County economy is one of the two important aspects for Yichang’s economic development. It is an important mission for each county, county-level city and district to accelerate the economic development of Yichang.
　　Since this year, judging the recent macro-economic situation, each county, county-level city and district has achieved some success and is striving to be the leading sheep of Yichang’s economic development.
　　County economy developed rapidly
　　In the Yaojiagang Chemical Industry Park in Zhijiang, the heavy cranes are lifting the phosphate products to the trucks orderly. Led by coal chemicals, the phosphate chemicals, the salt chemicals, the petrochemicals and the fine chemicals, the Yaojiagang Chemical Industry Park has attracted 55 companies and is striving for the dream of A Chemical Industry Park with capital of hundreds of billions.
　　In the first half of this year, led by the transition of planning, projects, park and transportation, Zhijiang signed 32 projects with a total investment of 11.5 billion RMB, of which 4 projects investment is over one billion RMB. The projects construction has achieved remarkable results. Currently, 185 projects are under construction, and 89 projects have been completed; the operating rate of 10 provincial and municipal key projects reaches 100%.
　　Daohuaxiang Group has also achieved great success. In the first half of this year, through liquor products structure adjustment and industrial restructuring, the output value and operating revenue of Daohuaxiang Group are respectively 16.194 billion RMB and 16.945 billion RMB, an increase of 64.67%, 66.24% compared with the same period last year.  
　　This is only one example of the vigorous development of Yichang’s county economy in the first half of 2014.
　　Under the dire economic situation in the first half of this year, the total industrial output value of nine county achieved double-digit growth, of which Yidu, Yiling, Zhijiang, Dangyang and Yuan’an increased by the speed of more than 12%; seven county growth rate is higher than the average; the industrial output value of Yidu, Yiling, Zhijiang and Dangyang reached 65.56% of Yichang; the investment in county reaches 12.43 billion RMB, four times that of the central urban; county have completed 58.4% annual investment plans, 23.2% higher than the central urban.
　　Advance in Adversity
　　Overall, Yichang county economy developed uneven, but how to stand out?
　　Features is the key. To highlight the features is to play the advantages. Each county makes use of their own advantages to develop industries with features and broke through the "bottleneck".
　　Yichang will rely on green resources and develop recycling economy. Till now, Yidu, Zhijiang, Dangyang and Yiling have achieved a lot from recycling economy.
　　80% of Yiling District is mountainous area with rich green resources. Yiling District can firmly rely on this advantage to promote the development of agriculture industrialization. As of now, Yiling District has nurtured 6 China Famous Trademarks in agriculture and 3 leading enterprises of agricultural industrialization.
　　Changyang, Zigui, Yuan’an and other county also fully develop their own culture brands and cultural and ecological tourism, changing the landscape resources and green resources into economic, social and comprehensive benefits.
　　Yidu promotes the construction of technological expansion projects, becoming the powerful engine to promote the industrial economy. In the first half of this year, through technical innovation, 260 industrial enterprises above designated size in Yidu revitalized. In the first half of this year, Yidu GDP reaches 19.5 billion RMB, with year-on-year growth of 10.5%; the fixed assets investment reaches 18.01 billion RMB, an increase of 28.4%, main economic indicators ranking top in Hubei Province.
　　Develop Economy with Great Momentum
　　Although in the first half of this year, the total industrial output value of nine county achieved double-digit growth, there is still a certain gap with the assessment. Facing with this gap, people in each county decide to develop economy with enthusiasm.
　　"Abundant enthusiasm makes up the shortage of land, and unlimited services makes up limited financial resources." In the first half of this year, industrial added value in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County increased by 11.8%, 5.2% less than the assessment, but they are full of confidence. "Though we are poor, we have lofty aspirations." People in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County are also confident.
　　"In the first half of this year, we have signed 22 projects over 100 million, of which one project is over one billion RMB; 27 projects started and the new production projects reaches 14, and in the latter half of the year, 9 projects will be put into operation." The staff here said that with the support of these projects, Yiling District will certainly reach the goal."
　　"In the latter half of the year, we will continue considering the investment and projects construction as the primary project, focusing on major projects, major infrastructure projects and high-tech projects. We will strive to attract investment of 29 billion RMB and more than 20 projects with an investment of 100 million. We will regard technical innovation as a new growth point of investment. We will focus on the construction of 25 mechanical materials technological innovation projects and achieve an investment of more than 5 billion RMB." Facing with difficulties, Yidu has set the goal.
　　In Three Gorges (Zigui) Fanba Logistics Park, Wufeng Nation Industrial Park, Yaojiagang Chemical Industrial Park and Longquan Food Industrial Park, a large number of projects are under construction. These projects will become "the powerful engine" to promote the county economic development.
　　Reporters learned from the working conference of county economy that Yichang will support each county in developing industries with local advantages. Each county will centre on the leading industry, core enterprises and featured resources, and focus on 1-2 industrial cluster with strong impetus, high market share and local features, striving to build industrial parks with an operating revenue of over 10 billion or100 billion RMB.
　　The county economic in Yichang is growing vigorously and orderly. (Trainee Reporter: Wan Junsong)