Title: "Chinese City Competition"
Author: Huang Hancheng
Publisher: Oriental Press
Interpretation: Companion reading Jun | Chang Yuguo
[Testimonials]
Read with the wise, study with the scholars, and discuss with the high.
The prestigious "Chang'an Street Book Club" was released in the 20230608 issue (June 28, 2023) as always, and among the 10 blockbuster new books launched in the book list, "China's City Competition" is prominently listed.
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The testimonials are as follows:
"In the era of strong provincial capitals, which cities have more opportunities? Guangzhou and Chongqing, who will take the fourth city in China? Who will be the next national central city? Be a big city circle, seek a sense of existence, and strive to become a national central city...
"The battle for cities is intensifying, will the latecomer prevail in the future, or will the strong be stronger? Which cities will be left behind, and which will be further promoted?
"From the perspective of cities, from the geographical, political and human factors that affect urban development, this book deeply interprets the economic development status of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and other provincial capitals/municipalities, as well as the economic vitality of cities under the great changes."
The author, Huang Hancheng, is a cutting-edge financial writer in China. He is currently the vice president and chief researcher of Zhigu Trends, focusing on regional economy and industrial economy, serving as a lecturer for some local governments and a number of multinational companies, a financial blogger with millions of fans on the whole network, and publishing a number of financial best-selling books.
So, what kind of book is this?
[Essentials]
Through a large number of data and cases, the book reveals the current situation of competition between major cities in China, as well as the reasons and driving forces behind it, discusses the strategies and paths of urban development, and puts forward a large number of useful suggestions and reflections to provide reference and reference for urban planning and development.
This book is not only suitable for professionals interested in urban development, but also for a wide range of readers to understand the full picture of urban development in China.
[Clip Reading 1]
Three main factors affecting urban development:
Geographical factors: physical geographical location, transportation infrastructure - determine the lower limit of the development of the city
Political factors: top-level design, policy depressions, fiscal tilt – determine the upper limit of urban development
Human factors: the direction of the city's power, its own role as the most complex variable, the determinant of the first two
[Clip Reading 2]
As a dignified provincial capital, Nanchang has a housing vacancy rate of 20%, ranking first in the country; GDP is lower than ordinary third-tier prefecture-level cities such as Weifang and Shaoxing; The strength of Wuhan, Changsha and Hefei, the capital cities of central provinces, is even more different than 108,000 li...
Nanchang, once crowded with merchants, prosperous culture, and as wealthy as Jiangnan, has become one of the provincial capitals with the least sense of existence. Do you want to mourn their misfortune or be angry with them?
[Golden sentences in the book]
1. Changing demographics doom the world's richest man in real estate.
2. Macro-control with a visible hand is the key to China's rapid leapfrog development, and it is also the core that distinguishes China's model from other models.
3. The real opponents of both sides are not each other, but themselves.
4. A person's success depends not only on his own efforts, but also on the course of history.
5. The internal circulation is like a beacon, guiding China's provincial capitals/municipalities to an unknown ocean.