At the Expo branch venue, large tracts of rapeseed flowers bloomed with the spring breeze.
In Chengdu in March, the flowers are in full bloom, the grass is growing and orioles are flying. From the colorful rapeseed fields in Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park to the blooming peach blossoms on Longquan Mountain, from cycling in the sea of flowers in the ecological zone around the city to digging wild vegetables in “Shangchun Mountain”, people enjoy the splendor of spring in the park city.
The two high-level international competitions, the 2024 Chengdu Horticultural Expo and the Chengdu 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup, are approaching important moments with a 30-day countdown. The grand event has not started yet, but the exciting and intense atmosphere has already permeated Chengdu April Day.
The 2024 Chengdu Horticultural Expo, which will open on April 26, is the highest-level professional international expo in the global gardening and horticulture industry. With 186 days of exhibition, 112 exhibitions and more than 2,000 activities, it welcomes tourists from all over the world. The 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup in Chengdu, held from April 27 to May 5, is the world’s highest level badminton event. It is also the fourth top badminton event in China and the first to be held in southwest China.
One meeting at a time, meeting at the top – using the games as a medium and the city as a window, how can Chengdu show the world the myriad aspects of Chinese modernization?
The holding of the 2024 Chengdu Horticultural Expo and the Chengdu 2024 Thomas-Uber Cup has brought citizens a sense of gain that goes beyond the venues and exhibition halls. The high-quality development, high-quality life, and high-efficiency governance promoted by the city in the process of running Saiying City point to a leap forward in improving the happiness of citizens.
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Expo Tangyou Cup
Fully expected
On March 27, the 30-day countdown to the 2024 Chengdu Horticultural Expo began. As the World Horticultural Expo draws closer, the main venue located in the Eastern New District of Chengdu is also about to bloom: 112 individual exhibition gardens have been unveiled one after another, where cultures and unique landscapes from various countries will complement each other. The Jinyun Tower, with a total building height of 46 meters, presents a majestic Tang Dynasty architectural style. From here, you can have a panoramic view of the green Longquan Mountain.
Participating cities cover all five continents, and the total number of exhibition parks, overseas exhibition parks, association and corporate exhibition parks have all reached the highest level in all previous Category B Horticultural Expos. In order to fully present an international and professional event, the Chengdu Expo will be unveiled in a “one main venue and four auxiliary” format. At present, the six core venues of the main venue in the Eastern New District have been fully completed, including Wenjiang, Pidu, Xinjin, and Qionglai. The branch venues are basically completed.
“Tourists from all over the world can have a very unique experience here. I believe that visiting the Chengdu Horticultural Expo will bring them unforgettable memories.” After “visiting” the main venue of the Expo in advance, the International Horticultural Producers Association Secretary General Tim Blaircliffe “plants grass” to the world.
On the other hand, the preparations for the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup in Chengdu have also been recognized by many heavyweight guests in the world badminton world.
At the Chengdu 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup draw ceremony held on March 22, Badminton World Federation Vice President and International Olympic Committee member Kunying Pattama introduced the exciting events and Chengdu’s unique city charm to badminton fans around the world: ” I look forward to the success of this sports event in Chengdu, and I also look forward to more friends coming to Chengdu to experience the unique charm and happy atmosphere of this city.”
As the highest-level badminton event before the Paris Olympics, during the 2024 Chengdu Thomas and Uber Cup, 16 male and female teams from 20 countries and regions around the world will come to Chengdu to compete.
In the season of spring and bright scenery, top-level competitions are ushered in. Combined with the flow of holiday consumption and the cultural charm of the interweaving of tradition and modernity, Chengdu has directly raised the expectations of each conference and competition.
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“Flow” is more of “retention”
Games drive high-quality development
With the opening of the World Horticultural Exhibition and the Tang You Cup on the eve of the May Day holiday, Chengdu will also welcome tourists from all over the world with exciting events and a unique cultural feast of Bashu. For Chengdu, the “traffic” brought by the two high-profile international competitions must become a “reserve” for high-quality development.
