[Shandong plans to build 5,040 kilometers of scenic roads]Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Transport issued the province's first special tourism transportation layout plan -- Shandong Provincial Tourism Transportation Network Main Framework Layout Plan (2023-2030) (referred to as "Plan"), focusing on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Yellow River National Cultural Park (Shandong section), along the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, Yimeng Revolutionary old base area and other cultural and tourism resource enrichment areas. To systematically construct the province's fast-forward and slow-travel tourism transportation network, promote the integrated development of transportation and tourism, and strongly support the construction of Shandong Demonstration Zone, a transportation powerhouse. Shandong will form five theme corridors, namely the Qianli Coastal corridor in the east, the Lufeng Canal in the west, the Red Yimeng Corridor in the south, the Yellow River entering the sea in the north, and the Great Wall Tracing in the middle, which will constitute the overall layout of the tourist scenic corridor around Shandong. The total scale of scenic byway is about 6580 kilometers, of which 5040 kilometers are highways and 1540 kilometers are dike-top roads and municipal roads. In addition, Shandong will also plan to build a number of scenic roads to further smooth the last kilometer of the scenic area. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
Recently, the Tianfa Energy Storage and Green Energy High end Equipment Manufacturing Base project started construction in Tianjin Future Science and Technology City, with a total land area of about 14700 square meters. It focuses on the manufacturing of hydro generator sets and supporting core components, covering high-end equipment fields such as pumped storage units, wind power, and solar energy. After the project reaches its production capacity, the annual output value is expected to exceed 300 million yuan, and the annual tax revenue will exceed 8 million yuan. It is planned to be put into operation within one year, which will fill the gap in high-end equipment manufacturing in Ninghe District. Editor/Cheng Liting
As of the end of April 2026, Inner Mongolia plans to implement 3668 major projects with a total investment of 3.7 trillion yuan and an annual planned investment of 1079.5 billion yuan. At present, 3200 units have resumed work, with a resumption rate of 87%. The completed investment is 245.2 billion yuan, with a completion rate of 23%. In the first quarter, the GDP of the entire region increased by 6.2% year-on-year, ranking among the top in the country in terms of growth rate. Major project investments are becoming the core engine of economic growth. Editor/Cheng Liting