Eurasia Continental Bridge——An Important Link of the Coordinated Development between China's Eastern,Central and Western Regions

摘要

The new Eurasia Continental Bridgeruns from East China to Central andWest China, crossing 11 provincesand regions, namely Jiangsu, Shandong,Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi,Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Ningxia.The total area is 3.6 million sq km and thepopulation is about 300 million, accountingfor a third and a quarter of the whole countryrespectively. The area is very rich in naturalresources, so it is called an "Economic goldbelt" and "Gold corridor". Aerial remote-controlsurvey indicates that along thecontinental bridge from Lianyungang to theAla Mountains within China’s boundary,