Abstract: There are vanous economic development strategies in the different parts of Wuling mountainous area,though there is not an all - round development strategy in the district as a whole.A examination of those strategies shows that,while they are essentially correct, there are still same defects to be improved.This paper probes into these togies from the angle of their guiding thought, eventual target, development stages, key programs and proper measures.The paper holds that the most important thing is to readjust their guiding thought from "urgent catching up and surpassing "  to "gradual catching up and surpassing" .

Key words: West , Region , Exploitation;Wuling , Mountainous , Area;economic