一、背景和机遇“新中原”是部分研究人员新近提出的一个地域概念，范围包括河南、湖北、湖南、安徽、江西省和陕西省中南部、四川盆地地区及重庆等八省市，总面积共约１２６万平方公里，占全国的１３％。耕地为２８３３万公顷，占全国耕地的３０％；人口约４．４亿，占全国的 I. Background and Opportunity “New Central Plains” is a newly proposed geographical concept by some researchers. Its scope includes Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi and central and southern Shaanxi, Sichuan Basin and Chongqing, with a total area A total of about 1260000 square kilometers, accounting for 13% of the country. Cultivated land is 28.33 million hectares, accounting for 30% of the cultivated land in the country; the population is about 440 million, accounting for the whole country