1. Highest Record in History for Export Total

In the year of 2000, the export total of China exceeds 200 billion US dollars, creating the highest record in the history. The export volume of Shenzhen, the window of Chinese reforms and opening-up, takes 14% of the export volume of the whole country. Seen here is a new dock at the Yantian Harbor, Shenzhen City. The cargoes exported from here are shipped in an endless stream to all over the world.

(Photo by Ma Ping on June 21st, 2001)

2. China, No.1 in the World to Produce Vegetables and Fruits

On April 20th, 2001, the World Vegetables Expo held in China is opened in Shouguang City, Shandong Province -- the well-known home of vegetables. The girls of Shouguang, dressed in the form of vegetables, welcome over 500 participants from over 20 countries to participate in technical exchanges and economic cooperation.

(Photo by Wu Zengxiang on April 20th, 2001)

3. State-Owned Enterprises Making Initial Progress in Reforms

At the end of the year of 2000, the reforms of Chinese state-owned large- and medium-scale enterprises and the target of getting rid or poverty in three years were basically materialized, the economic effects of the enterprises and the revenue were increased by a big margin and the quality of the economic operation was further improved. On May 1st, 2001, the public holiday, workers of the Tonghua Iron and Steel Group Company in Jilin, one of the key iron-and-steel enterprises in China, are still at the front line of production. The sparks flying off molten iron in the workshop look like fireworks bursting forth at a festival.

(Photo by Xu Jiajun on May 1st, 2001)

4. State-Owned Enterprises under Modern Management

Anyang Color TV Tube Glass Shell Co., Ltd. in Henan Province exercises strict scientific management and has made continuous technical creation. By the year of 2000, its production scale had ranked first in the counterpart industry at home and fifth in the world. The automatic production line adopted by that company greatly improves its production efficiency and product quality.

(Photo by Zhao Peng in July 2000)

5. Capital Iron and Steel Works' Transformation to High-Tech Products

The product transformation of the Capital Iron and Steel Works located at the west of Beijing was steadily implemented in the year of 2000 to readjust its product structure and to develop software and electronic products as its main products, playing a favorable role for the development of new economy and environmental protection in Beijing. The photo here shows the IC chip production line of the Capital Iron and Steel Works.

(Photo by Song Lianfeng in December 2001)

6. Haire Group Convening Its Global Managers

On February 11th, 2001, 38 manager of Haire Group from 21 countries gather together for the first time at the Haire Headquarters in Qingdao to exchange experiences and to seek the way for common development and creation. They represent 10 plants, 14 trade centers and a network of over 38,000 dealers. Seen in the photo is President Michael of the American Region of Haire Group delivering a speech. Haire Group is the representative of the Chinese state-owned enterprise to adapt itself positively to the economic globalization and to win in the competition.

(Photo by Feng Jie on February 11th, 2001)

7. Overseas Companies Deeply in Love with Hong Kong

Up to June 1st, 2001, the overseas companies that had set up regional headquarters or offices in Hong Kong amounted to3001, an increase of 20% compared with the last year. In the four years since the founding of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a series of measures have been taken to successfully resist the impact of the financial storm in Asia and to make the economy in Hong Kong restore and develop steadily. At present, Hong Kong is not only an international financial center but also an assembly area of Asia and Pacific headquarters of overseas transnational corporations. Seen in the photo is the Central Ring of the prosperous island with high-rises and large mansions with large numbers of regional headquarters and administrative bodies of overseas transnational corporation.

(Photo by Liu Weibing on June 19th, 2001)

8. Largest Project of Exterior-Territorial Processing Trade of China Settled in Mexico

On May 28th, 2001, the ceremony of completion and going into operation of the cotton mill of the Huayuan Textile Industrial Co., Ltd. of China is held in a small city in the northern part of Mexico. This mill, a cotton spinning enterprise invested with US$ 100 million solely by Huyuan Textile Industrial Co., Ltd. of China and the largest project of exterior-territorial processing trade of China, turns out 14,000 tons of various kinds of yarn annually. Seen here are a Mexican woman worker (left), and a Chinese woman worker in the cotton spinning workshop. Though there is a language barrier for communication, many Mexican workers have made good friends with the Chinese workers.

(Photo by Wu Wei on May 28th, 2001)

9. Real Estate, a Stable Increasing Point of Chinese Economy

During the period of the golden week of May 1st 2001, apartments in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong sell well. Visit and purchase of apartment becomes a hot and leisure way to spend the holiday. Seen here is an apartment show of Holiday Apartment Market held by Shanghai World Trade Center. Citizens are seen lingering in front of the scale models of apartment buildings prepared by over 60 real estate companies.

(Photo by Zhang Liuren on May 6th, 2001)

10. Shareholders Showing Great Interest in B-Shares

February 28th, 2001 is the first trading day for domestic shareholders to enter into B-shares. As soon as the opening quotation of 102 B-shares are given in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the whole line reaches the upper limit. The index of Shanghai B-Shares closes at 91.42 points while that of Shenzhen at 946.41. The photo shows a 73-year old shareholder smiling with happiness on seeing the whole line of B-shares reaches the upper limit. With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and State Administration of Exchange Control, the B-share market, used to open only to the exterior-territorial investors, is also open to investors within the territory. Investors within the territory can open a B-share account and trade B-share shares with the foreign exchange legally held.

(Photo by Zhang Ming on February 28th, 2001)

11. Order-form Agriculture Bringing Farmers Double Profits

Minzhong Vegetable and Foodstuffs Industrial General Plant at Putian, Fujian Province, a demonstration engineering of agricultural industrialization of China, amasses the separated agricultural households and enterprises for joint operation with the order-form contract by establishing an industrial chain of vegetables bases, food processing and products export so as to get profit with growing vegetables and processing agricultural products. As a result, the Plant is praised as A Plant Making Farmers Richer. So far that Plant has established over 30 different forms of vegetable bases in the 12 villages and towns of Putian City, with 20,000 mu (a traditional unit of area, equal to 0.165 acre) of growing areas and good sales of its products to the overseas markets. Seen here is a photo of Houzhuo Village Base, at Xitianwei Town of Putian City gathering in the Japanese scallions.

(Photo by Zhang Sheng'gui on February 26th, 2001)

12. Bumper Harvests of Grains

In spite of the fact that the northern area of China suffered from drought to various extents in 2000 and 2001, the affected areas, thanks to the efficient drought-resistant measures, were controlled and bumper harvests were achieved.

(Photo by Wu Zhengrun on June 12th, 2001)

13. Concrete Pouring for Permanent Ship Lock at Three Gorges Engineering Entering Core Stage

The concrete pouring for the permanent ship lock at the Three Gorges Engineering is now entering the core stage. Seen here is a photo of the southern line of the permanent ship lock, the lock chamber, with its concrete pouring basically finished. The Three-Gorges Engineering is the largest engineering of the key water control project of China that spans the centuries.

(Photo by Ma Ping on June 15th, 2001)

14. Entire Line of Green Avenue for Olympics Games Application in Beijing Open to Traffic

On June 9th, 2001, the whole line of 4th Ring Freeway, with the total length of 65.3 kilometers, is open to traffic. This freeway will link with all the various main stadiums and gyms of the Olympic Games under planning. Shown here is the Sihuan (4th Ring) Motorway Interchange, in the shape of a palm-leaf fan, at the 4th Ring Motorway.

(Photo by Song Lianfeng on June 9th, 2001)