A delegation from Chengdu, including representatives of officials from 
publicity Department of the CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee, culture and 
technology companies visited Austin, Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW). The 
visit aimed to promote the development of Chengdu and enhance the mutually 
beneficial relationship between Chengdu and Austin.

During the Chengdu Promotion event at Austin City Hall , Zhang Yingming, Deputy 
Director- General Publicity Department of the CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee, 
introduced Chengdu's development strategies and achievements in recent years. 
In the speech, Zhang featured Chengdu's political, economic, social-cultural 
and technological advancements as one of the fastest-growing cities in China. 
He also highlighted the goal of "Three Cities and Three Capitals", which 
contributes to the faster development of a world-famous cultural city.


"Chengdu has established the vison of city development based on 'one mountain 
connects two wings'. This new vision started the change of the next thousand 
years for Chengdu," Zhang said. "Chengdu's culture and economy is leading in 
Western China, and Chengdu is becoming one of the new first-tier city of 
China." 


Chengdu and Austin are both members of World Cities Culture Forum and have 
every intention of becoming Friendship cities. "I'm really excited to see the 
size of the delegation, and it's the first Chinese government delegation to 
come to Austin and SXSW," said Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin. "The more 
people that are involved, the better chances we would have for this ongoing 
relationship, and it's also encouraging for our future collaboration."

After the promotion event, the city of Chengdu hosted Chengdu Night - a 
reception presented by China Gathering@SXSW. During the event, a traditional 
Chengdu tea ceremony and Sichuan face mask changing Opera held, amazing the 
guests with the uniqueness and stimulated their interest in learning more about 
Chengdu's culture.

"They both center on improving the cultural environment and see innovation as 
the main driving force for development," said Ambassador Li Qiangmin, Consul 
General of the People's Republic of China in Houston. "I hope we can see more 
dynamic groups like Chengdu show their strength and potential at SXSW and work 
with the top institutions in the world to create a global innovation map."

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SOURCE: ChinaGathering@SXSW

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   Caption: Deputy Director-General of Publicity Department of Chengdu CPC 
Commitee - Zhang Yingming gives keynote speech at the Chengdu Promotion Event 
in Austin