Research Cn The Development Of Valley Economy In Mentougou District, Beijing

Valley economy is a new concept put forward by Beijing city in recent years directing at thecharacteristics for mountain development in the suburbs. It is an extension of eco-regional economicdevelopment under new ideas pushed forward under Beijing urban development. It is based on cohesiondevelopments, subject to the ecological conservation and protection, and regarding ecologicalconstruction and leisure and tourism industry as a leader. Valley economy sets eco-conservation, tourism,economic development and humanistic values in one, and creates unified planning, diversity, andindustry integration, intensive management, distinctive industry economic zone.This paper makes a statement of basic information of Mentougou District first, including itsgeographic characteristics and the state of economic development at present. Then I make an analysis ofMentougou’s valley economy, pointing out its advantages and disadvantages. After this, I find out someproblems by giving questionnaires while we are developing the valley economy, such as lacking of fund,poor technology, less support from the government, and so on. Then based on Mentougou’s specificcondition, I conduct a series of exploration on how to develop Mentougou’s valley economy. In the end,I reach a conclusion that, in view of the valley economy is the bond which accelerates the integration ofurban and rural economic development, is the important means to increase the peasants’ income, and isthe important carrier of the development of mountainous areas.Valley economy reflects the basic law of the development of mountainous areas and is a newdevelopment platform. It accords with intensive development and also reflects the characteristic ofresource of mountainous areas’ construction. Valley economy is a new development mechanism, meetswith the requirements of urban and rural co-ordination, reflects the demand of the masses demand inmountainous areas, and can bring more wealth to the farmers in mountainous areas.Therefore, doing some research on the development of valley economy in Mentougou District isimportant in both theory aspect and practical aspect. Also, we can promote the development of thevalley economy by making use of brand economy, differences in marketing, and so on. Then we canfurther promote the economic development of mountainous areas and improve the social and economicbenefits.