In the height of summer, a palpable energy fills the air.
In Yuhang, the office towers of the Future Sci-Tech City remain brightly lit late into the night; robotic arms operate with precision in the manufacturing base of Renhe; the drone testing and operation base at South Lake Future Science Park hums with activity; and across vast farmlands, intelligent irrigation systems work quietly.
From urban centers to rural fields, every kilowatt-hour of electricity fuels Yuhang's dynamic progress.
In the first half of this year, Yuhang's total electricity consumption reached 4.994 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%, surpassing the city's average growth rate by 3.3 percentage points, reflecting a positive and high-quality economic development trend.
The broader picture confirms this momentum.
On July 23rd, Yuhang released its "mid-year report": GDP grew by 6.7%, with the total value exceeding the 200 billion yuan mark for the first time.
Total fiscal revenue reached 51.640 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%, ranking first in the city.
General public budget revenue was 27.210 billion yuan, up 2.4%, maintaining its position as the highest in the province.
The overall development shows a stable and improving trend with robust momentum and balanced growth.
What underpins this performance, and what does it reveal about Yuhang's development direction?
In essence, building on its first-quarter achievement of surpassing 100 billion yuan, Yuhang continues to ride this momentum and break new ground.
Digital Empowerment and Industrial Structure Optimization
Examining the "mid-year report": revenue from Yuhang's designated-scale internet, software, and information technology services grew by 15.5% year-on-year.
While the data remains impressive, a closer look reveals a shift in Yuhang's strategy, now optimizing its industrial structure with artificial intelligence as the engine.
In recent years, leveraging its first-mover advantage in the digital economy, Yuhang District has focused on cultivating the "296X" advanced manufacturing clusters, deeply implemented the "AI+" initiative, continuously gathered resources across the entire industry chain, and strived to build a "1+3+X" future industrial system characterized by "AI + Embodied Intelligence, Low-Altitude Economy, and Brain-like Intelligence."
It is committed to becoming the core hub for AI innovation and development.
Currently, Yuhang's AI industrial system covers core components, terminal equipment, system integration, and application scenarios, with a total scale exceeding 150 billion yuan.
In 2026, Yuhang's AI terminal industry cluster was selected for the list of Zhejiang Province's Characteristic Clusters for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
To accelerate the application of AI technologies, this year Yuhang introduced a "Token Voucher" support tool, supplementing existing 150 million yuan subsidies for "Computing Power Vouchers," "Model Vouchers," and "Corpus Vouchers," effectively reducing AI R&D costs for SMEs and encouraging them to utilize computing power and models.
Furthermore, Yuhang is accelerating the establishment of a regular mechanism for AI scenario innovation, releasing a "Dual List" of urban opportunity scenarios to facilitate open and precise matching between government needs and corporate capabilities, integrating AI into every corner of urban operations, industrial development, and public services.
It can be said that in Yuhang, AI is no longer merely a tool empowering various industries but has become the underlying infrastructure continuously optimizing the industrial structure.
At the recently concluded 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the "AI Yuhang" delegation made a strong appearance, with participating companies covering the complete AI industry chain from basic computing power to terminal applications, and from software algorithms to hardware devices, showcasing Yuhang's innovative strength in the AI field to the world.
With AI as the foundation, Yuhang's cultural industry layout is also shifting gears.
This year, Yuhang has continued to consolidate its pillar digital culture industry, actively expanded three characteristic industries—animation and gaming, film and media, and creative design—and strategically planned for three future industries: cultural intelligent equipment, digital cultural trade, and digital cultural tourism, constructing a "133" modern cultural industry system.
Simultaneously, Yuhang is actively building an AI digital cultural entrepreneurship ecosystem and communities for digital nomads, cultural creators, and cultural OPC, accelerating the formation of a unique cultural industry ecological system.
Data shows that in the first half of the year, revenue from Yuhang's designated-scale cultural enterprises exceeded 380 billion yuan, growing over 13%, maintaining the top position in the province.
Meanwhile, the content of cultural supply is becoming increasingly rich and high-quality.
This year, Yuhang has organized 69 "Cultural Events for All" activities and 1,036 "Art Enriches Life"惠民 performances, serving over 100,000 people, achieving a win-win for both economic and social benefits.
"Science & Innovation + Intelligent Manufacturing" Forges a Robust Framework
If Yuhang relied on its leading position in the digital economy in past years, the "mid-year report" indicates a conscious effort to strengthen its core capabilities.
In recent years, Yuhang has accelerated the construction of an enterprise梯队 with "leading头部, expanding腰部, and vibrant尾部," continuously implemented cultivation plans for "small升规,规做精," and now has over 800 designated-scale industrial enterprises.
As the enterprise队伍 accelerates its growth, Yuhang's industrial foundation is becoming more stable.
Data shows that in the first half of the year, the added value of Yuhang's designated-scale industries grew by 7.1%.
A strong framework must also be "intelligent."
In recent years, leveraging the province's first "Future Factory Promotion Center," Yuhang District has built a梯度 cultivation system of "National-level Smart Factories—Provincial-level Future Factories—Municipal-level AI Factories."
In Hangsi Fashion's production车间, fully automated textile equipment is arranged neatly and operates efficiently; big-data visualization screens update in real-time... In recent years, Hangsi Fashion seized the opportunity of digital transformation, accelerated intelligent and digital upgrades, achieving full-process integration from intelligent manufacturing design and sampling to flexible production, quality control, and global delivery, successfully入选 the provincial future factory pilot list.
