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Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone
Updated: 2006-04-19 11:12
Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved as
state-level deveopment zone in October 1984. The zone now has a
population of 300,000.
Geographical Location
Situated on the west bank of the Jiaozhou Bay, the Qingdao Economic and
Technological Development Zone (QETDZ) is about 24 kilometers to the city
proper across the sea. The Zone accesses downtown Qingdao through the
66-kilometer expressway that runs around the Jiaozhou Bay and by means of
sea routes such as ferries and speedboats.
Communication and Transportation
Harbor
As one of the largest five foreign trade ports of China, Port of Qingdao
was first built in 1892, now consisting of 15 wharves with 73 berths, 31
of which are capable of handling 10,000-ton or above ships. At present,
it has trade exchanges with over 450 ports of more than 130 countries and
regions in the world. For container transport, the port has opened 16
international truck lines and nearly 50 domestic feeders with over 300
liners to all over the world every month and 2.6 million TEUs in 2001.
Besides there is the new continental Eurasian Bridge linking Qingdao to
Europe for transit transport.
Airport
QETDZ is 53 kilometers away from Qingdao International Airport, which
operates 65 international and domestic air routes with over 300 flights
per week undertaken by 13 airlines from home and abroad, including 9
international routes.
Landway
The zone boasts convenient communication with the Jiaozhou-Huangdao
Railway and the expressway around the Jiaozhou Bay.
Industrial Structure
In the QETDZ industrial framework of electronics, household electric
appliances, building materials, petrochemicals, machinery and
pharmaceuticals has been shaped. The zone divides itself into several
functional areas like the administration and business center, the
international trading, warehousing and processing industry, heavy and
chemical industrial area, the harbor-related industrial park and the
effective agricultural park.
Administration Committee
Tel: 86-532-6988615
Fax: 86-532-6988629
Email: propro@bestinvest.org
Website: www.bestinvest.org
(Source: Ministry of Commerce)
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