Good resource endowment. Rare earth, tungsten, tantalum, niobium, lead, zinc, uranium, lithium, gold, copper, kaolin and other mineral resources rank among the top in China. With Wuyishan, Longhu Mountain, Guifeng, Danxia (Taining), Fujian Tulou and other world natural and cultural heritages.
Ecological status is important. It is the source area of Ganjiang, Minjiang, Dongjiang, Fuhe, Xinjiang, Jiulong, Tingjiang and Meijiang rivers. It is a key forest area and an important ecological barrier in southern China. Among them, Nanling and Luo Xiao are mountain forest biodiversity ecological zones, while Wuyishan and Dai Yun are treasure houses of biodiversity in the middle subtropical zone.
The industrial characteristics are obvious. Characteristic agriculture such as navel orange and tea and processing industries of rare earth, tungsten, gold, copper and lithium have strong competitiveness, and industries such as electronic information, machinery manufacturing, textile, new energy, medicine, steel, building materials and chemical industry have begun to take shape.
The cultural heritage is profound. It is the birthplace of the spirit of the Soviet area, an important patriotic education base in China and a red tourist destination. Hakka culture, Minnan culture and tea culture have a long history and profound cultural accumulation. With the full implementation of the Opinions and the further increase of policy support, the former Central Soviet Area entered a critical period of revitalization and development, facing unprecedented development opportunities. With the in-depth development of economic globalization and regional economic integration, the eastern coastal industries have accelerated their transfer to the central and western regions, which has injected great vitality into the revitalization and development of this region. New industrialization and urbanization have great potential, the strategy of expanding domestic demand has been fully implemented, and major infrastructure has been improved day by day, creating a good environment for giving play to regional comparative advantages and realizing leap-forward development. With the smooth implementation of CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao) and ECFA (Framework Agreement on Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation), exchanges at home and abroad linked by Hakka culture and Minnan culture have become more active, providing more convenient conditions for further opening up and attracting Hakka folks and overseas Chinese to invest and start businesses in their hometowns.
At the same time, the development of this region still faces many challenges. The concentrated manifestations are as follows: the development foundation is weak, and half of the counties belong to concentrated contiguous poverty-stricken areas and national and provincial key counties for poverty alleviation and development; The proportion of resource-based industries is large and the level of intensive processing is low; Lack of central cities with strong radiation driving ability, the development of county towns and small towns lags behind, and the urbanization rate is obviously lower than the national average; The development of social undertakings is lagging behind, people's livelihood issues are more prominent, and the gap between urban and rural public services is large; The institutional mechanism is inactive, the degree of opening to the outside world is not high, and the investment development environment needs to be improved. We must firmly seize the opportunity, strive to overcome difficulties, and strive to accelerate the revitalization and development.