Daqing

Daqing is a world well-known petroleum city. since its development and construction in 1960,Daqing has been built into China's largest petroleum production base and an important oil-chemical industrial base. Now this prosperous, civilized, and beautiful new industrial city is integrating the world in an opener stance. Daqing is located in the middle of Songneng Plain in the west part of Heilongjiang province, covering an area of 21,000 square kilometers. Under its jurisdiction there are five districts and four countries, with a population of 2.546 million. Daqing is a heroic city with glorious traditions. When it started its first undertaking, Daqing oilfield staff, led by WangJinxi, made efforts, overcame various difficulties and consequently the big oilfield. They proved China did not lack oil resources, and accumulatively produced crude oil of not lack oil resources, and accumulatively produced crude oil of 1.726 billion tons. They have contributed a lot to the country and cultivated the spirit of Daqing and the spirit of Tieren (iron man),which have influenced the whole China. In 1990s,Daqing began its second take-off. It sought a sustainable development, and vigorously developed the succeeding industries with new and high technologies as leading. Especially in recent years, always sticking to the motto of development, we have expanded economic volume, improved efficiency and increased employment. Therefore we witness a relatively rapid development of society an economy, and a series of brilliant merits. Our GDP growth rate has kept over 8% for 6 successive years, and in 2002, GDP reached RMB103.07 million. The oilfield has successfully kept the record of annual crude oil production of over 50 million tons for 27 years, oil-chemical industry with refining capacity of 15.7 million tons, and ethylene production of 480000 tons. The city is accelerating its steps in reform and opening to the outside, and takes on a fresh look. Social causes are advancing all-round, and the overall living standard of people's life has reached the comfortable level, and is advancing towards the more abundant comfortable level. Daqing has consecutively won the honors, such as "an outstanding city in the national civilization city construction", "China's excellent tourism city". And it is the first inland city called "national environmental protection model city". A modern, dynamic and lively high-technological city is on rise. Area code: 456