Profile of Shanxi Province

Overview

Shanxi Province is located in the middle reach of the Yellow River Basin. To the east, the majestic Taihang Mountains form a natural barrier, bordering Hebei Province; to the west and south, the Yellow River forms a natural boundary, facing Shaanxi Province and Henan Province across the river; to the north, the ancient Great Wall extends across the region, and the province adjoins Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The province is named Shanxi because it lies west of the Taihang Mountains. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it belonged to the State of Jin, hence its abbreviation “Jin.” In the early Warring States period, the State of Jin was divided among Han, Zhao, and Wei, so Shanxi is also known as Sanjin, literally “the Three Jin.” The province covers a total area of 156,700 square kilometers. At of 2025, its permanent resident population was 34.2million. It administers 11 prefecture-level cities and 117 county-level administrative units.

Geographical Location and Natural Conditions

Terrain

The outline of Shanxi’s territory forms a parallelogram slanting from northeast to southwest. It is a typical mountainous plateau extensively covered by loess, with terrain that is higher in the northeast and lower in the southwest. The interior of the plateau is uneven, with crisscrossing river valleys and diverse landforms, including mountains, hills, terraces, and plains. Mountains and hills account for 80% of the province’s total area, while plains and river valleys account for 20%. Most areas of the province are over 1,500 meters above sea level. The highest point is Yedou Peak, the main peak of Mount Wutai, with an elevation of 3,061 meters, making it the highest peak in North China.

Climate

Shanxi is located inland in the mid-latitude zone and has a temperate continental monsoon climate. Influenced by solar radiation, monsoon circulation, and geographical factors, Shanxi’s climate is characterized by distinct seasons, rainfall and heat occurring in the same period, abundant sunshine, significant climatic differences between north and south, sharp temperature contrasts between winter and summer, and large day-night temperature variations. The annual average temperature across the province ranges from 4.2°C to 14.2°C, generally increasing from north to south and decreasing from basins to high mountains. Annual precipitation ranges from 358 to 621 millimeters across the province, with uneven seasonal distribution. Rainfall is relatively concentrated in summer, from June to August, accounting for about 60% of the annual total, and its spatial distribution within the province is strongly influenced by topography.

Territorial Area

The province stretches approximately 682 kilometers from north to south and about 385 kilometers from east to west, covering a total area of 156,700 square kilometers, which accounts for 1.6% of China’s total land area.

Mineral Resources

Shanxi Province stands as a cornerstone of China’s mining economy. The resource landscape can be summarized as follows (data as of 2015):

1. General Resource Scale

• Total minerals discovered: 120 types.

• Minerals with proven resource reserves: 63 types.

• Top-tier national rankings (No. 1 in China): 5 specific minerals, including coalbed methane, bauxite, refractory clay, magnesium ore, and metallurgical dolomite.

• Top 10 national rankings: A total of 32 major minerals, including coal, coalbed methane, bauxite, iron ore, and rutile, rank among the top ten in China.

2. Key Mineral Data Highlights

• Coal: Reserves amount to 270 billion tons, accounting for 17.3% of the national total (ranked 3rd in China).

• Coalbed Methane: Remaining economically recoverable reserves reach 230 billion cubic meters (ranked 1st in China).

• Bauxite: Total reserves are 1.527 billion tons in ore volume, accounting for 32% of the national total (ranked 1st in China).

• Iron Ore: Total reserves reach 4 billion tons (ranked 8th in China), characterized by diverse types and wide distribution.

• Copper: Reserves reach 3 million tons in metal content, primarily concentrated in the Zhongtiao Mountains.

• Rutile: Total reserves reach 4.2 million tons (ranked 2nd in China).

3. Distribution and Characteristics

• Distribution Patterns: Sedimentary minerals (e.g., coal, bauxite) are widely distributed, while important metallic minerals (e.g., iron ore, copper) are relatively concentrated.

• Ore Quality and Composition: Among important metallic minerals, there is a prevalence of low-grade ores over high-grade ores, and a higher occurrence of associated and coexisting minerals compared to single-mineral deposits.

