The Nanjing Lishui Economic Development Zone is located in the Yangtze River Delta region, adjacent to Nanjing Lukou International Airport and situated within the Nanjing-Hangzhou Ecological Economic Belt. The zone is traversed by three expressways—the Nanjing-Hangzhou, Nanjing-Xuancheng, and Changzhou-Hefei Expressways—as well as five provincial highways (212, 234, 243,246, and 340, as well as the Nanjing-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway and the S7 Metro Line, which run through the zone. With its significant transportation advantages, it serves as a key hub connecting the Yangtze River Delta with central and western China. Established in 1992, the Lishui Economic Development Zone was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government in 1993 as one of the first provincial-level economic development zones. It has been awarded honors such as the National Torch New Energy Vehicle Specialized Industrial Base, Provincial Model Logistics Park, and Provincial Intellectual Property Pilot Park.The Lishui Economic Development Zone covers multiple sectors including new energy vehicles, intelligent manufacturing equipment, smart home technology, new pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and cross-border e-commerce. It has attracted a diverse range of enterprises such as Kaiwo Motors, Nanjing Changan, Hengtian Lingrui Automobile, Sunwoda, Siemens, A.O. Smith, Brembo, WoLe Home, Skyworth Electronics, Skyworth Display, Hengsheng Pharmaceutical, Xingyin Pharmaceutical, and Xizhilang.[Nanjing Lishui New Energy Vehicle Industrial Base] As the largest new energy vehicle industrial base in Jiangsu Province, it has attracted numerous new energy vehicle manufacturers such as Changan, Kaiwo, and Hengtian, as well as over 200 core component enterprises including Brembo, Sunwoda, and Longdian Huaxin. This has formed a comprehensive new energy vehicle industrial ecosystem covering the entire upstream and downstream supply chain, from vehicle manufacturing to the R&D, production, and sales of key components.【Nanjing Airport Exhibition Town】Covering an area of 3.49 square kilometers, with a core zone of 2.37 square kilometers, the town features the Nanjing Airport International Expo Center in its core area. Supporting facilities include an ecological park, fitness trails, a theater and performing arts center, a science and technology museum, an art exhibition and activity center, waterfront commercial and cultural and creative facilities, a cluster of themed restaurants and boutique hotels, a creative design plaza, commercial office and incubation bases, an international exchange center, and a wellness center.
[Lishui Sub-area of the Nanjing Airport Economic Demonstration Zone] With a planned area of 81.84 square kilometers, it is divided into the Jiangning Sub-area, Lishui Sub-area, and Airport Sub-area.The Lishui Sub-zone covers an area of 24.78 square kilometers, primarily located north of Provincial Highway 243. It includes the Airport Comprehensive Clearance Base, the Bonded Logistics Center (Type B), the Airport Convention and Exhibition Town, and the Yihu Airport Manufacturing Cluster.