When one mentions Xuchang, the first thing that comes to mind is its reputation as a famous city from the Three Kingdoms period.

Unfolding this magnificent tapestry, one finds a record of Xuchang’s long history in the development of flowers and plants, ceramics, tobacco, and medicinal herbs.

Times have changed, and the landscape has transformed. Today, Xuchang—a city that blends ancient charm with modern vitality—is actively opening its doors to the world, striving to elevate its open economy and gradually emerging as a vibrant new gem in the Central Plains.

Recently, Guchuan United signed a cooperation agreement with the Xuchang Municipal Bureau of Commerce in Henan Province for industrial consulting and planning. The partnership aims to provide strategic advice on investment promotion and industrial relocation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, helping Xuchang build itself into a strong, open city.

Focusing on Building a Modern Industrial System to Create a Window of Openness in the Central Plains

Located in central Henan Province, Xuchang serves as a transportation and logistics hub within the Central Plains Economic Zone.

Through the comprehensive development of rail transit, Xuchang is gradually forming a three-dimensional, efficient transportation system integrating expressways, high-speed rail, and aviation. This has created a 30-minute commuting circle with Zhengzhou’s central urban area and strengthened connections with core urban clusters such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Chengdu-Chongqing region.

As a major national base for advanced manufacturing, Xuchang is accelerating the construction of the “633” modern industrial development system. This involves expanding six strategic emerging industries—next-generation information technology, new materials, energy conservation and environmental protection, biomedicine, intelligent equipment, and intelligent connected and new energy vehicles—strengthening three leading industries—equipment manufacturing, tobacco and food, and hair products—and optimizing three traditional industries—building materials, chemicals, and light textiles.

In recent years, to accelerate the modernization of industrial chains, Xuchang has implemented a “dual-leader system” comprising industrial chain leaders and industrial alliance presidents to comprehensively coordinate industrial transformation and upgrading, fostering six major advanced manufacturing clusters with annual output value exceeding 100 billion yuan and 15 modern industrial chains.

With a solid industrial foundation coupled with robust reform and innovation, Xuchang ranks third in industrial competitiveness within Henan Province. It is home to over 1,700 industrial enterprises above designated size, and its annual industrial profits consistently rank second in the province.

Leveraging its superior geographical location, Xuchang is accelerating the development of open platforms and strengthening the environment for attracting foreign investment. It has established economic and trade partnerships with over 160 countries and regions, with export volumes consistently ranking second in the province, making it the world’s largest distribution hub for hair products. The favorable business environment attracts an increasing number of foreign investors to visit Xuchang for inspections and to establish businesses.

Why choose the Guichuan Industrial Research Institute?

Twelve words sum it up.

Because we “understand industries, excel at planning, possess resources, and are skilled at attracting investment.”

Behind the Guchuan Industrial Research Institute stands the support of Guchuan United’s professional data and investment promotion teams. Through a model of efficient collaboration, we provide end-to-end services that follow the principle of “positioning and planning first, followed by investment promotion according to the plan,” avoiding empty talk and ensuring that blueprints are effectively implemented.

In the journey to build an open innovation hub, Guichuan United has provided Xuchang with scientifically designed, actionable solutions.

After days of on-site research, the specialized team at the Guchuan Industrial Research Institute conducted an in-depth analysis of Xuchang’s leading industrial chains and their upstream and downstream sectors. They formulated detailed plans for investment promotion and industrial relocation, helping Xuchang precisely attract high-quality projects and drive the optimization and upgrading of local industries.

Xuchang’s 14th Five-Year Plan states that the city must further optimize the institutional mechanisms for its open economy, establish a new management model aligned with international high-standard rules, and form a new pattern of opening up characterized by internal-external synergy, mutual benefit, and coordinated development, with the goal of building a strong city with an open economy.

Aligned with these planning objectives, the Guchuan Industrial Research Institute takes a macro perspective, closely monitors new developments and trends in the international landscape, and charts a clear development roadmap based on Xuchang’s current conditions and needs. By leveraging a specialized theoretical framework, the institute empowers Xuchang to build a new economic growth pole.

With 13 years of deep expertise in investment promotion, Guchuan United leverages its proprietary data platform, which houses over 780,000 project resources, and has successfully facilitated the establishment of more than 6,500 projects.

In the digital age, Guchuan United has adopted an innovative “Internet+Investment Promotion” model to achieve targeted investment attraction, striving to contribute to regional development!