Dalian Hi-tech Zone ( or ) or DHZ (variant officially used spellings include Dalian High-tech Zone) is an

industrial district Industrial district concept was initially used by Alfred Marshall to describe some aspects of the industrial organisation of nations. Industrial district (ID) is a place where workers and firms, specialised in a main industry and auxiliary indus ...

in the western suburbs of Dalian, Liaoning, China. It extends about 30 kilometres along Lüshun South Road and Guoshui Highway in

Shahekou District Shahekou District () is one of the seven districts of Dalian, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, forming part of the urban core. It is located in the western portion of the city. Its area is and its permanent population is 693,140, ma ...

and

Lüshunkou District Lüshunkou District (also Lyushunkou District; ) is a district of Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Also formerly called Lüshun City () or literally Lüshun Port (), it was formerly known as both Port Arthur (russian: Порт-Артур, transli ...

, where many of the world's multinational technology companies have operations.

History

The construction of DHZ started in 1991.

Dalian Software Park Dalian Software Park (), also called DLSP, is an industrial zone, created in 1998 in the western suburbs of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, where many of the world's large and medium-sized IT-related companies have set up shop to do soft ...

was added in 1998. The second phase of Dalian Software Park kicked off in 2003 at the site of Dalian Ascendas IT Park, which officially opened in 2007. DHZ is often called "Lushun South Road Software Industry Belt".

IT parks in Dalian Hi-tech Zone

The whole area of Dalian Hi-tech Zone is under the oversight of the Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee, but all parks therein are managed by private enterprises, except Dalian Hi-tech Zone and Animation Industry Base. From east to west, they are:

Dalian Software Park

* Name:

() * Established: 1998 * Managed by Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of

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:Address: 1 Digital Square, Dalian, Liaoning, China () * Area: 3 km² * 500 companies, including: Accenture,

Genpact Genpact is an American professional services firm legally domiciled in Bermuda with its headquarters in New York City, New York. The company currently employs more than 100,000 people and provides services to clients in over 30 countries worldwi ...

, HP, IBM (moving to Dalian Tiandi Software Park),

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Lingshui Bay General Headquarters

Now being reclaimed from the

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Qixianling Modern Service Industry Area

* Name: Qixianling Modern Service Industry Nucleus Function Area () :This area is often called "Dalian Hi-tech Zone" in its narrow sense. * Established: 1991 * Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee :Address: 1 Gaoxin Street, Qixianling Industrial Base, Dalian, Liaoning, China () * Area: 2 km² * 800 companies, including

Dalian Hi-Think Computer Dalian Hi-Think Computer Technology Corporation (), often called DHC, is a provider of software development, industrial solutions and IT services headquartered in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. It was established in 1996 as an spin-out of D ...

, Citibank, Dell, HiSoft Technology International,

NHN Corporation NHN Corp. () is a Korean IT company that started its business as a game company called Hangame in 1999. Currently its main businesses can be categorized as Cloud, Fin-Tech (cross-border e-commerce, payment), Entertainment (game, webtoon, musi ...

. File:Dalian Hi-tech Zone Administration Bldg.jpg, Dalian Hi-tech Zone Administration Bldg.

Animation Industry Base

* Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Digital Entertainment Administrative Office * 110 companies, including Crystal Digital Technology ().

Hekou International Software Park

* Managed by Hekou Village * Companies: Yidatec

Dalian Ascendas IT Park

* Name: Dalian Ascendas IT Park () * Established: 2007 * Managed by DLSP Ascendas Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Ascendas Corp. of Singapore and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd. :Address: 1 Huixianyuan, Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China () * Area: 200,000 m² (100,000 m² in No. 1 Building and 100,000 m² in No. 2 Building) See thi
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* 59 companies, including CitiBank,

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Omron , styled as OMRON, is a Japanese electronics company based in Kyoto, Japan. Omron was established by in 1933 (as the ''Tateishi Electric Manufacturing Company'') and incorporated in 1948. The company originated in an area of Kyoto called ""( ja ...

. File:Dalian Ascendas IT Park 2010.jpg, Dalian Ascendas IT Park

Neusoft Group International Software Park

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Dalian Tiandi Software Park

* Name: Dalian Tiandi Software Park () * Established: 2010 * Area: Jinhuai Building (30,000 m²). Se
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in Project Introduction (Beware of music!). * Managed by DLSP Shui On Development Co., Ltd., a joint venture of

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and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd. :Address: No. 33, Hongchuan East Rd., Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China () * 13 companies, including IBM (3,000 employees have already moved),

Kingsoft Kingsoft Corporation () is a Chinese software company based in Beijing. Kingsoft operates four subsidiaries: Seasun for video game development, Cheetah Mobile for mobile internet apps, Kingsoft Cloud for cloud storage platforms, and WPS for of ...

, Mitsui Real Estate. File:Dalian Tiandi Software Park 2010.jpg, Dalian Tiandi Software Park

Yingge Software Park

Under construction

Longtou Technology Park

Under construction

Transportation

* Roads: China National Highway 201 (also called

Lushun South Road Lüshun South Road () is one of the three highways connecting the Naval Port in Lüshunkou District of Dalian, Liaoning, China, with the city's downtown core. It is the last part of China National Highway 202, which runs from Hegang to Lüshun v ...

