Related News
Delta breaks down borders, changes lives
Print Edition
Every weekday at 7:12am, Si Dong, a 26-year-old resident of Ma鈥檃nshan City in east China鈥檚 Anhui Province, gets on a high-speed train bound for Nanjing, capital of neighboring Jiangsu Province.
In 18 minutes, he arrives there to start the day鈥檚 work.
鈥淭here are many passengers like me, who commute between the two cities by high-speed rail in the morning and evening,鈥 said Si. 鈥淏oth the frequent runs and the about 20-minute ride make it as convenient as the subway.鈥
Si鈥檚 experience is echoed by Zhang Xiaochen, a Shanghai citizen who works as a business manager in a company based in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. She often needs to travel among cities along the Yangtze River Delta to negotiate business deals.
Last year, China unveiled an outline for the regional integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, which is one of the country鈥檚 most economically active, open and innovative regions, and produces about a quarter of the country鈥檚 GDP.
Local governments have rolled out a raft of measures to enhance cooperation and communication in the region.
The 358,000-square region expanse, about the size of Germany, encompasses the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Shanghai.
With the continuously deepening integration of the Yangtze River Delta, people there are experiencing lifestyle changes brought about by the national strategy.
鈥淚 often have meetings in Shanghai in the morning and rush to Nanjing in the afternoon. It is very efficient,鈥 said Zhang, who lives only 20-plus minutes away from the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.
Infrastructure connectivity represented by improvement in railway density makes it possible for people to live and work in different cities in the region.
According to plans, in 2020, more than 10 railway projects in the Yangtze River Delta will open or start construction. The entire region鈥檚 annual railway investment is planned to exceed 80 billion yuan (US$11.73 billion), accounting for nearly one-sixth of the national total.
Meanwhile, passengers can take the subway in 10 cities in the region, including Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, Suzhou and Ningbo, by scanning the QR codes on their local apps.
鈥淭he dense transportation network accelerates the integration of two places. With the opening of roads, the cultural exchanges will be closer, administrative exchanges smoother, and economic and trade exchanges more active,鈥 said Teng Qing, deputy director of the development and reform commission of Ma鈥檃nshan City.
Chen Ju lives in Taozhuang Township of Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, which is close to Lili Township, Jiangsu Province.
It takes Chen at least 50 minutes to drive to the hospital in Jiashan, but only 20 minutes to the one in Lili, which is a better choice for her.
鈥淏efore, we had to pay for inter-provincial medical treatment in advance and then return to the local medical insurance institution with the invoice for reimbursement,鈥 said Chen. 鈥淎fter the integration, we can settle the medical expenses directly at the outpatient clinic in other place in the region, which saves us a lot of legwork.鈥
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
