Gaolan Port Economic Zone is a park established by relying on Gaolan Port, the main hub port along the coast of South China, with a total development area of 380 square kilometers. Gaolan Port is a first-class port open to the outside world, with the largest tonnage of liquid chemical wharf berth in the Pearl River Delta and good natural conditions for building a 300,000-ton petrochemical wharf.

The main channel is only 1 1 km away from the -27 m isobath of the international channel (Daxi Waterway), and it can form a two-hour economic circle with the Pearl River Delta region through the port collection and distribution system composed of expressway, Gaolan Port expressway and Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway in the west coast of Guangdong.

From June 2065438 to June 2008, Gaolan Port Economic Zone achieved GDP of178.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size reached12.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.

With the implementation of the Outline of the Reform and Development Plan for the Pearl River Delta Region, the development of Gaolan has been promoted to the height of the national development strategy, and it will give full play to its superior core advantages and accelerate its progress towards the goal of building a world-class ship and offshore engineering equipment manufacturing base, a national petrochemical and clean energy base, a regional port logistics center and an international leisure and tourism resort.