Reforms, heritage promotion on the cards for Henan province
Henan aims to transform itself from a traditional hinterland into a cultural hub as its economy expands with the help of a drive by Beijing to develop the central region.
Henan leaders also said the province would tighten its grip on land supply and macroeconomic control measures to curb runaway investment.
'We'll set a higher standard for land supply and loans, rein in excessive investment, and thus reduce the supply and use of land and capital,' provincial party secretary Xu Guangchun said.
The party secretary's remarks follow the State Council's decision in September to discipline two high-ranking Henan officials over irregularities in the acquisition and use of land in Zhengzhou , the provincial capital.
The officials, former Henan vice-governor Li Xinmin and former Zhengzhou mayor Wang Wenchao , illegally approved a plan to excise a 1,000-hectare site in the city's new development zone for the construction of a university town.
Mr Li and Mr Wang were given serious warnings by the Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for giving the go-ahead to the project in 2003.