At the intersection of history, the scene is always vast and varied. Looking back, we see years of determined struggle; looking forward, a grand picture of the era unfolds.
As the birthplace of the Red Boat and the main urban area of Jiaxing, Nanhu District has forged ahead with perseverance and determination, taking solid steps to strengthen the core urban area.
In the recently concluded year of 2025, Nanhu District, with a proactive and promising spirit, vigorously focused on projects, implementation, and work ethic. It implemented a series of攻坚 actions, achieved a series of breakthrough progress, and secured a series of landmark results.
Shifting our focus to the period of the "14th Five-Year Plan," we can see Nanhu District consistently shouldering the responsibility of a main urban area. Its GDP continuously broke through the 100-billion-yuan mark, the intensity of R&D investment in society remained first in the city and within the top ten in the province, and the income ratio between urban and rural residents ranked among the best in the province... The comprehensive economic strength of Nanhu District reached a new level, scientific and technological innovation unleashed strong development momentum, and it took a leading position on the path to common prosperity.
As the river of time surges forward, a new journey is already underfoot. With the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the commencement of the "15th Five-Year Plan," a magnificent new picture of the era awaits to be painted.
Chasing dreams across mountains and seas, one does not perceive the distance; the road ahead is long, but we stride forward with broad steps.
Nanhu District has anchored its overall goal of "building a demonstration zone for high-quality development and common prosperity as the premier district." It focuses on promoting high-quality urban development as the theme and on going all out to strengthen the main urban area and enhance its primary status as the main thread. It strives to build a more recognizable and influential Nanhu characterized by strength, innovation, humanities, common prosperity, and connectivity.
Leap: "Central Capability" Reaches a New Level In 2023, the regional GDP of Nanhu District reached 104.374 billion yuan, breaking through the 100-billion-yuan mark for the first time, becoming the 33rd county (city, district) in Zhejiang Province to exceed this threshold.
This is a milestone leap, a resounding echo of the upgraded capability of the central urban area!
Also in 2023, Nanhu District successfully won the "Zhejiang Manufacturing Tian Gong Ding" award. Fixed asset investment for the year grew by 14.6%, 61 new projects with investments exceeding 100 million yuan were introduced, and the cumulative transfer of industrial land reached 1,605 mu, hitting a record high.
This resilience in the face of adversity stems from the hard work and奋进 of countless business entities. On October 31 of last year, the Jiaxing Federation of Industry and Commerce released the "2025 Top 100 Jiaxing Private Enterprises" series of lists. Satellite Group ranked first in the profit top 100 list, first in the tax contribution top 100 list, third in the revenue top 100 list, and second in the R&D investment top 100 list, fully demonstrating its comprehensive competitive strength and industry leadership position driven by technology and management. Today, Satellite Chemical has become a globally leading and domestically premier acrylic acid producer.
Behind these impressive results lies a blueprint planned for the long term.
In 2021, the "Nanhu District Manufacturing High-Quality Development '14th Five-Year Plan'" was released, sounding the trumpet for high-quality manufacturing advancement. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu's industry achieved significant development. Leading enterprises like Satellite Chemical, Jiaxibeila, and Zhengtai Electric rose to prominence. Industrial clusters in microelectronics, intelligent equipment, and high-end new materials rapidly took shape, and manufacturing made great strides towards high-end, intelligent, and green development. In 2024, the district achieved a value-added of industries above designated size of 22.407 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.0%, ranking second in the city.
The fervor of development continues to surge at project construction sites. Currently, at the construction site of the Zhenshi Group Dongfang Special Steel Green High-End Nickel-Chromium New Material Intelligent Manufacturing Project in Xinfeng Town, machines roar and tower cranes stand in forests. This major industrial project, with a total investment of 16.29 billion yuan, is growing rapidly.
Nanhu District has always adhered to the principle of "projects being king," treating investment promotion and project advancement as top priorities, accumulating energy for continuous economic development. In 2021, the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," Nanhu District ignited a高潮 of project investment and construction, and this fervent momentum has never ceased. Last year, 18 projects from the district were successfully included in the provincial "Thousand Projects Trillion Yuan" project, with an annual planned investment of 8.39 billion yuan, setting new historical records both in the number of projects and the amount of annual planned investment.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu District also vigorously promoted the "Service Industry Revitalization District" strategy. The tertiary industry flourished, accelerating the enhancement of the primary status of the central urban area. The tertiary industry has become the economic pillar of Nanhu District, accounting for more than half of the total economy. The value-added of the service industry reached 60% of GDP. The district was selected as a provincial pilot for integrated development of manufacturing and services. The rapid growth of producer services injected strong vitality into economic development.
In the symphony of development, scientific and technological innovation is a distinct theme song.
On November 22, 2024, Nanhu District won the provincial "Scientific and Technological Innovation Ding" award, the first time the district received this honor. From the Zhejiang Yangtze Delta Institute of Tsinghua University and the Zhejiang Institute of Applied Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to the Nanhu Laboratory and Nanhu Research Institute, along with the Zhejiang Tsinghua Flexible Electronics Technology Research Institute and Nanhu Jiaotong Academy, Nanhu District has formed a "2+2+X" sci-tech innovation platform layout, becoming the core engine driving innovative development.
