Dalian Hi-tech Zone ( or ) or DHZ (variant officially used spellings include Dalian High-tech Zone) is an industrial district in the western suburbs of Dalian, Liaoning, China. It extends about 30 kilometres along Lüshun South Road and Guoshui Highway in Shahekou District and Lüshunkou District, where many of the world's multinational technology companies have operations.
History
The construction of DHZ started in 1991. Dalian Software Park was added in 1998. The second phase of Dalian Software Park kicked off in 2003 at the site of Dalian Ascendas IT Park, which officially opened in 2007. DHZ is often called "Lushun South Road Software Industry Belt".
IT parks in Dalian Hi-tech Zone
The whole area of Dalian Hi-tech Zone is under the oversight of the Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee, but all parks therein are managed by private enterprises, except Dalian Hi-tech Zone and Animation Industry Base. From east to west, they are:
Dalian Software Park
Name: Dalian Software Park () Established: 1998 Managed by Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yida Group Address: 1 Digital Square, Dalian, Liaoning, China () Area: 3 km² 500 companies, including: Accenture, Genpact, HP, IBM (moving to Dalian Tiandi Software Park), Sony, Panasonic, NEC, Softbank, NEC.
Lingshui Bay General Headquarters
Now being reclaimed from the Yellow Sea
Qixianling Modern Service Industry Area
Name: Qixianling Modern Service Industry Nucleus Function Area () This area is often called "Dalian Hi-tech Zone" in its narrow sense. Established: 1991 Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee Address: 1 Gaoxin Street, Qixianling Industrial Base, Dalian, Liaoning, China () Area: 2 km² 800 companies, including Dalian Hi-Think Computer, Citibank, Dell, HiSoft Technology International, NHN Corporation.
Animation Industry Base
Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Digital Entertainment Administrative Office 110 companies, including Crystal Digital Technology ().
Hekou International Software Park
Managed by Hekou Village
Companies: Yidatec
Dalian Ascendas IT Park
Name: Dalian Ascendas IT Park () Established: 2007 Managed by DLSP Ascendas Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Ascendas Corp. of Singapore and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd. Address: 1 Huixianyuan, Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China () Area: 200,000 m² (100,000 m² in No. 1 Building and 100,000 m² in No. 2 Building) See this guide map. 59 companies, including CitiBank, Infosys Technologies, Konica Minolta, Omron.
Neusoft Group International Software Park
Neusoft Group
Dalian Tiandi Software Park
Name: Dalian Tiandi Software Park () Established: 2010 Area: Jinhuai Building (30,000 m²). See the area map in Project Introduction (Beware of music!). Managed by DLSP Shui On Development Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Shui On Land and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd. Address: No. 33, Hongchuan East Rd., Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China () 13 companies, including IBM (3,000 employees have already moved), Kingsoft, Mitsui Real Estate.
Yingge Software Park
Under construction
Longtou Technology Park
Under construction
Transportation
Roads: China National Highway 201 (also called Lushun South Road). 30 minutes by taxi from the hotels on Renming Road, downtown Dalian, to the Dalian Hi-tech Zone Administrative Committee. City bus: Nos. 3, 10, 28, 531, 802 and other lines Dalian-Lushun bus: From the north and south exits of Dalian Railway Station Tramway: No. 202 line (Xinggong Street to Xiaopingdaoqian). Being extended via Huangnichuan and Longwangtang to Lüshun New Port. Dalian Metro: Line 1, Line 12 Railway: 30 minutes by taxi from Dalian Railway Station Air: 30 minutes by taxi from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Sea: 40 minutes by taxi from Dalian Port. Yacht harbors in Xinghai Square, in front of Dalian Maritime University, and the Xiaopingdao reclaimed area.
Education
There are universities and research centers in this area, where about half of all the universities of Dalian are located. From east to west are: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Dalian Ocean University Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (Including Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press) Dalian Neusoft University of Information Dalian University of Technology (Including Dalian University of Technology Press) Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Foreign Languages Dalian Medical University Software and IT Service Training Base of Ambow Education Group (), Beijing