Tai'an city of East China's Shandong province is determined to develop into an ideal residential city by 2020.

A recently released city development plan reveals that Tai'an will attach great importance to the construction of infrastructure, industrial clusters and new rural communities with local features.

The Yellow River water diversion project is under construction at present. [Photo/Wechat: Tai'anfabu]

An excellent infrastructure guarantees reliable development. Tai'an plans to resolve its water shortage and insufficient electricity supply through two major projects.

The Yellow River water diversion project, at a cost of 1.9 billion yuan ($280 million), is expected to begin in 2017 providing a daily water supply of 230,000 tons. A 5.9 billion yuan electricity project is expected to guarantee normal commercial and industrial consumption.

A traffic network connecting Tai'an's districts, counties, towns and new rural communities is also under development.

Tai'an boasts construction for a city with comprehensive functions. [Photo/Wechat: Tai'anfabu]

Tai'an intends to build a city with comprehensive functions, and emphasizes industrial cluster construction with six branches of manufacturing, including non-metallic materials, bioengineering and automobiles.

Tai'an is also set to build new rural communities, while simultaneously improving community services and facilities.

It encourages citizens to move into the new communities for concentrated housing construction.

A new rural community doesn't mean typical construction; Tai'an seeks to build modernized small cities and towns with local features. By 2020, at least eight such towns with unique functions and local features will be brought to fruition.

New rural communities are able to provide nightlife for residents. [Photo/Wechat: Tai'anfabu]

Ecological construction is also on Tai'an's blueprint. Tai’an hopes to develop into a sponge city with perfect drainage systems.