The Hunan Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, formerly known as the Shaoyang Private Economic Development Pilot Zone, was approved by the People's Government of Hunan Province in August 1996. In 2006, the pilot zone was approved to cover six square kilometers according to the No. 8 Announcement of the National Development and Reform Commission, and was renamed as the Hunan Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone. The Baoqing Industrial Concentration Zone is located in Shuangqing District of Shaoyang City, which was formerly known as Shaoyang Baoqing Science and Technology Industrial Park (prepared to establish in 2006). It was approved by the People's Government of Hunan Province to be established as a provincial-level industrial concentration zone in November 2012. With the approval of the People's Government of Hunan Province in November 2016, the Hunan Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone (located in Beita District of Shaoyang City) and the Baoqing Industrial Concentration Zone (located in Shuangqing District of Shaoyang City) were integrated to form the new Hunan Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, with the core area located in Shuangqing District, Shaoyang City.
In June 2021, the General Office of the State Council approved the upgrading of the Hunan Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone to a national-level economic and technological development zone. The approved area of the development zone is 16.23 square kilometers, the actual control area 29.18 square kilometers, and the long-term planning area 60 square kilometers. The zone focuses on the development of two leading industries—advanced equipment manufacturing and intelligent home appliances; prioritizes the development of new-type display specialties; cultivates and strengthens the advantageous industries of fashionable products; and takes the lead in laying out two future industries—new energy and new materials and new economy.
The zone participated in the evaluation of national-level industrial parks and zones for the first time in 2023, being ranked 155th out of 230 national-level ones in China and 39th out of 55 national-level ones in central regions of China. It has won two national honors, namely, the national green industrial zone and national science and technology business incubator.
In 2024, the development zone competed in the comprehensive evaluation of provincial "Five-good" industrial parks and zones, being ranked 5th among national ones and 12th among 130 industrial parks and zones in the province. It performed well in provincial business environment evaluation in the same year, and was awarded the title of "environmental protection integrity zone" at the provincial level.
In 2024, there were more than 1,000 enterprises settled in the zone, including 243 industrial enterprises above designated size, 131 high-tech enterprises, six national specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises, and 67 provincial small and medium-sized enterprises that specialize in niche sectors.
(Updated on December 4, 2025)
Chinese source: Official Website of Shaoyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone