Dongying zone accelerates new industrial growth

The rapid development of the Dongying Economic Development Zone is now promoting Dongying, a city in the central Yellow River Delta, into one of the economic powerhouses of east China's Shandong province.

"Starting from an area of deserted saline-alkali land and barren beach, the zone has developed into a new economic growth point around Bohai Bay-Rim Economic Circle," said Li Jinkun, vice-mayor of Dongying and also director of the zone's administrative committee.

The zone was founded in 1992 with a planned area of 153 sq km. Its manufacturing facilities now number 508 that involved total investment of 46 billion yuan.