The Ganzhou High-Tech Zone is the core area of the “China Rare Metals Valley” and the city’s only national-level high-tech zone and independent innovation demonstration zone. Its predecessor was the Ganxian Industrial Park, established in 2001. It was approved as a provincial-level high-tech zone in 2013 and was upgraded to a national-level high-tech zone following approval by the State Council in September 2015.In August 2019, it was approved to establish the Poyang Lake National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. It was recognized as a provincial-level benchmark park for digital transformation among development zones in 2023.Specifically:
Strong development momentum. Since being upgraded to a national-level high-tech zone, Ganzhou High-Tech Zone has risen from 142nd to 111th in the national ranking of high-tech zones—a rise of 31 places—and from 60th to 10th in the provincial ranking of development zones—a rise of 50 places.In 2023, Ganzhou High-Tech Zone recorded revenue of 39.288 billion yuan, ranking first in the city in terms of fixed-asset investment, industrial electricity consumption, actual utilization of foreign capital, industrial value-added of enterprises above designated size, and industrial investment growth rate.Four new enterprises with annual revenue exceeding 1 billion yuan were added, bringing the total to 11, including five with revenue over 2 billion yuan and one over 5 billion yuan. Additionally, two new national and provincial “Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” (“Little Giant”) enterprises were added, along with two high-growth enterprises such as “Gazelles” and “Potential Gazelles.”The innovative industrial cluster for rare earth new materials manufacturing was successfully designated as a national-level innovative industrial cluster. The zone is making every effort to build a rare earth new materials industrial base with global influence and a nationally renowned permanent magnet motor industrial park, striding forward toward the goal of becoming a “hub of scientific and technological innovation and a 100-billion-yuan industrial park.”
The location and transportation infrastructure are excellent. Ganzhou High-Tech Zone is located in Ganxian District, the central urban area of Ganzhou City. Within a 15-minute drive, there are six expressway exits;within a 30-minute drive, there are transportation hubs such as Ganzhou Golden Airport, Ganzhou International Land Port, Ganzhou West High-Speed Rail Station, and Ganxian North High-Speed Rail Station. It is more than 400 kilometers from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Nanchang, Changsha, and other cities.The Beijing-Kowloon and Ganlong railways, as well as the Xiamen-Chengdu, Daguang, and Xinggan expressways, traverse the area. With the opening of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen section of the Beijing-Kowloon High-Speed Railway and the upcoming opening of the Ganzhou-Changde section of the Chongqing-Changde-Xiamen High-Speed Railway,Ganzhou will form a 2-hour high-speed rail economic circle with key surrounding economic zones, covering nearly 700,000 square kilometers across the four provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan, and serving a market of over 200 million people.In addition, the Ganzhou International Land Port has launched “same port, same price” freight trains to Yantian Port, Guangzhou Port, and Xiamen Port, as well as direct trains to Europe, enjoying customs clearance efficiency and costs equivalent to those of coastal ports.

Policy incentives are substantial.In February 2021, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Supporting the Revitalization and Development of Revolutionary Base Areas in the New Era,” which called for advancing the construction of the “China Rare Metal Valley” and providing substantial preferential support in areas such as projects, funding, policies, industries, and talent. The State Council’s policies supporting the former Central Soviet Areas, including Southern Jiangxi, have been extended through 2030.Corporate income tax is levied at a reduced rate of 15 percent; import duties are waived for equipment imported for self-use by industries in the encouraged and competitive sectors; and companies benefit from a “declare-and-review-immediately, release-upon-approval” fast-track listing process. Compared to regions such as the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, overall costs—including hydropower and labor—are approximately one-third lower.Our district has also tailored policies for the rare earth and tungsten new materials and application industries, as well as for attracting major and high-caliber enterprises, providing strong support in areas such as project construction, fixed-asset investment, fiscal, tax, and financial policies, corporate listings, scientific and technological innovation, and sales incentives for tungsten and rare earth products.

Convergence of Innovation Resources. Ganzhou High-Tech Zone is committed to fostering innovation as its core mission. It is home to 10 national-level and 16 provincial-level research institutions. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Ganjiang Innovation Institute is Jiangxi Province’s first research institution directly affiliated with the CAS, while the National Innovation Center for Rare Earth Functional Materials is the nation’s sole national manufacturing innovation center in the rare earth sector.A large number of national-level resources have converged here, forming a cluster of national platforms known as the “Two Academies and Five Centers,” centered on the Ganjiang Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This has established a full-chain system for scientific and technological innovation that integrates basic research, technology development, technology transfer, and testing and inspection.
The agglomeration effect is evident. Ganzhou High-Tech Zone focuses on the clustered development of four industrial chains: rare earth new materials and applications, advanced processing and applications of tungsten, new energy materials, and intelligent equipment manufacturing for permanent magnet motors. The rare earth and tungsten new materials and applications cluster has been selected as a national-level advanced manufacturing cluster.The China Rare Earth Group’s Xijin Valley Industrial Promotion Center has officially opened for operations. A number of industry leaders and specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative enterprises—including Zhongke Sanhuan, Jiangxi Tungsten Group, Tengyuan Cobalt, Hanrui Cobalt, Fisi Motor, and Hanqu Intelligent—have taken root here and are experiencing rapid growth.
Services are convenient and efficient. The “No. 1 Business Environment Reform Project” has been thoroughly implemented; the Ganzhou High-Tech Zone Administrative Approval Bureau was established to advance the reform of “relatively centralized administrative licensing authority,” comprehensively assuming responsibility for 84 business-related matters delegated by provincial and municipal authorities, ensuring that “matters within the park are handled within the park.”The zone took the lead in launching an “online and offline” policy implementation mechanism, enabling businesses to enjoy benefits without application or upon immediate application, and achieving “one online portal, one offline service window.” It was recognized as one of the “Top Ten Parks” for business environment nationwide and ranked among the top in the province based on enterprise evaluations of the business environment.