Liyang High-tech Zone
Liyang High-tech Zone, or Jiangsu Liyang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 江苏省溧阳高新技术产业开发区), is a provincial-level high-tech industrial zone situated in the western region of Liyang City, Jiangsu.[1]
History
[edit]In March 2012, the Jiangsu Zhongguancun Science & Technology Industrial Park was jointly established by the Changzhou municipal government and the Zhongguancun Science Park Administration.[2] In May 2016, the Jiangsu Provincial Government sanctioned the establishment of the "Jiangsu Zhongguancun High-Tech Industrial Development Zone," including an area of approximately 4.97 km2. In September 2018, it officially designated as a provincial high-tech industrial development zone. In May 2021, it was renamed the "Jiangsu Liyang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone."[3]
Provenance
[edit]The zone is founded on two preceding industrial parks:
- Chengbei Industrial Park, established in 2006 in the western periphery of the current Kunlun Subdistrict.[4]
- Tianmu Lake Industrial Park was established in 2003 in the northern region of Tianmu Lake Town. These were unified in 2012 as the Zhongguancun Park.[4]
Economic Performance
[edit]In 2013, the original Zhongguancun park attracted 58 industrial projects, achieved a total industrial production of RMB 94.4 billion (an increase of 6.8%), and generated RMB 1.169 billion in fiscal income (an increase of 21.5%). Since 2012, around 50 enterprises in the power and energy battery industry, including CATL, SAIC, Putailai, and Kedali, have established operations in this region. Research institutions, like the Yangtze River Delta Physical Research Center and the Tianmu Lake Advanced Energy Storage Technology Institute.[5][6]
By 2020, the production of the zone's power and energy battery industry surpassed RMB 25 billion.[7]
Infrastructure
[edit]- Rail: Accessed via the Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway.
- The Nanjing–Hangzhou Expressway, Yangzhou–Liyang Expressway, and Fuling–Liyang Expressway intersect the region.
- Highways: China National Highway 104 and Jiangsu Provincial Highways 233 and 239.
- Waterway: Connectivity to the Wushen Canal, which connects Wuhu and Shanghai.
Administrative Division
[edit]The area is situated in Kunlun Subdistrict, formed in 2015 by the amalgamation of Chengbei and other towns, encompassing around 118 km2 and governing several villages and communities, including the High-Tech Zone.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "溧阳经济开发区："校+园知盟"创新推动党外知识分子统战工作_新华网江苏频道". 新华网江苏频道 (in Chinese). 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "溧阳市：江苏省溧阳高新技术产业开发区入选"2023中国省级开发区高质量发展百强榜单" 全国第三". 常州市人民政府 (in Chinese). 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "【城事】短短两年多，常州这个开发区何以能"升"为..." 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b "溧阳高新区：创新+平台+场景，产业走向"新高绿"". 中国科技网 (in Chinese). 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Things, 最近内容海外 New (2025-06-30). "常州动力电池集聚区研究（溧阳篇）-36氪". 36氪_让一部分人先看到未来 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "上汽与宁德时代联手打造新能源汽车溧阳添百亿级项目_中国江苏网". 江苏_中国江苏网 (in Chinese). 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "厚植生态，繁育"产业雨林"——来自江苏"千亿县"的实地调研之二_中国江苏网". 江苏_中国江苏网 (in Chinese). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "江苏省人民政府 政府文件 省政府关于同意江苏省中关村高新技术产业开发区更名为江苏省溧阳高新技术产业开发区的批复". 江苏省人民政府 (in Chinese). 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
