A ceremony is held in Dalian Jinpu New Area to mark the signing and launching of 97 projects. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Jinpu New Area signed and launched 97 projects with a total investment of 77.88 billion yuan ($12.26 billion) in Q1 of 2022, leading Dalian in the number of projects and the scale of investment.
Among them, 35 signed projects with a total investment of 37.8 billion yuan include foreign-funded projects such as a high-purity electronic silicon and silicon material research and development center with a total investment of $680 million, and domestic-funded projects such as the Fan-Mei Aviation City with a total investment of 8.5 billion yuan and the CGDG high-end hotel clusters with a total investment of 6.6 billion yuan.
There are 62 new projects with a total investment of 40.08 billion yuan, including a southern urban renewal project with a total investment of 20.1 billion yuan, Jinshitan cultural tourism with a total investment of 2.6 billion yuan, the Dalian Modern Agricultural Industry Center with a total investment of 1.65 billion yuan and other projects.
One of the major projects, the Jinshitan cultural tourism project, is located at Dalian Jinshitan National Tourism Resort, aiming to build a cultural and leisure complex with resorts, art galleries, business streets, themed hotels and B&Bs. It is expected to be finished in 2026. In 2022, it plans an investment of 250 million yuan for the construction of the project’s main body, a commercial area on the south side and the reconstruction of the harbor.
Jinpu sees 2022 as an important year for high-quality development and is playing an important role in Dalian’s three-year goal of expanding its GDP beyond 1 trillion yuan by 2024.