Zhejiang, a tide rider
The G20 Summit in Hangzhou presented the world with a unique combination of history and modern civic development; the World Internet Conference makes it possible for the world to appreciate the small town's primitive simplicity as well as the power of the internet; and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City's recognition as a World Cultural Heritage Site unveils to the world the Chinese civilization with a history of over 5,000 years. The upgrading of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region into a national strategy, drawing a new blueprint for the region, has also captured the world's attention.
A bird's-eye view of the archaeological ruins park in Liangzhu city, near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province [Photo by Jiang Yangbo/for China Daily]
Zhejiang is promoting the "Double-Eight Strategy" and deepening reform and opening-up as a doer, pioneer and fighter in a bid to write its new chapter of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era.