Qujing is one of the key development zones of the national main functional area planning, Pan-Pearl River Delta regional cooperation and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and also the core area of the urban economic circle in central Yunnan. Qujing is an important industrial and commercial city in Yunnan Province, and its comprehensive strength ranks second in Yunnan Province. In 2020, Qujing achieved a regional GDP of 295.935 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%.
Qujing has been listed as one of the "Top Ten Livable Cities in China" for six times and won the honorary titles of National Ecological Garden City and National Health City. It was listed as the first batch of national new urbanization comprehensive pilot areas and was awarded the title of "National Forest City".
Qujing has a long history and rich culture.
Qujing has a history of civilization of more than 3,000 years and an organizational history of more than 2,000 years. As early as five hundred years ago, it was the political, economic and cultural center of the whole South China (now Yunnan, southern Sichuan and northwest Guizhou), and it was an earlier developed area in Yunnan.
Wuchi Road was built in the Qin Dynasty, wei county was built in the Western Han Dynasty, and Ningzhou was built in the Western Jin Dynasty. After the founding of New China, Qujing area was built, 1970 changed to Qujing area, and 1997 set up a city by withdrawing land.
In the vicissitudes of more than 2,000 years, it has left behind historical and humanistic accumulations such as Yi culture, copper merchant culture, respect for teachers and education, and respect for rituals and education, as well as "South Monument Treasure"-Yibaozi Monument, "God comes first"-Yi Longyan Monument, copper merchant ancient post road and other places of interest. Enjoy the reputation of "outstanding in the south of the Yangtze River".
Qujing is one of the origins of fish and human fish-shaped ancestors registered 420 million years ago, and is praised by paleontologists as "the hometown of fish" and "the holy land of fossils". The Red Army crossed Qujing twice in the Long March. 1On April 27th, 935, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Zhongge Military Commission held a meeting in Sanyuan Palace in Qujing, and made an important decision to cross the Jinsha River in the north, which became another important meeting after Zunyi Conference and Tashi Conference.
The above contents refer to:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Qujing
Qujing Municipal People's Government-Brief Introduction of Qujing City