创新使泰安经济脱颖而出

Tai’an: An Economic Powerhouse

初夏时节的泰汶大地，洋溢着建设经济文化强市、打造国际旅游名城的蓬勃热情，泰安人民正在加快发展的潮头弄桨起舞、开拓奋进，推动泰安经济社会的新跨越。

Laying stress on the construction of big projects is a highlight of Tai＇an City as it seeks to achieve a full scientific, rapid and sound development. With a view to creating revenue resources, enlarge employment, and realize scientific development, Tai＇an City makes efforts to construct a batch of projects with investment volume of more than 100 million yuan each. As a result, the economic aggregate of the entire city has been constantly increased. In 2008, the GDP of Tai＇an exceeded 150 billion yuan, the local fiscal revenues hit 7.64 billion yuan, and the GDP per capita exceeded 4,000 US dollars.