"Five ports lead to eight countries, connecting Europe and Asia all the way." Kashgar is the west gate of China. As early as the Han Dynasty, it was the most dynamic and open city on the Silk Road. Eastern and Western civilizations meet and collide here. Openness and tolerance belong to this city. Bright temperament.

Open to the west

"In two days, raw materials can be sent from Kyrgyzstan to the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone through the highway port." Company manager Bin Jiang told reporters that choosing to settle in the Kashgar Economic Development Zone to develop international trade is the "location advantage + policy advantage +" Advantages of a large domestic market".

In 2010, the Central Xinjiang Work Forum decided to establish two economic development zones in Kashgar and Horgos. In 2011, the "Several Opinions of the State Council on Supporting the Construction of the Kashgar Horgos Economic Development Zone" gave these two economic development zones the mission of building an important window for my country’s opening to the west and Xinjiang’s leap-forward development of new growth points, and promoted the formation of my country A new pattern of opening to the outside world with equal emphasis on "land opening" and "sea opening".

The overall plan of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone is clear, and it is necessary to build a "one zone and four centers"-an open innovation practice area along the border, a regional economic center, a regional trade and logistics center, a regional financial trade center, and a regional international economic and technological cooperation center.

In the past 10 years, Kashgar has persisted in planning development with an international perspective, adhered to reform and opening up, and innovation-driven, and has promoted the construction and development of the development zone in an orderly, powerful and effective manner.

Yiwu, Baoding, Shenzhen, Lanzhou and other cities opened via Kashgar to Central Asia and South Asia multimodal trains, Kashgar direct flights to Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Kashgar to Karachi all-cargo routes opened; Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan established business liaison stations, The “Belt and Road” (Kashgar) Dispute Resolution Center was established.

The east is connected with the west, and the west is sold in the east. The core functions of the comprehensive bonded area, such as bonded processing, bonded logistics, bonded services, and port customs clearance, will be improved to build a logistics distribution center, processing and manufacturing center, and sales service center for neighboring countries.

Construct an import and export processing industrial park to manufacture food, medical and sanitary materials, home appliances, mechanical and electrical equipment, and process cotton, feed and flour; build an international air cargo area and inspection and testing center, and promote the construction of designated ports for imported fruits, chilled fresh and edible aquatic animals , To strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries in the aviation logistics industry.

Establish Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan import and export commodity sales and exhibition centers, import and export business incubators, and cross-border e-commerce enterprise experience zones, build and improve exchanges and cooperation mechanisms and platforms with neighboring countries, and expand internal and external Position, multi-level, wide-area open.

Establish Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan import and export commodity sales and exhibition centers, import and export business incubators, and cross-border e-commerce enterprise experience zones, build and improve exchanges and cooperation mechanisms and platforms with neighboring countries, and expand internal and external Position, multi-level, wide-area open.

Over the past 10 years, Kashgar has actively promoted the implementation of the western development policy, Xinjiang aid support, special policies of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, and special customs supervision regional policies and other preferential policies and economic management authority, and are determined to reform.

The "Regulations of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone" passed the legislation of the People's Congress of the autonomous region. The "Regulations" guarantee the development zone's first trial right and the autonomous region-level economic management power in the form of local laws and regulations. "Etc. powers have created an entrepreneurial environment for executives to try first, dare to dare to try, advocate success, and tolerate failure.

Undertake 73 management authorities at the autonomous region level. Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone was listed as the first batch of autonomous region-level cross-border e-commerce pilot industrial parks.

Promoting the pilot project of cross-border RMB business innovation, and cooperating with the overseas branch of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Center of China Construction Bank to carry out cross-border RMB borrowing business. Enterprises settled in the Kashgar Economic Development Zone can borrow RMB funds from abroad.

At present, Kashgar Development Zone has registered a total of 3,192 enterprises of various types, and the policy stacking effect is gradually emerging. At the Third Xinjiang Work Forum held in 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to give full play to Xinjiang’s location advantages, drive the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, and incorporate Xinjiang’s own regional opening strategy into the country’s westward In the overall layout of opening up, we will enrich the carriers of opening up, raise the level of opening up, innovate an open economic system, and create highlands for inland opening and border opening.

East-West cooperation, coordinated development

In the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, you can see buildings with the words "Shenzhen Aid Construction" everywhere. Wang Jianfeng, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Kashgar Prefectural Committee of the Shenzhen Aid to Xinjiang, said that Shenzhen should "grateful for reform and opening up and repay the people of the country."

Shenzhen Industrial Park is a modern industrial park built by Shenzhen aid in Xinjiang. Since its official operation in 2015, it has attracted hundreds of labor-intensive companies to settle down. In 2019, the output value reached 2.457 billion yuan, forming three clusters of textiles and apparel, electronic information and modern logistics. industry. "At present, the long-term stable employment of Shenzhen Industrial Park is about 10,000 people. After the third phase is fully put into production, it can bring about 10,000 more jobs." Wang Jianfeng said.

From the stove to the machine, from the field to the workshop, from the farmer to the industrial worker, industry-driven employment is the most direct and effective way to help the poor, truly helping the poor, helping the mind and aspirations.

