The National Economic and Technological Development Zones () are the special areas of the People's Republic of China where foreign direct investment is encouraged. They are usually called the "Economic and Technological Development Zones" or simply the "Development Zones" ().
These national level programs started with the Special Economic Zones for three cities in 1978, as part of the reform and opening up, and were extended to the Economic and Technological Development Zones in 14 cities in 1984.
List of zones In 2006, there were 49 Development Zones. A list of Development Zones is below:
Dalian Development Area Haining Qinhuangdao Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Yantai Qingdao Nantong Lianyungang Weihai Fuqing Rongqiao Tongshan Shenyang Harbin Changchun Wuhan Wuhu Huizhou Dayawan Beijing Ürümqi Hefei Zhengzhou Xi'an Chengdu Kunming Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone Guiyang Nanchang Hohhot Yinchuan Nanjing Suzhou Industrial Park Shanghai Minhang Shanghai Hongqiao Shanghai Caohejing Development Zone (Shanghai Metro) Shanghai Pudong Lujiazui Financial & Trading Zone Shanghai Pudong Waigaiqiao Free-Trade Zone Shanghai Pudong Jinqiao Export Manufacturing Zone Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiangshan Ningbo Ningbo Daxie Island Wenzhou Fuzhou Mawei District Xiamen Haicang District Guangzhou Guangzhou Nansha Zhanjiang Hainan Yangpu Economic Development Zone Xining Taiyuan Lhasa - Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone Nanning Lanzhou Shuyang Shuyang Economic and Technological Development Zone Langfang
Provincial Economic Development Zones There are now many Provincial Economic Development Zones, such as:
Dalian Changxing Island Seaport Industrial Area (Liaoning) Dongying Economic Development Zone (Shandong) Yunmeng County Economic Development Zone, Xiaogan, Hubei Hanchuan Economic and Technological Development Zone (), Xiaogan, Hubei Jingzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jingzhou, Hubei Aksu City Economic and Technological Development Zone Some of them are as large as the National Economic and Technological Development Zones. There are also the Municipal-Level Economic Development Zones.
See also List of economic and technological development zones in Beijing List of economic and technological development zones in Shanghai List of technology centers of the world Megalopolises in China Special economic zone Special economic zones of China
References
Further reading <https://web.archive.org/web/20161220025544/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Periodicals/De/pdf/87_01_05.pdf> China Acadmenic Journals Full-text Database <http://www.eastview.com/> <http://www.ntpu.edu.tw/econ/files/Journal/20110308170007.pdf>
External links Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) China Association of Development Zones China Development Zones Support service to enter development Zones to Mainland China China Industrial Zone and Property Directory at RightSite.asia