Mianyang has a long history and outstanding people. It has a history of more than 2200 years since Emperor Gaozu set up a prefecture. The battleground of state and county governments and military strategists in past dynasties is known as "the throat of Shu Dao" and "the key of sword gate". Throughout the ages, many outstanding figures have been born here, such as Dayu, the hero of water control, Leizu, the mother of silk, Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Song Dynasty, Sha Ting, a modern writer, Deng Jiaxian, the founder of two bombs and one satellite, Feng Dashi, a wheat breeding expert and so on.
Mianyang, with a pleasant climate and fertile land, is an important production base of grain, oilseeds, pigs, cocoons and fruits in Sichuan Province. Mianyang is rich in natural resources, hydropower and natural gas, and mineral resources. It is a traditional Chinese medicine export base. In the virgin forest, there are giant pandas, golden monkeys, clouded leopards, wildebeests, black-necked cranes, red pandas, crested deer and other rare national protected animals. Mianyang is rich in tourism resources and has great development potential. There are eco-tourism represented by Wang Lang Nature Reserve, Qianfo Mountain, Luofu Mountain, Doutuan Mountain, Xiaozhaizigou, Ape King Cave and Hai Xian Scenic Area, Range Rover represented by Fule Mountain and Zitong Damiao Mountain, and engineering tourism represented by Science and Technology Exhibition Hall of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Asia's largest wind tunnel group and Changhong Business Center, which are becoming new tourist hotspots in Sichuan and even the west. The King Yue Tower under reconstruction is one of the four famous buildings in the history of China.
Mianyang is an important national defense, military industry and scientific research and production base, with 18 national defense research institutes such as China Academy of Engineering Physics and China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, 7 universities such as Southwest University of Science and Technology, 2 national technology centers such as Changhong and Jiuzhou, 8 provincial technology centers such as Ma Shuang and Cai Dong, and 50 large and medium-sized backbone enterprises such as Changhong, Jiuzhou, Ma Shuang, Brilliance, China Resources and Shuanghui. There are six national high-tech industrial development zones, Southwest University of Science and Technology Science and Education Pioneer Park, National University Science Park, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Zone, Nanjiao Industrial Park and Youxian Economic Experimental Zone. There are 654.38+million scientific research and engineering technicians, 24 academicians of the two academies, more than 800 experts who enjoy special government subsidies and make outstanding contributions, and a large number of high-level talents have gathered in many important scientific and technological fields.
Mianyang has relatively complete urban infrastructure, developed communication network, sufficient water and electricity supply, harmless garbage disposal, excellent air quality and high urban greening coverage. Foreign-related institutions such as customs, inspection and quarantine institutions have been established, second-class railway ports have been opened, and the first public bonded warehouse in the western region has been established. It has been named as a national civilized advanced city, a national health city, a national top ten city for afforestation and greening, a national advanced city for landscaping, and a United Nations demonstration city for improving human settlements. At present, it is striving to become a national environmental protection model city and an excellent tourist city in China. Mianyang has relatively complete urban cultural facilities, including Mianyang Library with 320,000 books and Mianyang Museum with a building area of 20,000 square meters.