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10.
Qingdao has a well-developed industrial economy. Around 600 000 workers, or 60% of the city's non-agricultural work force, are engaged in the industrial sector. The city is an important production base for light and textile industries. Food and beverage
industries are also important: Qingdao Beer () and Laoshan Mineral Water
(k) enjoy good reputation both at home and abroad. In 1990, the value
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of its industrial output was ranked fourth among the 14 coastal cities, after Shanghai, Tianjin
and Guangzhou:
1990 Industrial Output
at 1980 Prices
% Change
Over 1989
(Rmb bn)
Shanghai
105.4
+3.6
Tianjin
38.6
+3.0
Guangzhou
28.1
+9.2
Qingdao
18.8
+6.6
Ningbo
16.9
+5.5
Dalian
16.8
+4.3
Shenzhen
16.1
+38.5
The city is also ranked seventh among the 14 open coastal cities in both imports and exports
in the same year.
11.
Dalian has an area of 12 574 sq. km and a population of 5 million; the area of the city district is 1 442 sq. km. Administratively, Dalian is divided into Dalian County ( 大連縣 ), Wafangdian County (), Zhuanghe County () Changhai County (長海縣) and Xinjin County ( 新金縣
*) ) as shown in Annex V.
12.
Dalian is also one of the 14 coastal cities opened in 1984. It has the strategic advantage of locating at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula and the industrialised North East, making it a major entrepôt, industrial base and tourist centre. Like Qingdao,
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