Approved by the State Council, China's cabinet, in 1991, the Chengdu Hi-tech Zone is one of the first State-ranked hi-tech industrial development zones, and one of six pilot zones of "The World's First-Class Technology Park Initiatives" sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

With a planned area of 130 square kilometers, the zone is divided into a south and a west park. There are 29,163 companies registered in the zone. Among them nearly 1,000 are companies with investments from foreign firms, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, and also companies with investments by other well-known international corporations.

Altogether more than 500 companies have been certified as high-tech enterprises. The project ranks fourth among China's national hi-tech zones.