In the division of administrative regions in China, there are four levels - provincial-level administrative regions, prefecture-level administrative regions, county-level administrative regions and township-level administrative regions.
Generally speaking, the provincial level refers to the province, the municipality directly under the central government and the special administrative region, while the prefecture-level administrative region refers to the city under the jurisdiction of the provincial level. Under normal circumstances, there will be county-level administrative districts below the prefecture-level administrative districts, and then township-level administrative districts.
However, there are some cities that are more special, and the direct jurisdiction under the prefecture-level administrative region is the township-level administrative district, which we usually call "straight tube city".
Remarks: County-level administrative districts include municipal districts, county-level cities, counties, autonomous counties, banners, autonomous banners, and so on. For example, The Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu is a county-level administrative district. Township-level administrative districts include streets, towns and townships.
It is understood that there are currently 5 straight-tube cities in China, do you know which 5 are the ones?
The five straight cities are: Dongguan, Zhongshan, Danzhou, Sansha and Jiayuguan.
First, what about the economic data of these straight-tube cities?
Because of the particularity of Sansha City, we only compare the other four cities in the economic sector
It can be clearly seen from the above figure that Dongguan, as a new first-tier city, is not at the same level as the other three cities, and it is also the city with the strongest economic strength among the four straight-tube cities.
From the perspective of comprehensive economic strength, Dongguan > Zhongshan > Jiayuguan > Danzhou
The biggest economic development feature of Jiayuguan is that the per capita GDP is particularly high, reaching 90,000 yuan, and the balance of household deposits is relatively high, which is an influx into the population city, indicating that the city has an unusual magic for people, and the people here are relatively rich.
From the perspective of industrial development, Jiayuguan's tourism industry has contributed a lot to this data.
Second, the characteristics of their respective cities
However, from an economic point of view alone, these cities are unreasonable because the differences are too great.
From the perspective of urban characteristics, these straight-tube cities have different charms
Zhongshan, as the hometown of Sun Yat-sen, has always been at the forefront of reform and opening up, and has also eaten a lot of dividends from reform and opening up. As one of the cities in the Pearl River Delta, Zhongshan's recent development momentum seems to be much less than before.
However, Zhongshan also has a very strong heritage, where countless celebrities have appeared, in addition to the great revolutionary forerunners, there are Also China's first ambassador to foreign countries Zheng Zaoru, the father of the Chinese Air Force Yang Xianyi, the father of China's modern students Rong Hong, the founders of the four major department stores in the old Shanghai are from Zhongshan, as well as the famous writer Su Manshu, a generation of film queen Ruan Lingyu ...
▲ Ruan Lingyu
▲Yang Xianyi
Danzhou
Compared with Dongguan and Zhongshan, Danzhou is more mysterious for people from other provinces. Why is he mysterious? Because he is far away, Danzhou belongs to an ordinary prefecture-level city in Hainan, and the straight-line distance from Danzhou city to Haikou is nearly 100 kilometers.
At a time when other key city stations are talking about "common prosperity", Danzhou is still "poverty alleviation".
Danzhou is also a member of the Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration
Although it is a port city, Danzhou's port throughput is not outstanding in the country.
However, Danzhou has a place that is very popular during this time - Yangpu Bonded Port Area. The Hainan Free Trade Zone gives Yangpu a new opportunity, and the processing value-added tariff-free policy is one of the core policies of the Yangpu Bonded Port Area.
From the perspective of tourism, Danzhou and Sudongpo have an indissoluble relationship. There is a written record on the eastern slope: the wine hall "lives near the big pond, and the water and wood are lush", and the "big pond" here is about the Dongpo Lake in Danzhou
▲Dongpo Lake lotus
Jiayuguan
The last straight city to talk about is the deepest historical and cultural heritage - Jiayuguan.
"Why should Qiang Di complain about Yang Liu, the spring wind does not pass the jade door"
As the world's first Xiongguan, Jiayuguan is a world cultural heritage and a national 5A-level tourist attraction. Jiayuguan's tourism industry is very developed, in 2020, Jiayuguan's tourism revenue will be 2.689 billion yuan, receiving 3.796 million tourists, which is last year's data due to the impact of the epidemic, in fact, in 2019, the number of tourists received by Jiayuguan has exceeded 10 million.
You know, the permanent population of Jiayuguan is only more than 300,000, and the number of tourists received is hundreds of times that of the permanent population!
The Great Wall culture of Jiayuguan, the glacier of Jiayuguan, and the East Lake of Jiayuguan are all awe-inspiring and equally fascinating.
Image source official website
In general, when it comes to Zhizi City, Dongguan is a very famous representative, especially his town has developed very well, such as Songshan Lake, which relies on Huawei to hit a cannon, Humen Town, which relies on Humen High-speed Rail Station and Humen, which has a high frequency of cigarette sales, and Chang'an Town, the economic leader of Dongguan.
Therefore, there are also many people saying, why is Dongguan not set up a district?
What do you think?