Overall planning, strategic mission of Changchun New Area

Two centers, two industrial clusters and several industries with an output of 100 billion yuan ($14.5 billion)

China's intelligent equipment manufacturing center: priority will be given to key spare parts, intelligent control systems and numerical control machine tools and basic manufacturing equipment, which are key parts of intelligent equipment manufacturing, to promote regional industrial competitiveness.

This will help form several intelligent equipment industry clusters with output of several hundred billion yuan.

A green consumption center in Northeast Asia: Based on the area's excellent ecological environment and superior resources, all the industry chains of modern agriculture, sports, and health and pensions will be well integrated to establish a sustainable mechanism for green consumption.

With industry clusters in health-related food, manufacturing and services, there will be several industries with output of several hundred billion yuan, including top-rate food and biological medicine.

Overall scientific arrangement

Changchun High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Changchun North Lake Science and Technology Development Zone, Changchun Airport Economic Development Zone and Changde Economic Development Zone are key forces in implementing the national strategy in Changchun New Area.

They are also modern urban areas that feature economic development, green ecology, and diversified cultural and intelligence management. Changchun New Area also aims to build itself into a green and healthy city that boasts a spirit of diversified culture and innovation.

? Changchun High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Positioning: Attaching importance to new and high technology industries, the zone will promote industry upgrading and transition of urban areas, developing itself into a livable ecological new area that can demonstrate integrated development of the city and its industries.

Scale: With a construction of 48 square kilometers, it will have capacity to hold 500,000 people.

Space distribution: Importance will be attached to an innovation and software industrial park, animation and comics, optoelectronics information, biological medicine, and auto and spare parts. There will also be two business and trade centers in the zone.

?Changchun Airport Economic Development Zone

Positioning: With importance given to international cooperation and aviation logistics, the zone will be a key area in regional opening-up and cooperation as an intelligent city in Northeast China for demonstration.

Scale: With a construction area of 79 sq km, it will have a capacity to hold 400,000 people.

Space distribution: Importance will be given to the aviation related industry, health and pensions, international education and information, winter sports and aviation logistics. There will be a Northeast Asia International Exhibition Center, Northeast Asia International Conference Center, Northeast Asia Cultural Exchange Center and an exhibition hall to display Changchun New Area's planning.

? Changchun North Lake Science and Technology Development Zone

Positioning: With priority given to strategic emerging industry, high-end production and life services, the zone will be an international, modern ecological tourism and entertainment zone.

Scale: with a construction area of 87 sq km, it will be able to hold 550,000 people.

Space distribution: importance will be attached to high-end equipment, opto-electronics information and biological medicine. It will build the Northeast Asia Land Port, Longxiang International Business Area, an Olympic Sports Center and a cultural park.

? Changde Economic Development Zone

Positioning: With priority given to advanced equipment manufacturing and modern agriculture, it will be an innovative and livable new urban area.

Scale: With construction land of 62 sq km, it will have a capacity to hold 400,000 people.

Space distribution: Importance will be given to general aviation, advanced equipment, top-rate food and engineering machinery. It will build Changbaishan Food Industrial Park and an auto industrial cluster for automotive industries.

Eco-system in cold areas

An objective system for building a cold regional ecological city in Northeast China

Learning from the advanced construction experience of overseas ecological cities such as Canada's Vancouver, and Germany's Freeburg, which are located at a similar latitude to Changchun, and with the aim of building an ecological city in China's cold northern regions, the overall plan will carry out 13 action programs.

These will focus on constructing an ecological pattern that is safe and stable, forming a livable environment and building a green, low-carbon residential living space.

It will build Changchun New Area into an efficient, green and ecological place which not only has natural scenery but also enjoys an excellent environment.