Study On Development Strategy Of Enshi Transportation Infrastructure Construction Under The Development Campaign Of Western Regions In China

Enshi which is along the Yangtze River is located at the hinterland of the Three Gorges in Hubei province. The neighbouring places of Enshi include Chongqing which in westward, Hunan province which in southward and Yichang which in Northeastward. Being the bridgehead of polity, economic and culture between the central and western China, Enshi transportation infrastructure construction (ESTIC) which has the relationship with the transmeridional transportion of China should shoulder the responsibility of connecting the traffic among provinces and boosting the local economy prosperity, which is very important from the present viewpoint.Based upon the development campaign of western regions in China, from the following aspects, namely, geography, environment, social economic status and the development trend of Enshi economic, this paper analyzes the transportation requirements in light of different social economic developments and points out the main reason which restrains the transportation development of Enshi. After the presentation of ESTIC from the macro and regional angle and the deeply analysis of the ESTIC status, this paper not only affirms several cumulative fruits about ESTIC ,but also summarizes some acquired experiences and points out some existing problems. Then, according to all levels theories and guidelines enacted by Chinese government, Hubei province and local institution, some concrete measures about how to implement the guarantee programming are provided in term of the future development strategy and programming of Enshi. Also from the personal angle, some functions during the ESTIC process that the local government should put into the practice are pointed out.Finally, aiming at how to catch the next development opportunity for Enshi, in term of the policy enacted by State Department, namely, the rise of central China, and some advantageous policies for central and western regions in China, the paper makes a discussion and puts forward some valuable problems.According to recent years' work reviews and summaries about transportation development of Enshi, not only this paper can be used to instruct local new Five-year transportation construction, but also can provide some transportation development suggestions for the same regions in other part of China.