Plant Resources

Shanxi is a true treasure trove of plant life, home to over 2,700 species of plants, including more than 460 types of trees. The landscape shifts as you travel across the province: the south and southeast are lush, diverse, and filled with broad-leaved forests; the central region is dominated by expansive coniferous forests; and the northern and northwestern areas feature rugged, beautiful grasslands and resilient shrubs like sea buckthorn. Beyond the scenery, the mountains hide incredible natural wealth, including protected rare species and over 1,000 types of wild medicinal herbs like codonopsis, astragalus, and forsythia, which have long been prized in traditional health practices. By the end of 2023, the province's forest area reached approximately 3.23 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 20.6%, reflecting a Shanxi that is growing greener and more vibrant every year.

Animal Resources

Shanxi is home to a rich variety of wildlife, boasting 439 known species, mostly terrestrial. The province takes significant pride in protecting its natural heritage, with 71 species listed under national key protection. Among these, 17 are Class I protected animals—including iconic species like the brown-eared pheasant, leopard, golden eagle, and sika deer—while another 54 are classified as Class II protected species, covering a wide range of birds, mammals, and amphibians. Additionally, there are 27 species under provincial protection, such as the gray heron, and over 300 other species that play vital roles in the local ecosystem or hold significant scientific and economic value.

Water Resources

Thanks to its rugged landscape of mountains and valleys, Shanxi is a vital watershed that feeds into two major river systems: the Yellow River and the Haihe River. The Yellow River basin covers about 62% of the province, while the Haihe River basin covers the remaining 38%.

Beyond the 965-kilometer stretch of the Yellow River that runs along the province’s borders, Shanxi is home to an extensive network of waterways. This includes 5 major rivers (such as the Fenhe and the Sanggan), nearly 50 medium-sized rivers, and close to 400 smaller streams.

Almost all of these rivers originate within the province and flow outward, making Shanxi the source for several key tributaries of the Haihe River. This critical role has earned Shanxi the nickname the "Water Tower of North China."

In terms of resources, the province receives an average annual rainfall of about 509 millimeters. Historically, Shanxi’s total annual water resources have been estimated at approximately 12.4 billion cubic meters, which includes both river runoff and groundwater.

Tourism Resources

As a cradle of Chinese civilization, Shanxi is an unparalleled open-air museum where “ancient history meets splendid scenery.” Holding 452 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level—the highest number in China, accounting for 23.3% of the national total—the province preserves over 70% of China’s surviving above-ground ancient buildings that older than 800 years. Visitors can marvel at UNESCO World Heritage treasures, including the monumental Yungang Grottoes, the impeccably preserved Ancient City of Pingyao, and the sacred Buddhist temples of Mount Wutai, alongside unique architectural marvels like the cliff-hanging Xuankong Temple, the mural-rich Yongle Palace, the sprawling Haizhou Guandi Temple, the historical Jinci Temple, and the intricate courtyard folk culture found in the Qiao, Qu, and Wang Family Compounds. Shanxi’s natural allure is equally impressive, featuring the majestic Northern Sacred Mountain Hengshan, the refreshing summer sanctuary of Mianshan, the thunderous Hukou Waterfall—China’s second-largest—and diverse nature reserves like Pangquangou, Luya Mountain, Lishan Mountain, and Manghe. Moreover, as a historic revolutionary heartland, the province is deeply marked by pivotal sites such as the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the Huangyadong Arsenal, and the Liu Hulan Memorial Hall, making Shanxi a profound destination where thousands of years of culture, nature, and revolutionary history converge.

Environmental Protection and Greening

According to the Technical Regulation on Air Quality Index , the number of days meeting air quality standards in the 11 prefecture-level cities ranged from 255 to 334.

In addition, the province’s forest area covered 3.577 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 22.8%. A total of 227.3 thousand hectares of afforestation area were completed throughout the year, among which artificial afforestation (including degraded forest restoration and aerial seeding) covered 180.3 thousand hectares, accounting for 79.3 percent of the total afforestation area.

2025 Shanxi Statistics Data

Compiled by Shanxi ProvincialStatisticsBureau and

Shanxi Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics

March 25, 2026

As 2025 concluded the 14th Five-Year Plan, Shanxi remained steadfast in fulfilling its national mandates, successfully integrating new development philosophies to drive high-quality growth and comprehensive transformation. Throughout the year, the provincial economy maintained steady progress, marked by accelerated industrial restructuring and a deepening energy revolution. These efforts yielded significant improvements in public well-being and the "Beautiful Shanxi" initiative, all while ensuring social harmony. By consistently advancing these strategic priorities, Shanxi has taken solid, definitive steps forward in its journey toward realizing Chinese modernization.

