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HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 2, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

"When I recall the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River (Jiangnan),

Hangzhou brings back most of my memories, and when it comes to Hangzhou,

Binjiang District is the most impressive."

That would be the feelings for many sports officials, athletes and audience who

visited the capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province during the 19th

Asian Games.

The green, intelligent, frugal and civilized Asian Games has left an indelible

mark in the mind of the attendees, who might have also been awed by Binjiang

District, the host area of the Game's main venue, which offered them a taste of

the oriental romance in the digital era and a glimpse of a brand-new Jiangnan

city with the splendid opening and closing ceremonies and high-tech and

considerate services.  

Binjiang District, literally a river-side area, is close to the Qiantang River,

whose tidal bore is worldwide renowned. After the Asian Games, the district,

also the integrated administrative area between Binjiang and Hangzhou National

High-tech Industrial Development Zone, is developing with the sports spirit of

"faster, higher, stronger, and more united," consolidating its home-field

positioning by nurturing a unique new Jiangnan city in the new era.

This new Jiangnan city boasts a world-class environment for sci-tech innovation.

During the Asian Games, a robot dog carrying discus shuttling back and forth in

track and field attracted the attention of countless audiences and global

media. This quadruped robot, which was put into use for the first time in the

Asian Games' history, comes from Unitree Robotics, a Binjiang-based company.

The district is home to a large number of high-tech enterprises like Unitree

Robotics, according to the Information Office of the People's Government of

Hangzhou Binjiang District. This 30-year-old state-level high-tech zone only

accounts for about 0.43 percent of the area of Hangzhou, but it has generated

more than 12 percent of Hangzhou's GDP. Meanwhile, its research and

experimental development funds account for a remarkable ratio of about 10

percent of the local GDP, which leads to the birth of 72 listed companies and

more than 2,200 national high-tech enterprises.

Shortly after the Asian Games, Binjiang continued its leading run in the new

era, unveiling a grand blueprint for a high-tech hub: In the future, Jiangnan

Sci-tech Center, a new sci-tech innovation center with a planned area of 37

square kilometers, will rise on the south bank of the Qiantang River.

Jiangnan Sci-tech Center is rich in innovation resources. In addition to the

development of devices for extremely weak magnetic fields, the center is

surrounded by a number of high-level scientific research institutions such as

Baima Lake Laboratory, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang

Intelligent Sensing Technology Innovation Center, and Binjiang Innovation

Center of Hangzhou Dianzi University. They would form a strong carrier of the

innovation ecosystem to empower the district to build a world-leading sci-tech

park.

The strong industrial chain of sci-tech innovation has beefed up Binjiang's

leading role in Hangzhou's economic development. In the first three quarters of

this year, Binjiang's GDP reached 176.58 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9

percent year on year. Its industrial added value above designated size rose 6.6

percent year on year, ranking first in Hangzhou.

This new Jiangnan city has an open investment environment in line with

international standards.

In late October, Leapmotor, a new energy vehicle company independently

cultivated in Binjiang, reached a strategic cooperation with the multinational

group Stellantis in Hangzhou. Stellantis will invest 1.5 billion euros in

Leapmotor, which is the largest single foreign investment in China's emerging

NEV makers in recent years.

Leapmotor is located in the Binjiang area of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone,

which is one of the three major FTZ areas in Hangzhou. Seizing the high-level

opening-up opportunities of FTZ, Binjiang has set its priority on the

institutional opening-up throughout the whole industrial chain of digital

trade.

In the past three years, the Binjiang FTZ area has seen the set-up of over

18,000 firms. Its actual use of foreign capital has exceeded 3 billion U.S.

dollars, and its foreign trade has topped 220 billion yuan.

Globally-leading industries, world-class enterprises, and an entrepreneurial

environment similar to Silicon Valley have made Binjiang a well-recognized

international city.

This new Jiangnan city has a high-quality living environment.

Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River, Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center

Stadium and Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center, also known as "Big

lotus" and "Little lotus" respectively, are in full bloom. Along with the

"Little White Bowl" Binjiang Gymnasium, they make up a new urban landmark of

Hangzhou after the Asian Games, showcasing a fresh Jiangnan style. These Asian

Games venues have become convenient leisure destinations for locals to enjoy

cultural and sports events.

There are many other places to enrich one's leisure time in Binjiang. In Baima

Lake Ecological Creative City, a national cultural industry demonstration zone,

one can enjoy the deep integration of culture and technology in China Cartoon

and Animation Museum, China Internet Writers Village, China International

Cartoon & Animation Festival and other national cultural events.

In Xixing Ancient Town, the source of the Tang Dynasty poetry route in eastern

Zhejiang, and Changhe Old Street, known as the fair for the scholars in

Jiangnan, one can experience a Jiangnan culture journey through thousands of

years featured with ancient charm and modern vibe.

In Binjiang's Xingguang Industrial Community, the first modern industrial

community in Zhejiang, enterprises and employees can not only have access to

public services like shared conference rooms, but also enjoy supportive

measures in education, medical care and child care. In addition, they can

participate in various social-networking activities like Frisbee sports.

The community makes many young people from other places feel at home, and

provides replicable and scalable experience for other cities in China to

promote the modernization of community governance system and capacity.

With scenic sights, facilitating investment policies and considerate public

services, Binjiang is continuing its Asian Games glory by playing a leading

role in Hangzhou's endeavor to promote high-quality development.

Source: The Information Office of the People's Government of Hangzhou Binjiang

District

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   Caption: Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium and Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center

Tennis Center, also known as "Big lotus"and "Little lotus".

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   Caption: The Binjiang block of the Hangzhou area of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone