Haidian district has abundant scientific research resources, including more than 80 universities, 251 scientific and research institutes and 62 national key laboratories, accounting for 36 percent of the country's total. [Pang Zhengzheng / for China Daily]

Policy, facility support

From a policy perspective, the park has introduced equity incentives and other favorable policies, which 350 enterprises and entities had utilized by 2010. In the meanwhile, the Beijing municipal government transferred 19 of its administrative examination and approval powers to Zhongguancun and abolished another 24 to streamline various official procedures for high-tech enterprises, such as accreditation, patent filing and enforcement, and applications for Beijing's work and residence permits.

To help alleviate financing difficulties, the core area of Zhongguancun has attracted nearly 1,000 financial institutions specializing in services for high tech industries, including foreign banks, equity investment groups and venture capital firms.

Some 172 equity investment firms have a combined total of more than 100 billion yuan ($16.2 billion) of funds under management, forming a central high-tech financing block, with the PE Tower as its center.

And the core zone has also been accumulating professional service firms at a faster pace, such as an enterprise incubation system that has been established for returned scholars from overseas, universities and high-tech firms.

This financing is coupled with a wealth of scientific research resources concentrated in Zhongguancun, which currently has more than 80 universities, 251 scientific and research institutes and 62 national key laboratories, accounting for 36 percent of the country's total.

Furthermore, local authorities have invested in expanding space, building infrastructure and improving the environment to further develop and strengthen high-tech industries.

Since 2011, six projects for high-tech industry clusters and software parks have been completed. Another 25 are under construction, and 34 are scheduled to start this year, with investment of 6.71 million yuan.

'Bringing in, going out’

The zone has not achieved such remarkable progress through isolation from the rest of the world. It is the result of vigorously carrying out what local leaders call the "bringing in and going out" strategy.

Enterprises in the zone have been encouraged in various ways to integrate and use international resources.

Data from 2010 shows that 6,200 people working in the park have international study experience, while many Fortune 500 enterprises, like Microsoft, AMD and Sony, have headquarter-level branches and research centers in the park.

Domestic enterprises in the park have also had great success through participating in the world industrial system.

For example, private hightech enterprises, like UFIDA and Red Flag Software, have set up joint research and technology centers with well-known multinationals, and more than 40 enterprises in the park, like Baidu and VanceInfo, have landed on the overseas capital market.