I. General Overview

1. Economic Performance

• Gross Regional Product (GRP): 2,549.57 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% (speeding up by 1.8 percentage points).

-- Primary Industry: 141.05 billion yuan (+4.5%), contributing 5.5% to GRP.

-- Secondary Industry: 1,030.50 billion yuan (+3.1%), contributing 40.4% to GRP.

-- Tertiary Industry: 1,378.02 billion yuan (+4.5%), contributing 54.0% to GRP.

• Per Capita GRP: 74,223 yuan (+4.6%), equivalent to approximately $10,391 USD.

2. Population & Employment

• Permanent Residents: 34.24 million (a decrease of 0.22 million).

-- Urbanization Rate: 67.35% (up 1.03 percentage points).

• Vital Statistics:

-- Births: 189,000 (Birth rate: 5.50‰).

-- Deaths: 302,900 (Death rate: 8.82‰).

-- Natural Growth Rate: -3.32‰.

• Employment: 473,000 new urban jobs created.

3. Market & Prices

• Consumer Price Index (CPI): Rose by 0.1%.

• Industrial Producer Prices: Output prices down 9.8%; Purchasing prices down 6.9%.

• Agricultural Producer Prices: Down 2.4%.

• Market Entities: Total count reached 4.06 million, with 463,000 newly registered.

4. New Quality Productive Forces & Innovation

• Key Industries (Value Added):

-- Computer & Office Equipment: +120%.

-- New Energy Industry: +25.3%.

-- New Materials: +6.2%.

• Production Highlights:

-- Industrial Robots: +370% (3.7x growth).

-- Photovoltaic Cells: +230% (2.3x growth).

-- Servers: +47.8%.

• Digital Services:

-- Software & IT Services Revenue: +12.1%.

-- Internet & Related Services Revenue: +8.8%.

• Investment Focus:

-- New Energy Vehicles: +57.0%.

-- New Energy Power Generation: +18.8%.

-- Equipment, Tools, & Instruments: +13.6%.

• E-Commerce: Online retail sales reached 145.51 billion yuan (+15.0%).

5. Energy, Ecology & Environment

• Energy Efficiency: Energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of GRP decreased by 2.0%.

• Green Power:

-- Clean Energy Generation: 155.75 billion kWh (+24.2%).

-- Green Power Export: 9.89 billion kWh (+31.3%).

-- Clean Energy Installed Capacity: 55.1% of total power capacity.

-- Advanced Coal Capacity: 84% of total capacity.

• Environmental Quality:

-- PM2.5 Concentration: Average 30 μg/m³.

-- Air Quality: 81.4% of days had good air quality.

-- Water Quality: 98.9% of sections reached Grade III or better; all 16 major Yellow River

tributary entry points achieved good water quality.

II. Agriculture

1. Crop Cultivation Area

• Total Sown Area: 3,665.9 thousand hectares (an increase of 27.5 thousand hectares).

• Key Crop Breakdown:

-- Grain: 3,166.3 thousand hectares (includes 1,854.9 thousand hectares of corn and 535.4

thousand hectares of wheat).

-- Vegetables: 240.3 thousand hectares.

-- Orchards: 380.3 thousand hectares.

-- Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs: 105.7 thousand hectares.

-- Oil-bearing Crops: 105.5 thousand hectares.

2. Grain Output

• Total Output: 14.87 million tons (an increase of 1.2% year-on-year).

-- Summer Grain: 2.52 million tons (+1.5%).

-- Autumn Grain: 12.35 million tons (+1.2%).

3. Animal Husbandry

• Total Meat Output: 1.83 million tons (+7.9%).

-- Pork: 1.16 million tons (+6.1%).

-- Poultry Meat: 406 thousand tons (+12.9%).

-- Beef: 133 thousand tons (+14.0%).

-- Mutton: 133 thousand tons (+4.2%).

• Other Products:

-- Eggs: 1.35 million tons (+1.0%).

