Second, the industry is developing rapidly. Erqi District is an important industrial base in Zhengzhou. After years of development, Houzhai building materials industry cluster represented by Zhengzhou Zengqi New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Zhengzhou Jinlong Cement Co., Ltd., Mazhai food machinery and food processing cluster represented by Zhengzhou Tian Fang Group Co., Ltd. and Henan Dongfang Food Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd., and three "industrial clusters" such as Yalida, Yiyang and Niulun have been formed. Last year, the Master Kong food industry base project with an investment of US$ 54 million was newly introduced. At present, all kinds of construction are being stepped up, and the annual output value of the base will reach 2.5 billion yuan after completion. This industry has a certain influence in the whole country: for example, internationally renowned food production enterprises such as Master Kong and Uni-President all use food machinery in our region; Zhengzhou women's trousers processing industry also has a considerable scale and occupies an important position in the country.
Third, cultural tourism has distinctive features. There are many hills and gullies in the southwest countryside of this area, with unique terrain and rich forest fruits and tourism resources. In order to meet the growing demand of citizens for "cultural tourism" and "leisure tourism", in recent years, our district has built a cultural tourism brand of "three parks, seven districts and two festivals". The "Three Gardens" are three mixed orchards of cherries, grapes and walnuts, the "Seven Zones" are characteristic leisure tourist areas such as Jiangang Reservoir, Cherry Valley, Fishing Valley, Phoenix Island, Liyuan Village, Shuangquan Farm and Agricultural Sightseeing Park, and the "Two Festivals" are Cherry Festival and Grape Festival. At present, this area has become the back garden in the southwest of Zhengzhou. Every holiday, people come to visit our area in an endless stream.
Fourth, the urban environment is beautiful. The district adheres to the goal of "creating a good living environment and entrepreneurial environment", firmly establishes the concept of managing cities, actively introduces market-oriented means to strengthen urban construction management, and has achieved remarkable results. At present, there are 40 parks and gardens in * * * area, and the green area exceeds 1 10,000 square meters. Citizens can walk into the small garden less than 500 meters away from home. Especially in 2005, taking the opportunity of "four cities jointly creating", our district realized the increase of green space 179 hectares, the construction of 34 new public toilets and 3 sanitation transfer stations, comprehensively upgraded the streetscape of 32 markets, 6,084 "five small" units and 19 roads, and created 4 demonstration communities and 65,438 first-class communities.
Fifth, improve the socialized service system. There are 2 1 scientific research institutions such as the Fifth Design Institute of Nuclear Industry, Provincial Traffic Survey and Design Institute, Zhengzhou Institute of Machinery, Zhengzhou University, PLA Surveying and Mapping Institute, Zhengzhou Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhongzhou University, Huanghe University of Science and Technology, etc. 18 universities, 80 primary and secondary schools, 55 kindergartens, the first and third affiliated hospitals of Zhengzhou University, the Armed Police Hospital, and the Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital. We have continuously improved social security systems such as pension, medical care and unemployment, and established the Erqi District Charity Federation to provide timely assistance to people in need in urban and rural areas. A family planning reward and assistance system has been established in rural areas, and 50 yuan is given monthly rewards and subsidies to the elderly over 60 years old, thus ensuring the life of residents in this area. Comprehensively strengthen community management, actively explore community management methods, and emerge advanced management communities such as nurseries; Vigorously promote direct election of community posts and full-time and part-time appointment system. There are 225 community cadres with college education or above, accounting for more than half, and 2 of them also have master's degrees. Strengthen the construction of community living environment, and establish 9 demonstration communities and 40 first-class communities in the whole region, among which Songshan Community was rated as "National Green Community". Our district also won the honorary title of "Demonstration Zone of Community Construction in Henan Province".