Focusing on integrating rural industries, ecology, and cultural tourism, Zhangjiagang is now working to make its rural areas beautiful, prosperous, and high-quality.
Agreements were officially signed on Jotun Group's new high-performance coating project and liquid coating R&D center, with a total investment of $330 million, in Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, on Dec 2.
In recent years, Zhangjiagang has been dedicated to pursuing a green, low-carbon development path.
After more than 630 days of intensive construction, the southern tower of the southern channel of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge, the world's tallest suspension bridge, was topped out on Dec 1.
Over the past five years, Zhangjiagang has worked on enhancing the urban living space by vitalizing small land parcels, such as street corners and areas around old residential communities, resulting in the creation of 43 pocket parks.
As autumn paints Zhangjiagang in vibrant hues, scenic spots across the city transform into open-air galleries.
The cargo yard of Zhangjiagang North Station was put into operation on Nov 28, when a freight train loaded with textile yarn departed for Guangdong province.
HC Semitek (Suzhou) Co, a subsidiary of global display leader BOE Technology Group, launched its light-emitting diode (LED) production facility in Zhangjiagang Economic & Technological Development Zone on Nov 27.