-- Milk: 1.41 million tons (-3.5%).

• Pig Inventory: 9.22 million heads in stock (+5.8%); 14.38 million marketed during the year (+3.8%).

4. Fisheries & Agricultural Infrastructure

• Aquatic Product Output: 61 thousand tons (+4.0%).

• Land & Irrigation Improvements:

-- High-Standard Farmland Completed: 73.6 thousand hectares.

-- Efficient Water-Saving Irrigation Completed: 28.7 thousand hectares.

III. Industry and Construction

1. Industrial Added Value & Growth

• Total Industrial Added Value: 926.62 billion yuan (+4.6%).

• Enterprises Above Designated Size: Value added increased by 4.9%.

-- By Sector: Mining (+6.3%), Manufacturing (+2.6%), and Power/Heat/Gas/Water supply

(+1.7%).

-- By Type: Coal industry (+6.0%), Non-coal industries (+3.1%).

2. Operating Income & Profits (Above Designated Size)

• Total Operating Income: 2.93 trillion yuan (-9.7%).

-- Mining: 1.02 trillion yuan (-17.4%).

-- Manufacturing: 1.49 trillion yuan (-6.6%).

-- Power/Heat/Gas/Water Supply: 427.06 billion yuan (+0.6%).

• Total Profits: 130.23 billion yuan (-36.3%).

3. Efficiency & Financial Health (Above Designated Size)

• Cost per 100 Yuan of Revenue: 86.24 yuan (+1.80 yuan).

• Operating Profit Margin: 4.44% (down 1.85 percentage points).

• Asset-Liability Ratio: 67.8% (up 0.2 percentage points).

4. Construction Industry

• Total Added Value: 109.00 billion yuan (-7.9%).

• Contracting & Output:

-- New Contracts Signed: 1.40 trillion yuan (-1.2%).

-- Total Construction Output: 529.58 billion yuan (-5.5%).

IV. Energy

1. Energy Production

• Coal & Derivatives:

-- Raw Coal: 1.31 billion tons (+2.4%).

-- Coke: 102 million tons (+10.4%).

• Natural Gas & Electricity:

-- Unconventional Natural Gas: 18.2 billion cubic meters (+8.9%).

-- Total Electricity Generation: 470 billion kWh (+3.1%).

-- Outward Electricity Transmission: 150 billion kWh (a decrease of 2.8%).

2. Installed Power Capacity

• Total Capacity: 164 million kW (+11.7% from the previous year).

• Capacity Breakdown:

-- Thermal Power: 84 million kW (+0.4%).

-- Solar Power: 49.5 million kW (+42.4% — demonstrating rapid expansion).

-- Wind Power: 28.3 million kW (+8.3%).

-- Hydropower: 2.3 million kW (a slight decrease of 0.1%).

3. Electricity Consumption

• Total Consumption: 321 billion kWh (+6.4%).

• By Sector:

-- Primary Industry: 2.9 billion kWh (+6.3%).

-- Secondary Industry: 230 billion kWh (+4.6%), dominated by industry-specific

consumption of 229 billion kWh.

-- Tertiary Industry: 53 billion kWh (+13.9% — showing significant growth).

-- Residential (Urban & Rural): 35 billion kWh (+8.1%).

V. Service Sector

1. Service Industry Performance

• Total Added Value: 1.38 trillion yuan (+4.5% year-on-year).

• Key Growth Drivers (by added value):

-- Wholesale & Retail: 180.60 billion yuan (+5.5%).

-- Transport, Storage & Post: 152.29 billion yuan (+7.0%).

-- Hotels & Catering: 38.11 billion yuan (+4.6%).

-- Financial Intermediation: 150.22 billion yuan (+0.7%).

-- Real Estate: 123.17 billion yuan (+1.1%).

-- Information, Software & IT Services: 52.59 billion yuan (+9.8% — strongest growth).

-- Leasing & Business Services: 82.13 billion yuan (+8.5%).

2. Transportation Infrastructure & Logistics

• Passenger & Freight Traffic:

-- Passenger Traffic: 330.69 million person-times (-3.1%); however, passenger turnover

volume increased by 11.2% (38.87 billion person-kilometers).

