Jingang town in Zhangjiagang port city has made great progress thanks to China's reform and opening-up policy introduced 40 years ago. Zhangjiagang Bonded Zone was established in 1992 in Jingang town. To date, it hosts more than 9,000 enterprises, including over 30 enterprises in the Global Fortune 500 and six listed local enterprises
State-owned Shazhou Wine Company introduces its first production line in 1982. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The first 10,000-ton freighter berthed at Zhangjiagang port in 1983. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The bonded zone starts to be constructed in Jingang town in 1992. [Photo provided to chinadaily.om.cn]
The town stepped up efforts to encourage local industries to go global in 1998. Zhangjiagang Bonded Technology Company was listed in 1999, the first of its kind in Zhangjiagang. [Photo provided to chinadaily.om.cn]
Jiangsu Yangtze River Chemical Industrial Park, which was established in 2001, focuses on the development of the fine chemical, pharmaceutical engineering and engineering plastics industries. [Photo provided to chinadaily.om.cn]
The world's largest lithium battery electrolyte production base in Jingang town. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Jingang town has the only automobile import port in Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
