Jinan Start-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation in Jinan, Shandong province has a total area of 798 square kilometers.

The region stretches to Xiaoqing River and Baiyun Lake wetland areas in the east, to the junction of Jinan and Dezhou city in the west, to Yellow River and Jinan-Qingdao Expressway areas in the south, and to Tuhai River in the north.

The start-up area has eight subdistricts – Taiping , Sungeng, Sangzidian, Daqiao, Cuizhai, Yaoqiang, Lingang and Gaoguanzhai. It also includes the middle and western parts of Tangwang subdistrict and the north of the Yellow River in Luokou subdistrict.

The Jinan Start-up Area of Growth and Drivers Transformation was approved by the State Council on April 25, 2021. The area will focus on developing modern manufacturing, modern service and cultural industries to help the city's high-quality development.

The area will create a world-class business environment and build a demonstration zone for opening up in the Yellow River Basin. More efforts will be made to improve the environment in the area and build "waste-free city" demonstration areas.

A landmark of the Jinan Start-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation in Jinan, Shandong province [Photo/english.jinan.gov.cn]