-- Freight Traffic: 2.27 billion tons (+1.3%); freight turnover volume increased by 6.1%

(705.06 billion ton-kilometers).

-- Civil Aviation: 21.43 million passenger throughput (+2.1%).

• Highway Network:

-- Total Highway Mileage: 149,000 km (1,152.7 km newly added).

-- Expressways: 6,480.7 km of total length.

3. Postal & Express Delivery

• Total Postal Delivery Volume: 2.63 billion pieces (+22.1%).

• Express Delivery: 2.05 billion pieces (+32.4%); generating 15.32 billion yuan in revenue(+14.7%).

4. Telecommunications

• Telecom Infrastructure & Usage:

-- Base Stations: 325,000 total (includes 118,000 5G and 183,000 4G stations).

-- Total Telecom Revenue: 37.04 billion yuan (+9.3%).

--Total Mobile Users: 42.85 million (includes 29.73 million 5G Users).

• Internet Access:

-- Broadband Users: 18.56 million.

-- Mobile Internet Traffic: 7.3 billion GB (+9.3%).

VI. Domestic Trade

1. Total Retail Sales Overview

• Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods: 803.09 billion yuan (+4.7% year-on-year).

• By Area:

-- Urban: 678.01 billion yuan (+4.9%).

-- Rural: 125.08 billion yuan (+3.4%).

• By Consumption Type:

-- Commodity Retail: 726.63 billion yuan (+4.6%).

-- Catering Income: 76.45 billion yuan (+5.2%).

2. Consumption Trends (Above-Quota Enterprises)

• Total Retail Sales by Above-Quota Enterprises: 319.7 billion yuan (+5.1%).

• Key Growth Sectors:

-- Telecommunication Equipment: +40.6% (Strongest growth).

-- Household Appliances & Audio-Video Equipment: +19.7%.

-- Grain, Oil, & Food: +10.4%.

-- Cosmetics: +6.3%.

-- Traditional Chinese & Western Medicine: +4.2%.

-- Beverages: +3.6%.

-- Tobacco & Liquor: +1.4%.

VII. Investment in Fixed Assets

1. Fixed Asset Investment (FAI) Overview

• Total Investment (excluding rural households): Decreased by 0.4% year-on-year.

• By Industry:

-- Primary Industry: +3.8% (Growth).

-- Secondary Industry: +2.9% (Growth).

-- Tertiary Industry: -3.4% (Decline).

• Key Investment Categories:

-- Private Investment: +2.8% (Positive momentum).

-- Infrastructure Investment: -1.7% (Slight contraction).

2. Real Estate Development

• Total Real Estate Investment: 151.14 billion yuan (-9.9% year-on-year).

• Residential Investment: 121.07 billion yuan (-12.0% year-on-year).

Note: This data reflects the ongoing sector-wide adjustment in real estate development investment.

3. Project Portfolio (Excluding Real Estate)

• Total Ongoing Projects: 16,935 (An increase of 799 projects compared to the previous year).

• Large-scale Projects (>100 million yuan): 4,121 (A decrease of 24 projects).

VIII. Foreign Trade, Investment, and Cooperation

1. Foreign Trade Overview

• Total Import/Export Value: 137.24 billion yuan (-21.2% year-on-year).

-- Export Value: 70.07 billion yuan (-34.3%).

-- Import Value: 67.18 billion yuan (-0.7%).

• Key Commodity Shifts:

-- Coal (Coal & Lignite) Exports: 248,000 tons (-57.5%).

-- Coke (Coke & Semi-coke) Exports: 445,000 tons (+2.6%).

-- Steel Products Exports: 1.573 million tons (+24.2%).

-- Iron Ore/Concentrates Imports: 10.41 million tons (+23.1%; Value: 6.96 billion yuan,

+11.5%).

2. Foreign Investment & Global Cooperation

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI):

-- New Foreign-Invested Enterprises: 93.

-- Actual Utilized FDI: 790 million USD (+19.8%).

• Overseas Engineering Projects:

-- Newly Signed Contracts: 4.63 billion USD (+27.3%).

-- Completed Turnover: 1.61 billion USD (+1.9%).

IX. Finance

1. Fiscal Budget

• General Public Budget Revenue: 321.86 billion yuan (-9.1% year-on-year).

