Members

The GBD Innovation Club members are the global business districts, its managing companies, urban authorities and high level experts working in related fields

Key Figures

Total area : 2,000 ha
Office space : 13 million m2
Number of companies : 70,000
Number of towers : 120
Number of employees : 500,000+

About the business district

Located on the junction between new city central axis and Pearl River Golden Coast of Guangzhou municipality, Tianhe Central Business District (hereinafter referred to as the “Tianhe CBD”) is the major supporting region of China’s National Central City function of Guangzhou Municipality and one of the primary CBDs in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay area, boasting a built-up area of 12 square kilometers.


Tianhe CBD achieved GDP of 46.05 billion USD in 2018, with the GDP per square kilometer registered 3.84 billion USD in the already established area. Represented by Guangzhou International Financial Center and Guangzhou CTF Finance Center, there are 120 premium office buildings in Tianhe CBD with overall floorage reaches 13 million square meters.


Tianhe CBD attracts 200 operations of Fortune Global 500 companies, over 100 headquarters of different kinds, 51 foreign consulates in Guangzhou including Consulate General of the United States, Consulate General of the United Kingdom, Consulate General of France and Consulate General of Canada, 11 foreign Chambers of Commerce such as German Chamber of Commerce, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Italian Chamber of Commerce and 33 regional headquarters of foreign banks like Citibank, Deutsche Bank and HSBC, serving the entire Guangdong Province and even several provinces in South China area.


Tianhe CBD is the vice president unit of the Global Business Districts Innovation Club and the Provincial Model Base for Liberalization of Trade Services among Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Region. What’s more, it was awarded with the honor of China’s Happiest City–Model of Green CBD in Development and Innovation and China’s Most Dynamic CBD.

About the managing company

Guangzhou Tianhe Central Business District Administrative Committee (Tianhe CBD Administrative Committee) is a dedicated administrative body set up and empowered by Guangzhou Tianhe District People’s Government. The functions include investment promotion, advertisement, enterprises service and public affairs service. Tianhe CBD Administrative Committee is composed of five divisions, including General Division, Construction Development Division, Investment Promotion Division, Enterprises Service Division and Public Affairs Coordination Division. Our objective is to make everything that the Tianhe CBD users – enterprises or developing start-ups – enjoy the meticulous and best government affairs service from Tianhe CBD Administrative Committee.