Nanjing Jiangbei New Area
Brief Introduction：
Jiangbei New Area was born along the Yangtze River, with a long history and changing times. In 2015, The State Council officially approved the establishment of Jiangbei New Area, which has opened a new chapter. This smart new city representing the future is rising strongly along the Yangtze River.
State-level new areas are comprehensive functional areas approved by The State Council to undertake major national strategic tasks of development, reform and opening up. The state-level new area is a kind of newly developed, open and reformed big city area established in the early 1990s in China. Up to now, there are a total of 19 state-level new districts, eight of which are in the east, two in the central part of the country, six in the west and three in the northeast. On June 27, 2015, The State Council approved the establishment of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area, which is the 13th national new area and the first national new area in Jiangsu Province. Nanjing Jiangbei New Area is strategically positioned as a “three zones and one platform”, namely a pilot area for independent innovation, a demonstration area for new-type urbanization, a modern industrial cluster area in the Yangtze River Delta, and an important platform for opening-up and cooperation in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The new area undertakes the strategic mission of promoting the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and fostering a new growth pole for the transformation and development of the eastern coastal areas.
Glorious history：
1.Civilization traces its origin to the ancestors of Jinling
Jiangbei New District has a relatively rich material cultural heritage, intangible cultural heritage, cultural landscape and other resources. In terms of material cultural heritage, There are 1 national key cultural relic protection units (Pukou Train station and its affiliated buildings), 4 cultural relic protection units of Jiangsu Province (Niutougang Ancient Site, Puzhen Locomotive Factory English style villa, Liangpu Railway workers “27” command post site, Liuhe Temple),
38 cultural relic protection units of Nanjing City, 5 historical sites (Longhu Lane, Zuosuo Street, Pukou Railway Station, Puzhen town) Machine Factory, Liuhe Wenmiao) and one general historical area (Yutang Street), as well as historical and cultural ancient towns such as Zhu Town, Guabu Town, Qiaolin Town, Tangquan Town, Dongwang Village, Laohekou Village, Longpao Old Street and so on.
2.Transportation hub industrial heritage
In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Jiangbei New Area started the journey of modern industrialization and opening to the outside world. With the completion and operation of the Jinpu Railway, which runs through the north and south of China, it has become a transportation hub. Pukou railway station, pu town, bridge witnessing the history, such as in the “far east” first giant wynn zinc factory is represented by the series of industrial heritage resources, is an important witness of China’s chemical industry.
Pukou Railway Station is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing. It was built in 1908, the 34th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It was officially put into operation in 1914. It is the final starting point of Jinpu Railway, the longest railway borrowed by the Qing government, and an important transportation hub connecting 11 provinces such as Pingjin, Hebei, Lu, Henan and Anhui.
The opening of the Jinpo Railway and the completion of the Pukou Railway Station led to the construction of the Pukou Wharf, the Pujin Machinery Factory, the Pujin Hospital, the Rotary school, the electrical factory, and the main road. In 1927, after the Nationalist government made Nanjing the capital, Pukou Railway Station was listed as the key construction content of the “Capital Plan”. Now it is the only “century-old station” in China with complete historical features. In 2013, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
In 1934, the father of China’s chemical xu-dong fan created the earliest chemical plant in China, nanjing wynn zinc plant. During the period of the republic of China, wynn zinc factory equipment, the products in short supply, and the production technology far more than our country industry level, is a domestic leading chemical company, is one of the largest chemical plant in east Asia, also known by people as the “far east first giant”. In 1937, the factory produced the world’s advanced level of “Red Triangle” brand ammonium sulfate. It is now a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing.
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is the first railway bridge independently designed and constructed in China, connecting Jinpu Line and Shanghai-Nanjing Line, with a total length of 6,788.55 meters. The new section of Jiangbei is located in Taishan Street. Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge makes a deep cut into a smooth road and connects the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is of great political, economic and strategic significance. It is a model of self-reliance and a bridge of vitality, which can be compared with two bombs and one star. The completion of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge symbolizes that China has the ability to rely on its own manpower and material resources and apply modern science and technology to solve major and complex engineering problems. It also marks a new level of bridge construction in China. Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is the spiritual symbol of Nanjing city, as well as the cultural symbol and landmark of Jiangsu Province. In 2018, Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was listed in the first batch of national industrial heritage protection list, and in 2019, it was selected as the National patriotic Education Demonstration Base.
