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Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone was approved in
1990 and enjoys the same preferential policies with these state-level
economic and technological development zones.
Geographical Location
The Jinqiao
Export Processing Zone (JEPZ) is in the middle of the Shanghai Pudong
New Area. About 4 kilometers to its west is the Huangpu River, and 12
kilometers to its northeast is the Yangtze River. To the west of the
JEPZ is the Lujiazui Financial and Trade Area, to the north the
Waigaoqiao Bonded Area, and to the south the Zhangjiang Scientific &
Technological Park. Inside the JEPZ, the eastern part is the industrial
area, and the western section is the living quarters known as the
Jinqiao International Community.
Climate
The JEPZ is of the subtropical marine
monsoon climate, with the average yearly temperature at 15.5 centigrade,
and an average annual rainfall of 1,088 millimeters.
Road and Highway
The west part of the JEPZ is
directly linked to the Inner Ring Road (48 kilometers long), while the
Outer Ring Road (89 kilometers long with eight lanes) passes by the
eastern side of the park. The Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is
well-connected with Puxi district through the Yangpu and Nanpu Bridges,
and the Yan‘an Donglu Tunnel.
Airport The JEPZ is 25 kilometers
away from the Hongqiao International Airport, half hour‘s drive
following the overhead Inner Ring Road. It is 30 kilometers from Pudong
International Airport, 30 minutes‘ drive on the highway.
Harbor and Facility
The JEPZ is 9 kilometers away from
the Waigaoqiao Harbor, where a 900-meter container wharf has set up with
four 10,000-tonage berths and 2.4 million tons handling capacity a year.
The Wuhaogou Harbor under construction is 7 kilometers to the northeast
of the JEPZ, with designed annual shipping capacity of 50 million tons.
Industrial Structure
The four
pillar industries in the JEPZ include information electronics,
automobile and its components, modern household electric appliances and
biological medicines. |
