Established in June 2014, the Dalian Jinpu New Area is the 10th national-level new district in China and the first in Northeast China. With a total area of 2,299 square kilometers, the new area is located in the northeast of Dalian, a beautiful coastal city.
Strategic positioning
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Jinpu New Area is located in the geographic center of Northeast Asia. At home, it is a combined sea-land transportation center that connects Northeast China through the Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway and the Dongbiandao Railway that runs 1,520 kilometers. Abroad, it is the sea and air gateway for Northeast China to the world, an important hub for economic and trade cooperation.
Open business environment
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Dalian is an international center for airlines, logistics and regional finance in Northeast Asia. In recent years, Dalian has been recognized for its open business environment, marked by the World Economic Forum and a series of major international economic cooperation projects.
More economic development zones and parks have been built in the city, namely the Dalian High-tech Zone, Dalian Bonded Area, Jinshitan National Tourism Resort, the Dalian Export Processing Zone, the Dalian Bonded Logistics Park, and the Dalian Bonded Port, making the area a most dynamic region. In total, 66 Fortune Global 500 companies have invested in 91 major industrial projects here.
A modern industrial base with concentrated advantages
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Jinpu New Area has formed clusters for emerging industries in Dalian, including high-end equipment manufacturing, whole vehicles and auto parts, electronic information, and port and aviation logistics. The new area has obvious advantages in science and education technical talents, and is an important technological innovation and R&D center.
Comprehensive transport network
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Jinpu New Area is the core shipping functional area in Dalian. It has built modern professional berths for 100,000-ton containers and 300,000-ton crude oil and ore vessels, and Ro-Ro ships for grain and auto transport. It has 39 deep-water berths of 10,000 tons or above, and has developed trade with more than 300 ports in over 160 countries and regions. It has undertaken more than 70 percent of cargo transport and 90 percent of container transportation of foreign trade in Northeast China and handles 337 million tons of cargo and 9.301 million TEUs each year. Highways and railways between Shenyang, Dandong, Harbin and Dalian intersect here.
Excellent ecological environment
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Jinpu New Area has abundant natural resources. In 2013, its forest coverage rate was 45.3 percent, and the green coverage rate was 43.5 percent. The new area is rich and diverse in various ecosystems and natural landscapes of mountains, seas, forests and rivers, with six national nature reserves, scenic spots, forest parks and geological parks, covering an area of more than 300 square kilometers. It has 15 rivers, 13 small and medium-sized reservoirs, more than 120 square kilometers of coastal wetlands, and a variety of ecological resources in the water area.
High-level opening up
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Jinpu New Area has expanded cooperation with neighboring countries, and major economies in Northeast Asia. It has improved the utilization of foreign capital, directing more foreign investment into strategic emerging industry, advanced equipment manufacturing and modern service industries.
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Hello, 2022! Welcome to Jinpu New Area!
