About Haimen

Haimen is what was then called Dongbuzhou, founded at the 5th year of XianDe of later Zhou Dynasty. Up to nowadays, the history of Haimen is more then 1000 years. Haimen City, covering a total area of 1001 sqkm, has a population of 1.03 million.
　　Generations after generation of hardworking and intelligent people have been fostered in such an ideal treasure land as Haimen. Celebrities in the history of Haimen are Mr. Ji Fang, a political activist, Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous entrepreneur in modern history, Mr.Wang Geyi, a contemporary painter. There are 5400-odd compatriots of Haimen in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, boasting the most in Jiangsu province.

    Industrial Background
Haimen now has more then 1200 enterprises outputting over 3000 sorts of products in 150 categories. A multi-field industrial system covering spinning, mechanical, metallurgical, building materials, light industry, electronic, silk, chemistry etc. Bio-medical & chemical industry, new materials, light & textile industry which have become 3 mature industry groups, account for more than 85 percent of the total industrial output. Such famous brands as Tongguang cable, Zhongxing special steel, Nitride-silicon ceramics, Shunhai ventilator, Jiangshan hoseking, Baihua handkerchief etc., have won the nationwide championship. Being a satellite city of Shanghai, Haimen will come to a rapid development rail along with that of Shanghai.


City building
Since the old town was remodeled in 1995, Haimen has taken on a new look. Great change has taken place. The city environment has been rapidly improved and the quality of people′s living standard has been greatly upgraded. Haimen has been appointed as a state-level hygienic city and civilized city of Jiangsu province. Haimen is taking the lead to accomplish the work for National Civilized City and Environmental Protection Model City. Services as banks, insurance, securities and financing are available. Guesthouse services are up to the standard. There are three 4-starred and five 3-starred hotels in Haimen.

Location traffic
　  1.Airway: Accessible to first-class highways. HEDZ is 30km away from Nantong Airport to the north, 120km from Shanghai Hongqiao & Pudong Airport to the south.
　　2.Railway: It’s 30 km from HEDZ to Xingchang Railway and Huchongsu Railway will pass through HEDZ.
　　3.Highway: The new Ninqi Highway is under construction starting from Nanjing and terminating in Qidong and will run through HEDZ with adequate access points. It takes only 2 hours from Haimen to Shanghai and 3 hours to Nanjing through Ningtong Highway.
　　4.Waterway: HEDZ is 30km away from Nantong International Container Terminal, a busy and efficient auxiliary port attached to the Ocean Shipping Center of Shanghai Port.
　　5.Port: On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Haimen Harbor boasts a natural harbor and the closest one to Shanghai and the shortest waterway towards the sea. It is suitable for such projects as 10,000 tonnage docks for passengers & cargo, building material, petroleum, shipyard etc.
　　6.River-Crossed Tunnel Project: A tunnel across the Yangtze River from Pudong to Chongming and 1.8km-long bridge from Chongming to Haimen will be built with a north bridgehead located in HEDZ.
　　7.HEDZ enjoys superior geographical location and rapid and convenient transportation, it is one of the development zones lying closest to Shanghai.

Natural conditions
　  Being in a subtropical moist climate marked with seasonal oceanic features, Haimen enjoys different seasons and abundant rainfall with a perennial mean temperature 15.1℃, annual average precipitation 1033.1mm.
　　Annual average water temperature shows 17.6℃, turbidity of surface water keeps less than 1 degree , color degree below 5, without foul smell, PH value of surface water is consistent at 7.44, annual average highest tide records 5.50M and lowest tide 0.62M.
　　There are four types of soil such as alluvial soil, powder soil, sandy soil and fine sandy soil. The thickness of powder clay, which is used as endurable foundation to support the ordinary buildings, varies from 2 to 4 meter. Annual average underground water level reads 0.8 to 1.0 meter.