Jiaozhou is in the west part of Qingdao, with a total area of 1,210 square kilometers and a population of 6 million people.

Jiaozhou was once one of the five commercial ports in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Today, it focuses on promoting traditional industries and speeding up the transformation and upgrading of four manufacturing industry clusters, which are machinery equipment, garments, food processing and wood furniture.

It will build four new industrial bases: high-end technology equipment, wind power and EHV transmission equipment, high-grade textile fabrics and bio-pharmaceutical.