As the pointer marks the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan," Huaiyin, situated in western Jinan by the banks of the Yellow River, has transformed into a vibrant and fertile land, radiating vitality and a contemporary new look.
Standing at the fresh starting point of the "15th Five-Year Plan," Huaiyin has proposed the strategic goal of comprehensively building a "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful" new-era modern socialist strong district. What development philosophy underpins this goal, and how will it guide Huaiyin to forge a unique path to a modern strong district within the grand narrative of the "15th Five-Year Plan"? On February 3rd, the fifth session of the 19th Huaiyin District People's Congress of Jinan City commenced, with Liu Jingtao, Deputy Secretary of the Huaiyin District Committee and District Mayor, delivering a work report that addressed these questions.
The five years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period represented a profound tempering for Huaiyin, a period of steadfastly navigating direction amidst challenges and pioneering new ground within a changing landscape.
Confronted with a complex and severe internal and external environment, Huaiyin used the "125510" development strategy as its compass, translating the ambition to "strive to be a vanguard" into tangible achievements of "simultaneous growth in scale and quality": the Gross Regional Product successively crossed three hundred-billion-yuan thresholds, steadily advancing towards a trillion-yuan scale. It is evident that Huaiyin's economic development has become more resilient and dynamic.
"Vitality" is not confined to a single economic dimension but reflects multi-faceted "prosperity" advancing together.
In Huaiyin, development also involves shaping core competitiveness in specialized tracks, making regional prosperity tangible through perceptible brand value and urban charm. A series of national-level honors, including recognition as a National Top 100 Innovation District, a National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone, and a National Demonstration County for Strong Intellectual Property County Construction, demonstrate that Huaiyin's development quality has gained acknowledgment at the national level. Particularly noteworthy is the shining credential of being among the "First Batch of National Integrated Medical and Elderly Care Demonstration Zones," which precisely aligns with the strategic positioning of "Qilu's Gateway, Capital of Medical and Elderly Care."
Deeper transformation has occurred in the shift of old and new growth drivers within the industrial structure.
Huaiyin's reform towards the "New" is a strategic choice to actively embrace the tides of the times. The Jinan International Medical Center has leaped from blueprint to becoming a new highland for regional medical services in Northern China and the big health industry; the operation of three national-level platforms, including the National Health Medical Big Data Center (Northern), not only aggregates projects but also fosters an innovation ecosystem. The expansion, adjustment, and green transformation of the Huaiyin Economic Development Zone, Shandong Tianyue's breakthrough in the global challenge of 12-inch silicon carbide substrates, and Jinan No.2 Machine Tool's continued industry leadership showcase the vigorous vitality of "old trees sprouting new branches." This pattern of "future industries" and "advantageous industries" soaring together vividly illustrates Huaiyin's drive for industrial "transformation and cultivation of excellence" through scientific and technological innovation, providing fertile ground for nurturing new quality productive forces.
The ultimate endpoint of all development is the happy life of urban residents.
The renovation of 3.61 million square meters of old residential communities, the addition of 43,000 new student places, and approximately 80% of fiscal expenditure dedicated to民生—behind these figures lies the temperature of governance. From the poetic practice of rural revitalization embodied in "Seven Stars, Nine Beauties, Thirteen Fragrances" to the ecological panorama of "Three Mountains Competing in Beauty, Five Rivers Winding Around the City," Huaiyin promotes urban renewal and rural revitalization in tandem, closely linking economic development with the improvement of people's livelihoods.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan," Huaiyin was not only shaping the modern "appearance" of the city but also meticulously constructing the social "fabric" of安居乐业 and harmony and stability. This has given the "Strong" and "Prosperous" a warm底色 of people's livelihoods, ensuring that the "New"动能 ultimately serves a "Beautiful" life, laying a solid foundation for the grand blueprint of "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful."
As the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," 2025 is not merely the endpoint of a development cycle but also determines the prologue for the next five-year period.
Throughout this year, Huaiyin consistently pursued development by balancing "stability" and "progress," seeking breakthroughs through the coordination of "scale" and "quality": the investment completion rates for provincial and municipal key projects reached 121.5% and 126.5% respectively, both exceeding annual targets. The opening of commercial landmarks like Longfor West City Tianjie and Bailian Outlets Phase II not only met upgraded consumption demands but also reshaped the commercial landscape of western Jinan, making "consumption shifting westwards" a tangible daily reality. The completion and delivery of 33 projects, including the Guang'anmen Hospital Jinan Hospital, the accelerated construction of 89 projects like the Shandong Cancer Hospital Heavy Ion Center, and the planning and reserving of 172 new projects with planned investment of 100.2 billion yuan, indicate a increasingly powerful project engine. A virtuous cycle of "completing a batch, constructing a batch, reserving a batch" has taken shape, storing ample momentum for future development and ensuring uninterrupted动能 succession.
The competitiveness of industries achieved a critical leap forward through "deep cultivation." The "strong leading role" of the medical and health care industry was particularly striking: support from Shandong Province's 16-point policy list signifies provincial-level affirmation of the Jinan International Medical Center's strategic status; the Shandong Proton Center topping the national rankings is proof of its technological prowess reaching the domestic顶尖 level. More notably, the establishment of a 1-billion-yuan Medical Development Guiding Fund and a 700-million-yuan Shanlan Venture Capital Fund upgraded the development model from being driven solely by policy and land to efficient empowerment through "capital + industry."
On the track of "Cultivating Excellence and Shaping the New," Huaiyin demonstrated a clear path in 2025. On one hand, it relies on "chain master" enterprises like Shandong Tianyue to strengthen and supplement industrial chains, building a full-chain industrial ecosystem. On the other hand, by setting up a 10-billion-yuan integrated circuit special fund, it opens new fronts through "fund + industry" synergy. Implementing digital upgrades for "time-honored" enterprises like Jinan No.2 Machine Tool represents the "tempering and upgrading" of traditional advantageous industries.
