资金、技术、人才向园区流动，民营经济已占到地区生产总值的40%。先后成功举办了第八届和第十六届中国西部商品交易会、第五届全国武术馆校武术比赛、第七届全国机器人足球锦标赛等全国知名节会和国家级赛事，连续多年举办中国平凉崆峒文化旅游节，平凉的对外知名度和影响力不断扩大，外向型经济初见端倪，目前，平凉人气聚集、商贸发达，开放、合作、共赢、和谐的投资发展环境已经形成，成为投资兴业和创造财富的热土。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Favorable Investment Environment 　　Through years of hard work, the tangible investment environment and people’s living conditions in Pingliang have been greatly improved. With the improvement of environment, accumulation of popularity, upgrading the image of the City and realization of a win-win situation as our goals, and by starting with the improvement of policy, legal, market, service and social environment, we have created a favorable social climate for businesspeople to make investment and start business here. Pingliang was chosen as the best investment destination by businesspeople from other provinces. It has also established a series of industry-concentrated areas with a strong strength of gathering companies and speeding up the development of the surrounding areas such as the town of Ershilipu at Kongtong district, Shipuzi town at Huating County and Bali town at Jingning County. These areas have attracted private investment, foreign companies and newly emerging industries together and accelerated the flow of capital, technology and talented people within the area. Private economy accounts for 40% of the total GDP of the City. We have successfully held the 8th and the 16th West China Commodity Fair, the 5th National Competition of Martial Arts, the 7th National Robot Football Championship and other national famous trade fairs and sports events. Also we have hosted the China Pingliang Kongtong Cultural and Tourist Festival for many consecutive years. Through all these efforts, Pingliang is better known to the outside world and its influence is also largely expanded and its export-oriented economy begins to take shape. Currently, an open and harmonious investment and development environment has been formed for win-win business cooperation and Pingliang has become a hot land for starting business and making investment. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　发展步伐加快。全市经济步入了总量扩张、结构优化、质量效益同步提升的新阶段，城乡面貌和基础设施条件不断改善，人民生活水平明显提高，各项社会事业协调发展。2006年地区生产总值达到123亿元，较上年增长12.1％；大口径财政收入达到13.23亿元，增长11.5％；农民人均纯收入达到1940元，增长6.6％；城镇居民人均可支配收入达到7850元，增长10%。特别是围绕煤电、草畜、果菜、旅游四大产业开发，做大做强了能源煤化工、绿色畜牧、优质果品、人文生态旅游四大基地，培育形成了“平凉煤电”、“平凉金果”、“平凉红牛”、“平凉旅游”四大特色品牌。2006年全市原煤产量达到1880万吨，占全省产量的近50%，发电量84亿千瓦时，占全省的近20%，以煤电产业为支撑的工业主导型经济格局初步形成。“平凉金果”荣获中国国际林业产业博览会金奖，被中国果品流通协会授予“中华名果”称号，并成为国家商标局注册的全国市级第一个苹果类证明商标，实现了直接出口。静宁、泾川两县分别被授予“中国苹果之乡”和“中国红富士之乡”称号，全市果树经济林151万亩，果品产量51.46万吨，以紫花苜蓿为主的耕地种草面积达107万亩。平凉红牛品种优良，年饲养量89.76万头，其证明商标注册已被国家商标局受理，牛肉制品、皮革等产品畅销国内外。依托丰富的旅游资源，平凉旅游产业迅猛发展，形成了具有鲜明特色的旅游黄金线路和辐射周边3省区14个市的旅游经济圈，道源寻根之旅、丝路遗珍之旅、人文生态观光之旅、绿色休闲之旅、佛教艺术溯源之旅、黄土风情体验之旅以及革命传统教育红色之旅等吸引了国内外大量旅游者，年接待游客数百万人（次），平凉以黄土高原人文生态旅游的鲜明特色和崭新形象，成为甘肃东部极具吸引力的旅游热点城市。2006年被命名为“中国优秀旅游城市”。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Accelerating Development 　　The economy of Pingliang City has entered a new stage of increasing economic aggregate, optimizing structure, and simultaneously upgrading quality and efficiency. We have made improvement in appearance of both urban and rural areas, infrastructure development, people’s living standards, and realized balanced development of the social programs. In 2006, Pingliang’s GDP reached 12.3 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1% over the previous year. The fiscal revenue after national transfer payments stood at 1.323 billion yuan, increased by 11.5%. The rural per capita net income was 1,940 yuan, up 6.6%. Urban per capita disposable income amounted to 7,850 yuan with an increase of 10%. In particular, centering on the development of such four industries as coal and electricity, forage and livestock, fruits and vegetables, and tourism, we have had the four bases of energy, coal and chemicals, green animal husbandry, high-quality apples and cultural ecological tourism grow larger and stronger. There are four leading brands with distinctive features, namely Pingliang Coal and ElectriCity, Pingliang Golden Fruit, Pingliang Red Cattle and Pingliang Tourism. In 2006, the coal output of Pingliang City reached 