Why is Yiyang also called "Silver Capital"?

Yiyang is called Silver City because of its convenient transportation, economic income and prosperous business.

Yiyang is located in the lower reaches of Zijiang River, with dense river network and abundant water resources. Yiyang has been a fertile land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times. Due to the convenience of land and water transportation, Yiyang has become a prosperous place of commerce and trade. In the ancient history of China, silver has always been regarded as currency. Due to the prosperity of commercial trade, silver flows into the pockets of Yiyang people like running water, so Yiyang is called "Silver City".

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Economic profile:

1 and 20 18 years, Yiyang achieved a regional GDP of1758.38 billion yuan, an increase of 8. 1% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 24.588 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%; The added value of the secondary industry was 66.953 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 84.297 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6%. The contribution rates of primary, secondary and tertiary industries to economic growth are 6.2%, 39.9% and 53.9% respectively.

2. The annual consumer price increased by 1.9% compared with the previous year. Among the eight categories of consumption, residential consumption increased by 3.7%, transportation and communication by 2.9%, daily necessities and services by 1.7%, other goods and services by 1.7%, medical care by 1.6%, and clothing by 1.4%.

3. The annual general public budget revenue was12.584 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7% over the previous year. Among them, the local fiscal revenue was 7,654.38+0.05 billion yuan, an increase of 2.0%; Provincial income1041million yuan, an increase of15.6%; The central fiscal revenue was 4.438 billion yuan, up by 16.3%. General public budget revenue accounts for 7.2% of GDP. The annual general public budget expenditure was 356 1. 1 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4%.

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