Editing Xi'an (section)

==Economy==
[[File:长安 沣东大道沣河桥上东望市区.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Fenghe Bridge]]
As part of the [[China Western Development]] policy, Xi'an became a major target for accelerated attention. From 1997 to 2006, the industrial output value of Xi'an's service industry increased at an annual average rate of 13 percent, compared to traditional service industries of 0.74&nbsp;percent, representing a growth from US$8.113 billion to US$25.85 billion.<ref name="chinacenter">{{cite web |url=http://www.chinacenter.net/developing-western-china-xians-maturing-economy-and-the-role-of-producer-services/ |title=Xi'an's Maturing Economy |date=April 17, 2010 |access-date=2013-06-01 |author=Walcott, Susan |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206191326/https://www.chinacenter.net/2010/china_currents/9-1/developing-western-china-xians-maturing-economy-and-the-role-of-producer-services/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Xi'an is the largest economy of the Shaanxi province, with a GDP of 1.148 trillion Yuan in 2022. On average this value increases by 14.5&nbsp;percent annually, and accounts for approximately 35 percent of [[Shaanxi]]'s total GDP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China: Xi'an GDP 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390382/china-gross-domestic-product-gdp-of-xian/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> At least fifty-eight countries have established over 2,560 enterprises in Xi'an, including nineteen of the Fortune 500 enterprises. These include [[ABB]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Panasonic]], [[Toshiba]], [[Fujitsu]], [[Coca-Cola Company]] and [[Boeing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2007/01/17/city-report-xian/ |title=City Report: Xi'an |date=January 17, 2007<!-- 2:48 -->  |access-date=2013-06-02  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003150916/http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2007/01/17/city-report-xian/  |archive-date=October 3, 2014  |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Xi'an's capacity in information technology, advanced materials, aerospace, energy, and chemical engineering was highlighted in the western development policies in the ''Guiding Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Development of the West in the New Era and Forming a New Pattern''.<ref name=":9" />{{Rp|page=186}}

In 2020, Xi'an was ranked as a Beta- (global second tier) city by the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]].<ref name=":1" /> Xi'an is also one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the [[Global Financial Centres Index]].<ref name="GFCI">{{Cite web |date=September 2020 |title=The Global Financial Centres Index 28 |url=https://www.longfinance.net/media/documents/GFCI_28_Full_Report_2020.09.25_v1.1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.longfinance.net/media/documents/GFCI_28_Full_Report_2020.09.25_v1.1.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=26 September 2020 |publisher=Long Finance}}</ref>

Important industries include equipment manufacturing, tourism, and service outsourcing.<ref name="official website for Shaanxi">{{cite web |url=http://english.shaanxi.gov.cn/articleNews/news/governmentnews/200801/5297_1.html |title=Xi'an Economy |publisher=The People's Government of Shaanxi |date=January 1, 2008  |access-date=2013-06-02  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223235/http://english.shaanxi.gov.cn/articleNews/news/governmentnews/200801/5297_1.html  |archive-date=March 3, 2016  |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The manufacturing industry had an annual output of RMB 36.5 billion, accounting for 44.5&nbsp;percent of the city's total.<ref name="city info">{{cite web |date=August 29, 2011 |title=Xi'an ( Shaanxi ) City Information |url=http://china-trade-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Fast-Facts/Xi-an-Shaanxi-City-Information/ff/en/1/1X000000/1X07322S.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505065139/http://china-trade-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Fast-Facts/Xi-an-Shaanxi-City-Information/ff/en/1/1X000000/1X07322S.htm |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=2013-06-01 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Furthermore, as one of China's four ancient capitals,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lehmanlaw.com/offices/xian.html |title=Xi'an |publisher=Lehman, Lee & Xu |access-date=2013-06-02 |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629160356/http://www.lehmanlaw.com/offices/xian.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Xi'an's many cultural sites, including the [[Terracotta Army]], the [[City Wall of Xi'an]], and the [[Famen Temple]], make tourism an important industry as well. In 2019, tourists visiting Xi'an exceeded 300 million, earning a total income of RMB 314.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Global News |date=2020-06-17 |title=China's Thousand-Year-Old Ancient Capital Xi 'An Became A Tourist Hot Spot |url=https://www.accesswire.com/594172/chinas-thousand-year-old-ancient-capital-xi-an-became-a-tourist-hot-spot |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Accesswire |language=en}}</ref> On average, revenue increases by 36.4&nbsp;percent per year, and foreign-exchange earnings (530 million in 2009) increase by around 35.8&nbsp;percent.<ref name="city info"/>

