Research On The Construction And Development Of Qufu Cultural Special Economic Zone

The concept of "Cultural Special Economic Zone" was explicitly raised in the NPC and CPPCC Government Work Report of Shandong Province. The "Special Zone" will be set up in Qufu, which is the hometown of Confucius and the birthplace and carrior of Confucianism. As early as2011,the motion to set up the "Special Zone" was put forward on the fourth session of the tenth meeting of Shandong Province CPPCC.During the next two years, measures to speed up the development of Qufu as "cultural holy city" were frequently appeared in the government reports. The establishment of "Chinese Cultural Symbolic City" and Qufu "Cultural Special Economic Zone" embody that Shandong Province elevated the development of Qufu to an unprecedented height. The cosign of the "Framework Agreement about Cooperatively Promoting the Construction of Cultural Strong Province" at the end of2012marks the official start of the establishment of Qufu "cultural special ecoonomic zone".With the operation of the developing strategy of "Making breakthrough in Qufu" in cultural construction, surrounding cultural resources that Qufu can radiate to will be integrated, developed and utilized with Qufu as the core. This will be a huge opportunity for the economic development and culture construction of Qufu. Under the guidance of government and the Ministry of Culture, we will explore new direction of Qufu culture construction, seek innovative ideas, reasonably plan as a whole of cultural inheritance and cultural relics protection, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of people, make full use of the advantages in resources and the integrity of the cultural system, accelerate the construction and inovation of system. We will lead the economic development by Confucianism, accelerate the industrial transformation, promote the economic development and urban construction of Qufu, to make Qufu to be "Oriental Holy City, Model for All Place" as soon as possible, give play to the advantage of "Special Zone", realize the resonable conversion cutural force to economic benefits.