The Zhanjiang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established as a provincial-level high-tech zone in October 2010 with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Government. On February 28, 2018, the State Council approved its upgrade to a national-level high-tech industrial development zone, enabling it to implement policies applicable to national-level high-tech industrial development zones.The park operates under a “One Zone, Three Parks” management model, comprising the Haidong, Donghai Island, and Haichuang Center parks. It covers a total area of 172.85 square kilometers, of which 15.02 square kilometers were added following the State Council’s approval of the upgrade and are primarily located on Donghai Island and its surrounding areas.With a focus on marine technology, the park concentrates on the development of high-tech industries. By 2024, its regional GDP exceeded 100 billion yuan, with total industrial output value of enterprises above designated size surpassing 205 billion yuan and fixed-asset investment reaching 45.797 billion yuan. It serves as the core platform for regional technological innovation and an engine of economic growth.
Key Industries:
Core industries include the marine economy, oil extraction, new materials, new energy, petrochemicals, steel, and papermaking;The Haidong Park prioritizes the development of the biopharmaceutical industry, the electronic information industry, and strategic emerging marine industries.
Location and Transportation:
The park is located in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, primarily distributed across Donghai Island and its surrounding areas. It is adjacent to Zhanjiang Wuchuan International Airport and the Baoman Port Area of Zhanjiang Port. Major transportation arteries, including the Shenhai Expressway and the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway, traverse the area, forming an integrated sea-land-air-rail transport system.To the west, the Haidong Park faces Zhanjiang’s main urban area across the bay; to the north, it borders Zhanjiang Wuchuan International Airport; and to the south, it connects to the Haidong New District Station of the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway and the Haidong New District’s initial development zone. The 25.5-kilometer-long Haidong Expressway has been completed, linking to the Guandu Interchange exit of the Shenhai Expressway;The plan relies on the Haidong Expressway, Diaoshun Expressway, and Dongqiang Expressway to form a rapid road network for external connectivity, linking to the regional expressway network and integrating with the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway and the airport to create a regional air-rail intermodal hub.
Industrial Layout & Ecology:
Industrial Layout:
The park implements a “One Zone, Three Parks” management model, comprising the Haidong, Donghai Island, and Haichuang Center parks, with a total area of 172.85 square kilometers. A 108.24-square-kilometer coordination zone is planned concurrently, collectively forming a differentiated and synergistic industrial layout.
Donghai Island Park: Consists of three blocks with a total planned area of 15.02 square kilometers.Block 1 (12.81 square kilometers) focuses on the development of the steel smelting industry; Block 2 (2.04 square kilometers), leveraging the Baosteel Zhanjiang Steel Base, focuses on the development of downstream steel industries; Block 3 (0.17 square kilometers) centers on marine resource development and focuses on the marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry. The planned coordination zone encompasses Donghai Island’s primary steel industry base, petrochemical industry base, and port logistics base.
Haidong Park: With a total land area of 43.53 square kilometers, the plan aims to establish a functional structure of “One Core, Three Zones, One Axis, and Multiple Corridors.”The “One Core” refers to the development core comprising the CSIC functional unit and the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory functional unit; the “One Axis” is the science and technology innovation axis driven by development along the Haidong Expressway; the “Multiple Corridors” are blue-green corridors connecting land and sea between the three clusters; the “Three Zones” are the Marine Science City, the Electronic Information Industry Cluster, and the Biomedical Industry Cluster.The Marine Science City focuses on developing the marine high-end equipment manufacturing industry; the Electronic Information Industry Cluster focuses on marine strategic emerging industries such as marine engineering equipment and marine electronic information; and the Biomedical Industry Cluster focuses on the biomedical industry, including the deep processing of marine biological products and marine biopharmaceuticals. Concurrently, three specialized parks—the Biomedical Industrial Park, the Electronic Information Industrial Park, and the Marine Science and Technology Park—have been established to cover specialized fields such as innovative pharmaceutical R&D, high-end medical devices, new materials, new electronic components, and marine high-end equipment.
Industrial Ecosystem:
Innovation Platform Support: The area has attracted 6 national-level R&D institutions, 3 provincial-level key laboratories, and 90 corporate R&D units, and has established 6 technology business incubators. Leveraging research platforms and universities such as the Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Southern Marine Science and Engineering (Zhanjiang), China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), and Guangdong Ocean University, the region is building an innovation hub that integrates R&D, incubation, and commercialization.
