Anhui's essentials: Innovation, industry

Once dominated by agriculture sector, eastern province has turned its attention to high-end manufacturing

Editor's note: This year, the Communist Party of China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. China Daily is publishing a series of stories looking at the tremendous changes that have occurred in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the leadership of the Party. They also include stories of the people and places that have left indelible marks in the Party's path to glory.

"A bird may go unnoticed if it doesn't sing for 10 years, but once it sings, it will sing high and amaze the world," said Li Jinbin, Party chief of Anhui province, referring to an old Chinese idiom.

Li, who is secretary of the CPC Anhui Committee, made the remark while delivering his speech to officials and entrepreneurs from across the country during the 2020 China (Anhui) Transformation Fair of Scientific and Technological Innovation Achievements, which concluded in the provincial capital of Hefei on April 27.