New high-tech zones inject vitality to innovation efforts

CHONGQING - Long and big-bellied Rongchang pigs have long provided ideal pork for a Chinese delicacy called Huiguorou, or stir-fried pork slices in spicy sauce, but now, the fame of the pig breed is transcending the catering and restaurant industry.

The Rongchang district is located in Chongqing municipality, a sprawling metropolis in southwest China. Last month, a 17-square-kilometer area in the district was marked as a national high-tech industrial and development zone.

Earlier this month, the State Council approved a total of 12 new zones to be national high-tech zones. Among them are Rongchang and Yongchuan in Chongqing, Chuxiong in Yunnan province, Gongqingcheng and Fengcheng in Jiangxi province and Zhanjiang and Maoming in Guangdong.