Chengdu is poised to become the next logistics hub in China, leveraging its mature logistics infrastructure and prime location to exploit the opportunities thrown up by e-commerce, say experts.
A new report by commercial real estate company CBRE says Chengdu is the best city in western China for logistics property investment.
"As the strategic intersection of 'one belt, one road' and 'Yangtze River Economic Belt', Chengdu is playing an increasingly important role in the area," the report says.
The capital of Sichuan province has established a comprehensive logistics network in the past decade.
The city has an express highway that goes all the way to Europe and the fourth busiest airport in China.
International warehouse developers such as GLP, Goodman and Prologis have bases in Chengdu, where they have created new logistics parks.