During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Zhengzhou achieved a total economic output of about 1.2 trillion yuan, a population of over 10 million, and a city area of over 1,000 square kilometers. The framework of a megacity has basically taken shape. How should Zhengzhou develop during the 14th Five-Year Plan? Recently, the full text of the "Proposal of the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China on the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan for the National Economic and Social Development of Zhengzhou and the Long-term Goals for 2035" (hereinafter referred to as the "Proposal") was announced in full. The "Proposal" puts forward that by 2035, Zhengzhou's comprehensive economic strength will enter the first phalanx of Chinese cities, and the per capita GDP will reach the level of middle and upper developed countries.

 During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhengzhou will continue to promote the coordinated development of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, create a high-quality development cooperation zone in Zhengluoxi, and deepen the cooperation and development with the urban agglomeration along the Yellow River. Strive for a rail transit operating mileage of about 700 kilometers at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and build Zhengzhou into a "city on rail."

Enter the first phalanx of Chinese cities in 2035

The "Proposal" puts forward that the long-term goal in 2035 is to fully form the functions of the national central city and basically achieve the goal of "two industrializations and top five".

One of the "two modernizations" is modernization. Comprehensive economic strength has entered the first phalanx of domestic cities, and the per capita GDP has reached the level of upper-middle developed countries. The core functions of cities have been greatly improved. The soft power of cities has been comprehensively strengthened. New industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization have basically been realized. The establishment of a modern economic system, the all-round development of human beings and the common prosperity of all people have made substantial and significant progress, and took the lead in basically realizing socialist modernization.

Specifically, the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" is the five key words of "One Two Three Four Five".

"One" is to build a modern national central city as the general goal. By the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan", the status and role of Zhengzhou as a national central city will be fully demonstrated, and the integrated high-quality development pattern of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area and the Central Plains urban agglomeration has basically taken shape.

"Two" is to lead development with the two major strategies of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and to promote the rise of the central region, and continuously strengthen Zhengzhou's strategic supporting role.

The “three” are to firmly grasp the “three” that the provincial party committee and the provincial government have given Zhengzhou to “play a greater radiating and leading role in the province, form more comparative advantages in the competition of similar cities across the country, and win greater influence in the world”. In the direction of "strive", let Zhengzhou, the leader of the province, stand up, establish strategic nodes in the domestic cycle, and strengthen the strategic connection point of mutual promotion of international and domestic cycles.

The "fourth" is to accelerate the construction of international comprehensive transportation hubs and open gateways, national advanced manufacturing bases, national historical and cultural cities, ecological protection and high-quality development core demonstration areas in the Yellow River Basin.

 "Five" is to achieve a new level of comprehensive economic strength, optimize the spatial structure to form a new layout, achieve new enhancements in the functions of central cities, achieve a new level of social civilization, and increase the city's governance capabilities through the development of the "14th Five-Year" period. Wait for the "five new".

In this regard, Song Xiangqing, a well-known economist, vice president of the China Business Economics Association and dean of the Free Trade Port Research Institute, and founder of the Huadebang, analyzed that the first phalanx of domestic cities and the level of middle and upper developed countries are referred to as For the first time, Zhengzhou’s long-term goals appeared in official documents. This standard is extremely high. In theory, it should be in line with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In practice, it should be at least ranked among the top ten cities in China in terms of comprehensive strength.

"This is a very high standard, which embodies the courage and vision of Zhengzhou City, and also shows the determination and goals of Zhengzhou City. It is a more confident, energetic and tense performance of Zhengzhou City." He said.

Zhengzhou wants to enter the first square of domestic cities. It is recommended to focus on the comprehensive development of urban advanced plans from the perspectives of macroeconomics, urban space supply and government governance, combining population, geographic area, human efficiency, capital efficiency, and floor efficiency. Development indicators, emphasizing balanced input of resources, reasonable determination of targets and resource ratios, starting from the prosperity and vitality of the city, boldly adjusting the distribution and flow of people, focusing on the key to urban vitality such as people and industry, people and transportation, and people and culture Factors, forming a new momentum of urban support around “people”.

Create a "city on track"

At the end of 2020, Zhengzhou Metro Line 3 and Line 4 will also be added to the "big family" of subways. In the future, Zhengzhou will be given the title of "city on track". The "Proposal" proposes to strengthen the fundamental, supporting and leading role of rail transit in the development of urban modernization.

