Abstract: | In July 2010,when German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited China,the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of Germany signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Supporting the Establishment of the Sino-German Ecopark,which determines that the Sino-German Ecopark would be established in the Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone. In the Planning of Shandong Peninsular Blue Economic Zone approved by the State Council of China, the Sino-German Ecopark is listed as one of the keyprojects.In the West Coast New Economic Zone planned by Qingdao,the Sino-German Ecopark is listed as one of the six functional zones.Therefore,it can be asserted that the Sino-German Ecopark is an ecopark with the significance of sustainable development jointly builtby the Chinese and German governments.The foundation laying ceremony of this park symbolized the start of the construction of the ecopark.In 10 years,the Sino-German Ecopark will be built into high-end ecological demonstration park with international demonstration functions, a leadingparkoftechnologicalinnovation, a hi-tech cluster zone and a new city suitable for habitation. According to this goal, the Sino-German Ecopark will produce great cluster and promotion effects and become a new growth point of the West Coast New Economic Zone, producing demonstration and leading function forthe economic development, urban construction and eco-construction of the WestCoast New Economic Zone. |