Under the guide of basic line of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Party Congress, the local government has transformed its work priority to economic development. The government put forward the policy of “forestry as the top priority, combining food and livestock husbandry, multi-management, comprehensive development” and enhanced the quick agricultural development. The area set out for the discussion of “open-mind” so as to get rid of the unreconstructed ideas. In 1985, the local government proposed the guide line of “emancipate the mind, open to the outside, take a bold reforming attitude, quicken the space and realize double development ahead of schedule” and promoted the development of commodity economy. In 1991, the whole area set out for the great discussion of open-mind and concept innovation, the development strategy of “two alongs and one town” ( to develop along the River, to run markets along road and develop industry in towns) has taken shape. This has played an active role in the development of overall agricultural, market construction and township industries. From 1994 to 1995, the area set out for further discussion of “open mind”, by overcoming the idea of satisfactory of primary achievement, satisfactory with poverty, unconcerned about environmental issues, self-close-in, enhance the awareness of crisis, competitiveness, promotion, foreign-oriented and pragmatism. The strategy for development of “optimize circumstances, increase the overall volume, shake off poverty and make rich so as to the better-off ” has been draft and put into implementation and great achievements has been attained in the construction of two civilizations.

　During the two decades from 1978-1997, the overall GDP of the area increased from 480 million yuan to 11.2 billion yuan, the overall industrial and agricultural volume increased from 601 million yuan to 18.1 billion yuan. There has been a great readjustment in terms of industrial structure, the first industry decreased from 58.19% to 30.85%, the second industry from 21.53% to 36.52%, the tertiary industry from 20.28% to 32.63%. The fixed asset investment increased form 350 million yuan to 2.1 billion yuan, social consumption retail volume increased from 222 million yuan to 4.26 billion yuan, fiscal revenue increased from 57 million yuan to 646 billion yuan. The surplus of financial system in the end of the year increase from 123 million yuan to 9.82 billion yuan, the surplus of loans increased from 145 million yuan to 6.57 billion yuan, the per capita income of rural residents increased from 131 yuan to 2305 yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents increased from 402.72 yuan of 1980 to 6614 yuan of 1997. As a result , the goal of primarily shaking off poverty of the area has been realized as expected.