Being the bay city it is, the Qingdao west coast plays an increasingly important role in the fields of city construction, economic structure optimization and city level upgrading. [qingdaonews.com]

Being the bay city it is, the Qingdao west coast plays an increasingly important role in the fields of city construction, economic structure optimization and city level upgrading.

The west coast, a 2, 096 square kilometers-wide area originating from the combination of the former Huangdao Zone and former Jiaonan city, is embracing his historical turn in the development.

The west coast has become a dreamland for everyone working and living there. They are the first group to welcome the changes. Before Labor Day, Feng Qiuxiang, a resident of the Jiaonan economic zone, visited the Planning Exhibition Hall of the West Coast New Economic Zone. She was thrilled to see that her living place would become the core urban area of the future west coast city. She is looking forward to live a life of improved quality, with a better environment and in more modern working conditions.

With more than 20 years of development, the west coast has entered an era of full-blown development. Last year, the GDP of the west coast accounted for nearly 30 percent of the complete Qingdao City. The two world-class ports, Qianwan port and Dongjiakou Port, are the engines driving the west coast towards the world.