Technology Commercialization: A 50 million yuan Zhanjiang Bay Marine Science and Technology Innovation Fund has been established to drive technology commercialization and accelerate the implementation of key projects. The establishment of an Intellectual Property Collaborative Operation Center and the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Technology Commercialization Workstation has effectively promoted regional scientific collaboration and industrial transfer. The “100 Parks, 100 Universities, 10,000 Enterprises” initiative, serving as a Guangdong provincial model, has driven the deep integration of industry, academia, and research.
Talent Aggregation Effect: Leveraging major platforms, we have recruited 19 academicians and 28 leading scientists, forming multiple high-level research teams that provide solid talent support for regional scientific research and innovation.
Industrial Chain Synergy: Led by major projects such as Baosteel Zhanjiang Steel, Sinopec Refining & Chemicals, and BASF, we have formed industrial clusters in steel, petrochemicals, and marine equipment, supported by numerous supporting enterprises and a solid industrial foundation; centered on the full innovation chain of “Basic R&D – Applied Research - Commercialization - Pilot Testing - Industrial Development," and fostering an industrial cluster development model based on the "Startup - Incubation - Acceleration - Clustering" pathway, driving the transformation of the park’s economic development from factor-driven to innovation-driven.
Industry-City Integration and Ecological Development: The Haidong Park plans to establish a three-tier public service facility system, improve living amenities such as education, healthcare, and cultural and sports facilities, and build a high-quality innovation district in the Beibu Gulf; it prioritizes the protection of blue-green spaces and ecological foundations, constructs a regional ecological network system featuring integrated “point-line-area” development, and achieves the coordinated advancement of industrial development and ecological conservation.
Industrial / Carrier Space:
The park implements a “One Zone, Three Parks” management model, comprising the Haidong, Donghai Island, and Haichuang Center parks, with a total area of 172.85 square kilometers. Of this, the planned area approved for upgrade by the State Council is 15.02 square kilometers, all located on Donghai Island, with a planned industrial land area of 1,479.46 hectares, primarily consisting of Class II and Class III industrial land;The Haidong Park covers a total area of 43.53 square kilometers, with a planned total construction land area of 22.77 square kilometers by 2035. The park has established six technology enterprise incubators and nurtured 192 high-tech enterprises. Led by major projects such as Baosteel Zhanjiang Steel, Sinopec Refining & Chemicals, and BASF, it has formed multiple mature industrial clusters, including steel, petrochemicals, and marine equipment.
Supporting Facilities & Services:
Municipal Infrastructure: The Donghai Island Park has achieved full coverage of production support services including water, electricity, and gas supply, with dual power supply guarantees from the Sanshui Hengyi Power Plant and the Hekou Power Plant. The Haidong Park is planned to establish a four-tier road system, accompanied by transportation facilities such as public parking lots, gas stations, and bus terminals and hubs, ensuring rapid external access and convenient internal connectivity.
Public Service Infrastructure: The Haidong Park is planned to establish a three-tier system of public facility centers at the urban cluster, residential area, and residential community levels. The plan includes 3 independent high schools, 1 junior high school, 6 nine-year schools, and 5 elementary schools; 2 general hospitals and 1 health service center; 5 comprehensive cultural activity centers, 9 cultural activity stations, and 4 community sports venues;Community service and administrative facilities, such as nursing homes, youth activity centers, subdistrict offices, and police stations, will be developed concurrently.
Enterprise Services: The Zhanjiang Bay Marine Science and Technology Innovation Fund, an Intellectual Property Collaborative Operations Center, and the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Technology Transfer Workstation will be established to provide enterprises with full-lifecycle innovation services, including technology transfer, industry-academia-research collaboration, intellectual property management, and policy support.
Industrial Policies:
Implement policies relevant to National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones; establish the Zhanjiang Bay Marine Science and Technology Innovation Fund with a scale of 50 million yuan to support the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and the implementation of key projects; promote deep integration of industry, academia, and research through the “100 Parks, 100 Universities, 10,000 Enterprises” initiative, and provide supporting policies for technology transfer and the cultivation of high-tech enterprises.