Recently, Changsha's Wangcheng District held its first conference of the New Year under the theme of “Accelerating Project Construction, Implementing the ‘Three Highlands and Four New Missions’ Strategy, and Comprehensively Promoting High-Quality Development,” laying out 721 investment and construction projects and mobilizing the entire district to quickly launch a new wave of project construction for the year.

　　“Project construction is the main lever for implementing the ‘Three Highlands and Four New Missions’ strategy and the ‘bull's nose’ for driving high-quality development,” said Liu Yongbing, Secretary of the Wangcheng District Party Committee. Last year, Wangcheng laid out a total of 493 key projects, with total fixed asset investment growing by 10.1%, the fastest growth rate in the city. A batch of strategic projects accelerated the pace of urban construction, including the Xiangluzhou Bridge, the Returnees Town (Daze Lake Ecological Smart City), Phase I of the High-Speed Rail West Station Industrial New City, the New Smart City, and the Jinxing North Road Quality Improvement and Reconstruction Project; a series of key industrial chain projects, such as Yongshan Lithium and Nippon New Materials, boosted industrial development at a greatly accelerated pace. Supported by various projects, Wangcheng's local tax revenue accounted for 79.7% last year, ranking among the top in the city, and the tax structure was further optimized. Among the net increase in tax revenue from enterprises paying tens of millions of yuan in taxes annually, industrial enterprises accounted for 51.3%, achieving both quantitative and qualitative growth in the district's fiscal and tax revenue.

　　Advanced manufacturing is surging with momentum. From the start of construction to the topping-out of the factory buildings, in just 70 days the first batch of factory buildings for Changsha Daixiang's 6-million-piece personalized wheel hub project entered the internal installation stage, once again setting a new “Wangcheng Speed.” Li Dejun, general manager of Changsha Daixiang Auto Parts Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that equipment installation is now 70% complete and production can begin by the end of March. Once fully completed, this site will become the world's largest single-wheel R&D and manufacturing base.

　　A new urban pattern is accelerating its formation. “This year, the Xiangluzhou Bridge will complete the pile foundations for the in-water bridge works and start pile cap construction; Phase II of Xiangjiang Road and the Qiaomi Line will be completed and opened to traffic; Qingshi School will be completed and open; the Returnees Town Exhibition Center will be completed and put into operation in June, the R&D platform will start construction, and the Daze Lake ecological wetland restoration project will begin construction,” introduced Yi Wen, Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager of the Wangcheng District Urban Investment Group.

　　In addition, key priorities for Wangcheng this year include extending and strengthening the six major industrial chains of intelligent terminals to accelerate the creation of a 100-billion-yuan intelligent terminal industrial cluster; developing key areas such as the Waterfront New City, High-Speed Rail West City, and Tongguan with high standards and high quality; deeply implementing the two-year action plan for major upgrades in urban construction and major improvements in urban management, and accelerating quality improvement and reconstruction of 10 roads, 10 residential communities, and 30 urban nodes; and accelerating efforts to shore up shortcomings in rural infrastructure and public services.

　　“We will advance project construction with a higher stance, faster speed, better services, and stronger guarantees, and write a new chapter in implementing the ‘Three Highlands and Four New Missions’ strategy and accelerating high-quality development across the district,” said Liu Yongbing. It is reported that in 2021 Wangcheng has laid out a total of 721 investment and construction projects, including 549 implementation projects and 172 preparatory and reserve projects, with planned investment of 68.9 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4% over last year's completed investment. In terms of major municipal projects, Wangcheng has declared a total of 182 major municipal implementation projects, with an annual planned investment of 31.003 billion yuan.