In recent years, when cycling in the ecological zone around the city and watching the sunrise on Longquan Mountain have become fashion trends, when green buildings, virtual power plants, and “carbon neutral cabins” have entered people’s lives, and when carbon neutral laboratories and ecosystems have built industries At the commanding heights of competition, green has become the city’s distinctive development background.
The upcoming Chengdu Horticultural Expo will present a wonderful dialogue between garden art and park cities. It is a rare opportunity to learn from the advanced experience of international horticulture and gather global green high-end resources. It is also an international forum to convey the concept of green development and polish the business card of park cities. stage. Telling the green story in the ever-changing landscape of Chinese modernization will be a shining business card handed out by Chengdu.
“Visitors from all over the world can learn about Chengdu’s green vision and what the future green city will look like through the Chengdu Expo,” said Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General of the International Association of Horticultural Producers.
One meeting and one competition is also a window for Chengdu to expand high-level opening up to the outside world.
In March this year, the “Guidelines for Consumption and Payment Services for Foreigners in Chengdu” were released, allowing international guests to use mobile payment methods such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay QuickPass just like locals. In February, Chunxi Road Business District collaborated with Alipay to release a cross-border payment facilitation scene map. More than 1,500 POS machines in Chunxi Road Business District have opened the wild card acceptance function, covering key supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and other scenes. , there are also 40 commercial bank outlets and 6 hotels that can exchange RMB, making it convenient to withdraw and use RMB cash.
In order to facilitate international exhibitors, guests and tourists who come to Chengdu during the Expo, Chengdu has set up “Expo Visa Service Window” at 11 entry and exit visa acceptance points in the city, and announced 274 departure tax refund shops, 15 “instant purchase” “Return now” store to provide services that benefit people and welcome guests from all over the world.
With more “smooth” payment methods and more convenient visa services, Chengdu continues to optimize its governance capabilities and improve the international business environment in the “preparation for the exam”.
Currently, Chengdu has established economic and trade relations with 235 countries and regions around the world. 23 countries have been approved to open consulates in Chengdu, ranking third in the country. It has 110 international sister cities and cities with friendly cooperative relations, and has settled in Chengdu. 315 companies; “There are competitions every year” to promote Chengdu’s opening up to a higher level. Now, the international visitor window is about to open, and the Chengdu story told to the world will continue to write a new chapter.
It is worth noting that one meeting and one competition will also greatly stimulate the industrial potential of Chengdu’s technological innovation and transformation development.
Recently, the Eastern New District of Chengdu, where the main venue of the Expo is located, released a list of opportunities to support the Expo’s technology application scenarios, and sincerely invites global technology companies and innovation teams to participate in this feast of future horticulture. The opportunity list covers a total of 20 items in three categories: smart display, consumer experience and park services, including giant screen projection, naked-eye 3D technology, smart plant management system, AR/VR interactive experience, low-carbon Rubik’s Cube, 3D photo studio, and autonomous driving Buses, “Tong Meier” robot, etc.
The in-depth integration of the Expo and technology application scenarios will not only allow tourists to immerse themselves in the horticultural culture and biodiversity of cities in various countries, but will also encourage global technology companies and innovation teams to participate in the Expo and expand Chengdu’s “circle of technology friends.”
According to Zhang Yinchao, member and office director of the Chengdu Expo Organizing Committee and secretary-general of the China Flower Association, with the help of this Expo, Chengdu will build a flower supply chain center, a flower scientific research innovation center and a flower display exchange service center to accelerate the construction of a flower supply chain center, a flower scientific research innovation center and a flower display exchange service center. Create a modern flower industry system; at the same time, enrich the supply of green consumption, leisure and entertainment and other products and scenarios, which will drive the development of related industries such as fashion consumption and business exhibitions.
The hosting of the 2024 Chengdu Thomas and Uber Cup also has high hopes for improving the industry.
In recent years, Chengdu has successfully hosted the World Table Tennis Championships, the Universiade, and the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup, and actively prepared for major international events such as the Thomas and Uber Cup, the World Games, and the World Gymnastics Championships. The sports industry has experienced explosive growth. In 2022, the total scale of Chengdu’s sports industry will exceed 100 billion yuan. At the same time, sports will drive a strong recovery in consumption. Phoenix Mountain will become the “phenomenal” home court of the Chinese Super League and re-brighten the sign of the “gold medal football market”. Data show that in 2023, Chengdu’s total retail sales of consumer goods will reach 1,000.16 billion yuan, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year, and the growth rate will be among the highest among major cities.
