Overview
Located 110 miles south of Shanghai, Hangzhou is
the capital of Zhejiang province and one of the Yangtze River
Delta’s most economically vibrant cities. Regarded by Marco Polo
as “beyond dispute the finest and the noblest city in the world,”
Hangzhou is now revered for its popular tourist destinations and
pro-business atmosphere. For three consecutive years, Hangzhou
was ranked as the #1 City in China for business by Forbes
magazine. Moreover, Hangzhou has the 8th highest per capita GDP
in China. Hangzhou and Shanghai are currently in negotiations
over a USD $4 Billion project that will link the two cities with
the world’s first inter-city Maglev train line. The new line is
scheduled to be completed by 2010 and should cut travel time
between the two cities to under half an hour.
Hangzhou's Leading Industries
Hangzhou’s development has been shaped by the
local government’s suppport for foreign invested enterprises in
Hangzhou’s three industrial development zones. Largely as a
result of these efforts, the city has become a leading
manufacturer of machinery, electronics, information technology,
medicine, chemicals, textiles & apparel and food &
beverage processing. Hangzhou’s development zone presents
potentially lucritive market opportunities to U.S. equipment
suppliers.
Trade Leads
The Commercial Service and its partner, the China Council for Promotion of International Trade, are constantly developing new trade leads. To search for leads in Hangzhou and the East China region, visit our trade leads database.
Trade Show/Exhibitions
2007 China International Medical Development Forum & Pharmaceutical Industry Exhibition
Augest 24-25, 2007
The forum, attracting professionals both from home and abroad, organised by Zhejiang Medical Association (the largest professional medical group in Zhejiang Province) and CCPIT Hangzhou, will provide a platform for new discoveries, opinions, developments in medical and pharmaceutical field.
For more details, please go to http://www.zjma.org/exp/
2007 China International Leisure Industry Exposition
November 2-5, 2007
Content: Tourism & Recreation, Fitness & Health, Food & Beverage, Online & Digital Entertainment, Home Appliances & Lifestyle.
The Expo is approved by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and co-sponsored by Hangzhou Municipal Government. It is jointly organized by CCPIT Hangzhou Sub-council and Hangzhou West-Lake International Exposition. Last year the Expo had 1183 booths and attracted more than 13,000 professional visitors and 53,000 viewers.
To know more or to download the exhibitor’s application, please visit: http://www.cli-expo.com/en/zhjieshao.asp
Review trade shows supported by the Commercial Service in China.
Infrastructure Project
Hangzhou's subway construction was approved in June 2005 by the State government. Construction of the city's first subway has just begun and it will cost about US$12 billion. According to the plan, the subway network will be composed of 8 lines, with a total length of 278 kilometers. The No.1 and No.2 lines, with a total length of 82.2 kilometers, will be completed before 2010, and the rest by 2050.
Other project proposals may be viewed at: http://english.hangzhou.gov.cn/english/Investment/Environment/index.html
Contact Information
U.S. Commercial Service - Shanghai
Shanghai Center, Suite 631
1376 Nanjing West Road
Shanghai 200040, China
Tel: (86-21) 6279-7630
Fax: (86-21) 6279-7639
Email: Shanghai.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov