长兴，地处长三角中心腹地，太湖西南岸，面积1430平方公里，人口64万。建县始于晋武帝太康三年（公元282年），享有“鱼米之乡”、“丝绸之府”、“文化之邦”、“东南望县”之美誉，是全国综合实力百强县和县域经济基本竞争力百强县。
Located in the hinterland of Yangtze River Delta, southwest coast of Taihu Lake, Changxing covers an area of 1,430 square kilometers and has a population of 640,000. The county was established in 282 A.D. in Jin Dynasty and has long been reputed as land of fish and rice, home of silk, city of culture, and Prestigious County in Southeast China. It is also among the State's Top 100 Counties for Comprehensive Strength and the State's Top 100 Counties for Basic Economic Competitiveness.
长兴经济技术开发区成立于1992年，1994年经省政府批准为省级开发区，规划面积47.5平方公里，行政管辖面积54平方公里。自2003年以来，连续七年跻身浙江省“十强开发区”，连续两届入围“长三角最具投资价值开发区”，是浙江省首批生态化开发区、首批国际服务外包示范园区。
2010年，经国务院批准升格为国家级经济技术开发区，成为浙江省首家设在县域的国家级经济技术开发区，同时被住建部等四部委批准为全国首批十三个太阳能集中应用示范区。
2013年获评“浙江省最具贡献奖开发区”，“浙江新型城镇化（产城融合）示范区”。
2014年获评“浙江省开发区特色品牌园区（绿色家电）”。
2015年获批浙江省战略性新兴产业——纯电动汽车及关键零部件产业发展基地。
Changxing Economic and Technological Development Zone (CXETDZ) was established in 1992. In1994, it became a provincial-level development zone with the approval from the Provincial Government, covering a planning area of 47.5 square kilometers and an administrative area of 54 square kilometers. It has ranked the Top 10 Development Zones of Zhejiang for 7 consecutive years since 2003, and was nominated The Most Valuable Development Zone for Investment in Yangtze River Delta for two times on end. It was among the First Batch of Ecological Development Zones of Zhejiang Province and the First Batch of Demonstration Parks for International Outsourcing Service.
CXETDZ was upgraded to the state-level economic and technological development zone, approved by the state council in 2010. In the same year, it was listed among the First 13 National Demonstrative Zones for Concentrated Application of Photovoltaic Power Generation with the approval from four state commissions and ministries.
It won the title as the Outstanding Development Zone with the Most Contribution in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang New Urbanization (Integration of Industry & City) Demonstration Zone in 2013,
Characteristic Brand Zone of Zhejiang Province (Green Household Appliance) in 2014,
Zhejiang Emerging Industries of Strategic Importance-Pure Electric Vehicles and Key Components Industry Development Base in 2015.
长兴开发区，西依天目，东望太湖，与城区无缝衔接。开发区地处长三角交通大动脉的枢纽，交通概况为“43221”，四条高速（杭宁、申苏浙皖、杭长、申嘉湖）、三条铁路（杭宣、长牛、新长）、两条国道（104、318），两条铁路（杭宁、商合沪（建设中）），一条黄金水道（长湖申运河）在此交汇，周边有浦东、虹桥、萧山、禄口四大国际机场，上海、宁波、乍浦三大国际港口，与上海、杭州、南京、苏州、无锡、常州等长三角大中城市均在1.5小时交通圈内。
CXETDZ is situated at the main artery transportation hub in Yangzi River Delta, facing Taihu Lake in the east, Tianmu Mountain in the west, and close to the city. Several transportation routes cross right here, including four expressways (Hangzhou-Nanjing,Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Anhui,Hangzhou-Changxing,Shanghai-Jiaxing-Huzhou), three railways(Xuanhang, Changniu, Xinchang),two national roads (104 National Road and 318 National Road), two high-speed railways (Hangzhou-Nanjing, Shangqiu-Hefei-Shanghai) and one golden waterway (Changxing-Huzhou-Shanghai).There are four international airports (Pudong, Hongqiao, Xiaoshan, Lukou)and three international ports (Shanghai, Ningbo and Zhapu). It is 1.5 hours away from the medium and big cities of Yangtze River Delta such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nangjing, Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou.
长兴西依天目、东临太湖，自然环境优美，城市及开发区景观独具魅力，获得过国际花园城市、国家园林城市、国家卫生城市、全国文明城市等荣誉。
Changxing lies on Tianmu Mountain in the west and faces Taihu Lake in the east. The city boasts of beautiful natural environment. It has won the titles as International Garden City, National Garden City, National Sanitary City, National Civilized City. Etc.
