Liyang High-tech Zone

Liyang High-tech Zone, or Jiangsu Liyang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, is a provincial-level high-tech industrial zone situated in the western region of Liyang City, Jiangsu.

History

In March 2012, the Jiangsu Zhongguancun Science & Technology Industrial Park was jointly established by the Changzhou municipal government and the Zhongguancun Science Park Administration. 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."

Provenance

The zone is founded on two preceding industrial parks:

Chengbei Industrial Park, established in 2006 in the western periphery of the current Kunlun Subdistrict.
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.

Economic Performance

In 2013, the original Zhongguancun park attracted 58 industrial projects, achieved a total industrial production of RMB 94.4 billion, and generated RMB 1.169 billion in fiscal income. 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.
By 2020, the production of the zone's power and energy battery industry surpassed RMB 25 billion.

Infrastructure

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

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.