-- Tax Revenue: 214.21 billion yuan (-6.9%).

-- Non-tax Revenue: 107.65 billion yuan (-13.3%).

• General Public Budget Expenditure: 605.89 billion yuan (-4.0%).

-- Social Security & Employment: 123.81 billion yuan (+2.4%).

-- Healthcare: 48.31 billion yuan (+1.4%).

2. Financial Institutions (Deposits & Loans)

• Total Financial Institution Deposits: 6.46 trillion yuan (+5.7%).

• Total Financial Institution Loans: 4.90 trillion yuan (+7.4%).

• Rural Financial Cooperative Institutions (Rural Credit Cooperatives/Rural Commercial Banks):

-- Deposits: 1.42 trillion yuan (+3.4%).

-- Loans: 912.7 billion yuan (+4.2%).

3. Securities Market

• A-Share Listed Companies: 41 firms.

• Total Securities Trading Volume: 13.86 trillion yuan (+35.6%).

-- Stocks: 6.19 trillion yuan (+68.0%).

-- Funds: 756.46 billion yuan (+167.4%).

-- Bonds: 6.90 trillion yuan (+10.5%).

• Investor Accounts: 7.637 million (+8.4%).

4. Insurance Sector

• Total Original Premium Income: 122.61 billion yuan (+7.1%).

-- Life Insurance: 72.76 billion yuan (+9.5%).

-- Property Insurance: 29.48 billion yuan (+3.3%).

-- Health Insurance: 18.36 billion yuan (+4.4%).

-- Accident Insurance: 2.01 billion yuan (+3.6%).

• Insurance Indemnities & Payments: 48.85 billion yuan (+9.6%).

X. Households Income and Consumption and Social Security

1. Resident Income & Consumption

• Per Capita Disposable Income: 33,923 yuan (+4.6% year-on-year).

• Per Capita Consumption Expenditure: 22,265 yuan (+5.6% year-on-year).

• Urban vs. Rural Dynamics:

-- Urban: Disposable Income 44,649 yuan (+3.7%); Consumption Expenditure 27,339 yuan

(+4.8%).

-- Rural: Disposable Income 19,766 yuan (+5.5%); Consumption Expenditure 15,568 yuan

(+6.4%).

• Equity & Quality of Life:

-- Urban-Rural Income Ratio: 2.26 (narrowed by 0.04), indicating progress in bridging the

income gap.

-- Engel Coefficient: 25.6% (Provincial total; Urban: 24.2%, Rural: 28.9%).

2. Social Security Participation

• Endowment Insurance:

-- Urban Workers: 11.525 million (+304,000).

-- Urban & Rural Residents: 15.84 million (-138,000).

• Medical Insurance:

-- Urban Workers: 8.12 million (+352,000).

-- Urban & Rural Residents: 23.648 million (-204,000).

• Other Social Insurance:

-- Unemployment Insurance: 5.894 million (+183,000).

-- Work-related Injury Insurance: 6.773 million (-19,000).

-- Maternity Insurance: 5.189 million (+212,000).

3. Social Welfare & Assistance

• Targeted Aid:

-- Urban Subsistence Allowances: 114,000 recipients (760 million yuan disbursed).

-- Rural Five-Guarantee Scheme: 123,000 recipients.

-- Special Government Allowances (Veterans/Others): 215,000 recipients.

• Welfare Infrastructure:

-- Total Institutions: 901 (841 elderly care, 22 child welfare).

-- Total Beds: 183,000 (177,000 for elderly care).

• Philanthropy:

-- Welfare Lottery Sales: 3.17 billion yuan.

-- Social Welfare Funds Raised: 960 million yuan.

-- Social Donations Received: 11.95 million yuan.

XI. Science, Technology and Education

1. Innovation & Technology

• Patents:

-- Total Authorized: 23,170 (-20.5% year-on-year).

-- Invention Patents: 7,580 (+6.5% – indicating a shift toward higher-quality innovation).

• Technology Transactions: 82.92 billion yuan (+4.5%).

• Corporate Innovation Infrastructure:

-- National-level Enterprise Tech Centers: 39 (+4).

-- Provincial-level Enterprise Tech Centers: 553.

-- High-tech Enterprises: 4,372 (+217).

