Is it better to do business in Hotan or Shihezi?

Shihezi is in the northern part of Xinjiang, in the economic belt of northern Xinjiang, near Urumqi 150 km. Wu-Kui Expressway is connected with 3 12 Wuyi Highway. In Xinjiang, it belongs to a relatively good economic region. Shihezi belongs to the Eighth Agricultural Division of the Production and Construction Corps, and has several reclamation areas such as Anji Sea, Xiayedi, Mosuo Bay and Shizhongchang, and there are 18 farms. Manas County is 5 kilometers east of Shihezi City/KLOC-0, and Shawan County is 30 kilometers west of Shihezi City, with superior geographical position. The main economic industry is agriculture, mainly planting cotton, wheat and tomatoes. The cotton planting area and output in northern Xinjiang are very high, and the local government also invests a large proportion in agriculture every year. The irrigation of crops in Xinjiang is mainly groundwater, with a large number of mechanical wells and many water conservancy facilities built. The per capita income and living standard of local people are constantly improving every year, and the consumption level is close to Urumqi. Shihezi is close to Urumqi, with great influence and fierce commercial competition. Hotan area is the farthest city from Urumqi in southern Xinjiang, with Uighurs accounting for 80% of the local population and relatively backward economy. Hotan area is located at the southernmost tip of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. South pillow Kunlun mountains and Karakorum mountains, north into the hinterland of Taklimakan desert. It borders Qiemo County, Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Yecheng, Mohammad and bachu county in Kashgar in the west, Shaya and Awati in Aksu in the north and Xizang Autonomous Region in the south. The southwest is adjacent to the actual control area of India and Pakistan in Kashmir, which is about 670 kilometers long from east to west, 600 kilometers wide from north to south, and the boundary line is 264 kilometers long. The total area is 247,800 square kilometers, of which mountains account for 33.3%, desert Gobi accounts for 63%, and oasis accounts for only 3.7%, which is divided into more than 300 pieces of different sizes by desert and Gobi. Hotan has an arid and desert climate, with an average annual precipitation of only 35 mm and an average annual evaporation of 2,480 mm. There are 36 rivers in the territory, of which Karakash River and Yulong Kashi River are the two largest rivers with an annual runoff of more than 7.3 billion cubic meters. In 2009, the region's GDP reached 8.477 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+00.4% (calculated at constant prices). The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 7.55 billion yuan (including corps, railways and national highways), up 33.44% year-on-year; The general budget revenue of local finance was 447 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%. The investment in place was 65.438+0.52 billion yuan, which exceeded the 65.438+0 billion yuan mark for the first time, with a year-on-year increase of 65.438+0.32%. The non-public sector of the economy has developed rapidly. By the end of 10, the number of private enterprises in the whole region had reached 1599, with 22,505 employees and registered capital of 231400 million yuan, increasing by 26%, 10% and 54% respectively. On the basis of ensuring food security, the rural economy focuses on "two accelerations and one breakthrough" and quickly promotes seven measures to enrich the people and increase income. The sown area of grain in the whole year was 2.285 million mu, and the total output was/kloc-0.0507 million tons, a record high, ensuring food security. In the whole year, 378,000 rural surplus laborers were transferred, and the labor income was 838 million yuan, with a per capita labor income of 550.22 yuan, up 39.3438+0% year-on-year. The orchard reached 9 1.88 million mu, and the per capita income of farmers was 625.55 yuan, up 59.38% year-on-year. The characteristic planting of yam mainly reached 342,200 mu, up 19% year-on-year. The "Facility Agriculture Benefit Year" achieved remarkable results, with an average increase of 1066.84 yuan per mu. The total amount of artificial red willow reached 274,900 mu, of which Dayun182,900 mu was inoculated. At the end of the year, the stock of animal husbandry was 4,736,600 heads (only), an increase of 6,543,808+086,300 heads (only) and an increase of 265,438+064,000 heads (only). The income of farmers and herdsmen from animal husbandry was 407 yuan, an increase of 36.05%. The income of carpet industry of farmers and herdsmen was 65.0 1 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.8%. Hotan is rich in energy and mineral resources, with many varieties, large reserves and great development potential. At present, more than 60 kinds of minerals and 65,438+068 occurrences have been discovered in the whole region, especially natural gas, coal, limestone, gypsum, sulfur, granite, marble, jade and other metal deposits, such as spodumene, antimony, placer, lead-zinc mine and manganese mine. The proven 665,438+600 million cubic meters of natural gas is being put into civilian use, and oil exploration is stepping up. At the same time, there are unique light and heat resources. The annual sunshine hours are 2470-3000 hours, and the effective accumulated temperature is 4200℃ higher than that of 10℃, which provides favorable conditions for the utilization of light and heat resources.

Hotan is rich in tourism resources. Hotan, known as Khotan in ancient times, is located at the crossroads of the South Road of the Silk Road, which is the only place where ancient Chinese and western land passes. There are thousands of years of ancient civilizations here, and many cultural relics, ancient landscapes and Buddhist cultural sites attract attention. Unique natural scenery, rich ethnic customs, magnificent cultural landscape and rich tourism products have attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. Especially silk, carpets and hetian jade are famous at home and abroad. There are also unique Uygur medicine, Ejiao, Dayun, Walnut, Pomegranate, Andiel Melon, Yam, Apricot, Jujube and Rose products in Xinjiang and even the whole country.

With the increase of the state's counterpart assistance in Hotan area, the economy will be greatly improved, doing business is relatively easier and there is more room for development.