Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the developed area of East China, is located in the Yangtze River Delta and 270 km away from Shanghai. Nanjing is the political, economic and cultural centre of Jiangsu Province, as well as the centre of commerce, finance and logistics in the Yangtze River Delta. Well known as an important comprehensive industry production base in China①, Nanjing is also one of the most developed service industry cities in the Yangtze River Delta. There are five state-level development zones, eight provincial-level development zones and several key industrial parks. Nanjing has set up several statelevel export processing zones and the Longtan Harbour Bonded Logistics Centre (Type B). The development zones have become a hot spot for foreign investment.① Nanjing covers a total area of 6,598 km2. It governs 11 districts – Xuanwu, Baixia, Gulou, Jianye,Qinhuai, Xiaguan, Yuhuatai, Qixia, Jiangning, Liuhe,Pukou, and two counties – Lishui and Gaochun.① |