Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone (simplified Chinese: 合肥经济技术开发区; traditional Chinese: 合肥經濟技術開發區; pinyin: Héféi Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifāqū) is an economic and technical development zone (ETZ) in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui province.[1] It was created on April 3, 1993. On February 13, 2000, it was approved to an ETZ at national level.[2] It is located close to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport.