Letting the World Know a New Xi’ an

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Instead of development dividend and demographic dividend, ecological dividend is more often motioned. The data provided by an expert of Environmental Protection Agency of Xi’ an shows that the content of negative oxygen ion in the air in Cha-Ba Ecological District is several times higher than that of downtown. In other words, the environment quality is several times better than that in central area of the city.I once said to my friend jokingly,”Someday,I’ ll take you to do something most luxurious, that is to breathe fresh air in Chan-Ba.”

Ecological Environment is a type of productive force. Though the ten year development, Chan-Ba Ecological District draws the attention of the world for the great achievements made in the improvement of the ecology, and its ecological value comes through. With the completion of infrastructure construction, the modern industrial system in the Chan-Ba District has taken shape. It takes finance as the core industry, and tourism, conference and trade fair as supporting industries. The construction of Xi’ an Finance and Business District, Business Park District, Chan-Ba Wetland Park District, Headquarters Economy District, Yaming Lake Park

District and Expo Park District, demonstrates the marginal effect of the ecological improvement.

More importantly, with the rise of the construction fever of “Silk Road Economic Belt”, Chan-Ba Ecological District becomes an important part supporting Xi’ an’s construction of Silk Road Economic Belt. For instance, some major projects have been already launched, including the Xi’ an Finance and Business District and Xi’ an Consulate District.

The Chan-Ba Ecological District has many innate advantages in the construction of Silk Road Economic Belt.

The Euro-Asia Economic Forum, an essential conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, also chose Chan-Ba Ecological District as a permanent venue. Euro-Asia Economic Forum, held biennially, has been an important platform for cultural and economic communication between the East and the West. Government leaders and celebrities of various circles and communitite from 75 countries and regions gather in Chan-Ba Ecological District. The site of Guangyun Pond,a significant port of Tang Dynasty, is playing an important role in connecting countries in Europe and Asia and promoting regional prosperity. Chan-Ba draws the attention of the world again. The project of Xi’ an Consulate District is yet another major project related to the construction of Silk Road Economic

Belt.As a measure to promote opening-up of Xi’an，a lot of expectations were place upon it.

As a window to the international arena towards the northwest of Xi’an，the Consulate District and its surrounding area are positioned as“an idyllic city，and stereoscopic garden”，solving the coordinating problems of economy，transportation，energy and environment.Its goal is to be the

“model”of the innovation-oriented”National Green Ecological Model Districts”.The completion of the project of Xi’an Consulate District will greatly promote the construction of Silk Road Economic Belt.

The Finance District in Shanghai Bund is full of high buildings；however，the Finance and Business District of Xi’an is like a garden，where people can see the Expo Park on the other side of Bahe River.In January 2010，Chan-Ba Finance and Business District was officially named the Xi’an Finance and Business District.It became the”golden engine”for the development of the Chan-Ba Ecological District.

River in the west, and facing the Expo Park across Bahe River It is the finance service supporting base for the Guanzhong Tianshui Economic Zone,a core finance zone within Xi’ an, and it is also the finance innovation experimental area of west China. It will play a significant role in economy in the urbanization process of Xi’ an.

Shaanxi Province also positions clearly the role of Xi’ an Finance and Business District in the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. In December 2013, Zhao Zhengyong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shaanxi Province said at “the Symposium on Accelerating the Construction of the New Starting-point of Silk Road Economic Belt”: Xi’ an Finance and Business District should meet the requirements of “policy communication, road connection, trade unblocking, currency circulation and people’s understanding”, and it should manage to do all this well,”developing into a regional finance center facing Mid-Asia and serving west China”.

The finance and business districts Xi’ an has positioned themselves as a main carrier of the city and its provincial goal of building an important finance center in west China. In the future, it will be taken as the core finance zone of the international metropolis of Xi’ an and play an essential role in the economic development of west China. It will develop into the growth pole of the west economy and finance and the first choice of international finance institutions to choose places for their regional headquarters, and provide advanced, integrated and efficient finance service for China and foreign countries.

Ecology and fortune are like twin sisters. As the great changes takeplace in Chan-Ba Ecological District, investors from home and abroad begin to pay attention to it Headquarters economy is an effective way toincrease the grade of the city and promote industrial upgrade. Located at the core area of the Chan-Ba Ecological District, Chan-Ba Headquarters Economy District has attracted many large domestic research institutes building headquarter research bases here, including National Northwest Desertification Monitoring and Training Center, Water Conservancy and Electric Power Survey and Design Institute of Shaanxi Province.

Numerous prestigious companies and institutions have entered this district, including Metro Group, Decathlon, Sunfonda Auto 4S shop, UNESCO Children International Summer Camp permanent camp, Huahai Hotel, as well as the first West China Digital Publishing Group.

Chan-Ba Headquarters Economy District was the only one in Shaanxi Province invited to join “the Strategic Alliance of Advanced Headquarters Economy Districts in China”.

Many famous domestic and overseas enterprises set up regional headquarters here, such as Singapore Surbana Land, Hong Kong Henderson Land, Evergrande Real Estate Group, the Hong Kong Neochina, Shenzhen Zhenye Group, Shanghai Greenland. Xiangjiang International Wealth Center, Sushan Finance Center and auto theme park of more than ten auto brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Cadilac, Volkswagen, was also under construction. Northwest Design Institute ofthe State Forestry Administration, the Water Conservancy and Electric Power Survey and Design Institute of Shaanxi Province and other research institutes have entered here. Chan-Ba Ecological District is developing vigorously at an astounding rate.

Under the guidelines of constructing an ecological civilization, though ten years of hard work, Chan-Ba Ecological District creates a way to achieve success in ecological improvement and city construction, by becoming the most dynamic district and the first-choice for starting a business and investing in Xi’ an.

By 2020, Chan-Ba Ecological District will develop into a district with a population of 550,000, integrating functions of ecology, conference and exhibition, business, leisure, cultural communication, and residence. It will become an ecological water city,a business golden city and a livable happiness city, promoting industrial development and urbanization simultaneously and paying equal attention to cultural spirit and natural harmonious. It will realize the goal of achieve “harmony between human and nature, and between industry and inhabitation”!