After more than 40 years of construction, Hefei has changed from a small consumption town before liberation to a new city full of vigor and vitality, ranking among the "Top 50 Cities in China". Over the past 40 years, especially since the reform and opening up, Hefei's industrial economy has been developing rapidly and healthily with reform and transformation as its main theme. In the 42 years from 1949 to 199 1, the total industrial output value of Hefei only exceeded 1000 billion yuan, while in the short two years of 1992 and 1993, the industrial output value increased by/kloc. At present, there are 13 industrial categories and 32 industrial departments in the city, including light industry, machinery, metallurgy, chemical industry, electronics, textiles and building materials. There are nearly 2000 independent accounting enterprises at or above the township level. Hefei Meiling refrigerator, Rongshida washing machine, Swan air conditioner, Huangshan TV set, Cao Fang toothpaste, Lu Shen stomach medicine, Fenling brand hydraulic excavator, Li Quan brand bicycle and many other industrial products have long been famous at home and abroad. The construction of urban and rural infrastructure focusing on roads, water, gas and electricity has been greatly accelerated. Now the daily supply of urban tap water reaches 845,000 cubic meters; 70,000 gas users; The installed capacity of the power plant is 200,000 kilowatts; The per capita housing of residents is 7.2 square meters; Construction of urban flood dike wall 2 1 km, reaching the flood control standard of once every 20 years; With more than 36,000 commercial outlets, Sipailou and Sanxiaokou have become two major commercial shopping centers. The small department store of Chenghuangmiao with ethnic characteristics has gathered the best goods in the world and welcomes guests from all over the world. Bashangjie Farmers Wholesale Market, which is well-known in China, covers 26 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, including Daoxiangluo Hotel, Luyang Hotel, Anhui Hotel and Overseas Chinese Hotel, and provides first-class services for domestic and foreign guests.
Hefei has initially formed a convenient three-dimensional transportation system and a fast communication network. Huainan double-track railway runs through Hefei. North to Bengbu, connected with the Beijing-Shanghai line, south to Wuhu, connected with the Anhui-Jiangxi, Ningwu and Xuanhang lines. Passenger trains can go directly from Hefei to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xiamen and major cities in the province. Hefei-Fuyang-Shangqiu Railway has been put into operation. The Hejiu Railway has also been opened to traffic. Highway trunk lines connecting this province and China extend in all directions. The 3 12 national highway running through China and the 405 national highway running through the north and south meet at Hefu, and the Hening Expressway has been fully opened to traffic. The construction of Hefei-Wuhu-Bengbu Expressway is accelerating. Hefei Luogang Airport is one of the eight major airports in China. At present, direct flights between China Mainland and more than 20 large and medium-sized cities have been opened. Waterway can reach the ports of the Yangtze River from Nanfeihe River through Chaohu Lake. Hefei Port has become one of the inland shipping network centers in the top ten economic zones in China and is listed as the first key port for the development of the Yangtze River system.
There are 200,000 program-controlled telephones in Hefei, with an average of 0. 18 telephones per urban population and 0.55 telephones per household with 3 people. It can make direct long-distance calls to more than 750 cities in China and 82 countries and regions in the world/kloc-0. Mobile phones and paging phones are also quite popular in urban areas.
Luzhou, an ancient city, has opened its doors to overseas and opened its warm arms. So far, sister cities have been established successively with Koulumei, Freetown, Bujumbura, Columbus and aalborg. What really brings hope to Hefei's opening up to the outside world is the acceleration of the opening up and development of the Yangtze River Delta and the Yangtze River Basin, led by Pudong. Especially in 1992, the State Council officially approved Hefei as an inland provincial capital city to enjoy the coastal open city policy. Hefei has made great strides in introducing and utilizing foreign capital, establishing foreign-funded enterprises and engaging in foreign trade at an unprecedented speed. Qiu Yonghan, Zhan Peizhong and Bob, well-known entrepreneurs from Taiwan and Hong Kong, led many delegations to visit our city to discuss projects. Foreign businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan have expanded to more than 20 countries and regions such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States, Japan and South Korea.