* The Science Park is designed for hi-tech R&D facilities, with many investors from Taiwan scheduled to begin operations.

* The Guanghua Zone is for high-end residential projects and office facilities. It is also planned to be home to Wenjiang’s administration center.

* The Sichuan Cultural Industry Zone will highlight businesses as such as museums, performances, television production and animation.

* The Jinma Sports Town is planned to be built in eight to 10 years. A zone featuring sports and leisure tours, it is expected to attract about 7 million tourists, offer jobs for 30,000 to 50,000 locals and generate revenues of 5 billion yuan annually upon completion.

* The Chengdu International Medical Industry Park is a combination of hospitals and medical R&D facilities.

* The planned 100 sq km International Countryside Tour Zone is the largest tourism development in Wenjiang.

The biggest project in the zone is Guosetianxiang Amusement Park that broke ground on April 1. With a total investment of 5 billion yuan, it will be the largest aquatic amusement park in Asia. When complete in three years, it is projected to receive more than 25 million visitors annually.

* The Modern Agricultural Zone is both an organic agriculture production base and agriculture-related sightseeing area.

* The Hesheng Education Zone is a development focusing on vocational training. A number of vocational schools in Sichuan have already agreed to open branches in the new zone.

BY BIAN JI Editor: Guo Changdong