有些地方自身条件好，发展更快，但并非所有好资源城市都能发展好。扬州就是例子：曾与苏州齐名，现在经济相差甚远。 扬州地理位置优越，长江和京杭大运河提供便利交通，使其成为水上交通枢纽，古代帝王青睐，鱼米之乡，富裕城市。但如今经济增长缓慢，原因与产 业转型有关。 尽管沦为三线城市，扬州仍拥有丰富旅游资源，如世界文化遗产盂城驿、大明寺、茱萸湾等。如果能好好利用这些资源，扬州还是会发展得越来越好。 这就是江苏最低调的城市"扬州"，这座在宋朝时期能够与宋都杭州齐名的城市，如今沦为三线城市，但这并不代表没落，而是低调中蕴藏潜力。 扬州，地处江苏中部、长江北岸，是历史上著名的广陵，作为"中国运河第一城"，面积达6634平方公里，人口453.1万，有着2500年的建城史。 尤其在宋朝时期，是当时著名的商会，与国都临安（杭州）齐名。扬州位于长江与京杭大运河交汇处，江苏省几何中心，自古称"淮左名都，竹西佳 处"。 宋朝经济重心南移，京杭大运河发展，扬州经济一日千里，与杭州相齐名。元、明、清、民国、新中国时期，经济一直名列前茅。 但是，近些年来，随着航空、高铁、海洋运输业发展，扬州逐渐衰退。2018年GDP5466.17亿元，在长三 ...

Core Viewpoint - The China Datang Fuxin coal-to-natural gas project has entered a new phase, marking a significant investment and development in Northeast China's energy sector, aimed at enhancing energy security and facilitating economic transformation in resource-depleted cities [1] Group 1: Project Overview - The project is the largest single investment in Fuxin's history and the first coal-to-natural gas demonstration project in Northeast China [1] - It utilizes self-developed technologies such as crushed coal pressurized gasification and high-efficiency methane catalytic conversion, with a domestic equipment rate exceeding 98% [1] Group 2: Environmental Impact - The project aims to convert low-quality coal, which has high carbon emission intensity and is difficult to utilize directly, into clean, low-carbon, and convenient natural gas [1]

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