Caofeidian (Chinese: 曹妃甸; pinyin: Cáofēidiàn) is a land reclamation-converted economic development zone in Bohai Bay located in the eponymous district of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.[1]
It hosts a large coal and ore discharging port, which forms one of the prime ports of Northern China, namely (from South to North) Tianjin - Jingtang port - Caofeidian - Qinhuangdao - Yingkou - Bayuquan - Dalian).[2] Caofedian and Jingtang ports are often referred together as Tangshan port, though Tangshan is actually a large inland city away from the shore.[3]
The area is served by the Tangshan–Caofeidian railway.
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The island is 200 km from Beijing, the island spans 60 km2 and is a 2005-listed pilot area for the development of a Recyclable/Circular Economy (Industrial ecology) in China. Huadian Power and PetroChina have some of their energy bases there. The island is expected to have a population of 300,000 by 2010.[4]
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References edit
- ^ China's new development zone to takes shape near Beijing (2009-01-28)
- ^ "400,000-ton carrier "Ore Italia" docked at Caofeidian Port". Xinhua. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Caofedian - port information". Official website. Oriental sheet piling. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Project of Comprehensive Development and Construction of Tangshan Caofeidian Eco-City Archived December 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 2008-06-13 tangshan.gov.cn
- ^ Caofeidian by Jessie Tao 2006-03-01 16:05 (chinadaily.com.cn)
- ^ A new jewel rising from the Tangshan Bay area
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38°56′00″N 118°32′00″E / 38.93333°N 118.5333°E
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