An exterior view of a futuristic building in Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone, located in Guiyang. [Photo/sl.gov.cn]
Since its establishment in October 2014, the Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone – located in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – has been lauded for optimizing its infrastructure, improving its economic indicators, strengthening its dynamic development and advancing the lives of its people.
In terms of land acquisition and the repurposing of old structures, Shuanglong has to date completed the relocation of 15 administrative villages in its core area.
The demolition area has involved over 5.2 million square meters and the land for purchases and storage covered 79,000 mu (5,267 hectares).
This has reportedly provided a guarantee for the implementation of follow-up projects and industrial development in the economic zone.
Regarding the development of its transport infrastructure, 30 roads have been opened to traffic, with a total length of 140 kilometers and an investment of 34.6 billion yuan ($5.35 billion).
Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is the only national first-class airport in Guizhou province. [Photo/sl.gov.cn]
Also, high-quality schools, hospitals and recreational facilities have settled in the zone, such as Li Duanfen School of No 1 High School of Guiyang, the First People's Hospital of Guiyang and Sasseur Outlets.
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), the economic zone signed and introduced 85 key projects, including 18 implemented by Fortune Global 500 companies and four from the ranks of China top 500 companies.
These projects have involved the fields of smart manufacturing, mid-to-high-end consumption, the headquarters economy, aviation logistics and big data.
In the five years, the total output value of industries above designated size hit 49.8 billion yuan, investment in fixed assets totaled 160.7 billion yuan, while the actual investment in place reached 86 billion yuan.
Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone is attractive to many Fortune Global 500 companies. [Photo/sl.gov.cn]
Based on the success of such operations as Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, Shuanglong has also accelerated the construction of the third-phase expansion of the airport, smart ports and logistics hubs and has been active in opening new air routes.
Meanwhile, the zone has actively promoted the greening of barren hills and the improvement of forest management. It has built 20 city and county-level demonstration parks, including Shuanglong Ecological Park.