1.
The planned area of the zone is about 20 km2
including 9.6 km2 of constructed area. The
infrastructure facilities have been developed
for road, supply of water and electricity,
telecom, etc. The party and administrative
organs of Panxian County were moved to the
zone in April 1999. Hongguo has become the
center of politics, economy and culture of
the county which has a population of 1 million
and covers an area of 4056 km2. Hongguo is
situated in Liupanshui City with a mean temperature
of 14.2¡æ. Its climate is pleasant like that
of Kunming without sever winters or hot summers.
Its geographical conditions and natural surroundings
are suitable for the production of industry
and agriculture. It is also rich in specialty
resources.
2.
Railway Transportation: The advantageous location
of Hongguo has formed a transportation advantage
fit for production, trade and life. There
are 16 railway stations centered on the county
seat. They constitute a key hub of railway
transportation in southwest China. Hongguo
is the meeting point of rail lines of Guiyang-Kunming,
Shuicheng-Hongguo, Nanning-Kunming and Neijiang-Kunming.
3.
Road Transportation: Starting from Shanghai
and ending at Ruili of Yunnan Province, 320
National Highway runs through Panxian County
and is an economic artery between southeast
coastal regions and southwest China. All villages
and mining areas in the county are available
to traffic.
4.
Program-controlled optic-fiber cable communication,
mobile phone, radio beeper have been put into
operation in Hongguo. The transportation advantage
of Hongguo has possessed the conditions of
transportation and telecommunication facilities
for industrial development, material distribution,
commodity exchange and people¡¯s movement.
5.
Mineral Resources: Hongguo is noted for its
mineral resources, for example, coal, copper,
gold, mercury, zinc, silicon, etc. The ascertained
reserves of coal reach 10.5 billion tons which
can be mined for 500-odd years, if it is mined
at a rate of 20 million tons per year. Its
projected reserves are 40 billion tons. Coal
here has features of high quality, high heat
value, full varieties, shallow deposit and
easy mining. Reputed as ¡°Coal Sea¡±, it is
one of 100 counties producing coal.
6. Hongguo is also rich in natural gas which
has the same prospect as coal resources.
7. Coal and coal gangue resources for generating
electricity are plentiful. Coal gangue is
the cheapest and full for thermal power generation.
8. Water Resources: The Beipanjiang River
that belongs to the system of the Pearl River
rises in Hongguo. There are many streams,
channels, wells and springs in the zone. Water
is guaranteed for production and daily life.
9. Panxian County is the base for the national
strategy of electricity transmission from
the west to the east China. The Panxian Power
Plant has an installed capacity of 1 million
KW. Hydropower stations and steam plants at
different levels are connected with the grid.
The Pannan Power Plant with an installed capacity
of 3.6 million KW has been prepared. The power
generating capacity with low price can effectively
reduce production costs for investors.
10.
The feature of social and economic Progress
in Hongguo is represented by the pillar industries
of energy-coal development, electricity generation,
processing, trade and transportation. There
are five characteristics:
1. increase of industrial
employees and floating population;
2. rapid growth in the volume of mineral resources
and commodity distribution;
3. inevitable rise of volume in transportation
of railway and road;
4. fast development of light industry and
tertiary sector;
5. supernormal increasing demands in materials
for production and daily life.
