From the ancient Silk Road important town in the past to the important window of my country's opening to the west, the Kashgar area now has ancient and modern gazes, history and reality blend in each other, exuding fascinating charm and endless potential for development vitality.

Economic engine drives industrial upgrading

The Kashgar Economic Development Zone, located in the core area of Kashgar's "Half-Hour Economic Circle", undertakes the mission of opening important windows to the west. From here, goods can be easily shipped to all parts of the world. As the advantages of opening to the west and the centrality of regional development are further highlighted, the Kashgar Economic Development Zone has entered the fast lane of high-quality economic development. The Kashgar Economic Development Zone, which was built on the Gobi Desert in the past, has initially formed an industrial system focusing on textiles and garments, supporting assembly and processing of export electromechanical products, deep processing of agricultural and sideline products, warehousing and logistics, and commerce and trade services. The economic construction tide of "big construction, big opening and big development" swept across the land of Kashgar, presenting an unprecedented development and construction scene.

Entering the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, new landmarks such as the Headquarters Economic Building, Shenzhen City, International Duty Free Plaza, and Sports Center are lined up. New residential quarters are rising one after another. The Xiaoyalang Ecological Wetland Park and the Youth Activity Center have been completed and put into use. A modern new city is taking shape. "The development zone is the eye of the chess." Yang Dongsheng, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the management committee of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, commented on the important role of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone in the economic development of Kashgar. To develop a good development zone, focus on talents, funds, projects, and work. On the other hand, use the development of the development zone as an engine to drive the development of innovation-driven and industrial development in Kashgar."

As an important window for China's opening to the west, the Kashgar Economic Development Zone actively integrates into the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, and new industries, new business forms, and new kinetic energy are accelerating. In the Xinjiang Beidou Double Innovation Base in the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, a project called "Xinjiang Tian Cotton Map" is providing high-tech support for Xinjiang's cotton industry. The remote sensing data monitored by the Beidou satellite will be transmitted to cotton planting companies and farmers through big data analysis, helping them to grasp the growth of cotton, diseases and insect pests in the first time. "The cotton field uses this system, and compared with the previous manual management, the production efficiency has been greatly improved." said Deng Hongwei, deputy general manager of Xinjiang Beidou Shuangchuang Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.

Not only is the development of new kinetic energy accelerating, the pace of transformation and upgrading of traditional industries such as textiles and garments is also accelerating, and the scale of industrial development continues to expand. A leading textile and garment enterprise in Shandong settled in the Kashgar Economic Development Zone. It has successively invested and built factories in Shule County and Yingjisha County. It has used the most advanced spinning equipment in the world and designed an annual output of 800,000 spinning spindles. It is completing the iterative upgrade of its own manufacturing capacity. At the same time, it helped many farmers in Kashgar to turn into industrial workers. Today, Kashgar Economic Development Zone has introduced 72 textile and garment enterprises, and built a garment headquarters base and textile garment logistics base in southern Xinjiang. As the leader in the development of Kashgar, the engine of Kashgar Economic Development Zone is becoming more and more powerful. During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the industrial added value of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone increased by an average of 30% annually, the total import and export trade volume reached 3.604 billion U.S. dollars, the cumulative tax revenue reached 3.93 billion yuan, and the cumulative scale of investment attraction reached 8.505 billion yuan.

The agglomeration effect of the park continues to highlight

On May 26, container trucks slowly drove out of the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone, transporting agricultural products and light industrial products from the Kashgar area to neighboring countries. The Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone was established with the approval of the State Council. Since the comprehensive bonded zone implements more flexible and preferential policies than other open areas, it has become a "bridgehead" for my country to connect with the international market.

In 2013, the "General Development Plan for Kashgar Economic Development Zone" approved by the State Council proposed to promote the establishment and construction of the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone relying on Kashgar International Airport and International Railway Freight Station. "In the first quarter, the import and export trade volume of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone was US$167 million, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%." Yang Dongsheng said.

Driven by the "engine" of the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, the tower cranes in the industrial parks of the counties and cities in the Kashgar area stand tall, construction vehicles shuttle back and forth, and the construction scene is in full swing.

"After we are put into production, it is estimated that the annual output value is 600 million yuan, the annual profit and tax is 60 million yuan, and more than 100 people can be employed." said Li Guojie, general manager of Xinjiang Zhongyi Elevator Co., Ltd. Xinjiang Zhongyi Elevator Co., Ltd., which is located in Kashgar, has an elevator manufacturing project with an investment of 110 million yuan, which is under intense construction.

In the first quarter, the scale of industrial enterprises above designated size in Kashgar continued to expand, and the total industrial economy continued to increase. The 12 counties and cities in the Kashgar region not only own the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, but each county has an autonomous region-level industrial park.

