Jinbin Light Railway
Jinbin Light Railway starts from the city of Tianjin in the west and ends in TEDA in the east. It is 46 kilometers long and involves a total investment of RMB 6 billion yuan (approx. USD 7.24 million). It is estimated that this railway will be put into service in October 2003. The designed maximum speed is 100 kilometers per hour, and the average travel speed is 78 kilometers per hour. The minimum interval is 3 minutes. The maximum one-way capacity is 24,000 passengers per hour. The project will be based on modern automation system that can guarantee the safety and efficiency of operations. Technologically advanced locomotives and cars will tremendously enhance passenger comfort.

TEDA Financial Center
The Financial Center takes up a land area of 110,000 square meters, and the office area is 500,000 square meters. Major public spaces are around the central greenbelt and the high-rise buildings in the northern part of TEDA. Seen from afar, the view is spectacularly broad and uninterrupted. Several squares form two oblique lines to create a modern ambience of colorful changes. Mainly of glass and steel, buildings are in various modern styles associated with any financial centers.

TEDA Library
Still in construction, TEDA Library is located to the east of the Investors Service Center and adjoins TEDA Institute of Nankai University. It takes up a land area of 16,700 square meters and has a total floorage of 66,700 square meters. The main part of the library is 22,500 square meters. It has five floors above ground and one floor underground. Designed by California Civil Engineering Design Group, this library based upon the open-shelf system is intended to be comprehensive and multifunctional. It is of an oval-shaped transparent glass structure. The dynamic modernity intrinsic in its unique and unconventional shape implies a "Crystal Palace of Knowledge." According to schedule, the whole project will be finished and put into service in 2003. The library contains a lot of reading rooms and can comprise a huge number of books. Features to support Internet, tele-reading and information exchange and processing help achieve the harmonious blend of a digital library to a traditional one. Internal bookstores, souvenir shops or cafes are also within the library premises with a humane emphasis on its utility.

TEDA Library has 2,700 seats for readers. It is designed to comprise 1.5 million volumes and provide 15,000 Internet connections. It is estimated that when the library is open to the reading public in 2003, it will comprise 250,000 volumes and can accommodate a readership of 5000 people per day. An advanced library automation system will support its services and management. Other features also include well-equipped auditoriums, electronic reading rooms, film reading rooms, private (group) research rooms, lecture rooms, computer rooms, hi-fi rooms, a books exhibition hall, a children's library, etc.

With its rich store of books and information as well as its advanced management based on modern technologies, TEDA Library will fulfill the functions of both an educator and an information provider, and will be serving as a valuable addition to the TEDA's glamour of being a truly modern and appealing community.

TEDA Citizens Square
Located in the southern part of downtown TEDA, the Citizens Square takes up a total land area of 130,000 square meters. This is an all-weather indoor complex with everything needed for recreation, shopping, meals or fitness activities. One of the unique delightful charms of TEDA, this multifunctional square is a muster point for people of all ages and the "living room" of TEDA.

 

TEDA Recreational Zone
Taking up a total land area of 940,000 square meters, TEDA Recreational Zone is divided into five theme sub-zones: Sea Park, Adventure World, International World, International Market Center and Future World. It intelligently combines culture and history with modern technologies. With unique architectural structures, the whole complex offers excellent opportunities for visitors to entertain themselves and will become an appealing modern tourist attraction. The design of the water surfaces started in 2001, and the first them park will be open to the public in 2003.

TEDA Football Field
In the design of TEDA Football Field, the goal is to make it a cultural architectural structure providing the most advanced facilities for players, spectators, government officials and media.

Bold, unconventional and inspiring, the design mainly features an arc-shaped pillar support behind the last row of the spectators' seats, and that support further extends to form a vault by cantilevers. Wireropes tightly hold together the supports and the vault. The bow-shaped stands and vault give the whole high-tech complex a feeling of space and a signature visual style. It can also be used for public cultural activities such as concerts, public speeches and other field sports events.

Its size is up to the requirements of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and therefore is also up to the standards of Olympics and World Cup. The grandstand area has 36,390 spectator seats. There are 1,150 seats in boxes. The majority of spectator seats are on the east and west of the field, and 70% of the seats are within the canopy of the vault. The view for every spectator is optimal.

TEDA International Conference and Exhibition Center
The International Conference and Exhibition Center is a multifunctional complex with everything needed for exhibitions, conferences, business activities, meals and recreations. It provides Internet access, transactions systems, exhibitors registration system, fire-fighting system and advertisement launch system.

Located to the north of TEDA Avenue and the west of Donghai Road, the Center takes up a total land area of 90,000 square meters, including an exhibition area of 80,000 square meters and a conference area of 10,000 square meters. It involves an investment of RMB 676 million yuan (approx. USD 82 million). The first-phase construction is 30,000 square meters, including an exhibition area of 25,000 square meters and a conference area of 5,000 square meters.

TEDA International Hospital
The International Hospital is located to the north of the Third Avenue and to the west of Beihai Road in downtown TEDA. It will be made into a first-class specialized cardiovascular hospital and the country's important base for cardiovasology. The total land area is 108,897 square meters and the total floorage is 69,860 square meters. Total investment is RMB 150 million yuan (approx. USD18 million ). Its construction started at the end of February, 2002, and the main structure will be completed in 2003.

TEDA Forests Park
With a total area of 1.5 million square meters, the Forests Park is located to the northwest of TEDA. It is an ecological forests reserve featuring hills, sloping fields, water catchments, wilds, swamps and a variety of plant life. It represents an effort to provide a natural retreat for those seeking solace from the stress and strain of everyday life.

TEDA Academic Universities Zone
Located in the northwest of TEDA and adjacent to TEDA Manufacturing Zone and the Forests Park, the Academic Universities Zone is a first-class new-type university area that fosters research, development and innovations. Its construction layout, somewhat different from that of the traditional Chinese universities where departments and institutes are independent of each other, emphasizes the communication among different disciplines and reflects use of the latest technologies in architectural structures. Up to now, Tianjin Light Industrial Institute, Kris Commercial University and some vocational schools have expressed their interest in coming to this academic zone.