Hedong

Hedong District is located just east of the Hai River. With a permanent population of 980 thousand, this district is the frontier for connecting with the Binhai New Area with central Tianjin. Previously a more industrialized area, recent years have seen the rapid development along Hai River attracting well known investors and developers from home and abroad including Wanda, Jinmao, Kerry and Zhonghai Real Estate. Other parts of Hedong have seen clusters of commercial real estate such as Wanda Plaza and Aegean Sea Shopping Center along Jinbin Avenue. In recent years, the Hedong government has encouraged the development of this area. Hedong district is accessible through metro line 9, line 2 and line 5, and is connected to downtown and Binhai New Area by line 9.