【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 e-lectronic 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.