Guiyang and Guian New Area in Southwest China's Guizhou province have focused on project construction and ramped up the development of industrial parks since the start of the year – in a renewed bid to boost their industrial and overall economic development.

In the first six months, the value of Guiyang's total industrial output hit 207.4 billion yuan ($30.69 billion), exceeding the half-year target of 32.4 billion yuan.

During that period, 82.93 billion yuan of funds were put in place for newly introduced industrial projects in Guiyang.

A new equipment manufacturing industrial park in Guian New Area. [Photo/Guiyang Daily]

Guiyang has put together a forward-looking and scientific plan to optimize its layout for maximum productivity, build a modern industrial system and boost the overall competitiveness of the economy.

So far, Guiyang and Guian have built a total of 9.41 million square meters of standard workshops – with 473 enterprises settling there – and a usable area of 6.84 million sq m.

Each industrial park focuses on leading industries and special industries, providing strong support for the steady growth of the industrial economy.

The latest data shows that in the first half of the year, Guiyang's seven major industrial sectors – including electronics information manufacturing, aluminum and aluminum processing – recorded a total output value of 99.46 billion yuan, exceeding the half-year target of 19.46 billion yuan.