3.Worship of literature and education
Jiangbei New District has a tradition of advocating culture and education since ancient times and is a gathering place for literati and poets. At present, four contemporary calligraphers, Lin Sanzhi, Xiao Xian, High School sophomore and Hu Xiaoshi, have been built on the Qiuyu Mountain in Pukou District, forming a well-known cultural park at home and abroad.
Jiangbei New District has explored an intensive development path of cultural guidance, sports integration and urban tourism integration by promoting urban organic renewal, fine construction management, and integrated development of culture, sports integration and urban tourism integration. We will accelerate the development of new types of cultural enterprises, cultural business forms and cultural consumption patterns. We will strive to build five industrial areas for culture, sports and tourism, namely, the core area for culture and tourism, the ecological area for culture and tourism, the historical scenery area, the creative industry area and the film and television agglomeration area, improve the public cultural service system and the cultural industry system, and highlight the cultural characteristics of Jiangbei New Area.
Productive future:
1.Jiangbei New Area planning scope introduction
The overall planning scope of Jiangbei New Area includes Pukou District, Liuhe District and Baguzhou subdistrict of Qixia District, with a total area of 2,451 square kilometers.
In June 2015, The State Council approved the state-level Jiangbei New Area with a planning area of 788 square kilometers, which is the main urban construction area determined by the overall plan. General scope: Taishan Street, Yanjiang Street, Pancheng Street, Dingshan Street, Dachang Street, Changlu Street, Getang Street, Jiangpu Street, Qiaolin Street, Xiongzhou Street, Longchi Street, Longpao Street, Baguazhou Street.
In May 2017, the Municipal Party Committee and municipal government of Nanjing readjustedthe spatial structure of Jiangbei New Area and divided it into three parts: direct administration, co-construction and coordination. Among them: the direct zone covers the former high-tech zone (including Yanjiang, Taishan and Pancheng streets in Pukou District), Chemical industry Park (including Dachang and Changlu streets in Liuhe District), Dingshan Street and Getang Street, covering an area of 386.25 square kilometers. The core area of 33.2 square kilometers in the direct zone is designated for centralized development and plays a leading and demonstration role. The co-construction area covers the planned area of 788 square kilometers of the new area, except for the other areas under direct administration (Pukou and Liuhe districts will be the main development and construction areas, and Jiangbei New District will coordinate major matters). The coordination area is within Pukou District, Liuhe District and Baguzhou District of Qixia District, other areas except the direct administration area and co-construction area (Jiangbei New District communicates and coordinates with relevant administrative districts on related and long-term matters).
On August 2, 2019, the China (Jiangsu) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) was established with the approval of The State Council. It covers three zones, namely Nanjing, Suzhou and Lianyungang. The Nanjing Zone is all within the scope of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area. On August 30, 2019, Lou Qinjian, Secretary of the CPC Central Committee of Jiangsu Province, and Wu Zhenglong, governor of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, unveiled the opening ceremony of the three pilot Free trade zones in Jiangsu. This means that Nanjing has officially entered the era of free trade, and Nanjing Jiangbei New Area once again shoulders the national responsibility, starting a new journey of development with the superposition of “two zones”.
The planned area of Nanjing Pilot Free Trade Zone is 39.55 square kilometers, extending to the Yangtze River, Hengjiang Avenue and Pubin Road in the east, Huqiao Road and Xijiang Road in the south, Huanshan Road, Yanjiang Avenue and Puwu Road in the west and Jinxiu Road, Kaitian Road and Pudong Road in the north. It will focus on developing industries such as integrated circuits, life and health, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and modern finance.
