# Xinhua Silk Road: Sino-Singapore eco-cultural complex in E China's Jinan Start-up Area receives over 1.17 mln tourist arrivals in 1st year

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- Published: 2026-10-28T17:28:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — S. Gardon, China’s first greenhouse garden
complex jointly developed by the Jinan Start-up Area in east China’s Shandong Province
and Singapore’s Keppel Group, has emerged as a popular tourist attraction. Since
opening last October, it has received more than 1.17 million visitors.

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S. Gardon is located in the Queshan eco-cultural zone of the Jinan Start-up Area,
which has prioritized ecological conservation in recent years as it develops into
a green, smart and livable new urban area. The project has integrated Singapore’s
advanced planning philosophy and management practices with distinctive Chinese and
Singaporean cultural resources.

Inside the garden, Shandong’s first Merlion statue built with official authorization
from Singapore, which made Jinan the eighth city outside Singapore to use the Merlion
image, has become a popular spot. A 14-meter-high indoor waterfall stands alongside
the statue, embodying the integration of Yellow River culture and Nanyang culture.

Over the past year, the garden has hosted events including a Sino-Singapore food
market and a campaign inviting Singaporean youth to visit the Jinan Start-up Area.
Promoted via a multilingual communication network covering more than 10 countries
and regions, these activities have garnered more than 8.7 million overseas impressions.

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Beyond cultural exchange, cooperation between the Jinan Start-up Area and Singapore
has expanded into a wide range of fields.

In science and technology, the Sino-Singapore green technology research institute
was inaugurated in July 2024. Jointly established by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological
University, Shandong University and the administrative committee of Jinan Start-
up Area, it is China’s second Sino-Singapore cooperative research institution.

In elderly care, an inclusive project integrating medical and elderly care services
operated by Keppel Group’s team was put into use in the Jinan Start-up Area in 2025
to pilot innovative smart senior care models.

In business services, the Shandong (Singapore) enterprise service center provides
end-to-end support for Singaporean companies investing in the province, ranging 
from business registration and investment consultation to policy interpretation.

From culture and technology to elderly care and business services, a number of Sino-
Singapore cooperation projects are taking root in this new urban area. 

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