On the banks of the Hutuo River, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the annual 10,000-ton digital ring forging production project of Shanxi Tianbao Group Co., Ltd.; in Yuanping City, the "Famous Aluminum and Power City," construction broke ground on the supporting facilities and water-saving renovation project of the Yangwu River irrigation district; in the south of Xinzhou City, tower cranes swing at the construction site of the Great Wall Museum project; at the foot of Mount Wutai, the main tunnel of the Wutaishan Tunnel on the Xiong'an–Xinzhou High-Speed Railway is advancing on both the entrance and exit working faces of a single heading, "two dragons advancing side by side"... Newly started projects are marshaling their forces, projects under construction are spurring their horses onward, and across the land of Xinzhou in spring, a thousand sails race and a hundred boats contend.
　　When projects thrive, industry thrives; when projects are strong, the economy is strong. Since the beginning of this year, Xinzhou City has takenproject constructionas the "strong engine" and "hard support" for advancing economic and social development, seeking breakthroughs through key projects, gathering momentum for upgrading, and building growth trends. One after another, key projects have landed and blossomed, demonstrating strong development momentum and providing strong support for advancing the Xinzhou practice of Chinese-style modernization.

　　Fighting the "proactive battle" of project construction
　　As Jingzhe arrives, all things come to life. On March 5, good news came once again from the Xinzhou section of the Xiong'an–Xinzhou High-Speed Railway: the excavation of both the entrance and exit of the Wutaishan Tunnel has exceeded 1,000 meters, making it the tunnel among all tunnels on the entire line whose main tunnel entrance and exit have both surpassed one kilometer in excavation at the same time, laying the foundation for the early smooth breakthrough of the entire tunnel and the final completion and opening of the entire line.
　　The Xiong'an–Xinzhou High-Speed Railway is an important component of the Beijing–Kunming corridor of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway network. Once completed, it will form a new fast railway passenger corridor for Shanxi to connect eastward with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, southward with the Yangtze River Delta, northward with Inner Mongolia, and radiate across the country. Its Xinzhou section construction project is also a key project of the province. Since the beginning of this year, the construction party of the Xinzhou section of the Xiong'an–Xinzhou High-Speed Railway, with a sense of urgency that brooks no delay, has seized the early initiative and raced against time to fully resume work and production, sounding the "song of forging ahead" of spring.
　　In the race of spring, the Watang–Fengjiachuan double-track project of the second phase of the Xingbao Railway is also marching vigorously. As a railway project key to the national "road-to-rail" shift and a key railway construction project of Shanxi Province, since fully resuming work this year, the project has seized the construction period and rushed the schedule, going all out to accelerate project construction. At present, the storage, transportation and loading project is carrying out construction of the coal conveyor gallery, steel-structure coal shed, equipment installation, and reinforced-soil high and steep slope works, while other engineering projects are also progressing steadily.
　　Recently, the construction site of the reconstruction project of the Xinzhou section of National Highway 108 has been bustling with activity, setting off a new upsurge of vigorous and fast work. More than 1,000 construction workers have entered the site, 172 sets of major mechanical equipment have been brought in, and the number of resumption points along the entire line has reached 98, achieving 100% of the established work and production resumption plan...
　　The surging figures reflect the fiery scene of work. The reconstruction project of the Xinzhou section of National Highway 108 is the largest, longest, and most heavily invested new reconstruction project of national and provincial trunk highways in the province during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. Since the beginning of this year, Xinzhou National Highway Company of Shanxi Transportation Holdings Road & Bridge Group has planned ahead for work and production resumption, taking the initiative and fighting the proactive battle around project construction. At present, with the successful completion of key construction milestones such as the successful pouring of the first pile foundation and the successful erection of the first T-beam, project construction has entered a stage of quality improvement and expansion.
　　Amid the call of work and production resumption, the Xinzhou Great Wall Museum is also gradually revealing its grandeur. Trucks shuttle, machines roar, workers are busy... one vivid construction scene after another reflects the intense battle of project construction. At present, the main structure, secondary structure, water and electricity reserved embedding, and other works of the Xinzhou Great Wall Museum project have all been completed, and outdoor plastering and insulation work has also been finished.
　　From "a single drawing" to "a forest of tower cranes," from "planning first" to "initial form taking shape," as a major landmark supporting project of the Shanxi Great Wall Cultural Park, the Xinzhou Great Wall Museum project is quietly rising step by step in accordance with the established plan.
　　The war drums sound, urging people onward. At present, the whole city is conscientiously implementing the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the work arrangements of the provincial Party committee, basing itself on resource endowments, leveraging locational advantages, accelerating project construction, seizing the momentum to open new prospects, and switching to acceleration mode—moving key projects earlier, scheduling plans earlier, pushing progress forward, and rushing the construction period forward—going all out to drive project construction to "accelerate."