Xi'an is also one of the first service outsourcing cities in China, with over 800 corporations in the industry. The city's output value from this sector exceeded RMB 23 billion in 2008. Employment in the sector doubled from 1997 to 2006, from a base of 60,000, and computer consulting also doubled from 16,000 to 32,000.<ref name="chinacenter"/> As a result of the importance of the software-outsourcing industry, the city planned construction of a Software New Town, which is scheduled to be completed in 2015 with 30 billion RMB investment.<ref name="city info"/> Other major export goods include lighting equipment and automobile parts, while its major import goods are mechanical and electrical products. Internationally, Xi'an's largest trade partner is the United States.<ref name="city info"/>

The [[Xi'an International Trade & Logistics Park|Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park]] covers about thirty-five square miles and was conceived of as model for logistics-based [[Urbanization in China|urbanization]].<ref name=":Curtis&Klaus">{{Cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Simon |title=The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order |last2=Klaus |first2=Ian |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=9780300266900 |location=New Haven and London |publication-date=2024 |doi=10.2307/jj.11589102 |jstor=jj.11589102}}</ref>{{Rp|page=120}} The park is a major [[dry port]] and rail container center.<ref name=":Curtis&Klaus" />{{Rp|page=120}} More China-Europe Freight Train (CEFT) rails depart from or return to Xi'an than any other city.<ref name=":Curtis&Klaus" />{{Rp|pages=120–121}}

===Software and technological industries===
[[File:雁塔 在锦业路上看高新商务区 01.jpg|thumb|293x293px|Xi'an Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone]]
The major industrial zone in Xi'an is the [[Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone]]. The [[Jiangcungou landfill]] in Xi'an was China's largest landfill site before its closure in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=China's mega-dump already full – 25 years early |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50429119 |access-date=15 November 2019 |date=15 November 2019 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203013213/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50429119 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The growing economy of the city also supports the development of a software industry, and the city is a pioneer in software industry in China. The Xi'an Software Park within the Xi'an Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone (XDZ) has attracted over 1,085 corporations and 106,000 employees as of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xdz.com/about/parks/software%20park/2013-08-14/85.html |title=Xi'an software park |website=www.xdz.com|access-date=2018-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071559/http://www.xdz.com/about/parks/software%20park/2013-08-14/85.html|archive-date=February 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Xi'an is described as having" large pool of cheap human resources from the 100 universities in the area, it hoovers up around 3,000 computer graduates every year, each earning approximately $120 a month—half the wages for the equivalent job in Beijing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/200609/13/eng20060913_302413.html |title=People's Daily |access-date=October 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904215721/http://english.people.com.cn/200609/13/eng20060913_302413.html |archive-date=September 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
[http://www.xianonlineinvest.org/doce/main.asp Bureau of Commerce of Xi'an Municipal Government] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232033/http://www.xianonlineinvest.org/doce/main.asp |date=October 16, 2012 }}</ref>

===Aerospace industry===
In November 2006, Xi'an and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation jointly set up Xi'an Aerospace Science and Technology Industrial Base. From its establishment, the base has focused on the development of the civil space industry, including equipment manufacturing, [[software]] and service [[outsourcing]], new materials and solar [[photovoltaics]].

Apart from the core area, the base will cover Xi'an and the [[Guanzhong]] area and the expansion zone will reach other parts of [[Northwest China]] and [[Southwest China]]. It is expected that by 2012 the total industry output can reach 2.8&nbsp;billion us dollars with about 10 to 20 brand products with intellectual property rights and 5 to 8 products with global competitiveness.

In 2008, after the launch of the initial aerospace center in Shanghai, the PRC is constructing another civil aerospace center in the Shaanxi province. The State Development and Reform Commission approved the planning of Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base on December 26, 2007. The National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base of Xi'an, set to cover {{convert|23|km2|abbr=on}}, will focus on developing satellites, new materials, energies, IT and other technologies for civil applications.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-11 |title=China military aircraft to see tech "breakthroughs" this year -Xinhua |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-technology-idUSL4N0WD3VK20150311 |access-date=2021-06-24 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630091143/https://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-technology-idUSL4N0WD3VK20150311 |url-status=live }}</ref>