Post by Raoul Duke on Jun 4, 2005 0:26:44 GMT 7
Millana asked,
Thanks Rauol,
I have a question, I have been seeing the term industrial zone quite a bit. I was assuming it meant a zone filled with industries and that it would be concrete, in nature. Is this how it is. If something says it's an industrial zone, I generally pass over it because of this thinking. Also could you tell me what a zone and a district means. Do they mean a bunch of cities within an area? Why are some called zones and some called districts? Is there a difference.
Don't be misled by the names. Suzhou's Industrial Park is quite lovely in many places- premium housing, a lovely lake, nice parks, and so on. I live in the SIP myself and it's great. Look before you leap, though...some of them could indeed be the grim place you picture.
A district is an administrative subdivision of a city...a political entity. A zone is an area of land- often within one or more districts but can take in a whole town- that has been set aside for a particular purpose.
These "Special Industrial" thingies are intended to help attract industries to a city. If you build a factory inside it, you get some sort of tax break or other incentive. Some, like Suzhou's, are booming. Others are basically undisturbed pastures. They hark back to the early days of the opening of China...cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian, etc. were designated as Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and received the first waves of foreign development and investment. Since then the idea has spread across the country.
By the way, in China the term "city" takes on a new meaning. A "city" typically consists of a larger city center, suburbs and satellite towns, outlying villages, and often huge swaths of countryside. ALL of China falls within the administration of one "city" or another.
Thanks Rauol,
I have a question, I have been seeing the term industrial zone quite a bit. I was assuming it meant a zone filled with industries and that it would be concrete, in nature. Is this how it is. If something says it's an industrial zone, I generally pass over it because of this thinking. Also could you tell me what a zone and a district means. Do they mean a bunch of cities within an area? Why are some called zones and some called districts? Is there a difference.
Don't be misled by the names. Suzhou's Industrial Park is quite lovely in many places- premium housing, a lovely lake, nice parks, and so on. I live in the SIP myself and it's great. Look before you leap, though...some of them could indeed be the grim place you picture.
A district is an administrative subdivision of a city...a political entity. A zone is an area of land- often within one or more districts but can take in a whole town- that has been set aside for a particular purpose.
These "Special Industrial" thingies are intended to help attract industries to a city. If you build a factory inside it, you get some sort of tax break or other incentive. Some, like Suzhou's, are booming. Others are basically undisturbed pastures. They hark back to the early days of the opening of China...cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dalian, etc. were designated as Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and received the first waves of foreign development and investment. Since then the idea has spread across the country.
By the way, in China the term "city" takes on a new meaning. A "city" typically consists of a larger city center, suburbs and satellite towns, outlying villages, and often huge swaths of countryside. ALL of China falls within the administration of one "city" or another.