【正确答案】 Located in northwest Beijing, the "Zhongguancun High-Tech Zone" is home to more than 6,000 research, development and manufacturing enterprises. Together, they have annual gross sales in excess of $ 6. 1 billion.
The presence of numerous colleges and universities, as well as a wide range of scientific and technical facilities, makes it a natural location for high-tech research. Besides China' s leading electronic manufacturers, transnational companies such as Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Compaq, NEC and Canon have opened facilities here as well.
What "Silicon Valley" is to the United States, the "Zhongguancun High-Tech Zone" is to China.