Xiaoshan Economic and Technological Development Zone [Photo/xetz.gov.cn]

Xiaoshan Economic and Technological Development Zone (XETZ,萧山经济技术开发区) was founded in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in August 1990, as a state-level economic and technological development zone approved by the State Council. With an overall planning area of 33 square kilometers, including two new cities of Shibei and Qiaonan, it serves as the main platform for local economic growth and investment promotion, with the highest concentration of investment from Japan and Taiwan in the province. XETZ is an export-oriented and modern industrial park with industrial development, foreign capital attraction, and export for foreign exchange.

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Geography and Transportation

XETZ is endowed with an excellent geographic location and convenient transportation. Located on the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta along the southeast coast of China, XETDZ is within the boundary of the Shanghai economic radiation zone.

Airport

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, one of the important main airports in China, is a 15-minute drive from XETZ.

Highways

With Hangzhou Beltway connected with such expressways as Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo, Hangzhou-Pudong, Hangzhou-Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou-Anhui, Hangzhou-Nanjing, Hangzhou-Jinhua-Quzhou and the airport expressway, it takes no more than three hours to reach 15 central cities in the Yangtze River Delta.

Railways

Zhejiang-Jiangsu and Xiaoshan-Ningbo railways are converged in Xiaoshan, and it takes only 50 minutes to arrive in Shanghai by high-speed railway.

Waterways

It is 180 kilometers from Shanghai port, 150 kilometers from Ningbo port, and 70 kilometers from Zapu port through the Qianjiang tunnel.

Metro

Hangzhou metro line 1, line 2, line 5 traverse downtown Xiaoshan with line 2 across to Shibei New City.

Infrastructure and government service

XETZ boasts all sorts of facilities and a good environment for settlement and investment. The XETZ administrative committee executes the management functions with transparent policies and reliable credit, and also can provide a one-stop service through the whole process from company establishment to operation.