Development is an important foundation for the long-term stability of Xinjiang. Since the implementation of the central government’s counterpart assistance policy to Xinjiang, it has greatly changed the development of Tianshan’s north and south, promoted the exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups, and demonstrated the tremendous superiority of the socialist system.

Recently, the private entrepreneurs in the Yangtze River Delta entered Kashgar in South Xinjiang, covering urban commerce, cultural and tourism industry, information technology, engineering construction, electric power and electricity, health industry, park development and other industries. The innovative form of "chain group" forms more cooperation between things.

He Jianhua, a researcher and former deputy dean of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said that Xinjiang is a vast hinterland that undertakes the “inner loop” of industrial gradient transfer in the eastern and central regions, and is also a frontier platform for realizing “dual loops” through the “Belt and Road” to neighboring countries and even Europe. The rich industries in the eastern and central regions such as home appliances, automobiles, electronics, clothing, food processing, medical equipment, equipment manufacturing, etc., if they are transferred to the Kashgar Economic Development Zone for manufacturing, they will open up emerging markets with strong demand in neighboring countries. , Labor cost and other aspects have obvious comprehensive comparative advantages in cost. At the same time, through the industrial transfer in the first-mover, first-rich areas in the eastern and central regions, it will drive capital flow, information flow, technology flow, talent flow, and consumption flow to achieve an "internal cycle" with Xinjiang, and further promote the "double cycle" to drive Xinjiang's development. Promote coordinated regional development.

The same color of landscape, industry and city integration

Walking in the ancient city of Kashgar is like crossing the long river of history. Kashgar is known as the only living ancient city among the 36 countries in the Western Regions. It was the first big Chinese city that Marco Polo saw when he entered China from the West. The Uyghur dwellings in the core area of the ancient city are the world's largest archaeological complex, which combines Uyghur style, Han and Tang style, European style and ancient Roman heritage.

In 2018, the renovated Kashgar old city was rejuvenated, and more and more residents started their own businesses and innovated to catch the "get rich express". High-end homestays, music bars, specialty teahouses, homestay souvenir production and sales, specialty snacks... The unique tourism industry delights tourists and enriches residents.

Here, you can visit the "Hundred Alleys", visit the "Hundred Markets", enjoy the "Hundred Foods", and enjoy the "Baile". Here, the reddish pomegranate juice, the beautifully patterned carpet, the surprises on the faces of tourists, and the purity in the eyes of children make up a harmonious and beautiful picture.

At the beginning of the Hua Deng, the open-air market that has been noisy for a day is playing the movie "Visitor on the Iceberg" with projection, attracting many tourists to stop and watch. This film tells the story of soldiers and civilians in the Kashgar region, strengthening Xinjiang and defending the country. The film episode "Why the Flowers Are So Red" adapted from Tajik folk songs is popular and has been sung to this day.

While renovating and managing the old city, Kashgar is also scientifically planning and constructing an ecological quality new city integrating industry and city, livable and suitable for business.

On December 22, 2012, the 9.8-kilometer-long, 683 million yuan, two-way eight-lane Shenka Avenue was completed and opened to traffic, running through Kashgar New City, connecting the old city, and becoming the main axis of urban spatial development.

Shenzhen City, a comprehensive business district integrating finance, commerce, office, and cultural and entertainment facilities, achieved 170 million yuan in tax revenue in 2019. The newly introduced China Resources Vanguard has become the favorite place for Kashgar people to visit.

The landscape is the same color, and the production and the city are integrated. Kashgar coordinates the development of ecological industries, integrates the city into nature, and builds a quality new city with blue sky, green water and green trees intertwined with each other and organic integration of production and life.

According to Yang Dongsheng, Director of the Management Committee of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, currently, the Kashgar Development Zone has a cumulative development area of 19.92 square kilometers, with roads, water, electricity and heating information, greening, lighting and other supporting facilities in place. The new campus, library, and sports of Kashgar University have been built. A number of public facilities such as the center, talent building and a number of residential communities.

Heli Qi Tuerxun is a salesperson of Nanda New Agriculture Group. When he first entered Nanda, he did not speak the national language, let alone write. With the help of colleagues in the company, she has worked hard and worked hard. Now she is not only fluent in oral English, but she also makes sales reports every day and reports work summaries every month. Her sales team has won many sales champions, and she herself has also won the title of "National Female Model". .

He Jianhua said, “For the two economic development zones in Kashgar and Horgos, the responsibility is not to develop the economy alone, but to promote the coordinated development of economic, social and cultural development in accordance with the Party’s strategy of governing Xinjiang in the new era, and to promote the governance system of border ethnic regions. And modernization of governance capabilities". Kashgar must carry out exploration and practice in line with its own actual conditions, especially in uniting and stabilizing the territory, culturally enriching the territory, enriching the people and rejuvenating the territory, and undertakes to build a new path of unity and harmony, prosperity and prosperity, civilization and progress, living and working in peace, and a sound ecological environment. The demonstration role of the socialist Xinjiang with Chinese characteristics in the era. Editor/Huang Lijun