Investment Environment

●Economic Index
    GDP of the city in 2007 was RMB 48.01 billion, in which the proportion between the first, the second and the tertiary industry was 5.4:52.3:42.3。The general fiscal income was RMB9.304 billion.The whole real estate investment was RMB21.479 billion.

●Transportation Center
    Datong has a better claim to be the hub of the North China for communications.It is the juncture of several main railway lines(like Beijing-Baotou,Beijing-Taiyuan,Datong Zhunger,Datong-Qinghuangdao and Datong-yuncheng )and other 40-odd branch lines.The subway(such as Beijing-Datong, Datong-Yuncheng, Dezhou-Datong and No.108 national road) makes it easier to communicate between Beijing,Tanggu, Taiyuan, Huhhot and so on. It takes three hours driving from Datong to Beijing and two hours driving from Datong to Taiyuan. Datong Airport can provide airlines towards Guang zhou, Shanghai, Beijing,Hai kou ,Xi an, Changzhi and so on.

●Science and Education
    There are 16 scientific research units in Datong ,and 98,600 professionals of different majors, of which 32,892 have certificates of high and middle level, and the mineral industry, machine manufacturing industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical industry are more competitive. There is an Datong a university containing 30034 students, and 23 middle level Instituions containing 16,957 students.

●Communication
    Communication net of light transmitting fiber, digital wave and satellite transmitting has been established in Datong. The telephone net, mobile phone net , digital communication net and internet communication are accessible to different area at home and abroad. Almost every family possesses a set of telephone. The post road has a length of 4,329km, and is accessible to post express both at home and abroad.

●Financial System
    Datong is the financial center at the juncture of the boundary of Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia and has established a financial system, in which the state-rum commercial banks play the main role and local commercial banks play a supplementary role. It contains various kinds of functional services and is accessible to various kinds of foreign business requirements. The branch institutions of China People's Insurance Company and Pacific Insurance Company are accessible to the general international business service.

●Development Area
    Datong Economy and Technology Development Area is a provincial unit certified by Shanxi province government in 1992. The whole area is 8.2km2,and has a superior location and convenient transportation. Both water and power are abundantly supplied within the area.

●Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade
    By the end of 2007, the import and export aggregate was $ 268.49 million, in which the export aggregate was $ 181.74 million,and the import aggregate was $86.75 million.