the article contains four chapters : the first chapter, introduces the theory of developing minority economy and the theory of dominant industry; the second chapter introduces yanbian " current economy situation and natural resources, also analyses the opportunities and the challenges that yanbian is facing now .; the third chapter proposes yanbian should develop biology agriculture, international trade, tourism into dominant industries; the fourth chapter states how to expand these industries, then make the local economy stronger and stronger 全文共分为四章:第一章主要介绍了有关民族经济地区发展的“加速战略”理论和区域主导产业的有关理论;第二章介绍了延边州自然地理与经济现状,并分析了延边州经济发展的外部环境与条件,西部大开发和图们江国际合作开发带给延边州经济发展的机遇;第三章提出延边州把生物产业、边境贸易和旅游业确立为特色主导产业,并简要介绍了各个产业的发展现状;第四章阐述了上述三个特色主导产业的发展战略。