According to the requirements of the Overall Plan of China (Jiangsu) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the strategic positioning of Nanjing Pilot Free Trade Zone is “two zones and one platform”, that is, to build an independent innovation pilot zone with international influence, a modern industry demonstration zone and an important platform for opening up and cooperation. We will strive to build a new benchmark of China’s pilot free trade zones with convenient investment and trade, sound service system, prominent financial innovation function, efficient and convenient supervision, standardized legal environment, and obvious linkage effect across the whole region through three to five years of reform and exploration.
3.Six features of the new District
（1）Science and technology New area
The New District focuses on research and innovation economy. By deepening innovation cooperation with more than 30 countries and regions and holding major activities such as the World Semiconductor Conference, World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference and World Life and Health Technology Conference, the New District constantly promotes the acceleration of innovation factors and high-end talents to the New District, and the formation of research and innovation economy in the New District. Make the new district the source of innovation and development of the whole province.
（2） Industrial New area
The new area will focus on “two cities and one center” and accelerate the construction of an independent and controllable modern industrial system. “The” Chip City “gathers nearly 400 related enterprises, forming a complete upstream and downstream industrial chain including design, manufacturing, sealing and testing.” “Gene City” is based on the national health and medical big data pilot program and the International Health City as a platform to build a whole-life health and medical service system.” “New Financial Center” takes financial asset management, VC/PE equity investment fund and other industry-finance combination as the development path, and sets up the first “SAS Financial Technology Innovation Center” in mainland China, and co-builds the Digital currency Financial Research Institute with the Central bank.
（3） Quality New district
The new area focuses on the integrated development of industry and city, and is committed to building a smart and livable “new main city”. Based on international standards, the city adopts advanced concepts such as dense network of small blocks, sponge city and integrated pipeline corridor, and adopts above-ground and underground integrated development mode to carry out urban planning and construction. 11 channels are connected to both sides of the Yangtze River, making transportation more convenient. It embodies the latest concept, the highest standard, wisdom and ability, and shows a higher level, higher quality and higher energy level.
（4） Ecological New District
The New District earnestly practices the socialist concept of ecological civilization. Centering on creating a beautiful new district with blue sky, clear water and green bank, the New District focuses on water, air and soil pollution prevention and control. It focuses on the cleanup and renovation of the Yangtze River coastline, comprehensively starts the wetland protection and environment improvement project, vigorously implements ecological protection projects such as Qinglong Green Belt and Lushuiwan Wetland Park, and the national, provincial and municipal examination sections have reached the standard steadily. Water quality in all water sources and key water function areas reached the standards. The rate of good air quality and the decrease of PM2.5 were among the top in the city.
（5） Opening up New areas
The new District will focus on the reform of system and mechanism and polish the “new card” of connotative development. We have introduced a series of reform measures, including “relatively centralized examination and approval”, “credit commitment system”, “regional environmental assessment”, “digital joint plan examination”, and “ten measures for the examination and approval system of construction projects”, to make the business environment more simple and efficient. The New District also took the lead in completing the reform of the street system and mechanism in the whole city to make the social governance more intelligent and efficient, and continued to deepen the new model of “grid + network” social governance to realize the smart direction of social governance. Based on the frontier of opening-up and cooperation, we will continue to form a first-class circle of major regional development strategies such as the Belt and Road Initiative, the integration of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Yangtze River Delta, and build a Nanjing functional zone that radiates to drive the overall development of Jiangsu and Anhui regions.
6. Happy New District
Since the establishment of the new District, more than 80 schools have been added and more than 100,000 students have been added. A number of landmark schools such as Nanjing No. 1 Middle School, Drum Tower Kindergarten, Nightingale School of Nursing and Thomas International School have been officially opened. The first Grade III hospital, Drum Tower Hospital Jiangbei International Hospital, has been completed and opened. The landmark Yangtze River Boat and the Civic Center were showcased. A number of demonstration projects, such as the Riverside Scenic Belt and the Green Dragon Green Belt, have been completed. A high-quality modern new city that benefits the people has risen to prominence.
