E-town, a dynamic hi-tech area in Beijing

"Yizhuang, also known as e-town, is a place of fortune," said some older people in Beijing. They watched as it developed from a little village into an integrated facility for mobile communications and the e-information industries since its founding in 1992,

The first 12-inch integrated circuit was produced in e-town. As well, the nation's first liquid crystal display (LCD) production line went into operation in the area and the first battery using proton exchange was manufactured in the zone.

E-town has played a crucial role accelerating the speed of the reform in the city. Its remarkable performance is reflected in electronic information engineering, bio-medicine and auto making facilities.