From wasteland to thriving industrial center, the area north of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao has undergone a transformation.

In recent years Qingdao National High-tech Industrial Development Zone has grown rapidly and is now aiming to become an eco-technological center.

The local authorities want to develop the zone into a center focused on high-tech products like optical measuring instruments, photoelectric environmental protection equipment, optoelectronics, IC and photovoltaic materials and ocean engineering equipment.