　　Strengthening the "hard support" of project construction
　　High-quality projects are the hard support for high-quality development.
　　The standardized production workshop has been fully completed, and the 12,500-ton hydraulic press and ring rolling machine have been installed... With the in-depth advancement of the annual 25,000-ton new energy high-precision alloy ring forging construction project of Shanxi Xinwandun Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., the company has greater confidence in achieving an industrial leap. "As a leading manufacturer of new energy high-precision alloy ring forgings and offshore wind power flanges, we are well aware of the importance of technological transformation. After full production, we will achieve an upgrade from wind power flanges to large ring-type, shank-type, and shaft-type forgings, with total sales expected to reach more than 100 million yuan, injecting new vitality into the company's development," said Zhi Ruifeng, deputy general manager of Shanxi Xinwandun Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., full of confidence.
　　In recent years, as the leader among the many flange processing enterprises in Dingxiang County, Shanxi Xinwandun Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. has accelerated the pace of new project construction, promoting transformation through projects, seeking development through technological transformation, and planning the future through innovation, continuously activating new momentum for high-quality development. As a representative of industrial transformation among the province's key projects, the company's annual 25,000-ton new energy high-precision alloy ring forging construction project has completed and put into operation its first phase, and will also carry out second-phase construction around a digital operations center, technology R&D center, and product laboratory testing center.
　　The construction progress bar of the intelligent production line project for coal gangue-based kaolin new materials of Shanxi Jinyu Kelin Technology Co., Ltd. is also constantly refreshing: construction of the ultrafine grinding workshop, classification and dehydration workshop, and calcination workshop is accelerating toward completion, and grinding equipment, dehydration equipment, classification equipment, and intelligent manufacturing production supporting equipment are being debugged and installed...
　　Shanxi Jinyu Kelin Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise in China that took the lead in researching the use of coal gangue to produce ultrafine kaolin materials. In recent years, the company has continuously increased investment in R&D expenses and the application of science and technology. With the commissioning and operation of the new materials intelligent production line construction project, the company's annual calcined kaolin production capacity will exceed 1.1 million tons, and sales revenue will reach 2 billion yuan, making it the largest production base in the national calcined kaolin industry.
　　Industrial transformation projects accelerate the conversion of old and new growth drivers and activate new momentum for high-quality development, while infrastructure construction is also opening up regional development arteries and shaping a new pattern of high-quality development.
　　The Xinzhou water network connectivity project, the second horizontal of the major water network, is an important component of Shanxi's "three vertical and nine horizontal" water network, a major strategic project for Xinzhou City to comprehensively enhance the comprehensive carrying capacity of water resources, and an important foundation and support for safeguarding Xinzhou's water security.
　　As a key project of the province, since its launch the project has strictly reversed the construction schedule according to the time sequence, carried out operations against the chart, implemented project funds, improved preliminary requirements, completed bidding work, and pushed construction teams to enter the site for construction, going all out to accelerate and improve the efficiency of project construction. With the comprehensive rollout of project construction, this project will become the first relatively large cross-basin water diversion project ever built in Xinzhou's history, realizing the connection of the Yellow River and the Hutuo River and providing water source guarantees for Xinzhou's high-quality development. It will directly benefit 1.35 million people in four counties (cities, districts): Xinfu, Yuanping, Dingxiang, and Daixian.
　　Activating development through projects and igniting the overall situation through projects. The implementation of one major project after another is like seeds, taking root downward and growing upward, injecting new impetus, stimulating new vitality, and bringing new hope to Xinzhou's high-quality development.

　　Optimizing the "soft power" of the business environment
　　One new project, good project, and major project after another has landed, blossomed, and grown in Xinzhou, igniting the "speed and passion" of project construction and also accelerating the optimization and transformation of the business environment.
　　On February 23, at the 2024 ** "three batches" activity of development zones held simultaneously with the whole province, Xinzhou City awarded plaques to the first six provincial-level development zones that successfully created "full fulfillment, no arrears" demonstration zones: Yuanping, Kelan, Wuzhai, Pianguan, Dingxiang, and Jingle.
　　"Full fulfillment, no arrears" is an epitome of Xinzhou's creation of a first-class business environment. In recent years, Xinzhou City has continuously deepened reforms in key areas and crucial links of the business environment, actively implemented various enterprise-benefiting policies, gone all out to promote the fulfillment of commitments, safeguarded the lawful rights and interests of market entities in accordance with laws and regulations, provided enterprises with high-quality and efficient policy services and a fair and just market environment, and accelerated the formation of a pattern of "attracting and nurturing one, following up with a batch, and driving a whole area."
　　When factors gather and the environment is excellent, project construction can accelerate. At present, in the face of what projects need and what enterprises hope for, all localities and departments in Xinzhou City are providing proactive and forward-leaning services, making full and good use of policies such as the linkage between increases and decreases in urban and rural construction land, strengthening land resource guarantees, actively helping enterprises solve financing difficulties, and giving priority to solving factor guarantee issues such as water, electricity, gas, and labor demand for project construction.
　　In Ningwu, with the continuous deepening of the "five reductions action" and "Internet + government services," the China Resources Ningwu 100MW wind power project is accelerating the completion of preliminary procedures such as approval, environmental impact assessment, water and soil conservation, and cultural relics; Fanzhi County is deeply advancing the reform of "streamlining administration, delegating power, improving regulation, and upgrading services," continuously improving the coordination service mechanism, proactively coordinating and solving problems existing in project construction, clearing the blockages and bottlenecks constraining project advancement, and has helped the 100MW/400MWh shared energy storage power station project of Fanzhi Daowei Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. complete land pre-examination of the energy storage plant area, approval of grid connection system, stability assessment filing, and feasibility study and preliminary design review; Yuanping City's Yuanping 50MW photovoltaic + 50MW wind power co-located ecological governance base project has completed project approval, obtained relevant procedures such as environmental impact assessment, water and soil conservation, stability assessment, and safety assessment, and meets the conditions for grid connection...
　　At the same time, all localities in Xinzhou are also making precise efforts to increase investment promotion and attract more high-quality projects to land.
　　Nothing conveys confidence in development more than towering forests of tower cranes, and nothing stimulates economic vitality more than projects landing one after another. As one key project after another turns from a "blueprint" into a "construction drawing," and then gradually changes from a "construction drawing" into a "real-life scene," amid the surging tide of project construction, the whole of Xinzhou is striving with a spirit of seizing the moment and spurring the horse onward to write a new chapter of catching up and surpassing in the new era.