ZHANGPING, China, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Zhangping, China's smallest city in southern Fujian province, is filled with romantic aroma. An original report by City Channel of CRI Online follows:
Nicknamed the back gate and backyard of southern Fujian, Zhangping has the shape of a giant's footprint, and boasts convenient transportation and splendid natural beauty. It is a growing base of flowers, fruits, vegetables, tea and bamboo.
It is also home to a number of tourist attractions, such as Tiantai National Forest Park and Jiupengxi, a national 4A tourism site.
As a national agricultural pilot area, Zhangping is famous for many of the local teas including narcissus tea, Taiwan Gaoshan tea and Guantian Tieguan tea. As an important cross-Strait cooperation platform, the Taiwan Farmers Business Park in the city has attracted 59 companies from Taiwan with 490 entrepreneurs, growing more than 36 square kilometers of tea.
The investment climate in Zhangping is superior. The local government is making efforts to improve infrastructure in Zhangping industrial park, and provides high-quality and high-efficiency services to investors.
The government is also planning an investment zone, covering 10 sq km, to attract more companies in Taiwan. Machinery manufacturing, electronics and photovoltaic industry are among the sectors they most want to introduce.
In the coming five years, Zhangping will focus on four major industries - textile, mining, building materials and machinery, upgrade its energy development industry, farming and forest products processing and chemical industry. It will also pay closer attention to emerging sectors such as ecological tourism, modern logistics and cultural and creative industries.
It also aims to build "the first choice for Taiwan companies to transfer their manufacturing", with a number of national bases including iron and steel foundry, non-woven fabrics farm and sideline products planned.
