Jinshan District will fully support the opening of LEGOLAND Resort, ensuring a seamless transition between construction and operation to guarantee a successful summer opening, as revealed by officials at the Jinshan District People's Congress on Tuesday.

Acting District Director Yuan Gang disclosed in the government work report that the district's economic performance in 2024 remained stable, with an estimated GDP growth of about 3 percent. The total industrial output value of enterprises above designated size in Jinshan reached 303.4 billion yuan (US$41.39 billion), marking a comparable growth of 1.9 percent.

Projects like Phelix were successfully launched, the first phase of the offshore wind farm began construction, projects such as Asanuma Cosmetics accelerated their development, and projects like Johnson Manufacturing were completed and put into production. Total fixed asset investment reached 25.7 billion yuan.

As a major agricultural district in Shanghai, Jinshan added 10 new agricultural technology demonstration bases last year, established 10,000-mu "unmanned farms" for grain production, and a vegetable production "machine substitution" demonstration base. Projects like the innovation center of Syngenta China, a global leader in plant protection, and ZKW Breeding, a domestic seed source leader, were signed to settle in the district. The district now hosts eight national-level ecological farms.

In 2025, Jinshan will fully implement the Zhangjiang Jinshan Park reform and innovation development action plan, continue promoting the transformation and upgrading of the high-tech zone and Carbon Valley Green Bay Industrial Park, focus on cultivating emerging industries such as new energy vehicles, low-altitude economy, and biomanufacturing, accelerate major project construction, and expedite the construction of the first phase of the Nanfeng Line of the intercity railway.

The district has set main economic and social development goals this year, including achieving a GDP growth of about 4 percent, striving to keep pace with the city, completing a total fixed asset investment of 27 billion yuan, increasing the total retail sales of consumer goods by about 5 percent, having no fewer than 1,300 high-tech enterprises, securing US$350 million in foreign investment, and attracting 17.71 million tourist visits.