{"id":55824,"date":"2025-10-02T12:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/inside-yancheng-s-technological-transformation-and-its-rise-as-a-modern\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:14:47","slug":"inside-yancheng-s-technological-transformation-and-its-rise-as-a-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/inside-yancheng-s-technological-transformation-and-its-rise-as-a-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Yancheng\u2019s technological transformation and its rise as a modern industrial hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not just another development zone; it\u2019s a provincial-level pilot for China\u2019s carbon peaking and neutrality goals. <\/p>\n

Spanning 31 square kilometers, the park uses a combination of green electricity and hydrogen energy to power industries. I even got to ride a hydrogen-powered bike \u2014 I pedaled lightly, and the bike accelerated almost effortlessly. It felt like a glimpse into the future of clean mobility.<\/p>\n

Next was Jiangsu Yueda Textile Group. Walking into their 400-million-yuan intelligent factory felt like entering another world. Everything runs on 5G-connected machinery, from spinning to weaving to dyeing. Robots work with precision, minimizing errors and reducing the workforce per 10,000 spindles by 72%, while increasing efficiency by 30%. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a National Green Factory, and seeing how traditional textile production has transformed into a smart operation left a lasting impression.<\/p>\n

At Jiangsu Yueda Kia Automobile Co., the scale of innovation was even more striking. The company can manufacture a full car body in just 50 seconds, producing around 1,000 vehicles per day, with exports to more than 70 countries. <\/p>\n

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Inside the smart factory, 558 robots work in harmony, achieving 100 percent automation in the welding workshop. This is Yancheng\u2019s global face \u2014 competitive, efficient, and forward-looking.<\/p>\n

Technology here isn\u2019t limited to industry. At the Yandu Digital Agriculture Science and Technology Park, I saw how big data and real-time sales information are used to build a smart agricultural ecosystem. <\/p>\n

This park connects markets across eastern and western China, ensuring products move efficiently. It showed me how technology can make farming not only smarter but also more inclusive.<\/p>\n

Yancheng\u2019s Cross-Border E-Commerce Industrial Park is another example. Hosting over 80 companies, including Alibaba International Station and Sinotrans DHL, the park links local industries with global markets. <\/p>\n

Walking through its modern facilities, I could sense how the city is positioning itself as a trade and logistics hub with a digital backbone.<\/p>\n

The Yangtze River Delta Digital Audiovisual Industry Base offered a completely different experience. Here, technology meets creativity. I explored virtual studios and interactive digital human technologies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first digital audiovisual industry base in the region, bringing together more than 100 companies and building an ecosystem for content production, simulation, and digital services.<\/p>\n

My technological journey also took me to Jiangsu Tianyi Aviation Industry Co., a company that has become a national leader in 5G airport technology. Founded in 2011, it focuses on developing 38 types of airport-specific equipment and has played a major role in setting national civil aviation standards.<\/p>\n

Walking through its facilities, I was struck by how innovation drives every corner \u2014 from the precision engineering labs to the smart systems that power modern airports. It was inspiring to see how a local company has gained national recognition for shaping the future of aviation technology.<\/p>\n

What ties all these places together is Yancheng\u2019s clear vision: to lead in green, smart, and globally connected industries. As I moved from one site to another, I felt I wasn\u2019t just observing innovation; I was standing inside a living model of a future many cities aspire to build.<\/p>\n

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Yancheng is a city where nature and innovation coexist in surprising harmony. While its vast wetlands embody the city\u2019s spirit and ecological heart, its industries and technology parks power its transformation into a modern economic hub. My exploration of this side of the city began at the Dafeng Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000095481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[2252],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-christian-mugisha"],"bylines":[{"id":2252,"name":"Christian Mugisha","slug":"christian-mugisha","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":2252,"name":"Christian Mugisha","slug":"christian-mugisha","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000095481,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/bbc.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000095481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55824"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55824"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}