Dinghai district's paid-in investment totaled over 2.66 billion yuan ($372.29 million) from January to July, ranking first place among all districts and counties in Zhoushan.

The district has introduced three major projects this year, focusing on new energy, big health and intelligent equipment manufacturing, with a total investment of 3.5 billion yuan, said local authorities.

The new energy project has a budget of about 2.48 billion yuan, which will be used to construct pipelines in liquefied natural gas receiving and filling stations, among other things. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

The big health project has a budget of 500 million yuan and is currently still in the design stage.

Big health is a new healthcare concept emphasizing the delivery of a full suite of health services that cover the entire care continuum, with a focus on health management and disease prevention.

The intelligent equipment manufacturing project has a budget of over 550 million yuan and will be located in one of the district's industrial parks.

According to local authorities, since the beginning of 2019, Dinghai has been formulating an action plan to better attract investment in key projects.

Meanwhile, the district has continued promoting secondary investment in idle land, said officials.