Western Ecology Economic Area

2019-11-28

There are 12 counties (county-level cities, districts) in the area, including Baicheng, Songyuan, Nong'an and Shuangliao, with a land area of 55,000 square kilometers. The area adheres to both restoration and construction, implements major projects such as river and lake connectivity, afforestation, sand control, water and soil conservation, develops high-value and efficient ecology agriculture and featured industries, and builds an ecological barrier in the west of Jilin province. It also sets up an efficient ecological industry system, expands the planting area of forage and coarse grains, builds a national production base and export base for high-quality livestock products and green specialty products, and vigorously develops advantageous industries, such as green agricultural products processing, oil and gas exploitation and processing, clean energy, equipment manufacturing, biomedicine and eco-tourism.