This year, besides Hangsi Fashion, Gaote New Energy from Yuhang District was also selected for the provincial future factory pilot enterprise list, marking the third consecutive year Yuhang ranked first in the city for入选数, further strengthening its梯队 of intelligent manufacturing enterprises.
If industry is the framework, then technological innovation is the lifeblood flowing through it, vitalizing the entire body when畅通.
This year, while accelerating the layout of a science and innovation platform matrix system comprising "major science facilities + major science programs + key laboratories + new R&D institutions," and improving the whole-life-cycle cultivation system for tech enterprises, Yuhang has continued to increase R&D investment, support the转化 of scientific and technological achievements, and continuously solidify the foundation for innovative development.
From January to May, the R&D expense ratio for Yuhang's designated-scale industries reached 5.43%.
In the first half of the year, the value of technology transactions completed reached 24.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 212.5%,稳居 first in the city.
From the "laboratory" to the "production line," Yuhang continues to leverage its advantage in gathering national high-tech enterprises, creating a cultivation chain from "source innovation—technology transfer—product development—industrialized manufacturing."
In the first half of the year, Yuhang added 95 provincial-level innovative SMEs and 23 "Key Provincial Specialized" enterprises, both ranking first in the city in number.
In other words, Yuhang's manufacturing growth is not simply about "scaling up" but about "growing with technology," achieving connotative development driven by innovation.
The circulation of this lifeblood also requires a vibrant heart—enterprises and talent.
To this end, Yuhang continuously iterates and upgrades its industrial policy system, steadily advances the implementation of various pro-enterprise policy funds, and effectively reduces burdens and enhances efficiency for businesses.
This year, Yuhang released the "10省心 Measures for Assisting Enterprises."
This policy,依托 the "Yu省心" digital platform, focuses on whole-life-cycle services for enterprises, covering创业 space, financial support, computing power guarantees, and legal protection across multiple dimensions, ensuring enterprises feel省心 and安心 throughout their innovation journey in Yuhang.
Data shows that in the first half of the year, Yuhang newly established 42,200 market entities, a year-on-year increase of 22.3%, ranking first in the city in total number; it also added 949大学生初创 enterprises.
Internal-External Linkage Facilitates the Greater Economic Cycle
This year, Yuhang has leveraged various subsidies to stimulate nearly 7 billion yuan in consumption, driving a recovery in the consumer market against the trend.
In June alone, retail sales of consumer goods reached 12.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.4%, with a monthly increment of 3.01 billion yuan, setting a new high in recent years.
However, boosting consumption cannot rely solely on "transfusions."
From "issuing消费券" to "creating new scenarios," Yuhang's demand logic is shifting from "demand-side stimulation" to "supply-side造血."
This year, Yuhang District has continued to cultivate distinctive commercial streets and other消费场景,不断升级 immersive, experiential, and interactive consumption formats,构建 all-weather消费场景 integrating entertainment, leisure, intangible cultural heritage, performances, and情景体验, offering citizens and tourists diverse new消费 experiences and推动 the deep integration of culture, tourism, and commerce.
During the summer vacation, Yuhang's consumer market has been ignited by an upgrade battle focused on "content + experience."
For example, the Liangzhu Cultural Village·Yuniaoji project, leveraging regional cluster effects, enhances nighttime capacity, creating a comprehensive cultural tourism circle that combines the烟火气 of daily life with the artistic sense of "poetry and远方," attracting over 2 million visitors annually.
New消费场景 continue to expand, with活力日益凸显.
This year, over 10 pilot projects in Yuhang, including the Liangzhu Cultural Village·Yuniaoji project, have been included in the national pilot construction for "Three New Consumptions" and "International Consumption."
This has brought tangible developmental results.
In the first half of this year, Yuhang achieved total retail sales of consumer goods of 58.17 billion yuan,同比增长 6.4%, with an increment of 3.5 billion yuan, ranking first in the city.
Simultaneously, the role of investment as a "ballast stone" continues to be prominent.
Currently, along the central axis of Hangzhou's new urban center, various construction projects are progressing steadily.
Projects such as the Yuhang International Sports Center and the western extension of Wenyi West Road are advancing rapidly, with towering cranes and roaring machinery creating a热火朝天 construction scene, driving project investment growth by 11.9%.
Furthermore, the successful signing and落地 of a batch of major, high-quality projects, such as the national headquarters for iFlytek's science education business with a total investment of 32.157 billion yuan, have made the effective investment底盘 more stable and of higher quality.
Data shows that in the first half of the year, Yuhang's fixed asset investment grew by 2.4%, significantly exceeding the city's average.
Internally activating consumption, externally expanding markets.
Facing a complex and severe external environment, Yuhang actively implemented various measures to stabilize foreign trade, deepened the "Yushang Going Global" initiative, strengthened走访 services for key foreign trade enterprises, and helped enterprises overcome difficulties.
This year, Yuhang organized over 160 enterprise participations in exhibitions, securing意向 orders exceeding 5 billion yuan.
Among them, nine enterprise brands, including Sikan Technology and Maidesite, were selected for the "Zhejiang Export Famous Brands," further enhancing the知名度 of Yuhang enterprises.
Surpassing 200 billion yuan in GDP for the first time in a half-year period is a milestone and a new starting point.
Facing the challenges of the second half of the year, Yuhang will continue to transform its advantages into victories, turn blueprints into reality, and strive to write an even more brilliant "Yuhang答卷" on its journey to building an important new urban center.
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