The construction of basic industries and infrastructure has played an important role

Through 60 years of large-scale investment and construction, the production capacity and level of China's basic industries and infrastructure have been greatly improved, providing strong support for the development of the national economy and the improvement of people's living standards. The production capacity of basic industries and the level of infrastructure services, which used to be the "bottleneck" of the national economy, have been greatly improved, the outlook of urban and rural areas has been greatly improved, the quality of life of the people has been significantly improved, the foundation of economic operation has been firmer, and the potential for economic development has been continuously enhanced.

1. The construction of farmland water conservancy has been strengthened, and the position of agriculture as the foundation has been consolidated

China is the world's most populous country, with less than 7% of the world's land to feed 1/5 of the world's population. In order to ensure the steady growth of grain output, the state continues to strengthen investment in agricultural infrastructure, and the basic position of agriculture has been strengthened.

From 1954 to 2008, the total investment in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries and water resources was 2,053.1 billion yuan, with an average annual increase of 10.6 percent. These investments are mainly used for agricultural infrastructure, commodity grain and cotton production bases and shelterbelt projects. Through 60 years of large-scale construction, China's agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing and water resources infrastructure conditions have been greatly improved, and the ability to prevent flood, waterlogging and withstand natural disasters has been significantly enhanced. By the end of 2008, China had 86,353 reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 692.4 billion cubic meters, an increase of 2,966 and 226.4 billion cubic meters over 1990, respectively. The length of levees increased by 67,000 kilometers, and the area protected by levees increased by 13.71 million hectares. A total of 1,051 irrigated areas were built, increasing the effective irrigated area by 8.21 million hectares. In 2008, the country's effective irrigated area was 58.47 million hectares, 2.9 times that of 1952. China's grain output reached 528.71 million tons, 4.7 times that of 1949. 7.49 million tons of cotton, 16.9 times that of 1949; Oil was 29.53 million tons, 11.5 times that of 1949. Sugar was 134.2 million tons, 47.4 times that of 1949.

Steady progress has been made in the construction of the three water transfer routes of the east, middle and west routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, with a total planned scale of 44.8 billion cubic meters of water. When completed, the three routes, together with the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Huaihe River and Haihe River, will form an overall layout of "four horizontal and three vertical", and realize the goal of allocating water resources from the north to the south and the east to the west.

(2) The production capacity of the energy industry has been greatly improved, and its role in ensuring the basic development of the national economy has been significantly enhanced

From 1954 to 2008, the total investment in the energy industry reached 10,094.5 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.7 percent. Power investment grew by an average of 15.8% a year. Through large-scale investment, China's energy supply capacity has been rapidly enhanced.

In 2008, the output of raw coal reached 2.788 billion tons, 87.1 times that of 1949. Established in 1995, Shenhua Group has become the world's largest coal producer.

In 2008, the output of crude oil was 190 million tons, 1,583 times that of 1949. Natural gas production was 78.9 billion cubic meters, 11,276 times that of 1949. The offshore oil industry, which started in the 1950s, achieved rapid development with the establishment of China National Offshore Oil Corporation in 1982, and the output of offshore oil and gas rose rapidly from 90,000 tons in 1982 to 42.93 million tons of oil equivalent in 2008.

In 2008, electricity production reached 3,466.9 billion kilowatt-hours, 806 times that of 1949. By the end of 2008, the installed power generation capacity had reached 792.73 million kW, 13.5 times that of 1978. Among them, thermal power was 602.86 million kilowatts and hydropower 172.6 million kilowatts, 15.1 times and 10 times that of 1978, respectively. Since the construction of the first nuclear power plant - Qinshan nuclear Power Plant began in 1985, China's nuclear power has grown from scratch to 2008, and has formed 8.85 million kilowatts of installed power generation capacity. Wind power generation ushered in the peak of development, in 2008 installed capacity of 8.39 million kilowatts.

At the same time, progress in energy technology has been accelerating, reaching world advanced levels in petroleum exploration and development, hydropower construction, and comprehensive mechanized coal mining. Progress was made in energy conservation and environmental protection. In 2008, the country shut down a total of 16.69 million kilowatts of small thermal power, exceeding the annual plan target.