After growing government support for the sector in recent years, both domestic and foreign companies are looking for business opportunities in China's general aviation.
The financial performance of Chinese airlines improved in the third quarter as passenger traffic rose and fuel prices declined.
With the rapidly growing number of Chinese passengers flying abroad, foreign airline companies find it hard to resist the lure of the huge market in China.
In light of the challenge created by the continued construction of high-speed rail in China, the country's Civil Aviation Administration is encouraging large airline companies to establish regional alliances to strengthen international competitiveness.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is expecting rapid growth in China, according to its recently released market outlook for the next 20 years.
The harbor city Ningbo in eastern China is expected to become the core national marine economic zone by 2015 through accelerated development of marine technology, logistics and innovation, according to a blueprint from the local government.
Ningbo, a port city in East China, is witnessing a boom of international trade as more private companies settle there and the city continues to modernize its industry, making it more open and attractive to the rest of world.
Over the past 10 years, the eastern coastal city of Ningbo has witnessed its culture flourish owing to the rapid expansion of cultural industries and the proliferation of libraries and museums in rural areas.
As one of the original test cases for the nation's opening-up policy, South China's Guangdong province has always been a trailblazer in economic reform, and now the region is once again leading the nation in a new era of industrial restructuring and modernization.
Wang Jianhui, an associate professor at South China Normal University in Guangzhou, recently bought a new apartment in the city of Zhongshan, about 80 km away from where he works.
Pan Dongxiao, a middle-aged man working for a multinational in Guangzhou, has made a habit of driving to the suburbs with his family on the weekends to ride bikes or just walk on the well-maintained greenway.
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