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Contact usOn May 25, 2025, the 20th Western China International Expo kicked off in Chengdu. Ziyang City has created a 1200 square meter special exhibition hall in Hall 3 of the Western International Expo City with the theme of "Gateway to Sichuan in the Heart of Chengdu and Chongqing - Entrepreneurial City on the Metro". At the same time, a special event called "Famous Chinese and Foreign Enterprises Entering Ziyang" will be held to comprehensively showcase the achievements and investment opportunities of economic and social development in recent years, attracting many merchants and visitors to stop and pay attention.
Four major sectors focus on development achievements, and "Ziyang Manufacturing" products make stunning debut
The Ziyang Exhibition Hall adopts a modern and open design style, divided into four sections: "Ziyang City Situation", "Industrial Strong City", "Development Platform", and "Cultural Tourism", showcasing the breakthrough achievements in the past three years: industrial strong city, industrial cluster highlighting advantages, and the exhibition hall focusing on four characteristic industries: transportation equipment, oral medical equipment, clean energy, and food and textile. As the largest export diesel locomotive production base in China, CRRC Ziyang Locomotive has attracted attention with its world's largest power hybrid electric locomotive and the first domestically produced toothed rail electric passenger car model; The "China Dental Valley" exhibition area gathers Aiqi NSK 143 companies including Zhengya showcased the world's largest production of invisible orthodontic appliances and the layout of the entire industry chain; The proven reserves of Anyue gas field are 1.45 trillion cubic meters, accounting for 6.5% of the national total, making it an important gas source for the "West East Gas Pipeline"; As the first 100% green electric brewery in China, Budweiser Ziyang Factory, together with companies such as Anjing and Jiaduobao, showcases the vitality of the food and textile industry.
In addition, there are frequent highlights in the commercial aerospace field, such as the "Made in Sichuan" carrier rocket model, Gaoxian robot, Neolithic unmanned vehicle and other "hardcore" technology products from Star River Power, demonstrating Ziyang's breakthroughs in emerging industries.
The city situation and platform, as well as the advantageous location, empower development. The Ziyang City Situation Exhibition Area highlights the unique location of "the heart of Chengdu and Chongqing" - only 18 kilometers away from Tianfu International Airport, fully integrating into the Chengdu "half-hour" and Chongqing "one hour" commuting circles. The province's first cross city subway, the Chengdu funded S3 line, has been put into operation. The development platform section focuses on promoting carriers such as high-tech zones and aviation economic zones. Among them, the high-tech zone has been rated as an excellent development zone in the province for four consecutive years, and the aviation economic zone has built a "5 high, 6 rail, and 5 fast" transportation system, attracting enterprises such as Minglue Technology and Shijing Technology to settle down. Cultural tourism brings new opportunities with a millennium old heritage. The cultural tourism exhibition area focuses on the "hometown of Shu people" and showcases cultural and tourism resources such as the Mengxi River site (80000 to 60000 years ago, one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2024), Anyue stone carvings (more than 100000 Tang and Song cliff statues), Chen Yi's hometown, as well as characteristic brands such as "China's Lemon Town" and "China's Mulberry Capital". On site, there are also exhibitions of "Ziwei" delicacies such as Zhonghe crayfish, Lezhi barbecue, lemon banquet, as well as intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the humanistic charm of Ziyang.
Special activities attract customers to invest, government and enterprises connect to discuss business opportunities together
On May 26th, the "Famous Chinese and Foreign Enterprises Entering Ziyang" event was held simultaneously. The Ziyang Municipal Government invited Fortune 500 companies, multinational enterprises and other businessmen to conduct on-site inspections of the Linkong Economic Zone and High tech Zone, to gain a deeper understanding of the industrial layout of rail transit, dental medical care, commercial aerospace and other industries. During the event, Ziyang City highlighted 20 cooperative projects with a total investment of over 30 billion yuan, covering fields such as intelligent manufacturing, new energy, and cultural tourism integration. They also launched "policy packages" and "service lists", promising to provide "nanny style" landing services for enterprises. The location advantage, industrial foundation, and business environment of Ziyang are impressive, especially its strategic position in the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle, which provides broad space for enterprise development. A representative of a multinational enterprise stated that they will further connect with the industrial needs of Ziyang and seek cooperation opportunities.
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As the only city in Sichuan that directly connects the "dual core" of Chengdu and Chongqing, Ziyang is using the Western China International Fair as a window to showcase its city image of "openness, innovation, and vitality" to the world. This exhibition not only showcases the phased achievements of industrial upgrading and urban development, but also injects new momentum into high-quality development through precise investment attraction and brand promotion. In the future, Ziyang will continue to rely on the Chengdu Chongqing dual city economic circle and the Chengdu Capital co urbanization strategy, focusing on the coordinated development of "transportation+industry+openness", creating a "start-up city on the subway", and striving to become a new highland of open economy in the western inland.
It is reported that there are over 30 participating companies in the Ziyang Pavilion, exhibiting more than 50 physical products covering fields such as commercial rockets, robots, dental medical equipment, etc; -In the past three years, Ziyang has introduced 86 major projects, with an agreed investment of over 120 billion yuan, and an average annual growth rate of 18% in the output value of high-tech industries; -In 2024, the GDP of Ziyang will exceed 130 billion yuan, and the growth rate of added value of industrial enterprises above designated size will rank among the top in the province. The import and export volume of foreign trade will increase by 25% year-on-year. (Xiao Zhengjun)
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