黄金是人类最早开采和利用的贵重金属,它的用途广泛。工业上除制作珠宝装饰品、陶瓷、镶牙、金笔等传统行业外,近几十年来,金及其合金,在电子、电气、国防尖端和宇航等工业中有特殊用途。更重要的是硬通货,在国际贸易中是主要的支付手段。黄金储备的多少,在某种程度上标志着一个国家经济实力的强弱。在我国实行对外开放,对内搞活的方针下,全面推进经济体制改革的现阶段,增加黄金的储备,对发展国际贸易,稳定国民经济,推进技术进步,促 Gold is the earliest human exploitation and utilization of precious metals, its wide range of uses. In addition to the traditional industries such as the manufacture of jewelry, ceramics, dentures and gold pens, gold and its alloys have been used for special applications in the electronics, electrical, defense and aerospace industries in recent decades. More importantly, hard currency is the main means of payment in international trade. The amount of gold reserves, to some extent, indicates the strength of a country’s economic strength. Under the guideline of practicing the policy of opening up to the outside world and invigorating the internal affairs of our country, at this stage of comprehensively promoting the reform of the economic structure, we should increase the reserve of gold, promote the development of international trade, stabilize the national economy and promote technological progress.