I. Basic Profile of the Zone

Hunan Jishou Economic Development Zone is located in Jishou city, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in western Hunan province. Approved by the People's Government of Hunan Province in 2001 under Document No 37 of the General Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government, the zone was initially named Jishou Qianzhou Economic Development Zone. Its core mission upon establishment lay in urban construction focused on developing Qianzhou New Area and building a new Jishou. It was officially renamed Hunan Jishou Economic Development Zone in February 2006.

In accordance with the 2018 Edition of the Audited and Announced Catalogue of China's Development Zones, the zone covers an approved area of 837.28 hectares divided into four blocks. On July 1, 2020, the Examination Opinions of the Department of Natural Resources of Hunan Province on the Adjustment Results of Development Orientation Zones of Hunan Jishou Economic Development Zone defined three adjusted development orientation blocks covering a total of 836.86 hectares.

In August 2022, the Circular on Issuing the Catalogue of Boundary Areas and Four Boundary Scopes of Provincial and Above Industrial Parks in Hunan Province, jointly issued by the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Natural Resources of Hunan Province, set the total boundary area of Jishou Economic Development Zone at 1,039.19 hectares, split into eight separate blocks. The circular bears the file reference Xiang Fa Gai Yuan Qu No 601 of 2022.

II. Core Industries and Distinctive Advantages

The zone has compiled the Industrial Development Plan of Jishou Economic Development Zone from 2021 to 2025 and the 14th Five-Year Plan for Jishou Economic Development Zone. It has formed an industrial spatial layout featuring one zone, three industrial parks and five industrial clusters. The one zone refers to Hunan Jishou Economic Development Zone. The three industrial parks cover the High Speed Railway New Town High Tech Industrial Park, Maan Manufacturing Industrial Park and Baili New Materials Circular Economy Industrial Park.

Following the provincial standard of one pillar industry plus one featured industry for industrial parks, the zone prioritizes an industrial framework of one leading sector, one featured sector and two supporting sectors. Electronic information serves as the leading industry while new materials and energy form the featured industry. Food, pharmaceuticals&wellness industry and modern commercial logistics operate as supporting industries.

The zone concentrates on fostering intelligent electronic circuit industrial clusters including FPC, PCB and IC carrier boards. It also cultivates consumer electronics and supporting industrial clusters covering liquid crystal displays, integrated touch display panels and automotive electronics.

III. Economic Indicators of the Zone in 2022

Industrial Performance

The zone registered an industrial added value of 688 million yuan ($101.25 million) in 2022 representing a year-on-year growth of 16.9 percent. It was also home to 32 industrial enterprises above designated size as of that year. These enterprises generated an industrial added value of 492 million yuan, marking an annual increase of 19.5 percent.

Land Utilization and Fixed Asset Investment

The zone scored 86.77 in land intensive utilization assessment and recorded a land development rate of 77.35 percent. Completed fixed asset investment reached 4.71 billion yuan, up 9.1 percent from the previous year.

Output Per Mu and Foreign Trade

The zone achieved a regional GDP of 2.99 billion yuan in 2022 with an output value of 241,000 yuan per mu, jumping 22.6 percent. Total payable tax hit 388 million yuan, equivalent to 31,200 yuan tax output per mu and marking annual growth of 24.3 percent. Utilized domestic investment from outside the prefecture stood at 2.36 billion yuan, showing a rise of 16.5 percent the year earlier. The total volume of its import and export trade reached 84.5 million yuan.