Twenty-two Events in Baoji Cultural Industry Development Conference
Pulled in 14.78 Billion Yuan in 3 Days

On the afternoon of November 9, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province held a press conference on the achievements of the Cultural Industry Development Conference, which attracted 14.78 billion yuan of investment. Wu Tie, deputy secretary of the Baoji Municipal CPC Committee; Zeng Dechao, member of the Standing Committee of the Baoji Municipal CPC Committee and vice mayor, and Zhang Wang, vice chairman of the Baoji Municipal CPPCC Committee, attended the press conference. The meeting was presided over by Wu Yongchao, member of the Standing Committee of the Baoji Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Baoji Cultural Industry Development Conference, with the theme of "Carrying Forward Excellent Culture and Promoting High-quality Development of Cultural Industry", held 22 events in a row over a three-day period, with fruitful publicity, exhibitions, promotions and signed contracts. At the Baoji City Cultural Industry Development Conference on the morning of Nov. 8, 12 projects, including Zhangzai Cultural Industry Park, Northwest Kangyang City, Longxian Shangyi City Cultural Tourism Complex, National Aerospace Spirit Cultural Zone, Wushan Scenic Area, Changleyuan Ten Mile Glorious Cultural Tourism City, China Honey Bee Industrial Park in Honghuapu Town, were successfully signed, attracting 14.78 billion yuan. The conference boosted the influence of Baoji culture, built a new image of Baoji culture, facilitated the exchange and cooperation of Baoji culture industry, and enhanced the brand awareness of Baoji culture, thereby setting off a wave of publicizing Baoji.

The large number of invitees, the wide coverage of the industry, and the wealth of related activities are among the most popular events held in Baoji in recent years. The event has become an innovative channel for Baoji to facilitate cultural exchanges and encourage culture-driven development. On top of that, the event has demonstrated a positive image and unique charm of Baoji culture for the guests from all circles at home and abroad, enhancing the influence of high-quality development of Baoji culture industry, diversifying the broadcast channels and putting the future development of Baoji culture industry on a solid footing.

At the meeting, Xu Qifang, vice governor of Shaanxi Province and secretary of Baoji Municipal CPC Committee, introduced Baoji to the guests from all walks of life, outlined the humanistic history of Baoji, expounded the advantages of Baoji in detail, and aroused high praise from the guests and all walks of life. Chai Lu, the famous host of the Central Radio and Television Station, made a splendid introduction to Baoji's tourism cultural resources from the aspects of food, culture and ecology. Yu Qiuyu, a famous scholar, combed and interpreted the Chinese literary canon, Zhou and Qin cultures and the construction of a famous historical and cultural city which showed Chinese civilization in a panoramic and innovative way in the two conferences of "Innovation and Development of Excellent Traditional Culture" and "Symposium on New Media and New Culture in the New Era", playing a positive role in spreading Baoji culture. Qi Nianzeng, Wu Kejing and other famous scholars interpreted the depth and breadth of Baoji culture from multiple perspectives, causing a great sensation in the public. Their wonderful speeches presented a feast of ideas for the development of Baoji cultural industry, and also an exciting opportunity for guests from all walks of life at home and abroad to understand Baoji culture and shape the new image of Baoji.

By making full use of this cultural industry development conference, Baoji City has showed its cultural confidence to all walks of life, given a strong boost to Baoji's culture, allowed growing numbers of people know that Baoji is home of bronze ware and folk arts and crafts, and enabled the guests to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural elements, such as Zhou and Qin cultures, folklore of Xifu, landscape tourism, cultural heritage, and red industry.(Ma Aiping)