All-in-one proves appealing

Tianfu New Area in Sichuan province, China's newest national-level development area, is leading the way as the city pursues a development path that puts people at the heart of a modern metropolis.

Located at the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Yangtze River Economic Zone, two of China's key national strategies, Tianfu New Area was approved by the State Council in early October as the country's 11th national-level development area.

But while following in the successful footsteps of other new areas such as Shanghai Pudong New Area and the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, Tianfu has also sought to blaze a new trail as it promotes opening-up in the western regions, enhancing economic growth in the inland regions and pushing forward the country's economic restructuring.