Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai

Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai has been featured in a local media campaign to learn development experiences from Guangzhou and Shenzhen in its neighborhood.

The three Pearl River Delta cities in Guangdong Province are often taken as development examples and used as references for reform, industrialization, new economy and innovation.  

Zhuhai, as one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s has explored its own development path at a quick pace, making the most of geographic proximity to Macao and Hong Kong.

The former Cuijing Industrial Park in Xiangzhou District receives a series of upgrades and reconstructions to house businesses such as Kimka Creative Valley, a national sci-tech startup incubator. 

Progress is continuing to be made. Through a recent study tour, planners gained an insight into how cities can maximally benefit from fine and scientific urban planning and high construction standards. Zhuhai was also lent with an angle of pushing forward advances by bolstering urban renewal, urban-industry integration and smart city construction.

Xiangzhou, as Zhuhai's main urban area will receive enhancement on its core position, according to government officials.

Old industrial zones in Xiangzhou

The district-wide renovation project underway is one of the measures to not only peruse sustainable development in Xiangzhou but also make more space for Zhuhai's strategic layout of high-end industries.

The Zhuhai government initiated a new round of urban regeneration last December and urged accelerated implementation speed in the Administrative Measures.

Earlier this year, Xiangzhou issued Several Opinions of Accelerating Upgrade and Transformation of Old Industrial Areas to give overall planning and specifics.

More space is needed in Xiangzhou, Zhuhai to make way for the layout of high-end industries. [Photos courtesy southcn.com]

It is stipulated that idle industrial parks will get refurbishments and reconstructions before they are separated into "two belts and one area"– Qianshan-Nanping Industrial Belt, Jiuzhou-Nanwan Avenue Industrial Belt and Demonstration Area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in northern Xiangzhou.

The total area occupies six million square meters designated to house new advanced development centers.