New areas


The new areas or new districts of the People's Republic of China are new urban districts that are given special economic and development support by the Chinese Central Government or regional government. New areas are divided into two varieties: administrative or management and further divided into levels: state-level, provincial-level, and prefectural-level.

State-level new areas

The State-level new areas of the People's Republic of China are special economic-development zones supported by the central government. The zones are parts of cities at various levels in the formal hierarchy but are known as "national-level" or "state-level" in reference to the preferential policies and privileges that are granted directly by the State Council. These privileges are to encourage and attract new developments to speed up the city's economy.
DivisionHanzi & PinyinDesignatedArea
Jurisdiction
Pudong New Area
浦东新区; Pǔdōng Xīnqū11 October 19921,210Shanghai
Binhai New Area
滨海新区; Bīnhǎi Xīnqū9 November 20092,270Tianjin
Liangjiang New Area两江新区; Liǎngjiāng Xīnqū18 June 20101,205Chongqing
parts of Jiangbei, Yubei, & Beibei
Zhoushan Archipelago New Area舟山群岛新区; Zhōushān Qúndǎo Xīnqū8 July 20111,440Zhoushan
Lanzhou New Area兰州新区; Lánzhōu Xīnqū20 August 2012806Lanzhou
parts of Yongdeng & Gaolan
Nansha New Area南沙新区; Nánshā Xīnqū19 September 2012527Guangzhou
Xixian New Area西咸新区; Xīxián Xīnqū6 January 2014882Xi'an & Xianyang
parts of Hu, Chang'an, Weiyang, Qindu, Weicheng, Xingping, & Jingyang
Guian New Area贵安新区; Guìān Xīnqū6 January 20141,795Guiyang & Anshun
parts of Huaxi, Qingzhen, Pingba, & Xixiu
Xihai'an New Area
西海岸新区; Xīhǎiàn Xīnqū3 June 20142,096Qingdao
Jinpu New Area金普新区; Jīnpǔ Xīnqū23 June 20142,299Dalian
parts of Jinzhou & Pulandian
Tianfu New Area天府新区; Tiānfǔ Xīnqū2 October 20141,578Chengdu & Meishan
parts of Wuhou, Shuangliu, Longquanyi, Jianyang, Xinjin, Pengshan, & Renshou
Xiangjiang New Area湘江新区; Xiāngjiāng Xīnqū8 April 2015490Changsha
parts of Yuelu, Wangcheng, & Ningxiang
Jiangbei New Area江北新区; Jiāngběi Xīnqū2 July 2015806Nanjing
parts of Pukou, Luhe, & Qixia
Fuzhou New Area福州新区; Fúzhōu Xīnqū30 August 2015800Fuzhou
parts of Mawei, Cangshan, Changle, & Fuqing
Dianzhong New Area滇中新区; Diānzhōng Xīnqū7 September 2015482Kunming, Qujing, Chuxiong, & Yuxi
parts of Anning, Songming, Xundian, Lufeng, Malong, & Yimen
Harbin New Area哈尔滨新区; Hārbīn Xīnqū22 December 2015493Harbin
parts of Songbei, Hulan, & Pingfang
Changchun New Area长春新区; Chángchūn Xīnqū2 February 2016499Changchun
parts of Chaoyang, Kuancheng, Erdao, & Jiutai
Ganjiang New Area赣江新区; Gànjiāng Xīnqū14 June 2016465Nanchang & Jiujiang
parts of Qingshanhu, Xinjian, Gongqingcheng, & Yongxiu
Xiong'an New Area雄安新区; Xióng'ān Xīnqū1 April 2017100Baoding
parts of Anxin County, Rongcheng County, & Xiong County

Provincial-level and prefectural-level new areas

Provincial-level and prefectural-level new areas are not governed by the central government rather by the provincial or prefectural government.