On February 24, the first working day after the Spring Festival, Guangdong held its annual high-quality development conference for the fourth consecutive year, focusing on the coordinated development of manufacturing and service industries. Shenzhen has demonstrated notable achievements in this area, maintaining its position as China's top city for both total industrial output value and industrial added value for four years running, while the proportion of modern services in its service sector has risen to 77%. However, as the smallest first-tier city by area, Shenzhen faces persistent challenges due to limited land resources. Coinciding with the provincial call for industrial-service integration, Shenzhen launched a new initiative integrating R&D innovation with high-end manufacturing—the simultaneous opening of Nanshan Intelligent Manufacturing (Honghualing Base) and Nanshan Intelligent City.
Honghualing Base exemplifies Shenzhen’s "industrial upward expansion" approach. With a total floor area of 705,500 square meters and a plot ratio of 6.71, the 16-story facility is meticulously designed to accommodate large automated equipment and advanced production lines, transforming traditional horizontal layouts into efficient three-dimensional spaces. Fourteen enterprises, including ROBOSENSE, have already moved in. Nanshan Intelligent City, the largest innovative industrial space project in Nanshan District, is situated near Xili Lake International Sci-Tech City and Xili High-Speed Rail New Town, and will focus on next-generation information technology, artificial intelligence, and biopharmaceuticals.
The Honghualing area, once dominated by labor-intensive industries such as hardware, plastics, and garments since the 1990s, has been revitalized through vertical, multi-functional industrial space transformation. The base features varying floor heights—8 meters on the first floor, 6 meters from floors 2 to 9, and 4.5 meters above—along with tiered load capacities and large column grids to support heavy machinery. A spiral ramp connects multiple levels, enabling direct truck access to various floors and significantly improving logistics efficiency.
The base has attracted 14 leading and specialized enterprises, forming clusters in robotics, semiconductors, integrated circuits, new energy smart vehicles, smart terminals, sensors, and network communications. Once fully operational, these companies are projected to generate over 183 billion yuan in output within five years. ROBOSENSE’s chairman emphasized the advantages of locating in Nanshan, noting the company’s rapid growth and plans to use the base for integrated R&D and manufacturing, developing embodied intelligence component production lines, and supporting robotics startups.
Other tenants, such as Zhongqing Robotics, have centralized production, assembly, and testing at the base to enhance collaboration between R&D and manufacturing. Industry representatives highlighted that vertical integration in Honghualing fosters not only physical connectivity but also synergistic innovation across the supply chain.
Nanshan Intelligent City represents the third iteration of Nanshan’s "intelligent" park series, following earlier versions. It will offer specialized platforms for humanoid robotics, AI incubation, biopharmaceuticals, and shared services, alongside common support in areas like technology transfer and international expansion. Tenant DiDi Green Technology, a leading new energy logistics vehicle operator, plans to leverage the park’s AI ecosystem and transport hub proximity to develop integrated green logistics solutions.
The park will also host industry forums, networking events, and lifestyle amenities—including childcare, sports facilities, and leisure spaces—to support a balanced work-life environment. Through these projects, Shenzhen has initiated an innovative model integrating manufacturing and services, blending production, living, and ecological functions.
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