Established in 1991, Jingning Economic Development Zone was recognized as a provincial economic development zone by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in 1994. It is one of the four provincial economic development zones in Lishui.

With the acceleration of population agglomeration and urbanization, the city scale has been enlarged and great adjustments have been made in city construction planning. Approved by the provincial government in 2010, the development zone's integration and improvement plan made it possible to build a development pattern of "one zone, one park and multiple parts" through agent management, authorized development and outside development.

The plan integrated eight parks of various types and covered 16.4 square kilometers. Several industry development platforms have been set up, such as Jingning National Headquarters Economic Park, Lishui Industry Agglomerating Zone, Low Slope and Hills Utilization Jingning Branch, Green Food Manufacturing Park and Bamboo Products Manufacturing Park.