In Nanhu District, numerous scientific research achievements move from the "laboratory" to the "production line." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu District cultivated "Specialized, Refined, Unique, and New" enterprises in a gradient manner. The number of national-level "Little Giant" enterprises specializing in specific sectors skyrocketed from 5 to 34, an increase of nearly sixfold. The total number of national-level key "Little Giant" enterprises and their proportion among industries above designated size ranked first in the city for three consecutive years. By implementing actions to enhance enterprise innovation capability, the number of newly added provincial-level enterprise technology centers and the proportion of R&D expenses to revenue for industries above designated size both ranked first in the city.
Riding the long wind, breaking through the waves for ten thousand miles! Forging ahead courageously through difficulties and challenges, Nanhu District's economic capability has stepped onto a new level.
Renewal: "Urban Memory" Blooms with New Charm The warm winter sun falls on the surface of South Lake. At Nanhu Tiandi, tourists and citizens come in an endless stream. Recently, with the pouring of the final concrete, all the basement roof slabs of the Nanhu Tiandi Commercial Phase II project were successfully topped out. This cherished land, carrying the memories of Jiaxing people, is about to give rise to a more vibrant new commercial landmark.
Rewinding to June 2021, Nanhu Tiandi made a stunning debut. The former old residential areas and factory buildings there underwent a magnificent transformation, turning into an urban living room combining historical heritage and fashionable appeal, quickly becoming a new consumption hotspot in Jiaxing. On December 30, 2024, the Nanhu Tiandi Commercial Phase II project commenced construction, continuing the exciting chapter of urban renewal.
As the main urban area, Nanhu District can be described as the "city cover" of Jiaxing. Seeds are being sown here, enabling the old urban area to grow towards the "new."
Entering the Minfeng Metallurgy sector, the sounds of machinery and construction intertwine. This former old industrial cluster area is now intensively推进危房修缮工作. In March 2025, Nanhu District initiated the 127-mu restoration project for the pilot zone of the Minfeng Metallurgy sector. "Restoring a building is more difficult than building a new one," but the builders are tackling difficulties head-on, determined to transform this area into a model of livable, workable, and visitable urban industry and a样板 of industry-city integration.
Such "rebirth" is上演ing throughout Nanhu District: old factory buildings that have exited the stage of the era quietly transform, old residential communities put on "new clothes" and install "new elevators," backstreets and alleys regain vitality through meticulous renovation... When the pointer of urban construction shifts from grand blueprints to the "small happiness" at the doorstep, the warmth of Jiaxing city is reflected in the daily lives that bring comfort to everyone's heart.
Over the past five years, Nanhu District has全力推进 urban renewal, giving the central urban area a completely new look and gradually introducing emerging urban industries.
Nanhu District efficiently undertook the tasks of the municipal "Three Major" institutional mechanism adjustments, with the "2+6" sector development in full swing. Nanhu District established a "Four Ones" industrial investment attraction mechanism for the central urban area: one task force, one park, one fund, one industry. This promotes the comprehensive momentum-building for the development of key sectors like the Minfeng Metallurgy sector, the Chengbei sector, and the Zuili Knowledge Lake Area. The first phase of the Luli Future Innovation Port is advancing rapidly. Forty-three landmark projects, including the Luli Street renovation and expansion and the Longzhuangrun Headquarters Building, are progressing at full speed. Over 100,000 square meters of industrial space, such as Jiachuang Bay and Zicheng Tianjie, have been焕新亮相.
Today, Nanhu District is striving to inject new developmental vitality into the central urban area, focusing on introducing and developing the urban economy. It turns decay into magic through urban renewal, accelerates industrial fusion and urban transformation, promotes the integrated development of "industry, city, humanities, and innovation," and speeds up the creation of a modern people's city that is innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart.
Entering Jiachuang Bay, located on Zhayan Road in Xinjia Subdistrict, Nanhu District, many young people are taking photos for social media. This cultural and creative park, transformed from old factory buildings, is attracting trendsetters with its unique industrial style and youthful energy, becoming a model of micro-regeneration that injects youthful活力 into the old urban area.
Urban renewal, transportation first. Nanhu District is going all out to undertake major transportation projects, quickly and on a large scale. Key arteries like the Jiaxing-Fengnan intercity railway, the Hangpu Expressway Hailian connecting line, and the Nanshu section of the Tongsu-Jiayong high-speed railway are攻坚推进. The construction of main arteries like the southward extension of Yatai Road and the connection between the new and old Provincial Highway 07 has been put on the "fast track." The Shuangxi Road underpass beneath the Hukun Railway and the new Xinda Road (from Guangyi Road to Yubu Highway section) have opened to traffic successively. Fifty-three kilometers of rural roads and 83 old and dangerous bridges have been upgraded. The transportation common prosperity index ranked second in the province.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu District was selected as a provincial pilot for urban renewal and a provincial beautiful village demonstration county. It was rated as one of the first provincial four-star "Zero-Waste Cities" and one of the top ten model locations for Beautiful Zhejiang. Its efforts in improving urban and rural landscapes received commendation and incentives from the provincial government.
