A panorama of Taixing Huangqiao Economic Development Zone. [Photo/tzhl.gov.cn]
Taixing Huangqiao Economic Development Zone, located in Huangqiao town, a millennium-old historic and cultural town of Taixing city, Jiangsu province, was established in 2009 with a planned area of 18 square kilometers.
In September 2018, it was upgraded to a provincial-level economic development zone. It has been designated as a national foreign trade transformation and upgrading base, a national demonstration zone for industry-university-research collaboration, and a high-quality investment and business environment service brand park.
In 2024, the zone recorded invoiced sales of 23.5 billion yuan ($3.26 billion), a year-on-year increase of 14.6 percent, and industrial and commercial tax revenue of 13.02 billion yuan, up 18.04 percent year-on-year. It ranked 86th on the 2024 China top 100 provincial development zones with growth potential list.
The Huangqiao zone features a comprehensive modern transportation system integrating road, rail, waterway, and air transport, situated at the core of the Yangtze Delta integrated development economic circle.
It has established 26 provincial or higher-level technological innovation platforms. It is home to four national-level "little giant" specialized and sophisticated enterprises, 12 provincial-level "little giant" enterprises, and 19 municipal-level "little giant" enterprises in Taizhou.
The development zone has improved its services to provide higher-quality enterprise support.
In recent years, the zone has integrated into the Shanghai metropolitan area, taking advantage of emerging opportunities in the digital economy. It has secured the Shanghai-Jiangsu joint artificial intelligence and digital industry base project, with a planned investment of 10 billion yuan.
Meanwhile, Huangqiao, renowned as the "violin capital of China", has hosted the event to celebrate the International Make Music Day on June 21 for eight consecutive years.
Jiangsu Fengling Musical Instrument Group, the presiding unit of the China Violin Association, produces 30 percent of the world's violins, with over 90 percent of its products exported to 86 countries and regions.