Dongxing City lies in the southwestern most on the coastlines
of China's Mainland, its southeast close to Beibuwan Bay and
its southwest bordering Vietnam. It is the most convenient land
and sea passage from Guangxi and China's Great Southwest to
Southeast Asia; it is also the only port linking China with
Vietnam by sea and land.
Dongxing is a State's first class port and an open borderline
city approved by the State Council. In September 1992, the State
Council Special Economic Zones Office approved Dongxing City
to set up an economic cooperation zone with an area of 4.07
sq. km. On April 29, 1996, the State Council approved the founding
of Dongxing City (county level) governing three towns: Dongxing,
Jiangping and MaLu. It has 33 kilometers of land borderline
and 50 kilometers coastline, with a total area of 481 sq. km.
and a population of 120,000. It is the only settlement of Jing
nationality in China and is one of Guangxi's famous overseas
Chinese hometowns that presently has 13,000 overseas Chinese.
There is convenient land and water transportation in Dongxing,
which is 180 km. from Nanning, 180 km. from Hanoi, capital of
Vietnam, 308 km. from Zhushan port, Tanji port and Jingdao island
of Dongxing are open to navigation within South China and Vietnam
ports.
Dongxing's resources are abundant. Its mountainous regions
and highlands are suitable for planting cassia, anise, litchi
and longan while its coastal sea farms produce lots of sea treasures
such as prawn, blue and green crab, mud blood clam, clam etc.
Dongxing is also a tourist zone integrating characteristics
of borders, seas, mountains, nationality customs and transnational
tourism enjoying both natural sights and humane landscapes such
as Wanwei Gold Beaches, Ho Chi Minh Pavilion, Qing Dynasty Qinzhou
No. One Boundary Tablet, and Jing Nationality Song Festival.
The Bei Lun River separates Dongxing less than 100 meters
from Vietnam mong cai and it is only180 kilometers from Dongxing
to Vietnam Ha Long Bay, a place praised as " Maritime Guilin"
- one of the world's seven famous natural landscapes. Tourism
development is of great promise.
Trades and businesses are prosperous in Dongxing. Built in
Ming dynasty and prosperous in Qing Dynasty it has a history
of more than 400 years. In 1940s, Dongxing became a trading
port for Southeast Asia, the United States, Japan, Great Britain,
France, etc. and was known as small Hong Kong. Since China and
Vietnam resumed border trades in the spring of 1989, Dongxing's
trade turnover has reached over £¤1,8 billion totally, bringing
a profit of over £¤100 million to both the country and the region.
Dongxing offers favorable polices. The preferential polices
granted by the State to the opening borderline cities and towns,
border trades, minority areas' poverty relief, overseas affairs
etc, can be utilized.
Since 1992, Dongxing, regarding trade as a leading industry,
has greatly strengthened infrastructure constructions such as
energy, traffic, communication, etc.
By the end of 1995, it has invested altogether over £¤800 million
in fixed assets, more than 5 times of the total £¤150 million
invested in its whole social fixed assets in the past 42 years
before 1992. Of the investment, £¤480 million is used for infrastructure
construction. At present, projects that have been completed
and gone into operation include a waterworks with a daily water
supply of 20,000 tons, a 110 KV electricity transmitting and
converting project, 4000 program-controlled telephones, the
International Trade Market, and others concerning medical treatment,
hygiene, schools, ports, quays, etc.
The urban area has expanded from 0.86 sq. km. in 1992 to 3.2
sq. km. in 1995. The construction of Wanwei Gold Beach Tourist
and Holiday Zone is well under way, with a planned investment
of over £¤1 billion. Other infrastructure projects that have
come into use are Jingdao Holiday Village, Jinggang Market,
etc. Four main arterial highways of 18 km. have been completed
and more other facilities are speeding up in construction.
By the end of 1995£¬ over 300 enterprises from China's 26 provinces
and over 10 countries and regions have invested in Dongxing.
Approved items have amounted to 379, with more than £¤4,8 billion
of total investment. 983 industrial and commercial enterprises
have been registered in Dongxing with a registered capital of
more than £¤3,5 billion and an employed staff of more than 20,000.
Dongxing will develop into a modernized border port city where
trade, tour and processing businesses will function together
in the future. It is planned that by the year 2010, Dongxing's
urban areas will be extended to 25 sq. km. and its population
will reach 300,000.
Dongxing is a hot spot which has rapidly emerged in the south
of China. We sincerely welcome domestic and international friends
to invest, negotiate commercial affairs and travel in Dongxing.
Let's cooperate hand-in-hand and build the land and water gateway
linking Southwest China with Southeast Asia.