Established in 1983, Shanghai Minhang Economic and Technological Development Zone ("Minhang Development Zone") was approved by the State Council as a State-level economic and technological development zone in August 1986. It now occupies 3.5 square kilometers.

While boosting intensive development and organic growth, Minhang Development Zone abreaks constraining resource bottlenecks to contribute to the development of Lingang.

With approval of the State Council in February 2006, Minhang Development Zone successfully expanded its area in Lingang, establishing a planned area of 13.3 square kilometers focusing on the development of modern equipment and advanced manufacturing industries.

Minhang Development Zone Lingang Park is located in Shanghai Lingang New City Industrial Park. It is at the intersection of the Yangtze River mouth in the southeastern part of Shanghai and Hangzhou Bay, about 75 kilometers away from downtown Shanghai.

With successive planning and construction completion of Pudong International Airport, Yangshan Deepwater Port, Harbor Town, Donghai Bridge, Shanghai-Luchaogang Expressway, Lianggang Avenue, Lingang rail transport, and Pudong railway, a good interactive development of port, city and district has been built.