The Sanxing town and Baochang town in Haimen, Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, have been selected as national-level key towns, according to a list released by seven ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently.

Different from previous years, this year’s selection concluded more standards for consideration. The selection criteria include requiring the population to reach a certain scale; the location advantage is obvious; the economic development potential is large; the service function is relatively satisfying; the planning management level is high; and the scientific and technological innovation ability is strong.

The national key towns will enjoy preferential policies, and more supports in land and project arrangements.

An aerial photo captures the China Dieshiqiao International Home Textiles, one of the largest home textiles markets in China, located in Sanxing town in Haimen. [Photo/Haimen Media Convergence Center]