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Traditional Chinese | 長江三角洲經濟區 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 长江三角洲经济区 | ||||||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Jīngjì Qū |
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Romanization | zan平kaon平 sae平koh入tzoe平 cin平tsi去 chiu平 |
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone or Yangtze River Delta Economic Region (Chinese: 长江三角洲经济区) is an economic region in China that encompasses Shanghai municipality, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang province. The region accounts for 20 percent of China's Gross Domestic Product and is responsible for one third of its imports and exports.
The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) economic zone refers to 28 cities in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, eastern and southern Anhui, eastern and northern Zhejiang.
They are Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Taizhou, Yancheng, Hefei, Chuzhou, Maanshan, Wuhu, Tongling, Anqing, Chizhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jinhua, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing and Zhoushan.
The Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone is dominated by Shanghai which is mainland China's financial center, as well as by other important economic hubs like the cities of Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Xuzhou. The vast interior of the Yangtze River Delta is heavily industrialized with advanced transport infrastructure such as highways, expressways, airports and ports.