Recently, the list of the “Top 100 Districts with Investment Potential Nationwide” was announced.

Xuanzhou District has once again made the list, marking its fifth consecutive year on the ranking.

It is not only a preferred destination for industrial relocation within the Yangtze River Delta but has also become a hub for entrepreneurs to establish and grow their businesses.

What makes this city in southeastern Anhui so attractive to investors?

Let’s explore this by examining its geographical advantages, industrial chains, and business environment.

01 Unparalleled Geographical Advantages

Unfolding a map of the Yangtze River Delta, Xuanzhou’s geographical advantages are immediately apparent.

As the only region in Anhui bordering both Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Xuanzhou firmly occupies the geographical center of the Yangtze River Delta and is deeply influenced by the four major metropolitan areas of Shanghai, Nanjing, Hefei, and Hangzhou.

This superior geographical location has made it a “bridgehead” for receiving industrial transfers and development from the Yangtze River Delta.

In recent years, a number of listed companies from the Yangtze River Delta, such as Hongrun Construction and Xianglou New Materials, have established operations in Xuanzhou, with location and transportation being key factors in their decision to settle here.

Riding the momentum of the Yangtze River Delta’s integrated development, Xuanzhou District has taken proactive measures and focused its efforts on targeted investment promotion to attract spillover industrial resources.

Interprovincial connectivity, urban-rural integration, and air-rail intermodal transport... the transportation system is constantly being improved to seamlessly connect with Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

Major arteries such as the G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, the Lishui-Nanjing Expressway, and the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-Speed Railway crisscross the region, forming a “one-hour commuting circle” with direct access to core cities like Hefei, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai.

Xuanzhou is seizing development opportunities, continuously opening up “arterial” routes, and making every effort to build major internal and external transportation corridors.

This not only shortens the physical and temporal distance to the Yangtze River Delta but also effectively removes bottlenecks for enterprise development.

As Luxshare Precision in Xuancheng noted: “A major reason the company chose to establish operations in Xuanzhou is its location within a three-hour supply circle of new energy vehicle manufacturing hubs such as Hefei and Wuhu.”

With a fully interconnected network of expressways and high-speed rail, the 3-hour transportation circle covers nearly all cities in the Yangtze River Delta. The proximity to vehicle manufacturers in the region effectively reduces logistics costs, shortens product manufacturing response times, and significantly enhances production efficiency.

Here, enterprises can not only “go out” but also “bring in”—seizing opportunities, connecting resources, and taking root and growing amid the wave of Yangtze River Delta integration.

02 Clustering and Attracting Investment

While location is Xuanzhou’s “natural advantage,” its increasingly sophisticated industrial chain system serves as the “core magnet” attracting enterprises.

Driven by the Yangtze River Delta integration strategy, Xuancheng has emerged as one of Anhui Province’s three major automotive parts production bases, ushering in a golden opportunity for industrial development.

Against this backdrop, Xuanzhou has focused on two leading industries—new energy and new energy vehicle components—while deepening its development in four distinctive sectors: fine chemicals, new materials, smart bathroom fixtures, and green food.

Currently, the region has established a “2+4” industrial layout, forming industrial clusters with distinct characteristics and complete supply chains.

Xuanzhou is seizing the opportunities for industrial synergy in the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang region and actively exploring a combined model of “industrial chain investment promotion + association-led investment promotion + application scenario-based investment promotion.”

Xuanzhou has consistently pursued both internal cultivation and external recruitment, focusing on precisely complementing and strengthening industrial chains around anchor enterprises to facilitate the implementation of high-quality projects.

Taking the new energy vehicle components industry as an example, Xuanzhou has established a complete automotive components industrial chain—spanning upstream mold processing, midstream drive shafts and body stamping parts, and downstream charging and battery-swapping facilities as well as recycling and remanufacturing services.

