Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, Nantong is the fourth largest city in Jiangsu, and the two cities are Economic total is close. So which of these two cities is stronger?
Hefei: was called Luzhou in ancient times, Hefei surrounded Chaohu , is located in the central part of Anhui Province. Hefei is named Feihe, located between Feidong and Feixi , so it is named Hefei. Hefei is the capital of Anhui Province, , and is the political, economic, cultural education, information, transportation, finance and trade center of Anhui Province. Hefei is one of the four major science and education bases in China , sub-center city of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, G60 science and technology corridor central city, member city of the World Science and Technology City Alliance, and the famous University of Science and Technology of China is located in Hefei . Late Qing politician, diplomat , military general Li Hongzhang was born in Hefei, Northern Song Bao Zheng is also from Hefei.
Hifei Commercial District Night View
Nantong: Jiangsu Province coastal city, it is the gateway city of the northern wing of Shanghai metropolitan area and one of the first 14 coastal open cities in China; Nantong is extremely well-known in terms of geographical location, both a riverside city and a coastal city, combining the advantages of " Gold Coast " and " Golden Waterway " and " Golden Waterway " and "according to the meeting of the rivers and seas, strangling the throat of the north and south", it is known as " North Shanghai ". Nantong is a national historical and cultural city. famous industrialist Zhang Jian was born in Nantong . . Nantong founded the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first blind and dumb school run by the Chinese and the first meteorological station. It is called "China first modern city ". Nantong is also a demonstration zone for spiritual civilization , and is the world's first honorary title of ", the world's longevity capital ".
Nantong
1. Hard indicators of two cities:
area (square kilometers) | population (ten thousand) | htt ml1GDP(billion yuan)2021 | per capita GDP(billion yuan) | City level | |||
Hefei |
| New first-line | |||||
Nantong | 8001 | 772.66 | second-tier cities |
Nantong was slightly lower than Hefei in 2021, and Nantong was higher than Hefei in 2022.
2. Urban rail transit:
Hefei: operate 5 subway .
Nantong: 1 item is operated and 1 item is under construction.
III. Science and education:
Hefei: University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei University of Technology , Anhui University , Anhui Agricultural University , Anhui Medical University , Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Anhui University of Architecture , , etc.
University of Science and Technology of China
Nantong: Nantong University , Nantong Institute of Technology , etc.
4. Tourism resources:
Hefei: Sanhe Ancient Town, Li Hongzhang’s former residence , Chaohu National Scenic Spot, Dashushan National Forest Park, etc.
Chaohu
Nantong: 5A-level scenic spot - Haohe Scenic Area, in addition, there are Langshan Scenic Area , Nantong Museum, Nantong Undersea World , Rugao Water Painting Garden, etc.
Wangshan
Through the above analysis, we can find that the two cities have their own advantages. Advantages of Hefei: Hefei is the capital of Anhui Province, and is a sub-center city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. Hefei is the first batch of famous science and education cities. It is also a member city of World Science and Technology City Alliance . It is one of the four major science and education bases in China. It is , and University of Science and Technology of China is located in Hefei . Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center , , , Shanghai Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center , , Beijing Huairou Comprehensive National Science Center , , and , Beijing Huairou Comprehensive National Science Center , are ranked as Comprehensive National Science Center . Hefei Binhu Science City is an important carrier of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center . It is parallel to Beijing Huairou Science City , Shanghai Zhangjiang Science City , and benchmarks against Japan Tsukuba Science City , the Soviet Novosibirsk Science City, etc.
Hefei is a city of ecological civilization. In 2011, Hefei merged with Chaohu City, making Chaohu under the jurisdiction of Hefei. Chaohu Lake is 55 kilometers long from east to west and 22 kilometers wide from north to south. Its annual water area is about 760 square kilometers. is one of the five major freshwater lakes in my country. Chaohu Scenic Spot is an important regional ecological foundation for Yangtze River Delta world-class urban agglomeration .
Chaohu
Chaohu Scenic Area
Nantong's advantages: Nantong was called "Tongzhou " in ancient times, with the same name as Tongzhou, Beijing. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he happened to pass by a place called Tongzhou in Jiangsu. He suddenly remembered that there was also a Tongzhou in the north and said casually: "Nantongzhou, north Tongzhou, north Tongzhou, north and south Tongzhou to the north and south; east pawn shops, west pawn shops, east pawn shops, east pawn shops, east pawn shops, east pawn shops, east pawn shops, east pawn shops."
Nantong has an extremely superior geographical location. episode " Gold Coast " and " Golden Waterway " have advantages. It is both a riverside city and a coastal city, and is known as Northern Shanghai. Since two other coastal cities in Jiangsu: Lianyungang are too far from Shanghai, Yancheng is strictly restricted from developing coastal areas because of the red-crowned crane and elk protection zones, the development of coastal areas in Nantong is strictly restricted, so the Tongzhou Bay New District is a key coastal area developed in Jiangsu Province. With the seaplane base as the main industry, the Tongzhou Bay New District in the future will become the new economic growth engine for Nantong and Jiangsu, thereby realizing the linkage between rivers and seas and jointly driving the development of Nantong.
Tongzhou Bay New District
Nantong's county-level city economy is very active. Qidong City is close to Chongming, Shanghai, with luxury houses everywhere, and famous attractions include Evergrande Sea Venice - the top rich area in China; in addition, Rugao , Rudong and Hai'an are also very famous.
Qidong Furen District
Through the above analysis, it can be seen that Hefei and Nantong have almost the same economic output, but Hefei is the provincial capital and can get more resources to develop itself; Nantong is a riverside and coastal city, with clean streets, luxury houses everywhere, and population quality ranks among the best in the country, which is more suitable for life than Hefei.
To sum up, Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, ranks between the fourth and fifth in Jiangsu, lower than , Suzhou , Nanjing and , Wuxi , which is comparable to Nantong.
