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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
15. Building a Beautiful Pixian County with Improved Ecology, Higher Standard and Greater Affluence
Authors : Xuefeng Li, Xuke Liu
Published in: Green Development Model of China’s Small and Medium-sized Cities
Publisher: Springer Singapore
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Abstract
Located in the center of Western Sichuan Plain and the northwestern suburb of Chengdu, Pixian County is one of the key gravity irrigation areas of Dujiangyan, an important passageway from Chengdu to famous scenic areas including Dujiangyan, Mount Qingcheng, Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou, and a crucial protected area of drinking water source for Chengdu. Covering 438 km2, the county has 16 towns (sub-district offices) and 218 villages (communities), and had 966,900 households of permanent population and 588,500 registered residents at the end of 2013. With its overall economic strength ranking among the top 10 counties in the province for 19 years in a row, Pixian County has won a series of honors, including China’s top 100 counties for basic economic competitiveness, China’s top 100 cities with greatest investment potential, national model county, China’s top 100 counties for scientific development, national ecological county, and national demonstration county for recreational agriculture and countryside tourism.