One township in Anhui province has some big dreams of becoming a real city and a regional logistics, trade and industrial center within five years, by relying on its geographic advantages of lying close to the Yangtze River Delta hub cities.
Chahe township is only 28 kilometers from the center of Nanjing and conveniently linked to major cities in the region by highways, railroads and waterways.
Chahe is even closer to Nanjing's Northern Yangtze New District, home to some prominent universities such as Nanjing University, Southeast University, Nanjing Audit University, and the Nanjing University of Information Sciences and Technology.
Country Garden is investing 40 billion yuan in building a large residential community in Chahe.