Leveraging the leading enterprise Luxshare Precision, the district has identified a list of its upstream and downstream supply chain needs. By addressing each stage—from front-end component R&D and design to back-end product maintenance and packaging—it has successfully attracted supporting enterprises such as Yuming Electronics and Xuen Packaging.

Notably, the district has also advanced the construction of Luxshare Precision’s Automotive Electronics Industrial Park, providing support for the development of an advanced automotive electronics manufacturing base focused on powertrain systems, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity, and smart cockpits.

Today, Luxshare Precision can source core components locally, which not only shortens production cycles but also effectively reduces overall costs, with the clustering effect of the industrial chain becoming increasingly evident.

Driven by this “magnetic attraction” effect, a cluster of upstream and downstream enterprises—including Yuming Electronics Technology, Baolifa New Materials, and Guiyan Precision—has gathered here, significantly strengthening and complementing the industrial chain.

From targeted investment promotion to supply chain development, and from collaborative growth to innovation-driven empowerment, Xuanzhou is continuously enhancing its regional appeal through a robust industrial ecosystem, providing solid support for the establishment and development of more high-quality enterprises.

03 Xuanzhou Efficiency: Earning Trust

The business environment is a driver of productivity and, even more so, a source of competitiveness.

The “Xuanzhou Efficiency” and “Xuanzhou Service” are another key factor driving corporate investment in Xuanzhou.

The district consistently prioritizes enterprise needs, continuously resolves business challenges, and safeguards enterprise development.

As one enterprise put it: “Time is money; early production means early profits. Xuanzhou treats us like family and considers our interests in every aspect.”

Fangguan (Anhui) CNC Technology Co., Ltd., which relocated from Changzhou, Jiangsu, has experienced this firsthand:

“From relocation to production, it took our company less than a month… Whenever we encountered an issue and reported it, an official would be on-site the very next day to resolve it—a clear demonstration of ‘Xuanzhou Efficiency’!”

Once companies settle into the park, they are assigned dedicated liaison officers who provide regular services. At least once a week, these officers visit project sites and production lines to accurately identify bottlenecks and pain points in the companies’ development.

Issues that can be resolved on-site are addressed immediately; those that cannot are promptly escalated for coordination.

For the rapidly growing Luxshare Precision, labor shortages were once one of the two major bottlenecks constraining its development.

To address the labor shortage, Xuanzhou has established an “online + offline” recruitment network. Through specialized initiatives such as the “Spring Breeze Action,” it precisely matches job openings with candidates; it hosts dedicated job fairs in the Xuanzhou High-Tech Zone to attract targeted talent; and it organizes “University Outreach” campaigns to recruit talent from campuses both within and outside the province.

At the same time, Xuanzhou has facilitated “order-based” training programs between Luxshare Precision and institutions such as Xuanzhou Vocational and Technical College and Xuanzhou Information Engineering School, ensuring that skilled workers are “ready for the job upon graduation.”

“Since the beginning of this year, we have recruited 1,025 new employees for Luxshare Precision, and the company’s total workforce now exceeds 4,300,” Xuanzhou stated, using data to demonstrate the effectiveness of its services.

Furthermore, Xuanzhou has innovatively appointed “business environment experience officers” to conduct oversight from a user’s perspective—identifying issues, pinpointing shortcomings, and offering suggestions—to ensure more targeted improvements to the business environment.

From approvals and services to recruitment, Xuanzhou has implemented a series of practical measures to ensure businesses can invest with confidence and develop with peace of mind.

In Conclusion

Xuanzhou is not only a picturesque ancient city in the Jiangnan region but also a dynamic industrial hub brimming with opportunities.

Here, we have the tailwind of the Yangtze River Delta integration, the fertile ground for industrial chain synergy, and the service guarantees of “Xuanzhou Efficiency.”

Whether it’s the wave of new energy, the rise of smart manufacturing, the synergy of cluster development, or the optimization of the business environment,

Xuanzhou proves through action: this is a place worth investing in.