Chagnzhou Economic Development Zone, located at the East gate of Changzhou, is an important strategic node of the Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Corridor and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The total area of 180 square kilometers, registered population of about 230,000, permanent population of about 420,000, under the jurisdiction of 3 towns, 3 streets, 58 administrative villages, 25 urban and rural communities; There are about 25,000 non-public economic units, about 560 enterprises above designated size, more than 200 enterprises exceeding 100 million yuan, and 181 high-tech enterprises. Within the region, the densely woven road network has become a smooth blood: Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway (Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway), Changhe Expressway (Yangjiang Expressway) is crossed, Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Shanghai-Ningcheng Intercity railway, Yangjiang Intercity Railway station has been or will be set up here, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Xingou River and other rivers connect Taihu Lake and Yangtze River.

In 2022, Changzhou Economic Development Zone will achieve a gross regional product of 99.215 billion yuan; The total output value of industries above designated size was 209.317 billion yuan; Fixed-asset investment rose 10 per cent year-on-year. Changzhou Economic Development Zone jumped to the first place in the comprehensive ranking of provincial economic development zones in 2021, 59 places higher than when it was established, among which the economic development index remained the first place in the province for three consecutive years.