"By 2020, there will be a total of 5,211 enterprises settled in the industrial parks in Kashgar, absorbing 92,300 jobs, including 1,306 industrial enterprises (162 above-scale industrial enterprises)." Xia Shi, deputy secretary and director of the Kashgar Regional Bureau of Industry and Information Technology De said that in 2020 alone, there will be 354 enterprises in Kashgar's parks attracting investment.

"Internet government services" "run once at most, run it once"...Kashgar continues to deepen the reform of "decentralization, management and service", the business environment has been continuously optimized, and the carrying capacity of high-quality development has been continuously improved.

"A good business environment is like sunlight, air and water, and it is indispensable for a while." said Huang Xiaozhu, chairman of Yecheng Xiaoxiang Textile Co., Ltd., "a good business environment allows us to be entrepreneurial." Settled in Yecheng County Industry The company in the park has taken orders batch by batch, with a monthly output value of more than 4 million yuan.

Reform does not stop, and opening up does not stop. Various investment methods such as "industry chain investment promotion", "convention investment promotion", "business investment promotion", and "cloud investment promotion" have continuously promoted the rapid transformation and upgrading of the industrial structure in Kashgar.

"Achieving a high-level rise is the horizontal coordinate of Kashgar's transformation and comprehensive reform. This is a systematic project covering industry, innovation, technology and other fields, and it is a key step in the transformation." Xia Shide said.

From traditional industries such as textiles and garments and machinery manufacturing to emerging industries such as electronic assembly, e-commerce, smart logistics, industrial Internet, cloud computing, and big data, the Kashgar region firmly grasps the first driving force of technological innovation, builds platforms, gathers talents, and The agglomeration effect of the park has been continuously highlighted. The former Gobi desert has now become a hot spot for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Continuous breakthroughs in the development of characteristic industries

The Kashgar area is one of the main producing areas of high-quality cotton in China. Abundant cotton resources and unique geographical advantages have attracted many domestic textile and garment enterprises to invest in Kashgar. Walking into the production workshop of Yingji Shaqilu Textile and Garment Co., Ltd., there are no rows of textile workers, only three or five workers are patrolling and operating. The employee Ayishemhan Ruzemaimai walked around and inspected as usual.

“When I first started working, 130 people were needed for every 10,000 spindles. Now, the same workload requires only 36 people.” 32-year-old Ayishemhan said, “With the automation and informatization of spinning equipment With the continuous improvement of the level, we will use less labor in the future."

With the continuous advancement of the construction of the One Belt One Road and the strong support to aid Xinjiang provinces and cities, the textile and garment industry in Kashgar has developed into a representative local industry group with a large employment capacity in just a few years. "With the blessing of innovation, "Hua Mao Guo Sheng". In the first quarter, the textile and garment industry in Kashgar completed an industrial added value of approximately 110 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.63%.

The electronic assembly industry has achieved a breakthrough from scratch, from simplicity to refinement. Through such methods as "headquarters + rural production workshops" and "park enterprises leading rural production workshops", not only the development of new industries in Kashgar and the revitalization of rural industries are promoted, but also electronic products in Kashgar are exported to Europe, America, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia and other places .

Under the guidance of the development model of "Enterprises Leading the Chain", the electronics assembly industry in Kashgar has begun to take shape. It has successively introduced and cultivated a number of regional backbone enterprises with driving force and influence, such as Ande Optoelectronics and Magtron Electronics.

The development level of agricultural and sideline products and food processing industries in Kashgar has been continuously improved, and a number of leading enterprises have risen rapidly, leading the development of the industry. Chenguang Biotechnology Group Shache Co., Ltd., which is located in Shache County, has not only provided farmers with "reassurance" through purchase orders and technical guidance, but also allowed the cultivation of marigolds to reach 130,000 mu.

Jiashi County Aodu Sugar Co., Ltd., with an annual output of 200,000 tons of white sugar, 100,000 tons of rock sugar, 50,000 tons of alcohol, and 100,000 tons of bio-organic feed, adopts the "farmer + order" model to drive Jiashi County The planting of sugar beet has made it an important channel for local farmers to increase their income. The average income of the local farmers’ sugar beet planting is more than 2,000 yuan per mu.

"Further extension of the agricultural and sideline product intensive processing industry chain, leading industrialized enterprises are concentrated in advantageous production areas, forming a cluster of leading enterprises with complementary, complementary functions and close connections." said Chen Weidong, deputy secretary and director of the Kashgar Regional Development and Reform Commission.

The transformation of old and new momentum is accelerating, the vitality of market entities is bursting, and innovation is constantly accelerating... Today's Kashgar area presents a good situation of harmony and stability in the overall social situation, stable and healthy economic development, continuous improvement of people's lives, and comprehensive progress in various undertakings.

Interview Notes: Open Highlands in the Gobi Desert

Once, walking on the land of Kashgar, the Gobi desert can be seen everywhere.

