The Linyi Economic and Technological Development Zone is located in the southeastern part of Linyi City. Construction began in June 2003 following approval by the Shandong Provincial Government, and in December 2010, it was upgraded to a national-level economic and technological development zone with the approval of the State Council. The zone covers a planned area of 223 square kilometers, comprising 3 subdistricts, 72 administrative villages, and a population of 260,000.Bordered by the Yi River to the west, the Mu River to the east, the Yi-to-Mu Canal to the south, and Mount Huang to the north, the Development Zone is designated as a United Nations Green Industry Platform, China’s Most Investor-Friendly Development Zone, a National Demonstration Zone for Industry-City Integration, a China E-Commerce Demonstration Park, a National Ecological Industry Demonstration Park, a National Comprehensive Pilot Unit for New-Type Urbanization, a National Torch Program Software Industry Base,a National Demonstration Base for Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration and Innovation, a National-Level Science and Technology Enterprise Incubator, a National Low-Carbon Industrial Park, a National Pilot Unit for Regional Brand Building in Industrial Clusters, a National Demonstration Zone for Famous Brand Creation, a China Logistics Demonstration Base, a National Demonstration Base for New Industrialization, one of China’s Top 100 Most Influential Industrial Parks, one of China’s Top 100 Most Innovative Industrial Parks, a National Outstanding Logistics Park, a National High-Tech Industrialization Base for Construction Machinery, and a National Demonstration Park for Circular Economy Transformation.