Simultaneously, Huaiyin District persistently ensured that the deepening of reform and innovation resonated at the same frequency as the improvement of social民生, applying force in both directions. It innovatively launched the "Building Huai Hua" service model, extending government service windows to the "doorstep" of enterprises and the "frontline" of industries, making government services warmer and more efficient. It deeply advanced the "Efficiently Handling One Thing" reform, significantly streamlining procedures and compressing processing times, transforming business handling from "running to multiple departments, submitting multiple sets of materials" to "less legwork, easier and faster procedures," tangibly enhancing the sense of gain and satisfaction among enterprises.
In the民生 sphere, measures ranging from the establishment of a national infectious disease prevention and control pilot zone to the construction of the city's first public district-level comprehensive childcare service center directly address the most细微 concerns related to "the elderly and the young."
In this year, with "Quality Improvement and Excellence Creation" as its development theme, Huaiyin not only achieved a successful conclusion in economic indicators but also made key strides in soft power aspects such as institutional mechanisms, service efficiency, and quality of life, rendering the "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful" panorama with increasingly clear and饱满 details.
The future has arrived.
Currently, Huaiyin has already positioned its development vision within the multiple coordinates of the national modernization process, Shandong's major mission to "走在前、挑大梁" (take the lead and shoulder heavy responsibilities), and Jinan's Strong Provincial Capital strategy. It is scientifically planning the "15th Five-Year Plan," outlining a clear blueprint for building a "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful" strong district through development targets and tasks across nine areas.
Building on existing advantages, Huaiyin is further identifying key focal points and breakthrough points, aiming to ride the momentum: on the industrial front, constructing a "433" modern industrial system to彰显 its strength as a strong district; on the sci-tech innovation front, activating new quality productive forces through the integration of education, science, and talent; on the domestic demand front, benefiting民生 and promoting consumption to create high-quality supply; on the reform front, deepening攻坚 and optimizing the business environment to integrate into the open economy. Meanwhile, Huaiyin anchors itself to the positioning of a first-class urban district within the central cities of the Yellow River Basin, promoting connotative urban development. Through urban renewal and beautiful countryside construction, it aims to build a modern urban area, create a high-standard central cultural district, and strengthen inclusive民生 construction to solve the pressing difficulties and worries of the masses... The interlinked development goals and tasks provide solid planning support and actionable guidelines for the beautiful vision of "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful."
The grand blueprint is drawn; the key lies in implementation.
As the inaugural year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," 2026 has been designated by Huaiyin as the "Year of Focusing on Projects, Strengthening Industries, Increasing Efficiency, and Achieving Breakthroughs." The district will comprehensively build a "Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful" new-era modern socialist strong district, setting a pragmatic and奋进 tone for the five-year development with a momentum of breakthrough.
In 2026, Huaiyin will focus on building new industrial advantages, deploying a clear hierarchical development pattern: "Strengthening leading industries" forms the foundation for consolidating existing advantages; "Cultivating emerging industries" is the first move in布局 future tracks; "Accelerating digital and intelligent empowerment" acts as the catalyst for upgrading the entire industrial ecosystem. Specifically, supporting leading enterprises like Shandong Tianyue and Jinan No.2 Machine Tool to tackle core technologies solidifies advantages at the pinnacle of the industrial pyramid;布局 future industries like artificial intelligence, life sciences, and the low-altitude economy seeks new engines for explosive growth; and promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing and building an "industrial brain" subjects industry to a profound efficiency revolution through digitalization, ensuring the sustainability of development动能.
Huaiyin will use domestic demand vitality to stimulate overall development vitality, precisely grasping consumption upgrade trends and unleashing potential from three dimensions: goods consumption,流量 consumption (experience/flow-based consumption), and service consumption. While stabilizing the foundation of goods consumption, it will devote efforts to creating new流量 consumption brands integrating "culture, commerce, tourism, sports, exhibitions, and performances." Through measures like building the central cultural district, connecting the Laishan River ecological commercial corridor, and繁荣 nighttime economy, it will transform locational, ecological, and cultural advantages into distinctive consumption吸引力, upgrading western consumption from "selling goods" to "selling experiences" and "selling scenes." It will also promote the upgrade of traditional service industries, pilot models like "housekeeping + elderly care," and cultivate new hotspots like首发经济 (first-release economy) and green consumption.
Huaiyin will厚植 the "Harmonious and Beautiful"底色 with a民生-oriented approach. In urban and rural construction, it will implement high-quality urban renewal, strengthen refined management, conduct efficient ecological governance, and advance comprehensive rural revitalization. In民生保障, it will implement the employment-first strategy, promote high-quality and balanced educational development, deepen the construction of a Healthy Huaiyin, optimize elderly and childcare services, and diligently address the pressing difficulties and worries of the masses, ensuring the temperature of development reaches people's hearts.
Having undergone the tempering of the "14th Five-Year Plan," achieving a successful conclusion in 2025, and now moving into the scientific planning and groundbreaking start of the "15th Five-Year Plan," Huaiyin has consistently interpreted responsibility and responded to expectations through solid work. "We believe that under the strong leadership of the municipal party committee, municipal government, and district party committee, and through the joint struggle of all people in the district, Huaiyin District will surely use the solid achievements of the inaugural year to gradually turn the vision of a 'Strong, Prosperous, New, Harmonious, and Beautiful' new-era modern socialist strong district into reality, demonstrate greater responsibility and make greater contributions in serving the overall development of the country, province, and city, and write an even more brilliant chapter for Huaiyin," said Liu Jingtao, Deputy Secretary of the Huaiyin District Committee and District Mayor.