From the editor

Thiscollection of articles is the outcome of the recent visit by China Daily reporters toJiangyin. The small city in the Yangtze River Delta rose to national fame when it became abastion for China's first farmers-turned entrepreneurs.

Some of theirventures have become large corporations and even global industry leaders.These successes have enabledJiangyinto rank among the first echelon of cities with the highest per capita income in China.

Now entrepreneurs from the older generation are passing their stewardship to younger successors, while the country is shifting to a new mode featuring innovation and managerial acumen.

So far,Jiangyinhas managedto meet these challenges well. The city is not buildingmoreof its existing businessprocesses, instead it is investing,primarilywithits own resources, in education,in social security, and inlocal entrepreneurship.

Once again the small city is playing a big role. It is leading the way in the inevitable transition of the whole country.

-SunShangwu, deputy editor-in-chief, China Daily

在长江之滨的城市江阴，产生了改革开放以来最早的一批民营企业家，其中的一些企业已经成长为大公司乃至全球行业翘楚。江阴，这个民营企业家云集之城，也成为中国人均GDP最高的城市之一。

当下的中国经济，正在向技术创新和高效管理的发展模式转变，同时，民营企业也面临新老交替等诸多挑战。面对机遇和挑战，江阴不是固守其成，而是持续发展，更在教育、社会保障和发展当地民营经济等领域不断创新并取得佳绩。

中国日报今天推出的《GO江阴》特辑，展现出这座有代表性的城市的创新与发展。

-《中国日报》副总编辑 孙尚武

(China Daily European Weekly 07/15/2016 page2)