Huzhou in East China's Zhejiang province has achieved remarkable accomplishments since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, local government officials announced at a recent news conference.

For example, the city's GDP had grown at an average annual rate of 7.8 percent from 166.4 billion yuan ($25.6 billion) in 2012 to 364.5 billion yuan in 2021.

Over the past 10 years, the number of market entities in Huzhou climbed from 199,000 to 466,000, while the number of listed companies in the city rose from 13 to 46.

Huzhou was ranked 46th on the 2022 list of the top 100 Chinese cities, 45 slots higher than 2012, according to the report published by the Warton Economic Institute in Shanghai on June 30.

Income levels also improved over the past decade. Official statistics show that the per capita income of the city's urban residents increased from 32,987 yuan in 2012 to 67,893 yuan in 2021, while that for its rural residents grew from 17,188 yuan to 41,303 yuan.

Last year, the urban-rural resident income ratio narrowed to 1.65 in Huzhou.

The city's central urban area registered a 1.72-fold increase over the past 10 years to hit 154.8 square meters.

Huzhou retained its honorary title as a National Civilized City in late 2020 and was the only city in Zhejiang to see all its administrative places win the honor.

Anji county, which is administered by Huzhou, also became the nation's first county to receive the UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award in 2012.

The guideline rolled out by Huzhou to promote the "Beautiful Village" campaign has been upgraded to a national standard.

The city has also been included in a national pilot program for green finance reform and innovation and urban-rural integrated development.

Officials said at the news conference that they will work to make all of the city's administrative areas have access to high-speed rails, as well as reduce the travel time from Huzhou to Shanghai and all prefecture-level cities in Yangtze River Delta to 30 minutes and 90 minutes respectively by 2024.