New areas
Appearance
State-level new areas | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国家级新区 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國家級新區 | ||||||
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State-level new area is an economic development zone supported by the central government of China to oversee the development and construction of zone within the city. The state-level new areas are given special preferential policies and privileges directly approved by the State Council. These special preferential policies and privileges of the state-level new areas is to encourage and attract new developments to speed up the city's economy.[1]
List of the state-level new areas
Division | Hanzi (S) & Pinyin | Designated | Area (km²) |
City |
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Pudong New Area | 浦东新区; Pǔdōng Xīnqū | 11 October 1993 | 1,210 | Shanghai |
Binhai New Area | 滨海新区; Bīnhǎi Xīnqū | 9 November 2009 | 2,270 | Tianjin |
Liangjiang New Area | 两江新区; Liǎngjiāng Xīnqū | 16 June 2010 | 1,205 | Chongqing |
Zhoushan Archipelago New Area | 舟山群岛新区; Zhōushān Qúndǎo Xīnqū | 8 July 2011 | 1,440 | Zhoushan |
Lanzhou New Area | 兰州新区; Lánzhōu Xīnqū | 20 August 2012 | 806 | Lanzhou |
References
- ^ Liu, Qiang. "副省级新区建设风起:行政区划调整或将解冻?". 21世纪经济报道. 凤凰网. Retrieved 8 September 2012.