April 19 morning local time, in the capital of Spain- Madrid’s Rajnavy International Conference Center, Hangzhou came to world attention once again.

　　

　　在現場三百餘位與會代表的一致表決通過下，杭州贏得了城地組織2017年世界理事會的舉辦權。繼G20杭州峰會之後，杭州將於2017年的十月，迎來世界60余個國家，近百座城市的近千名代表，共商全球化、資訊化背景下的城市發展大計。

　　

　　More than 300 live delegates unanimously votes to let Hangzhou win the bid of 2017 world council of UCLG. After G20, Hangzhou will welcome in thousands of representatives of over 60 countries and hundreds of cities all over the world to pass on their concerns to develop urban under the background of globalization and information.

　　

　　此次杭州成功申辦城地組織世界理事會，與近年來杭州與日俱增的國際影響力和知名度密不可分。自去年成功舉辦G20杭州峰會之後，杭州就以深厚歷史文化底蘊與發達城市發展水準的完美結合，贏得了全球首肯。“獨特韻味、中國特色、國際視野”更是成為杭州這座城市的嶄新標簽。秀美的湖光山色，發達的城市基礎設施以及舉世聞名的電子商務之都的美譽，都成為杭州贏得城地組織年度盛會的核心競爭力。

　　

　　This time Hangzhou can win the world council of UCLG bid is due to Hangzhou ’ s growing international influence and popularity in recent years.  Since the G20 in Hangzhou is held successfully, Hangzhou was affirmed by the world because of a perfect combination of a deeply rooted culture and developing level of a developed city. “Unique flavor , Chinese characters, international views” become Hangzhou’s new tags. Beautiful mountains and lakes, perfect municipal infrastructure construction and the reputation as the world-famous “capital of Chinese e-commerce” are core competences to win the bid.

　　

　　在馬德里會議上，杭州城市代表、市外辦副主任杜士根表示，杭州正以日益開放的胸懷，日漸提升的國際化水準，歡迎來自世界各個國家、各座城市的代表們，相聚西子湖畔，共商挑戰、共用經驗、共創對策、共築繁榮。

　　

　　At   Madrid conference, the representative of Hangzhou and deputy director of Foreign Affairs Office- Du Shigen said, Hangzhou welcomes representatives from every countries and cities from all over the world with increasingly open-mind and international standards to meet at West Lake, explore ways to counter challenges, find the solution and common prosperity.