Chengdu Tianfu New Area aims to serve as a modern international urban area suitable for residence, industry and commerce.

It focuses on modern manufacturing industry and high-end service clusters.

In total, it involves 3 cities, 7 counties (city, district) and 37 towns and villages, with a planned total area of 1,578 square kilometres.

[1] Major projects in the Tianfu New Area include the construction of the New Century Global Centre (opened July 2013), Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (opened June 2021), and the Chengdu Contemporary Arts Centre.

Another major project is the 900-acre (5,463 mu) Meishan California Smart City (MCSC) development, which is focused on renewable energy, energy generation, distribution, storage, testing, inspection, and certification, and new technologies.