Abstract
In recent years, characteristic towns construction are spreading all over the country. Under the background of New-Normal, the construction of characteristic towns has become a strategic choice for all provinces in the country to coordinate and promote regional innovation and development. It is also an important measure to accelerate the supply-side structural reforms and build new cities. Due to the large differences of the regional economic development in China, the characteristic towns achievements of other provinces cannot be copied completely. High-level characteristic towns should be constructed according to different local conditions. Taking the construction of characteristic towns in Jiangxi Province as an example, this paper analyzes the current construction status, models, and problems of the characteristic towns in China. Finally combining the achievement of the well-known characteristic towns construction at home and abroad, the author proposes several construction countermeasures.
Highlights
The construction of characteristic towns is an important step for cultivating emerging industries and promoting industrial transformation, and a reform measure to optimize the urban and rural system and create innovation carriers
The earliest domestic concept of the Characteristic town originated in Zhejiang Province
Characteristic town refers to a development space platform that is relatively independent from the urban area and has a clear industrial orientation, cultural connotation, tourism and certain community functions
Summary
The construction of characteristic towns is an important step for cultivating emerging industries and promoting industrial transformation, and a reform measure to optimize the urban and rural system and create innovation carriers. “Characteristic Town” was first mention by Li Qiang, the governor of Zhejiang Province, at the Alibaba Cloud Developer Conference held in Yunqi Township. It became one of the key words in the report of “Government Work” passed by the Third Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress of Zhejiang in January 2015. Characteristic town refers to a development space platform that is relatively independent from the urban area and has a clear industrial orientation, cultural connotation, tourism and certain community functions. It is distinguished from administrative division units and industrial parks. The fixed assets should be invested 5 billion yuan in three years, and all characteristic towns will be built into scenic spots at least 3A grade
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