188 million tons, taking up nearly 50% of that of Gansu province, the output of electricity totaled 8.4 billion kwh, accounting for about 20% of total of the province. The industry-oriented economic pattern supported by coal and electricity industries has already taken shape. Pingliang Golden Fruit, which won the golden medal in China International Forestry Industry Fair, was awarded the Famous Chinese Fruit by China Fruit Marketing Association (CFMA), and got apple trademark from China Trademark Office (CTMO) to be exported directly, which was the first of its kind at the city level. Jingning and Jingchuan counties won the reputation of Hometown of Chinese Apple and Chinese Red-FuJi Apple respectively. The planting area of cash forest and fruit trees in the city reached 1.51 million Mu with fruits output of 514,600 tons. And there was a total of 1.07 million Mu of artificially planted grass with Alfafa as the main. It grew 897,600 fine breed Pingliang red cattle annually, whose trademark was handling by CTMO now. The beef and leather products sold well at home and abroad. Relying on its rich tourist resources, Pingliang tourism developed rapidly. Pingliang established the golden tour lines with distinctive features and economic zone of tourism radiating 14 cities of 3 neighboring provinces and regions. Tour of Seeking Taoism Source, Tour of Historic Relics on the Silk Road, Cultural & Ecological Tour, Green Leisure Tour, Tour of Tracing Sources of Buddhism Art, Tour of Experiencing Custom of Loess Plateau, and Red Tour of Traditional Revolutionary Education have attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. There are millions of tourists visiting Pingliang each year. Its distinctive features and fresh image of cultural & ecological tourism of Loess Plateau has made Pingliang the most attractive tourist site in eastern Gansu. Pingliang was named as Top Tourist City of China in 2006. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　开发前景广阔。未来五年，是平凉发展史上重要的战略机遇期和加速发展期。全市将以科学发展观为统领，以构建和谐社会为方向，以强市富民为根本，坚持发展抓项目、改革抓创新、和谐抓民生、保证抓党建，主攻三大目标（小康平凉、和谐平凉、魅力平凉），建设四大基地（全省煤电化运基地、绿色畜牧基地、优质果品基地、西部人文生态旅游基地），推进六个跨越（在统筹城乡发展、做强地方工业、提升城市品位、发展第三产业、发展社会事业、建设和谐社会上推进新跨越），全面加强经济、政治、文化、社会建设，促进经济社会又好又快发展，努力实现总体小康并向全面建设小康社会迈进。平凉，这颗美丽的陇东明珠，必将放射出更加璀璨夺目的光芒。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Vast Prospects of Development 　　 Pingliang will seize the strategic opportunity to accelerate development in the next five years. Taking the scientific outlook on development as the guiding principle and the building of a harmonious society as our development orientation, we will make the city prosperous and local people rich by sticking to the project-oriented development and innovative reform to realize the social harmony through improving people’s livelihood, and enhancing the party building is the guarantee for successful fulfillment of all our above-mentioned development goals. We are committed to make Pingliang a moderately prosperous, harmonious and charming city. We will also build Pingliang into the base of coal, electricity, chemicals and transportation, the base of environment-friendly animal husbandry, high-quality fruits as well as cultural and ecological tourism in west China. In addition, we will make new breakthroughs in the following aspects, namely, the balanced development between urban and rural areas, enhancing local industries, upgrading the image of the city, developing the tertiary industry and social programs, and the building of a harmonious society. We will strengthen economic, political, cultural and social development of the city in an all round way to promote the sound and fast development of our economy and society to transform Pingliang from a generally well-off society to a comprehensively prosperous one.Pingliang, a beautiful pearl in the eastern Gansu, will have a more brilliant prospect. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　开放的平凉热诚欢迎国内外朋友观光旅游、投资兴业、谋求合作，共同创造美好灿烂的明天！ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 We warmly welcome friends at home and abroad to look around, make investment, develop business, and seek cooperation opportunities in the open Pingliang. Let’s strive for a bright future together!