Yuhuan

And China's ultra-supercritical power plant that went online in Yuhuan in 2006 reportedly holds the record as "the world's cleanest, most efficient and most advanced ultra-supercritical units" with an efficiency of 46 percent.

Bill Chameides: China's Going Supercritical -- A Critical Test for China and World? 2010

Yuhuan is known for its production of valves, automobile parts and furniture.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

With a population of approximately 400,000, Yuhuan County is about one-half the size of Yizheng and has yet to be granted city status.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

The entrepreneurs of Yuhuan have developed their products and technologies completely on their own, and without a visible customer in site.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

Yuhuan's gross domestic product, according to the people I visited, is approximately RMB 100 billion $15.4 billion.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

Companies in cities and counties like Yuhuan are very innovative and entrepreneurial.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

Approximately one-half of Yuhuan's GDP comes from the 2,300 automotive components companies that are registered in the county.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

Yuhuan is part of the prefecture of Taizhou, and symbolizes the entrepreneurial spirit that has come to characterize all of Zhejiang province, itself considered one of the most entrepreneurial provinces in the country.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

When asked how Yuhuan had gotten into the automotive parts business, the answer was that Yuhuan's physical isolation from the rest of China meant that the local citizenry had to become self-sufficient and learn how to repair the motors for the city's many fishing boats.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011

Ringed by mountains and surrounded by water, Yuhuan County is literally an island and is cut off from the rest of China.

Forbes.com: News Jack Perkowski 2011