园区规划面积47.5平方公里，园区有来自美国、德国、法国、日本、意大利、土耳其、澳大利亚、加拿大、韩国等超过400家企业落户投资，形成新能源汽车及关键零部件产业、智能装备制造产业、大健康产业及生产型服务业的“3+1”产业格局。
有中德国际产业园、美国工业村等专业平台提供精准服务，欢迎各类欧美企业入驻。
3+1 Key Industries and Industrial Clusters 3+1主导产业
New Energies and Electric Mobility新能源汽车及关键零部件产业
长兴正加快构建以新能源为核心的全产业链，谋划以新型电池为主体的新能源及其关键材料、新能源 管理系统及互联网+储能、新能源汽车、电机、电控等几大板块产业。继荣获“中国绿色动力能源中心”、“中国电池产业之都”、“中国产业集群品牌50强”等殊荣后，2010年获批全国首批十三个太阳能集中应用示范区，2015年获批浙江省战略性新兴产业——纯电动汽车及关键零部件产业发展基地。代表企业：天能集团、超威集团、江森自控动力蓄电池、GE钠盐电池、吉利、康迪、英纳威锂离子电池。
Machinery and Equipment智能装备制造产业
从仓储物流装备到智能仓储整体解决方案，从注塑机、吹瓶机、模具制造到PET包装整线智能工厂，从机械加工到机械基础元件的制造......以“智能化、成套化、特色化”为主攻方向，长兴重点发展和引进以智能立体搬运机器人、智能立体仓库等为主的智能物流装备，以智能化电池全自动流水线装备、食品饮料包装装备等为主的专用成套、智能装备，以节能高效热处理设备为代表的节能环保设备，全力打造全省高端装备制造产业发展基地。目前拥有诺力股份、海信等龙头企业，海悦自动化、恒星传动、德玛克、中德股份、天衣机械等细分行业龙头企业。
大健康产业
打造一个健康产业平台，建设一批重点项目，培育一批骨干企业，开发区把大健康产业作为主导产业之一谋划。经过近几年的发展，长兴已经形成大健康产业集群雏形，生物医药、医疗器械、功能保健食品等大健康产业重点领域项目均已突破：由华裔美籍科学家领先打造的美时康生物制药研发检测平台旨在打造集研发、中试于一体的医药科研创新服务平台，规划在2017-2019年内引入医药科创企业20家左右；由华裔美籍科学家等五位 “国家千人计划”专家实施的三叶草生物医药项目、明翳眼科医疗小镇为代表的医疗器械项目，以艾格生物、金巴开麦绿素为代表的功能食品项目。
Producer Services生产性服务业
依托总部经济园和专业市场区，为入住企业提供科技服务、商务服务、物流服务、金融服务和信息服务。已引进和建设浙江大学工业设计中心、五金机电市场、长兴电子商务中心、星网电商创业园、长兴异地金融服务中心、综合物流园、国家动力及储能电池产品质量监督检验中心等项目。总面积4.5平方公里的总部园区近30幢总部楼宇打造长兴”CBD”，太湖资本广场，主要引进培育发展金融控股、基金、股权投资、融资租赁、互联网以及金融中介等金融新业态，目标打造成为长三角地区特色金融服务示范区、中国资本汇聚地。
依托总部经济园和专业市场区，围绕科技服务、商务服务、物流服务、金融服务和信息服务，培育和建设十大生产性服务业项目。已引进和建设上海交大慧谷科技园、浙江大学工业设计中心、中汽零汽车博览中心、五金机电市场、长兴电子商务中心、星网电商创业园、长兴异地金融服务中心、综合物流园、国家动力及储能电池产品质量监督检验中心等项目。总部园区内建有太湖资本广场，主要引进培育发展金融控股、财富管理、基金投资、融资租赁、互联网金融、民间服务以及金融中介等金融新业态，目标是打造成为立足长兴、辐射全国的“一区两中心”即：现代金融产业集聚区、基金投资管理中心、民间融资服务中心。
Based on the Headquarter Economic Park and the professional market area, the zone cultivates ten large-scale producer service projects focusing on the service of science & technology, business, logistics, finance, information. They are Shanghai Jiao tong university--Changxing Huigu Science &Technology Park, Zhejiang University Industrial Design Center, CAPAC auto Exhibition Center, Hardware Mechanical and Electrical market, Changxing Electronic Business Center, Changxing Xingwang E-Commerce Park, Changxing Remote Finance Service Center, Comprehensive Logistics Park, the State Power&Energy Storage Battery Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, etc. There is the Taihu Lake Capital Square in the Headquarters Economic Park which focuses on introducing and developing the new finance industries such as finance holding, wealth management, fund investment, financing lease, interment finance, folk service, finance agency and so on. It aims at building the "one district two centers ", i.e. the Modem Financial Industry Cluster District, the Fund Investment Management Center and the Folk Financing Service Center" , whose business area is based on Changxing county and can cover the whole country.
基础设施：区内“十通一平”（道路、供水、供电、供热、天然气、排水、排污、通讯、多媒体、数字电视、土地拆平），均至项目单位用地红线。
Infrastructure: Roads, water, electricity, steam, natural gas, rainwater drainage, sewage, communications, multi-media, digital TV are available and the land has been leveled.
长兴已成为长三角的蓝领培养基地。积极推进国际化战略，全县现有职业教育学校5所、长兴技师学院1所，在校学生15000人，引进德国职业教育模式，分别与德国富尔达BBZ、奥芬巴赫职业学校合作办学。
Human Resources:As the blue collar training base in the Yangtze River Delta, Changxing has been actively promoting the internalization strategy by bringing the German vocational education model, and conducting co-operations with German schools like German Fulda BBZ and Offenbach. There are five vocational schools and one Technician College in the county, with registered students around 15,000.