Meizhou Bay North Shore Economic Development Zone is a provincial economic development zone approved by Fujian Provincial People's Government 1996. Located on the southeast coast of Putian City, facing Taiwan Province Province across the sea, it is the meeting point of the economic prosperity belt on the west side of the Straits. Xiuyu, with its beautiful natural deep-water harbor, is the birthplace of Mazu, the goddess of the sea.
The North Shore Economic Development Zone of Meizhou Bay is located in the central coast of Fujian, connecting the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and Taiwan Province Island. It is 72 nautical miles east of Taichung Port in Taiwan Province Province, 32 nautical miles north of Mawei Port in Fuzhou, 5 nautical miles from Shanghai Port, 96 nautical miles south of Xiamen Port and 397 nautical miles from Hong Kong. It is an important hub of maritime transport routes.