(Jiashen twelfth lunar month 26), February 4, 2005, the fifth anniversary of the large-scale development of the western region was held in Beijing.

range of large-scale development of the western region of Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet Autonomous Region, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 12 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, area of ​​6.85 million square kilometers, accounting for 71.4% of the country. The end of 2002, a population of 367 million people, accounting for 28.8% of the country. In 2003, the GDP of 2.266 trillion yuan, accounting for 16.8% of the country. The western region is rich in resources, market potential, an important strategic position. However, due to the natural, historical, social and other reasons, the economic development of the western region is relatively backward, per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is only equivalent to two-thirds of the national average, less than 40% of the average of the eastern region, there is an urgent need to accelerate the reform and opening up and the pace of modernization.