For the May Day holiday, Tianjin's Dongli district is set to host a variety of cultural and tourism events.
As the May Day holiday approaches, Tianjin Guanhu Castle Hotel in Tianjin's Dongli district is tapping into holiday consumer trends by launching a "Castle Holiday" themed event.
Against the backdrop of integrating culture, business, tourism and sports in a bid to boost consumption, Tianjin, a northern port city in China, is set to accelerate its transformation over the next five years into a distinctive cultural tourism destination and an international consumption hub, officials said.
The 10th World Youth Wushu Championships had barely concluded in Tianjin recently when a makeshift game broke out on an outdoor basketball court. There was no ball, so a group of teenagers from four different continents chased an empty plastic water bottle instead.
In the first quarter, Tianjin's Dongli district reported a GDP of 18.42 billion yuan ($2.70 billion), reflecting a 6.6 percent year-on-year increase.
The nation's "fitness for all" initiative is fueling a surge in sports rehabilitation, and regional infrastructure is trying to keep pace with an estimated 100 million sports-related injuries projected annually by 2030.
A visiting delegation of orthopedic surgeons from Malaysia, Jordan, Armenia and Latvia has signaled a new era of medical exchange in Tianjin, focusing on the city's ability to bridge high-speed surgery with large-scale preventive healthcare.
Tianjin is a prime example of a major Chinese city that considerably transformed itself in recent years.
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