By Shangguan Zhoudong (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-08-21 14:08

More transportation projects are planned in Northeast China, including airports, railways, ports and freeways, according to the Northeast China revival plan published yesterday, the Beijing Business Today reported.

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For example, new airports will be built in cities and areas in Northeast China, including Changbai Mountain, Mohe, Daqing, Jixi, Yichun, Aershan and Eelian Hot, according to the plan.

Airports in Dalian, Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin will be expanded and improved.

As for railways, the planned lines include the Harbin-Dalian railway networks, Changchun-Jilin City rail transit, Yimin-Yiershi Railway, Chifeng-Daban-Baiyinhua Railway, Wulanhot-Huolinhe City-Xilin Hot, Fuxin-Xuwuzhumuqin County and railway networks throughout eastern parts of Northeast China.

More than ten freeways will be built in Northeast China, including the Suifenhe-Manzhouli Freeway, Hegang-Dalian Freeway, Daqing-Tongliao-Chifeng Freeway, Changchun-Shuangliao-Fuxin-Chaoyang-Chengde Freeway, Dandong-Xilin Hot Freeway, Tongliao-Shenyang Freeway, and Jilin-Shenyang Freeway.

Also according to the plan, major port projects involve the third and fourth phase construction of Dayao Bay container terminal in Dalian Port, reconstruction of the old port area of the Dalian Port and expansion projects of the Yingkou Port, Dandong Port and Jinzhou Port.

The revival plan says that Northeast China, the country's old industrial center, will be the focus of a new development program making it the home of four industrial bases. Those industries include equipment manufacturing, new materials and energy, commodity grains and animal husbandry production, and research and development of key technologies.

Areas involved in the plan are Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's Hulunbeier, Tongliao, and Chifeng cities, and Xing'an and Xilinguole leagues.

The area has a total population of 122 million and a land area of 1.45 million square kilometers.