With recent establishment of the Yangtze economy belt in national development strategy which involves nine provinces and two municipalities

China will form a new development pattern consisting of the existed longitudinal economy belt along coastal regions and a new latitudinal economy belt along the Yangtze river. This paper analyzed the potential influence of the establishment of the Yangtze economy belt on China's jewelry industry

and discussed the relationship between jewelry industry layout and regional economy development strategy

based on current situation and problems in the jewelry industry in China. We believe that the establishment of the Yangtze economy belt

forming a T-shape economy development pattern consisting of longitudinal coastal belt and latitudinal river belt

will promote the economy through deepening reforms and opening-up in economy from a linear belt to a planar region and from eastern coastal regions to western inland regions. This change could potentially contribute to the rapid development and transformation and upgrading  henceof Chinas jewelry industry during transition  from a three-pillar pattern to all around development in China. Furthermore

the establishment of the Yangzte economy belt will drive local jewelry industry in central and western regions to step into the international mainstream market. Some new regional brands and jewelry centers along the middle and upper reaches of the Yangzte River will come up  in the help of local advantages in resources

finance and talented people

which will promote the core competitiveness of China's jewelry industry with low growth. In the meantime

the rise of the jewelry industry in Yangzte River area will push the industry in coastal area to upgrade and transform themselves to increase their competitiveness.