Jiangning Development Zone, established in June 1992, was approved to be a provincial-level development zone in 1993 and upgraded to a national-level one under the approval of the State Council in November 2010. It became a national intellectual property pilot park in 2015 and the national ecological industrial demonstration park in 2016.
It has been a development zone in Nanjing with the more rapid development speed, the most optimal development environment and the strongest industrial competitiveness after more than 20 years of development. Its comprehensive strength and brand influence rank on top among all the development zones in Jiangsu province.