The construction of Ningbo Coastal New Town was given attention by related departments and ministries of the country. On July 23, famous urban planning experts from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Engineering, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China Academy of Urban Planning & Design, and Regional Economic Development Center of the Development Center of the State Council gathered in Ningbo, for a discussion of the special layout of Ningbo Coastal New Town and the concept planning of the Meishan Bay.
Ningbo Coastal New Town is located in the southeast of Beilun and north of Xiangshan Port, in the same area of Meishan International Logistic Industrial Area, one of the 14 industrial areas of the same kind in Zhejiang. The planned area is about 240 sq km, and it is a coastal area for living that is closest to the urban area of Ningbo.
The construction of Ningbo Coastal New Town will be done in a systematic and scientific way, and for its special layout, it will be featured for "one belt and four functional areas", namely an ecological friendly tourist belt and Meishan functional area, Chunxiao functional area, Shangyang functional area and Guoju functional area. At present, The fixed investments put into the infrastructural facilities is over 5.3 billion yuan, and the area is basically in shape.
After on-the-spot investigations, the experts at the meeting agreed that Ningbo Coastal New Town plays the role of the "parlor" of Ningbo, it is the most important landscape area of Ningbo on the coastal area, and the development of the area is safeguarded by the development of the free trade zone of Meishan Port. At present, the integrated development of the Changjiang River Delta and the province's strategy for the development of the ports and shipping and the development Ningbo as a modern international port city is a drive for the accelerated development of Ningbo Coastal New Town.
