Laixi, a county-level city in Qingdao in Shandong province, focuses on urban renewal to reconstruct spatial layout. [Photo/WeChat account: laixiwenlv]

Laixi, a county-level city in Qingdao in Shandong province, has focused on urban renewal to reconstruct spatial layout and improve the quality of all functions in its central area, high-speed railway new zone and southern area.

The central area of Laixi is home to nearly half the city's population and serves as the regional service, administration and cultural hub.

Setting long-term goals, Laixi has planned and implemented 44 urban renewal projects, including the reconstruction of National Highway 308 and underground comprehensive pipe galleries. It has renovated 40 old and dilapidated blocks and built 11 pocket parks and four public parking lots.

As the core industrial area of Laixi in the 1970s and 1980s, the high-speed railway new zone has strong transportation advantages with two major railway stations – Laixi Station and Laixi North Station. Laixi has planned new tertiary hospitals and vocational colleges there and cooperates with State-owned enterprises to introduce a group of high-end commercial and service companies.

Laixi continues to improve the living environment of the public. [Photo/WeChat account: laixiwenlv]

The southern part of Laixi is home to key industries such as new energy vehicles, biomedicine, green building and general aviation. The number of industrial enterprises accounts for nearly half of the city's total.

To improve the infrastructure and public services of this area, Laixi promotes the integration of industry and city, and has sped up the construction of the new city park, international investment promotion center and other supporting facilities.

Meanwhile, Laixi boosts the integration of industry and education, is vigorously developing the Qingdao Modern Vocational Education Park, and is cultivating a high-quality application-oriented team to provide talent support for industrial development.