Wenling is the place where the first sunlight of the new millennium and the new century shine in the mainland of China. It is located in the golden southeast coast of Zhejiang and between Wenzhou and Ningbo. Wenling faces the sea in three sides, with the East China Sea in the east, Yuhuan in the south, Yueqing Bay in the west and Taizhou in the north. It has an areaof 926 km2 and coastline of 3.7 km. With the population base of 1.16 million, Wenling becomes one of the most densely populated counties/cities of the country.

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In 2007, Wenling’s gross production value reached 41.09 billion yuan. The total revenue was 4.19 billion yuan, of which the local revenue was 2.04 billion yuan. The total investment on the fixed assets was 15.31 billion yuan. The per-capita disposable income of urban residents was 22,326 yuan and per-capital net in come of farmers’ was 9,367yuan. The city’s innovation ability, its comprehensive social and economic development index and the county-level economic basic competitiveness take the 6th , 34th and 41st position among the Top Hundred Counties/Cities of the country.