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When green life meets sports trends, new scenes of urban life continue to emerge
“Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen…” On March 23, a beautiful chorus of children’s voices sounded at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum. More than 20 cute children sang poems on the spot and performed an immersive Chinese version of “Spring Night Happy Rain”. The official Douyin account of the 2024 Chengdu Expo also paid attention to this topic, retweeted relevant videos to like these cute babies, and announced the launch of the “Flower Language Chengdu” Chengdu Expo Flower Flying Order event, inviting the whole city to “fly flowers” together. Use romantic poetry to create a lively atmosphere and add a poetic touch to the upcoming Chengdu Horticultural Exhibition in April this year.
“We conducted professional etiquette training last week. We hope to use enthusiastic and professional volunteer services to show the good image of Chengdu, Sichuan and even China to the world.” Deng Yuxin, a sophomore from the School of Digital Media and Performance of Geely University, was in front of the post Final preparations for training. At present, 420 volunteers have been recruited for the main venue of the Chengdu Expo. They will provide auxiliary services such as consultation and guidance for the exhibition and order maintenance, and demonstrate Chengdu’s hospitality to guests and friends from afar.
“How can the public continue to participate in such a well-organized Expo?” Zhong Guocheng, an exhibition expert from the International Association of Horticultural Producers, suggested that Chengdu should seize the opportunity of the festival and provide special discounts to attract different groups to visit. Through careful Design, detailed services, and a complete emergency response mechanism allow visitors to gain something from their visit.
Bringing the Expo closer to citizens is an important consideration for Chengdu to establish itself as a people’s city. Gardening, flower arrangements, competitions and festivals, the Expo continues to enhance the audience’s sense of play experience and cultural exchange connection by planning activities to benefit the people. A series of intangible cultural heritage and art performances and street performances will be launched in the Expo, with the main venue of the Expo as the core and Wenjiang, Pidu, Xinjin and Qionglai as important nodes, connecting Chengdu and Chengdu Brand tourist attractions and high-quality tourism products in the metropolitan area, Ganzi Aba and Chongqing have launched high-quality tourism itinerary products with the theme of the Expo such as “Expo Flowers·Visit Chengdu”, “Gardening Tour·See Chengdu” and “Hundred Flowers Bloom·Appreciate Chengdu”.
As the main venue for the Thomas and Uber Cup competition, Chengdu High-tech Sports Center adheres to the principles of green, frugal and necessary, and basically continues to use the facilities of the Chengdu Universiade. According to statistics from the Chengdu Badminton Association, in Chengdu, there are more than 257 arenas with four or more badminton courts, more than 440 indoor and outdoor badminton courts with four or more courts, and more than 500,000 people who engage in long-term badminton fitness exercises. , an average of more than 3,000 badminton events at all levels and types are held every year.
The holding of one meeting and one competition has brought citizens a sense of gain beyond the venues and exhibition halls. The high-quality development, high-quality life, and high-efficiency governance promoted by the city in the process of running Saiying City point to a leap forward in improving the happiness of citizens.
From camping in park green spaces, climbing Longquan Mountain at night to watch the sunrise, cycling around the city’s ecological zone, to going around the city to enjoy flowers and digging for ear roots on the mountain, the constantly updated “three-piece package” of the park city has witnessed the increase in the supply of green consumption scenarios in Chengdu. New, it also witnessed the popularity of sports and leisure in Chengdu.
In Chengdu, the collision of green resources and sports trends has continuously spawned a variety of new consumption scenarios such as sports, greenways, music, catering, etc. Along with the development of the sports industry, the city has become more youthful, healthy, and energetic.
April is the most beautiful day in the world. A happy Chengdu with grass, trees, sky, health and vitality is coming.
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Zhong Qini and Peng Jing
2024-03-28 21:09:19
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