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'It will no longer be a dream to work in Shanghai and live in Yuhang'
By Xu Wei |
May 21, 2009, Thursday
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HANGZHOU'S Yuhang District enjoys win-win cooperation with Shanghai and today it hosts a major business and investment conference at the Shanghai International Convention Center. Xu Wei reports.
Yuhang District has a lot to offer - tranquility, wetlands, clean industry and an innovation base - and it aims to attract Shanghai investors and residents.
The developing area will be just a short trip from Shanghai when the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway opens in 2011. Before reaching the main Hangzhou station, the train will stop in Yuhang, a new district.
The Shanghai-Hangzhou trip that now takes around an hour and 15 minutes will be shortened to just 38 minutes when the high-speed railway is put into use.
Trains can run up to 350 kilometers per hour on this 160-kilometer line with three-minute intervals at rush hours.
"This fast link will give us new possibilities to collaborate with Shanghai in many ways," says Zhu Jinkun, Party secretary of Yuhang District, Hangzhou City.
"And for the Shanghai people, it will no longer be a dream to work in Shanghai and live in Yuhang."
The district has a series of development plans and strategies, many based on its win-win cooperation with Shanghai.
Today the district hosts a major business and investment promotion conference at the Shanghai International Convention Center.
After rapid economic development in recent years, the district offers a good business environment and abundant cultural and tourism resources that can be shared with Shanghai for mutual benefit, says Zhu.
The Yuhang area is the cradle of Liangzhu Culture that goes back around 5,000 years in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The culture, considered "the dawn of Chinese civilization," left abundant relics, the most important displayed in the Liangzhu Culture Museum in Yuhang.
The area was the home of many renowned scholars and celebrities, including Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) scientist Shen Kuo, and Zhang Taiyan, an expert on ancient Chinese civilization.
It was in the Yuhang area that the "tea sage" Lu Yu (733-804 AD) completed his classic "Book of Tea," the world's first treatise on tea and tea culture.
Revered monk Wen Yi attained enlightenment there and founded Fayanzong, one of the branches of Buddhism in China. Calligraphy and painting master Wu Changshuo used his brush to record his poetic life there.
The district offers many tourist attractions, including Jingshan Buddhist Temple, which was first built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), and rafting along the "Bamboo Sea."
The district also offers the Xixi National Wetland Park, where Phase III of construction is underway. It will feature a 5-kilometer-long causeway shaped like a giant character shou (longevity) when seen from above.
"Strolling along the path, visitors will feel connected with the scenery, its beauty, simplicity and peacefulness," says Jiang Jun, governor of Yuhang District.
By the end of 2011, the completed Hangzhou Metro line will also shorten the distance from Yuhang to the West Lake to under 30 minutes.
As a new municipal district, Yuhang is improving the structure for tertiary industry. The consumer product market is developing, professional markets are becoming stronger and the tourism economy is becoming more prosperous.
Sustainable economic development through innovation is the ultimate goal. The overall development plan is based on "optimized agriculture, strong industry and prosperous tertiary industry."
Jack Ma, president and CEO of Alibaba.com, China's largest online trading platform, calls Yuhang an ideal place to start an enterprise and pursue a dream.
Ma has set up "Taobao City" at Yuhang's new innovation base covering around 100 square kilometers of ecological office space. The 1.3 billion yuan (US$190 million) project will employ 15,000 people when it is completed in five years.
"This modern office district has unparalleled fresh air, beautiful landscaping, historical charm and a wonderful view," says Jiang.
"We hope more and more investors, entrepreneurs and young people from Shanghai will be attracted to settle here."
Yuhang District has a lot to offer - tranquility, wetlands, clean industry and an innovation base - and it aims to attract Shanghai investors and residents.
The developing area will be just a short trip from Shanghai when the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway opens in 2011. Before reaching the main Hangzhou station, the train will stop in Yuhang, a new district.
The Shanghai-Hangzhou trip that now takes around an hour and 15 minutes will be shortened to just 38 minutes when the high-speed railway is put into use.
Trains can run up to 350 kilometers per hour on this 160-kilometer line with three-minute intervals at rush hours.
"This fast link will give us new possibilities to collaborate with Shanghai in many ways," says Zhu Jinkun, Party secretary of Yuhang District, Hangzhou City.
"And for the Shanghai people, it will no longer be a dream to work in Shanghai and live in Yuhang."
The district has a series of development plans and strategies, many based on its win-win cooperation with Shanghai.
Today the district hosts a major business and investment promotion conference at the Shanghai International Convention Center.
After rapid economic development in recent years, the district offers a good business environment and abundant cultural and tourism resources that can be shared with Shanghai for mutual benefit, says Zhu.
The Yuhang area is the cradle of Liangzhu Culture that goes back around 5,000 years in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The culture, considered "the dawn of Chinese civilization," left abundant relics, the most important displayed in the Liangzhu Culture Museum in Yuhang.
The area was the home of many renowned scholars and celebrities, including Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) scientist Shen Kuo, and Zhang Taiyan, an expert on ancient Chinese civilization.
It was in the Yuhang area that the "tea sage" Lu Yu (733-804 AD) completed his classic "Book of Tea," the world's first treatise on tea and tea culture.
Revered monk Wen Yi attained enlightenment there and founded Fayanzong, one of the branches of Buddhism in China. Calligraphy and painting master Wu Changshuo used his brush to record his poetic life there.
The district offers many tourist attractions, including Jingshan Buddhist Temple, which was first built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), and rafting along the "Bamboo Sea."
The district also offers the Xixi National Wetland Park, where Phase III of construction is underway. It will feature a 5-kilometer-long causeway shaped like a giant character shou (longevity) when seen from above.
"Strolling along the path, visitors will feel connected with the scenery, its beauty, simplicity and peacefulness," says Jiang Jun, governor of Yuhang District.
By the end of 2011, the completed Hangzhou Metro line will also shorten the distance from Yuhang to the West Lake to under 30 minutes.
As a new municipal district, Yuhang is improving the structure for tertiary industry. The consumer product market is developing, professional markets are becoming stronger and the tourism economy is becoming more prosperous.
Sustainable economic development through innovation is the ultimate goal. The overall development plan is based on "optimized agriculture, strong industry and prosperous tertiary industry."
Jack Ma, president and CEO of Alibaba.com, China's largest online trading platform, calls Yuhang an ideal place to start an enterprise and pursue a dream.
Ma has set up "Taobao City" at Yuhang's new innovation base covering around 100 square kilometers of ecological office space. The 1.3 billion yuan (US$190 million) project will employ 15,000 people when it is completed in five years.
"This modern office district has unparalleled fresh air, beautiful landscaping, historical charm and a wonderful view," says Jiang.
"We hope more and more investors, entrepreneurs and young people from Shanghai will be attracted to settle here."
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