Resident Livelihood Guangzhou resident’s income grew steadily in 2016. The city further narrowed the income gap between urban and rural residents, continuously boosting resident consumption as well as improving both the quality and efficiency of the projects concerning people’s livelihood.
Air Quality In 2016, Guangzhou witnessed substantial improvement in the quality of ambient air. The average density of PM2.
Urban Transportation In 2016, Guangzhou had 1,184 bus lines, 14 water bus lies, 22,000 taxis and promoted and put into operation 1,228 clean energy buses. A series of informationized service brands were put online for operation, including “taxi-hailing”, “bus-hailing”, “water bus-hailing” and “talored driving lessons”.
Innovation Planning. In 2016, the city promulgated the “13th Five-Year Plan of Guangzhou Municipality on Scientific and Technological Innovation”, proposing to develop Guangzhou into a national central city for innovation with international influence by the year 2020, creating an international scientific and technological innovation hub.
