Lin-gang Special Area will rely its growth on an excellent ecological environment and high-quality cultural facilities to construct buildings for reading, streets for walking; to create dynamic science and innovation zones which will integrate ecological, information and intelligent concepts into urban development and residential life, realizing the coexistence of diverse governance and cultures, and build into a city of innovation, culture and ecology.

Lin-gang Special Area will form cultural name cards such as China Marine Museum, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, Shanghai Planetarium and Star of Ice and Snow. It will build cultural brands such as Dishui Lake cross-year running contest, Dishui Lake music festival and Lin-gang ocean festival. It will also develop travel routes themed with marine culture, romance and intelligent manufacturing, as well as form featured brand events and training bases for international motorboats and sailboats. 

Lin-gang Special Area has built a series of commercial complexes such as New World of Port City, Powerlong Square and Hongyin Square, attracted famous catering enterprises such as Dayin Lakeside Bookstore, Starbucks Coffee and Pizza Hut. High-end hotels such as Crowne Plaza Shanghai Harbour City and Howard Johnson Plaza Lingang have settled here.