introduction

Xi'an, an ancient capital carrying the civilization of the Thirteen Dynasties, is leap from a "national central city" and a core hub of the "Belt and Road" to a "traditional and cultural city" to an "innovative and international metropolis". In 2024, the city's GDP exceeded 1.33 trillion yuan, the added value of strategic emerging industries accounted for 20.1%, the per capita GDP exceeded 100,000 yuan, and the permanent population increased to 13.1676 million. Standing at the historical node of 2025, Xi'an anchored the goal of the "Master Plan for Land and Space (2021-2035)" and is driven by the dual wheels of "scientific and technological innovation cultural empowerment", and strives to build four functional systems of "Western Economic Center, Science and Technology Innovation Center, Foreign Exchange Center, and International Tourism Destination", and strives to build a national innovation city with global influence and a window of the Chinese civilization world by 2035.

1. Development foundation: the dual accumulation of hard technology and soft power 1.1 Economy and industry: from "manufacturing center" to "innovation source" 1.2 Innovation ecology: the deep integration of intelligence and industrial transformation of colleges and universities 1.3 Urban space and ecology: the organic unity of historical context and modern functions 2. Core potential: four major strategic engines drive high-quality development 2.1 Scientific and technological innovation: the leap from "laboratory" to "industrial cluster" 2.2 Cultural empowerment: the deep integration of historical IP and modern consumption 2.3 Green transformation: the coordinated promotion of energy revolution and ecological economy 2.4 Regional collaboration: the strategic linkage between Xi'an metropolitan area and the "Belt and Road" 3. Challenges and shortcomings: the prominent contradictions in the transformation deep water zone 3.1 Resource and environmental constraints are tightening 3.2 Structural imbalance of talents 3.3 The gap between industrial structure and regional 4. Development path: "Three-step" strategic stage 1 (2025-2035) from 2025 to 2035: Stage 2 (2030-2033): Stage 3 (2033-2035): Conclusion of the global energy level jump period

The next ten years in Xi'an will be a critical period for leap from a "regional center" to a "global node". Relying on the unique advantages of "hard technology soft power", through breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation, revitalization of cultural resources, accelerated green transformation, and regional synergistic efficiency, it is expected to solve the resource constraints and structural bottlenecks in the development of megacities. Although it faces multiple challenges in talent, ecology and industrial upgrading, its dual gene of "historical context innovation momentum" may make it a "benchmark city" for high-quality development in the west, providing a "Xi'an solution" for the transformation of the global ancient capital.

(Note: Some data are planning goals, and the specific details are subject to official release.)