Caofeidian

Caofeidian Ore Port

Caofeidian (Chinese: 曹妃甸; pinyin: Cáofēidiàn) is a land reclamation-converted economic development zone in Bohai Bay located in the eponymous district of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.[1]

Location

Caofeidian Industrial Area

The island is 200 km from Beijing, the island spans 60 km2 and is a 2005-listed pilot area for the development of a Recyclable/Circular Economy (Industrial ecology) in China. Huadian Power and PetroChina have some of their energy bases there. The island is expected to have a population of 300,000 by 2010.[2]

Caofeidian is 80 km from Tangshan city centre.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ China's new development zone to takes shape near Beijing (2009-01-28)
  2. ↑ Project of Comprehensive Development and Construction of Tangshan Caofeidian Eco-City Archived December 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. 2008-06-13 tangshan.gov.cn
  3. ↑ Caofeidian by Jessie Tao 2006-03-01 16:05 (chinadaily.com.cn)
  4. ↑ A new jewel rising from the Tangshan Bay area

Coordinates: 38°56′00″N 118°32′00″E / 38.93333°N 118.5333°E / 38.93333; 118.5333

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