The last daylight falls over the cloudy skies above the huge development project on the west side of Jiaozhou Bay in the coastal city of Qingdao. The West Coast New Area covers 2,096 square kilometers of land and around 5,000 square kilometers of sea, making it one of the three largest urban centers in the administrative region. Its development was approved by the State Council ten years ago and focuses on the maritime industry, among other things. However, numerous high-tech, energy, and entertainment companies have also settled there.