Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone (DETDZ) is one of
the first national economic and technological development zones in China. It now
has a developed area of 50 square kilometers and a population of
220,000.
Geographical Location
Situated
on the Dagushan Peninsula in the northeast of Dalian City, Liaoning Province,
the DETDZ is 27 kilometers from the city center, 25 kilometers from Dalian train
station, 18 kilometers from Zhoushuizi international airport, 8 kilometers from
the Shenyang-Dalian Expressway, 7 nm from Dalian Harbor, 2 kilometers from
Dayaowan Harbor, and 1nm from the Coal Port on the Monk Island. It is in the
central area of the Bohai Sea Economic Rim, close to the Old City, and next to
northeast China's hinterland, which takes up 13 percent of the country's total
area and 12.6 percent of its total population. It faces the sea on three sides
and towards the most economically developed countries in Asia like Japan and
Korea.
Climate
The DETDZ has a coastline as long as 44
kilometers and is in a temperate continental monsoon climate. Featuring a yearly
average temperature of 10 centigrade and rainfall of 599.7 mm, the zone enjoys
comfortably mild and humid weather, clear days in the most of spring and autumn
and ample sunshine. Summer is never too hot nor winter, too cold.
Communication and
Transportation
Harbor
Dalian is
surrounded by six good harbors with wide and deep water without silt deposit and
free from freezing all year round. Dalian Harbor features 69 berths, including
39 with a tonnage of over 10 thousand. It handles crude and finished oil,
minerals, coal, timber, grain, iron and steel, combined loading of passengers
and goods and relay loading of sets of complete plant and groceries. It has an
annual handling capacity of 70 million tones for cargo and 5.4 million passenger
times and enjoys trade relations with more than 150 countries and regions.
Landway
The DETDZ runs through Northeast to
North China via Shenyang-Dialian Expressway. The railway inside the zone gets
direct access to Northeast Railway Network and is linked to North China Railway
Network. In its southwest, the railway is connected with the national railway
network through the Northeast railways and serves as one of the major land
bridges connecting Asia and Europe.
Airport
There is only a 30-minute motor-ride
from The DETDZ to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, which has 72
air-routes open to domestic cities and over 10 ones to and from foreign
destinations.
Human Resources
There are 17 colleges and universities,
300-odd research institutions, and 150 state-own enterprises in Dalian, which
employ a lot of professional, technical and administrative staff.
Industrial Structure
Eight pillar industries have been
preliminarily shaped including petrochemicals, electronics and communication
equipment, electrical machinery, metal products, mechanical devices, food
processing, clothing and textiles, and medical products.
Investment Priorities
Priority is given to developing
high-tech such as microelectronics, new material, bioengineering, information
and communication, ocean development, energy saving and environmental
protection, recycling of resources and comprehensive application. Investment is
encouraged in areas like infrastructure, trade and tourism and transformation of
state-owned enterprises. Major projects in the light industry, machinery
industry, electronic industry, petrochemical industry, medical industry and
building material industry are also encouraged.
Administration Committee
Tel: 86-411-7611285
Fax:
86-411-7611284
Email: hxw@mail.ddz.gov.cn
Website: www.china-dda.com
(Source: Ministry of Commerce)
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