-- "Specialized, Refined, Unique, and Innovative" (SRUI) SMEs: 3,031 (+128).

2. Public Safety & Meteorology

• Meteorology: 110 weather stations and 112 artificial weather modification units.

-- Operation impact: 3.3 billion cubic meters of rainfall generated via precipitation

enhancement.

• Seismology: 5 comprehensive stations, 1 network center, and 1 digital monitoring network.

-- Seismic activity: 11 earthquakes (M3.0+) recorded; maximum magnitude M4.2.

3. Education & Human Capital

• Institutional Overview:

-- General/Vocational Higher Ed: 82 institutions (plus 8 adult higher education).

-- Secondary Vocational Schools: 403.

-- High Schools: 506 | Junior Highs: 1,272 | Primary Schools: 3,272 | Kindergartens: 5,790.

• Key Enrollment & Graduation Highlights (Selected):

-- Postgraduate: 23k new | 67k current | 20k graduates.

-- Undergraduate: 155k new | 560k current | 145k graduates.

-- Vocational Higher Ed: 140k new | 396k current | 151k graduates.

-- Primary Education: 342k new | 2.208 million current | 396k graduates.

-- Preschool: 735,000 children enrolled.

XII. Culture and Tourism, Public Health and Sports

1. Culture & Media

• Infrastructure:

-- Public Institutions: 129 cultural centers, 1,298 cultural stations, and 127 public libraries.

-- Broadcasting: 112 radio and television stations, supported by a network of 16

medium/short-wave relay stations and 279 FM/TV relay stations.

• Publications:

-- Newspapers: 52 types (1.34 billion copies).

-- Periodicals: 197 types (15.53 million copies).

-- Books: 3,622 types (48.41 million copies).

• Economic Impact: Operating income for above-scale cultural enterprises reached 43.04 billion yuan (+6.1%).

2. Tourism

• Performance of Key Monitored Scenic Spots:

-- Visitor Traffic: 124.55 million (+14.8%).

-- Ticket Revenue: 3.49 billion yuan (+9.1%).

-- Total Operating Income: 7.88 billion yuan (+10.5%).

3. Public Health & Medical Services

• Capacity:

-- Institutions: 40,000 (including clinics and village health rooms), 228,000 hospital beds.

-- Specialized Centers: 315 public health institutions, 129 maternal and child care centers.

• Workforce:

-- Total Health Professionals: 337,000.

-- Key Distribution: 30,000 in health centers (28k in rural/township), 17,000 in community

centers, 18,000 in public health institutions, and 10,000 in maternal/child care centers.

4. Sports & Fitness

• Facilities: 126,734 venues covering 95.87 million m².

-- Breakdown: 69,716 ball game venues, 46,981 fitness venues, 5,924 basic event venues, 67

ice/snow venues, and 60 large-scale stadiums.

• Participation & Performance:

-- Regular participants in physical exercise: 13.86 million people.

-- National Fitness Programs launched: 100.

-- Competitive Success: 89 gold, 87 silver, and 71 bronze medals.

• Economic Impact: Sports lottery sales: 7.20 billion yuan (+7.9%).

XIII. Resources, Environment and Work Safety

1. Ecological & Environmental Indicators

• Water Resources: Large reservoirs stored 1.55 billion cubic meters of water at year-end.

• Forestry:

-- Total Forest Area: 3.577 million hectares.

-- Forest Coverage Rate: 22.8%.

-- Annual Afforestation: 227.3 thousand hectares.

-- Structure: 180.3 thousand hectares (79.3%) were completed via artificial methods

(including restoration and aerial seeding).

• Air Quality:

-- Compliance: 11 prefecture-level cities recorded between 255 and 334 days of compliant air

quality (based on the AQI standard HJ633-2012).

2. Public Safety & Disaster Management

• Natural Disasters:

-- Direct Economic Loss: 2.84 billion yuan (+32.7% year-on-year).

-- Agricultural Impact: 240,000 hectares affected (-23.3%), with total crop failure spanning

23,000 hectares (-65.2%).

• Work Safety:

-- Fatal Accidents: 1,373 incidents (-12.0%).

-- Fatalities: 1,500 deaths (-11.6%).

-- Coal Mine Safety: Mortality rate of 0.044 per million tons.