). 30 minutes by taxi from the hotels on Renming Road, downtown Dalian, to the Dalian Hi-tech Zone Administrative Committee. :City bus: Nos. 3, 10, 28, 531, 802 and other lines :Dalian-Lushun bus: From the north and south exits of Dalian Railway Station * Tramway: No. 202 line (Xinggong Street to Xiaopingdaoqian). Being extended via Huangnichuan and Longwangtang to Lüshun New Port. * Dalian Metro: Line 1, Line 12 * Railway: 30 minutes by taxi from

Dalian Railway Station Dalian railway station () is a railway station of the Harbin–Dalian section of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway. It is located in the city of Dalian, Liaoning. History The station opened in 1903. The new station was constructed and mo ...

* Air: 30 minutes by taxi from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport * Sea: 40 minutes by taxi from Dalian Port. Yacht harbors in

Xinghai Square Xinghai Square (), is a city square in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. It is located to the north of Xinghai Bay. It covers a total area of , created entirely through land reclamation, making it the largest city square in the world. Its name li ...

, in front of

Dalian Maritime University Dalian Maritime University () is a university located in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is a key maritime institution under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, and is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan univ ...

, and the Xiaopingdao reclaimed area. File:Dalian Railway Station 03.jpg,

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at Xueyuan Square File:DL6WA.jpg,

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- No. 202 Line

Education

There are universities and research centers in this area, where about half of all the universities of Dalian are located. From east to west are: * Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics * Dalian Ocean University *

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Dongbei University of Finance & Economics (DUFE; ; ''Dongbei'' means Northeast) is a public university in Dalian, Liaoning province, Northeast China. Home to over 20,000 students, it is one of the oldest and largest modern universities in Dali ...

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press (DUFEP; ; ''Dongbei'' means Northeast) is a university press owned by Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, located in Dalian, Liaoning Province, Northeast China. General Information * Es ...

* Neusoft Institute of Information *

Dalian University of Technology Dalian University of Technology (DUT) (), colloquially known in Chinese as Dagong (), is a public research university located in Dalian, Liaoning, China, with an additional campus in Panjin, Liaoning. Established in April 1949, it is the ...

: Dalian University of Technology Press *

* Software and IT Service Training Base o
Ambow Education Group
(), Beijing *

Dalian University of Foreign Languages Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DLUFL; ) is a public university in Dalian, Liaoning, China and one of the top foreign language institutes in China. Formerly known as Dalian School of Japanese Language, DLUFL was founded in 1964 with t ...

Dalian Medical University Dalian Medical University () is a university in Dalian, Liaoning, China under the provincial government. It was founded in 1947. In October 2007, it moved to the new campus in Lushunkou District, Dalian, which is across Lushun South Road from ...

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Accommodation

* Downtown and central business district on Renmin Road :

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, Furama,

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, Ramada, Nikko,

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, Dalian Civil Aviation (Daiwa Royal) and other hotels * Dalian World Financial Center at Xinghai Square :

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hotel * Dalian Hi-tech Zone :Heyi Hotel ()

Local environment

Restaurants

* Many Chinese restaurants (including Maizi Dawang on Shuma Road) * Western restaurants (including West Coast coffee shop. There are also KFC,

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and

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fastfood restaurants.) * Japanese restaurants (including Momiji and Kappo Shimizu) * Korean restaurants (including Kaicheng and Shengdao)

Cafeterias

* Cafeterias in major buildings, run by local Dalianese, as well as British and French catering companies

Apartments

* More expensive: Residencies at Shangri-La, Furama, Ramada, Nikko, Kempinski and other hotels * Less expensive: International New Village in

, Guigu Jiari (Silicon Valley Holiday) on Lushun South Road, etc.

Shopping

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Dashang Group Dashang Group (), headquartered in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, operates department stores, Xinmate (New Mart) supermarkets and other retail business. It is the largest retailer in Northeast China. General Dashang Group with its headquarter ...

's Newmart in Heishijiao,

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on Shuma Road, and

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, Mykal on Xi'an Road Commercial Zone &

Qingniwaqiao Qingniwaqiao () is the downtown area of Dalian, Liaoning, China, located front of the Dalian Railway Station. The area gives its name to a subdistrict in Zhongshan District, Qingniwaqiao Subdistrict (). History Qingniwaqiao was originally a ...

Schools

In Dalian City, there are: * Kindergartens * Municipal Bilingual School (Chinese/English) * Dalian Maple Leaf International School (English), Japanese School (at Fujiazhuang) and Korean School (in

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)

Medical facilities

* No. 2 Hospital, attached to

Recreational areas

, Xinghai Park, Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park. File:Xinghai Square (Dalian).jpg,

File:Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park.JPG, Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park

Hi-tech parks in other areas of Dalian

There are other parks, often called the "hi-tech zones" of Dalian.

Ganjingzi District

Dalian BEST City () is located along Lushun North Road.

Jinzhou District

New Jinzhou District including

has DD Port and other hi-tech areas.

References

External links

Official site
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