Warmth: "People's Livelihood and Well-being" Reach a New Level There is such a road that connects the pulse of urban and rural areas; There is such an area that凝聚s the power of common prosperity; There is such a model that unlocks the new code for urban-rural integration in the Yangtze River Delta.
Entering the "Big Sanxing" area, across 46.06 square kilometers of land, seven administrative villages including Fengqiao Town's Sanxing Village and Lianfeng Village are developing collectively, with 28,212 permanent residents sharing the dividends of development.
Once分散的 village resources have been effectively integrated, establishing the "Big Sanxing" Rural Revitalization Consortium. In July of last year, the case study of cluster development in Nanhu District's "Big Sanxing" area was successfully selected as one of the "Eight Models" of rural cluster development practice cases in Zhejiang Province.
A beautiful picture of urban-rural integration and common prosperity is gradually unfolding across the land of Nanhu.
In 2024, Nanhu District successfully hosted the on-site inspection for the provincial promotion meeting on deepening the new era "Thousand Village Demonstration, Ten Thousand Village Improvement" project. Last year, Nanhu District also successfully hosted the on-site inspection for the provincial现场会 on integrated high-quality development of urban and rural areas.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu District continuously promoted the "Thousand Village Demonstration, Ten Thousand Village Improvement" project for beautiful village construction. It blazed a trail of common prosperity characterized by the dual驱动 of new urbanization and new rural construction, the integration of production, living, and ecology, the sharing of reform and development achievements between urban and rural areas, and the balanced development of urban and rural areas.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the strength of Nanhu's towns and villages further increased. All towns were listed among the National Top 1000 Towns by Comprehensive Strength, and all villages achieved an annual operating income of over 1 million yuan. The income ratio between urban and rural residents led the province and even the nation.
Transportation is the key link for urban-rural integration. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu District successfully became a national示范县 for "Four Good Rural Roads." The total mileage of rural roads reached 589 kilometers, accounting for 83% of the total road mileage in the district. In terms of grassroots governance, Nanhu District innovatively carried out the "Public Voice One-Click Handling" work and developed a "Public Voice One-Click Handling" cockpit, achieving interoperability between platforms like "12345," "110," and the comprehensive application for grassroots intelligent governance.
Bus Route 101, shuttling between the city and the countryside, witnesses the warmth of development.
People's happiness is the底色 of common prosperity. Over the past five years, Nanhu District has adhered to its original aspiration of serving the people, conscientiously securing the baseline, benefiting livelihoods with compassion, and striving to enhance welfare, responding to the people's aspirations and expectations for a better life.
Tsinghua University High School - Jiaxing School, Shenshen School, Jiaxing Experimental Primary School Yaou Campus... Over the past five years, a number of high-quality schools have been put into use, allowing children to attend their desired schools close to home.
Guided by the public service "Seven Excellences" project, Nanhu District has maintained the proportion of general public budget expenditure on people's livelihoods above 75%. Brands like "Learning in Nanhu," "Healthy Nanhu," and "Enjoying Nanhu" have been continuously polished, accelerating the transformation of development dividends into benefits for people's livelihoods.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Nanhu's education cause "built peaks on the plateau," achieving remarkable results. It passed provincial evaluations for the national示范区 for balanced development of quality compulsory education and the county for universal and普惠 preschool education, making educational development more balanced. The healthcare sector developed rapidly, further improving the level of public health security. Efforts to advance平安 construction were solidly推进, providing greater assurance of public safety...
There are no small matters in people's livelihoods; every detail is connected to their feelings. Nanhu District has implemented livelihood projects that truly resonate with the people.
"Now I feel much more reassured taking the elevator. The new elevator is very smooth and almost silent," said Qian Qingyun, a resident of Kaixuan Mingdu community, expressing great satisfaction with the updated elevator, which is now indispensable for daily outings. Last year, Nanhu District completed the renewal of 309 elevators and promoted the renewal of old residential elevators through a series of measures, helping to "elevate" the happiness of the masses.
The construction of spiritual civilization in both urban and rural areas of Nanhu District has blossomed brilliantly. Rural cultural halls achieved full coverage across the district, and it successfully became a provincial示范区 for rural cultural hall construction. Simultaneously, mechanisms for equalizing basic public services between urban and rural areas were established, achieving同步 prosperity in both material and spiritual aspects.
The journey to pursue dreams continues, one stage after another.
Having passed through the "extremely unusual and extraordinary" "14th Five-Year Plan" period and welcoming the "15th Five-Year Plan" period focused on "consolidating the foundation and exerting full force," Nanhu District will resolutely shoulder the responsibility of the main urban area, making new and greater contributions to the overall development of the province and the city.
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