In other words, Korla fragrant pears are only suitable for narrow areas in Tarim River and Peacock River basins. Even in these areas, the quality of fragrant pears produced in Korla is the best.
Korla is also famous for fragrant pears, so it is called "the city of fragrant pears".
Korla is a county-level city and the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Because it is rich in fragrant pears, it is called "Pear City". The city is located in the middle of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, with a total area of 7 1 16.9 square kilometers, a total population of about 990,000, a permanent population of 550,000 and a floating population of about 300,000 (excluding the Production and Construction Corps). There are 23 ethnic groups, and ethnic minorities account for about 30% of the total population. The Municipal People's Government is located in the new urban area south of Peacock River, which is the largest city in southern Xinjiang and the second largest city in Xinjiang after Urumqi. It is the target city for Xinjiang Autonomous Region government to implement the development of "Northern Wu Nanku", a fortress in and out of southern Xinjiang, and a watershed between northern and southern Xinjiang.
Korla City is located in the middle of Xinjiang, at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, on the northeast edge of Tarim Basin, with Tianshan branch in the north and Taklimakan Desert in the south. The beautiful Peacock River runs through the city. 1979 On September 30th, Korla was established with the approval of the State Council, and now it is the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. Because it is rich in fragrant pears, also known as "Pear City", it is known as "the hometown of melons and fruits". The total area of the city is 7 1 16.9 square kilometers, with a total population of 480,000 (excluding floating population). There are 23 ethnic groups including Han, Uygur, Mongolian and Hui, among which ethnic minorities account for 29.4% and the agricultural population is 65,900. It has jurisdiction over 9 townships, 2 towns, 5 state-owned farms, 5 sub-district offices, 3 farms directly under Bazhou and 3 farms belonging to the Second Agricultural Division. The city has the headquarters of the Second Agricultural Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Korla Office of South Xinjiang Railway, Tarim Oilfield Company, Tarim Petrochemical Engineering Construction Headquarters and other central and autonomous units. Korla has a mild climate and fertile soil. Tarim River, the longest inland river in China, has an annual runoff of 3.3 billion cubic meters. Peacock River is the mother river of Korla City, with a total length of 27 1 km and an average annual runoff of11800,000 cubic meters. Good water, soil, light and heat resources are very suitable for the growth of economic crops such as pears, melons and fruits, cotton, tomatoes and safflower, forming a unique advantage in agricultural resources. Because of its high sugar content, rich fragrance, tender pulp, crisp and juicy, easy storage and other characteristics, fragrant pears are known as the "king of fruits" and exported to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. At present, the planting area of fragrant pears in Korla City is 355,000 mu, of which the fruiting area is 65,438+100,000 mu. Unique geographical location breeds unique tourism resources. Since ancient times, Korla has been the throat of the middle road of the Silk Road. At present, there are four national first-class cultural relics protection units 14, 40 second-class cultural relics protection units and 240 cultural relics listed in the national cultural relics archives around Korla.
There is a famous tiemenguan in the valley in the north of Korla, which attracts countless Chinese and foreign tourists every year. In terms of national customs, there are mainly Mongolian "Nadam", Uygur "Maixilaifu" and other folk cultures and arts, which have a good mass base and are deeply loved by people of all ethnic groups. Korla is rich in mineral resources, including more than 50 kinds of minerals such as coal, andalusite, mica, vermiculite, graphite, iron and manganese. Since the establishment of Korla City, we have firmly grasped the important historical opportunities such as the opening of Korla Railway in South Xinjiang, Tarim Petroleum Conference and the implementation of the western development by the state, and resolutely implemented the strategies of transforming superior resources, sustainable development, revitalizing the city through science and education and the development of central cities. With the goal of building a modern regional central city, efforts have been made to build a central city economic circle radiating from southern Xinjiang, achieving sound and rapid economic and social development. At present, Korla has formed a comprehensive economic system with dominant industries as the leader, petroleum, textile, electric power, cement, minerals, papermaking, building materials and other industries, pear, cotton, animal husbandry and other agricultural industries with obvious characteristics, and coordinated development of construction, transportation, commerce and tourism. The socialist market economic system was initially established, the comprehensive strength was significantly enhanced, and the people's living standards were significantly improved. In 2008, the GDP of Korla region reached 43.083 billion yuan; The local fiscal revenue is 654.38+0.5 billion yuan (including the development zone of 654.38+0.5 billion yuan); The local investment in fixed assets was 4.268 billion yuan; The per capita net income of farmers reached 666 1 yuan; The per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 1 1500 yuan. Ranked 39th in the 7th (2007) national ranking of the basic competitiveness of county economy, ranking up for five consecutive years, ranking in the forefront of the western region. In recent years, with the rapid and healthy development of material civilization, the construction of spiritual civilization in Korla has also achieved fruitful results. It has successively won more than 20 national honorary titles, such as National Health City, National Garden City, Top Ten Charming Cities of China in CCTV2006, National Double Support Model City, China Human Settlements Model Award, China Excellent Tourism City and National Environmental Protection Model City.