Xiamen undergoes widespread growth initiatives

The Eastern Sports and Exhibition New City

Located in the Liuwudian coastal area of Xiang’an district in Xiamen with a planned area of 6.58 square kilometers, the Eastern Sports and Exhibition New City is the eastward gateway to Xiamen’s cross-island development. It enjoys prominent location advantages, a direct view of the ocean, smooth and convenient transportation and rich ecological resources. Riding on its two engines, the new sports center as well as the new conference and exhibition center, the Eastern Sports and Exhibition New City will be built into a new coastal city. It will also be a benchmark of industrycity-people and integration comprising composite functions such as sports events, tourism and exhibition, business offices, culture and entertainment, interactive experience and highend residences.

The East Coast New City

Located in the geographical center of Xiamen with a land area of 114.8 sq km and a proposed population of 900,000, the East Coast New City is the coastal new city with the largest planned area, the most beautiful bay and the most holistic industries in Xiamen. Close to the Shenyang-Haikou Expressway, it is only 15-25 minutes’ drive from Xiamen North Railway Station, Gaoqi International Airport and Xiang’an New International Airport.

The area is designed to attract new industries, new business formats and new business models in industrial construction.

It prioritizes the development of high-tech industries such as the headquarters economy, innovation and entrepreneurship services, high-tech research and development, the optoelectronic industry and information technology, as well as high-yield industries such as light, electronics and new materials.

In terms of urban services, the area mainly focuses on comprehensive residential development, prioritizing the development of modern service industries such as business and leisure, trade and logistics, conferences and exhibitions, complex life functions, tourism services, high-end hotels, and cultural tourism, leisure and entertainment that relies on high-end business and residential integration.

Adhering to the design concept of “Smart Green Valley, Future Innovation Park”, it aims to create a new industrial complex with city-industry integration, and to achieve the symbiotic development of “industry and people”.

The Xiamen Tongxiang High-Tech Industrial Base

The Xiamen Tongxiang High-Tech Industrial Base is located in the area that borders Tong’an district in the central and northern part of Xiang’an district. Covering a total planned area of 45.68 sq km, it is not only a new carrier for the development of strategic emerging industries in Xiamen, but also a new space for the construction of key provincial and municipal projects.

The Xiang’an part of the high-tech industrial base is located in the middle of Xiang’an district, with a total planned area of 10.68 sq km. The industry is positioned for integrated circuits, display panels, LED, microelectronics and other high-tech industries.

The base also shows an increasingly highlighted magnet effect along with the acceleration of its construction, attracting a number of high-end and high-quality large projects. With “base + new city”, the Xiang’an High-tech Industrial Base will become a new highland for industrial clustering and talent gathering in Xiamen.

The New Airport Area

The New Airport Area is planned to occupy a total area of 47.26 square kilometers, accommodating 260,000 people. The total area will be divided into three subareas with 32.68 square kilometers belonging to the Dadeng area, which mainly carries the new airport and its residential, commercial and trade functions. The 13.63 squarekilometer Lianhe area mainly undertakes the R&D, manufacturing and other industrial development functions while the 6.24 square-kilometer Caicuo area mainly offers residential, medical and other urban comprehensive services.