The State Council approved a national territorial spatial planning to be implemented in Jiangxi province, according to an official reply released on Sept 20.

According to the circular, by 2035, the total area of cultivated land in Jiangxi will reach no less than 40,045.9 thousand mu, of which the protection area for permanent basic farmland will be no less than 35,454.3 thousand mu. Meanwhile, the circular stressed that the red line for ecological protection shall not be less than 41,200 square kilometers.

To underpin new development patterns, the circular also stressed implementing the strategies in coordinated regional development, functional zones and the new urbanization, rural revitalization and other major regional strategies.

More measures will be taken to intensify the development of the grain production bases in Poyang plain, Ganfu plain and Jitai basin.

The circular called for promoting the construction of an inland open-economy pilot zone and supporting the revitalization of the southern areas of Jiangxi province.

The protection of cultural and natural heritages and world cultural heritage sites is also stressed in the circular.