Focusing on the "urban contiguous network and metropolitan interconnection", comprehensively accelerate the construction of rail transit, promote the construction of the third phase of the planning project, accelerate the construction of the K1 and K2 lines, start the fourth phase of the construction plan, and strive for the operating mileage at the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan To reach about 700 kilometers, Zhengzhou will be built into a "city on track".

Strengthen the coordination and connection between rail transit and surface public transportation, build a large cycle with rail transit as the main body, and build a small cycle with surface public transportation as a supplement, form a "zero transfer" system for ground and underground transportation, and improve the convenience and accessibility of public transportation.

Adhere to the TOD development orientation, strengthen the linkage development of rail transit stations and surrounding areas, adhere to "development is the principle, non-development is the exception", strengthen the control of the property, form, and development rights of rail transit stations, and do a good job in industrial planning and land space planning The convergence of railway stations will turn rail stations into traffic nodes, development fulcrums, and highlights of urban construction

Strengthen the coordinated coupling of networked rail transit and networked urban structure, adjust and improve the network planning, closely integrate with the construction of 32 urban core sections, guide the flow of people and the development of urban functions, and support multi-centers with a networked modern rail transit system , Distributed and networked urban structure.

Promote the coordinated development of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area

The construction of the metropolitan area will also reach a new level. The "Proposal" proposes to promote the coordinated development of the Zhengzhou metropolitan area. Give full play to the leading role of the national central city, deeply promote the integration of Zhengkai, high-standard planning and construction of a pilot demonstration zone for the integration of Zhengkai, accelerate the coordinated development of Zhengxu, Zhengxin, and Zhengjiao, and lead the high-quality development of the Central Plains urban agglomeration.

Accelerate the improvement of the cross-regional transportation system of the metropolitan area, promote the construction of the Zhengzhou-Bianluo rail express and the "1+4" metropolitan area expressway national and provincial trunk lines, and form an efficient and convenient commuterized metropolitan transportation system. Adhere to the coordinated industrial layout, dislocation development, and complementary advantages, promote the integrated development of advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, and urban agriculture, promote cross-regional industry-university-research integration, and build urban industrial clusters.

Coordinate and promote joint prevention and control of air pollution, accelerate restoration of the ecology, create an ecological belt along the Yellow River, and optimize the ecological environment. Explore and promote the urbanization of public services such as health care and education, and promote the integration and coordinated development of cultural and tourism.

At the same time, we will build a high-quality development cooperation belt in Zhengluoxi, deepen the cooperation and development with the city clusters along the Yellow River, strengthen cooperation and development with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to form a coordinated development pattern with complementary advantages and distinctive characteristics.

Create an international tourism gateway for the Yellow River Basin

How to tell the story of the Yellow River well will also become one of the key tasks of Zhengzhou during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. According to the "Proposal", Zhengzhou will promote cultural prosperity, highlight the charm of the historical and cultural landmark of the Yellow River, and strengthen Zhengzhou's status as a historical and cultural landmark of the Yellow River as "the root of China, the soul of the Yellow River, the heaven and the earth, and the source of civilization."

Tell the "Yellow River Story" well, increase the intensity of the Yellow River cultural heritage excavation, protection and utilization, fully demonstrate the spiritual characteristics and the value of the times contained in the Yellow River culture, and enhance the global identity and appeal of Zhengzhou as "the source of Chinese civilization and the soul of the Yellow River culture" .

Accelerate the construction of the "two belts and one heart" of the Yellow River cultural belt, the Songshan cultural belt and the central urban area, so that the Yellow River culture, Songshan culture, ancient capital culture and red culture can be fully displayed in Zhengzhou. Promote the construction of the Yellow River Cultural Belt, highlight the "Yellow River Culture + Ecological Construction", and promote the construction of the Yellow River National Cultural Park. The Shuanghuaishu Site, Qingtai Site, Hanba Two Kings City, Xishan Site, Xingyang Old City, Grand Canal Tongji Canal Zhengzhou Duan, Huayuankou Anti-Japanese Site, Dahe Village National Archaeological and Cultural Site and other historical and cultural heritages along the Yellow River are connected together to create a world-class natural ecological zone, cultural heritage zone, and tourism zone with distinctive characteristics of the Yellow River. Editor/Peng Xue