Look at it with admiration now. In summer, the Kashgar area is full of greenery and full of vitality. What gives the Kashgar region a lot of vitality lies in the complete and accurate implementation of the party's strategy of governing Xinjiang in the new era, the continuous deepening of reforms, and the promotion of high-quality development by benchmarking.

To get rich, build roads first. In recent years, in order to accelerate the economic and social development of the region, the Kashgar region has accelerated infrastructure construction to provide basic support for new industrialization. The Korla-Kashgar section of the southern Xinjiang Railway has been successfully implemented for speed-up and capacity expansion. The Kashgar (Sule)-Moyu Highway was opened to traffic. Kashgar Airport, Shache Airport, and Tumushuktang King City Airport have been put into use, the first high plateau in Xinjiang. Airport-Taxkorgan Airport is under construction...

Roads are open, transportation is convenient, commuting time is shortened, the circulation efficiency of production factors is improved, the vision of cadres and the masses is broadened, the concept is changed, and the economic development pattern of Kashgar is also accelerated.

In the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, tower cranes stand high, construction vehicles shuttle back and forth, and the construction scene is in full swing. It used to be a Gobi desert, and now an industrial system has been formed that is dominated by textiles and garments, supporting assembly and processing of export electromechanical products, deep processing of agricultural and sideline products, warehousing and logistics, and commerce and trade services.

In the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the first comprehensive bonded zone in southern Xinjiang, various business data increased against the trend in the first quarter, achieving an import and export trade volume of US$69.75 million, a year-on-year increase of 480%.

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The stories of the vicissitudes of life have made us truly feel the surging wave of reforms in Kashgar, and the constant flow of openness. A more open and energetic Kashgar is bound to move towards a better tomorrow!

Witness: Employment at the doorstep, stable happiness

Beautiful and comfortable new houses, campuses full of books, neatly arranged greenhouses, plants with emerald green trees, roaring machines...

On May 29, strolling in Aktash Town, Yecheng County, under the Kunlun Mountains, you can see the scenery as far as you can see.

“The factory is opposite the home, and next to it is the kindergarten. A monthly salary of more than 2,000 yuan can take care of family and work.” said Amina Vuji, who lives in Aktash Town. “Since entering the factory to work, the family life has changed. kind."

Amina and nearly a hundred textile workers in Aktas Town sit in the sewing workshop of a textile company in the town, threading, threading, and sewing. They are skilled in their movements. The sewing machine keeps beating. .

Amina used to be a filed poor household in Walawa Village, Qipan Township, Yecheng County. In 2018, she relocated to Aktash Town. Supported by the relocation policy for poverty alleviation, she participated in a sewing training class, and her husband participated in a shoe-making training class. Now, both the couple have found jobs at their doorstep.

Before the relocation, Amina could only live on 5 acres of land in the family. The mountain area is cool and the land is thin, and the wheat and corn planted are only enough for the rations of four people in the family. The 10 apricot trees that are interplanted can sell for some money, but the family's life is still relatively difficult.

Lack of industry and technology used to be one of the important factors restricting many counties and cities in southern Xinjiang from getting rid of poverty and becoming rich. In recent years, Aktas Town has introduced enterprises to vigorously develop labor-intensive industries, allowing more and more farmers and herdsmen to "have something to do, make money, and run ahead" at their doorsteps.

Today, in Aktas Town, an industrial park covering an area of more than 40,000 square meters has been erected and 9 companies have settled in it. Amina works in a textile company in the industrial park. Relying on excellent technology, she has been promoted to team leader and manages more than 40 employees.

"Go, go to my new home!" After get off work, Amina walked out of the factory gate, crossed a road, and arrived home. In the courtyard, the vegetables she planted were growing well. Pumpkin seedlings climbed up the fence. The two fig trees planted in the iron bucket at the door were arranged side by side, which had a "welcoming pine" flavor. "The house is two rooms and one living room. Water, electricity, gas and internet are already available when you move in." said Amina of Kuairen Kuaiyu, who moved in with a bag.

What makes Amina even more happy is that the education and medical conditions have improved significantly after the relocation. Aktash Town has resettled 3,063 impoverished households in 3 mountainous townships in Yecheng County, totaling 14,000. There are kindergartens, primary schools, health centers, villagers' activity centers and garden squares.

In 2020, the annual income of Amina's family has increased from a few thousand yuan before the relocation to more than 50,000 yuan. "Without the good policy of the party, how can we live the good life today." Compared with the present and the past, Amina's husband Mamuti Tasimati was full of joy. "Living in Aktash Town, as long as you want to If you do, you will definitely have a job."

Modern agriculture, rural workshops...have been given the wings of becoming rich and well-off for the farmers and herdsmen in Aktash Town after their relocation. Editor/He Yuting