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Chinese Silicon Valley to Build Int'l Shopping Mall

Zhongguancun International Shopping Mall, another landmark project in China's "Silicon Valley", broke ground here Friday. Covering an area of 50 hectares, the shopping mall aims to be first-class in its architectural style, management, services and equipment of supporting facilities.


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Zhongguancun International Shopping Mall, another landmark project in China's "Silicon Valley", broke ground here Friday.

Covering an area of 50 hectares, the shopping mall aims to be first-class in its architectural style, management, services and equipment of supporting facilities.

Situated in the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, the shopping center will pattern its design and operation after counterparts in foreign countries.

Included in the mall will be department stores, franchise stores, supermarkets, science and technology exhibition halls, movie theaters, restaurants, recreation parks, bookstores and Internet cafes, said Dong Jiasheng, head of the construction project.

Located in Haidian District in western Beijing, Zhongguancun is home to 8,224 high-tech enterprises, returning a profit of 8.77 billion yuan (about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars) last year.

It has become the hub of China's computer and information industry



  • Excellent setting of Zhonguancun Science Park: The science park is set in an excellent natural and social environment which encompasses the former imperial Yuan Ming Yuan, the Summer Palace, theFragrance Hill, the Temple of Sleeping Buddha and other scenic and historical spots.

    The Zhongguancun area has virtually formed a social service system suitable for the development of hi-tech industry, including a number of key national laboratories and engineering research centers open to society.

    The district also has a concentration of banking institutions, law firms, public accountant offices, personnel exchange institutions and technical proprietary rights exchanges. The area is complete with a highly operative service system and the local government has set up offices here to handle business registration and other procedures for enterprises.

  • Zhonguancun's development plan

    Land developmen plan

    Industrial development plan

    Information network plan

    Road construction plan




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