Last Updated: January 18, 2023
Manufacturing in China provides limitless opportunities for international companies looking to outsource production. Understanding what city offers the expertise you need will help you find the perfect supplier with experience in your specific field of production.
China 2 West has sales and support offices around the world and multiple quality control and engineering locations within China, predominantly positioned close to manufacturing hubs. We’d like to introduce our City Guide series, taking an in-deep look at the Chinese cities we’re operating in and showing the city’s specializations of production. Let’s dive in.
Overview
Zhongshan, the birthplace of Sun Yat-sen, the “Father of the Nation” in the Republic of China, is located in the central and southern part of Guangdong Province. Sitting at the mouth of the Pearl River, the city borders Guangzhou and Foshan in the north, Jiangmen in the west, and Zhuhai in the southeast, and faces Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the Pearl River.
Boasting a long history of over five thousand years, Zhongshan was originally called Xiangshan and was a county of the South Song Dynasty. In 1553, the Portuguese forces occupied it and from then on, Xiangshan governed Macau. Unfortunately, in 1849 it lost its administrative control, and only in 1925, it was renamed Zhongshan, in honor of Sun Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen). This is the only city in China to be named after such an accolade.
According to the latest information, Zhongshan covers an area of 1,784 square kilometers and has a population of 4.47 million inhabitants.
Economic Profile
Zhongshan is a base for advanced manufacturing and modern service industries as well as a pilot city for industrial upgrading in Guangdong Province. Key industries of the industrial cluster in this city are equipment manufacturing, household appliances, textiles and garment, electronics, lighting, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, furniture, small home appliances, and hardware products, as well as emerging industries such as the modern service industry and yacht industry.
In March 2022, the Zhongshan Government revealed data that showed the total fiscal revenue for Zhongshan reached 31.64 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 10% compared with the previous year. The city’s GDP was 356.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 8.2% and an average growth of 4.8% in the last two years. The per capita GDP accounted for 80,157 yuan, up by 7.2%.
In terms of international trade, the city has generated a total of 269.50 billion yuan, representing an increase of 22%. This includes exports of 223.2 billion yuan and imports of 46.33 billion yuan, showing growth of 22.9% and 23.8% respectively.
Development Zones
There are two noteworthy development areas in Zhongshan, the National level development zone Zhongshan Torch High-tech Industrial Development Zone, and the provincial level zone, Zhongshan Industrial Park.
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