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Weihai Economic and Technological
Development Zone was approved as state-level development zone on October
21, 1993 . The zone now has a population of 6,000.
Geographical Location
Located in the eastern
end of the Shandong Peninsula, the city of Weihai faces the sea on three
sides. To the east it looks on the Korean Peninsula and Japanese Isles
across the sea, and is the shortest route from China to South Korea as
the crow flies.
Climate
The city is in the temperate
marine climate zone characterized by four distinct seasons throughout
the year. With an annual mean temperature of 12.1 degree Celsius and an
annual average rainfall of 800 millimeters, the city is neither
unbearably hot in summer nor extremely cold in winter.
Environment
The city of Weihai is one of
China's earliest "Model Environmental Protection Cities", and is one of the world's
exemplary cities that have been declared to be the most suitable region for
human residence. Naturally Weihai is one of the key ports and and famous summer
resorts in China.
Port
Situated
right in the Weihai Economic and Technical Development Zone (WETDZ),
Weihai Nan'gang Port operates a 50,000-ton dock for handling fluids and
liquids, a 20,000-ton container dock and a 20,000-ton coal dock. It's
also equipped with a 10,000-ton universal berth and a 5,000-ton
passenger pier. Now there are regular services for passenger and cargo
transportation from Weihai to Dalian of China, and Inchon of South
Korea, and cargo freighters from Weihai to Hong Kong and Japan.
Railway
Extending
into the port area of the WETDZ, the Taocun-Weihai Railway directly
accesses the rail network of North China, which is part of the national
railway network via the Jiaozhou-Jinan Railway.
Road and Highway
The city's road density of
is three times more than national average, two most important highways
are
Qingdao-Weihai expressway and Yantai-Weihai expressway.
Airport
Two airports
are within one hour drive from the Zone, and Weihai Airport lies only 20
kilometers away. In service are 23 passenger and cargo air routes to
such destinations as Seoul, Osaka, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin and
Shanghai, with over 120 flights per week.
Industrial Structure
The eight core
industries housed in Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone
are automobile, machinery, electronics, textiles,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals and building materials.
Investment Priorities
The WETDZ encourages
investments on such industries as agriculture, high-tech, basic
industry, infrastructure, environmental protection and export-oriented
industries. Priorities go to electronics, automobile, machinery,
pharmaceutics, foods, textiles, chemicals, building materials,
transportation, energy, and tourism. |
