I. The Geographical Advantages
China-Switzerland (Europe) Industrial Park is located in the central part of the Pearl River Delta Region, one of the three most dynamic urban agglomerations in China, 300 kilometers in radius, with a population of 100 million and 11 percent of China’s GDP. Within the 90 kilometers in radius, there are five major airports and three ocean shipping deepwater ports. Zhongshan will be a golden corridor to connect West Guangdong with Shenzhen, Hong Kong and even more extensive areas facilitated by Guangzhou-Zhuhai China Railway High-speed (CRH) and the construction of the western coastal railway, Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge.

II. The Transportation Advantages
As for the sea transport, Zhongshan has Zhongshan Cargo Port, a state-class cargo port with China’s top 10 and world’s top 100 container throughput for long, and Zhongshan Passenger Port, a would-be passenger water transport center on the western bank of the Pearl River with lines to Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen, which will be started in 2015 and aims to build a 60-minute transport circle with Hong Kong, Macau and the eastern bank of the Pearl River Delta included.
As for the land transport, Zhongshan has a dense road network. In the urban area, half-an-hour life circle is established; the towns can reach the expressways in 15 minutes; buses and highways connect all the villages. The road network of Zhongshan is the only one that has been assessed as Class A Management for China’s Smooth Transport for six straight times.
Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, 24 kilometers long, starts from China-Switzerland (Europe) Industrial Park. It will only take 25 minutes of driving from Shenzhen to Cuiheng New Area after completion of the bridge. It will be a golden corridor that connects Shenzhen-Dongguang-Guangzhou economic circle and Zhuhai-Zhongshan-Jiangmen economic circle, and accelerate the Shenzhen-Zhongshan integration.
Cuiheng Express Line starting at the centre of the area links Zhongshan’s urban area. It will take only 15 minutes of driving from Cuiheng New Area to Zhongshan’s downtown area.
Inter-City Light Rail Transport makes it easier to reach Guangzhou and Zhuhai, 38 minutes from Zhongshan Station to Guangzhou South Railway Station, and 22 minutes from Nanlang Railway Station to Zhuhai Railway Station.
As the air transport, one hour and a half is enough to reach any of the five major airports: Guangzhou, Shenzhe, Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macau International Airport.

III. A Livable City

The Environmental Advantages
Zhongshan City is environmentally livable city. The air quality and water quality of main rivers 100 percent reach the standard. The forest coverage rate reaches 39.2 percent; the public green land per capita reaches 10.9 square meters. There are five towns that were rated as national environmentally beautiful towns and received such honors as National Garden City, National Environmental Protection Model City, and National Civilized City. Zhongshan is the first city that has received United Nations’ "Habitat Award".

 The Social Advantages
Zhongshan City is stable, safe and harmonious. The people live and work happily there. The city has received such honors as “Lasting Peace Cup” in national social security administration, National Top 10 Happiest City and China’s Harmonious City.

IV. The Talent Advantages

Education and Culture
There are six full-time universities and colleges with Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University. In addition, there are various vocational schools and vocational middle schools. There are over 50,000 graduates from these schools every year, which can completely meet investors’ needs for human resources.
Within the 90 kilometers in radius there are well-structured and improved supporting education and training systems that can constantly provide high-quality workers for social and industrial development. There are over 130 higher education institutes, 382 state-owned research and development organizations, scientific and technological information organizations and documentation organizations, and 2511 research and development centers set up by above-scale industrial companies. There are 8 national engineering labs, 23 national engineering centers and 1088 province-level engineering centers.
The Pearl River Delta has become a talent ecological circle, which is more closely connected, more creative, more smoothly communicative and more integrated in scientific research under the grand background that the Pearl River Delta is to be built into a model region of independent innovation. The circle will show more influence on the restructuring and upgrading of industries and cities in the Pearl River Delta.

Scientific and Technological Innovation
Zhongshan has received the title Advanced City in National Scientific and Technological Advance Assessment for three times. It has become a “(pilot) innovative base of national Torch Plan special industrial clusters”, national pilot city of intellectual property and Guangdong model base in integration of producing, learning and researching granted by Ministry of Education. There are 137 national, provincial and municipal engineering centers and 233 technological centers. The patent applications have gone up by 50.9 percent and 11 scientific researches have won provincial scientific and technological awards and patent awards.