Zhejiang people's dreams Sequoia people's opportunities - Hangzhou successfully bid for the 2022 Asian Games

Time: 2019-06-23

Beijing time on September 16, 2015, at the 34th Congress of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that Hangzhou will become the host city of the 2022 Asian Games. As the only bidding city, Hangzhou became the third city in China to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou.


First, the dream


The 1990 Beijing Asian Games, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have all become memories of a generation. These large-scale sports events have accelerated the economic construction of these areas, realizing the process of modernizing international metropolises, and increasing the host city. International influence. To the world, the Chinese nation with a 5,000-year cultural heritage is opening its friendly arms, welcoming the world's guests and making the people of the world aware of the open, democratic and civilized new China.
Through the holding of various large-scale domestic events, it can be seen that under the political background of China, the status of various cities in China will be affected by various factors. There is Beijing, the international economic metropolis of Shanghai as the national political and cultural center, and First-tier cities such as Tianjin, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are more likely to receive such opportunities. As a non-political second-tier city, Hangzhou has strong economic and hardware support, a city with a good living environment, a prosperous business and a strong cultural atmosphere, and Zhejiang Province as a strong backing, but it is difficult to have Opportunities show themselves in front of the world, and holding an international grand event has already become the dream of the people of Zhejiang. The success of Hangzhou is because both Beijing and Guangzhou have already hosted the Asian Games, and it is also the recommended city of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Zhejiang Provincial Vice Governor Zheng Jiwei and Hangzhou Mayor Zhang Hongming led the team to participate in this Asian Olympics. It will be stated and won the strong support of brothers and cities such as Ningbo and Wenzhou. It can be said that it is the best place to take advantage of the time and place, and finally won the bid for the 2022 Asian Games, realizing the dream of Zhejiang people.
Second, the impact
For Zhejiang, the Asian Games is not only a sports event, but also the dream and glory of an era. This shows the achievements of Zhejiang's reform and opening up policy in the past 40 years, and shows its status and presence in the international community. Although compared with the Olympic Games, the economic and social benefits generated by the Asian Games are not so large, but they will play a positive role in promoting the infrastructure construction and environmental improvement of the host cities. Guangzhou is a good example. Hosting the Asian Games can speed up infrastructure construction, improve urban functions, improve the urban environment, improve the quality of citizens, and accelerate economic development. In particular, it can greatly enhance the city image and international popularity of Zhejiang, further improve the investment environment, gain greater impetus for transformation and upgrading, and promote new developments in various economic and social undertakings.
Third, the opportunity
According to relevant statistics, the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games invested 120 billion yuan. In the city construction, stadium construction, environmental protection and other aspects of the city, the "strength and fitness" and "beauty". The investment in the Hangzhou Asian Games is definitely more than that in Guangzhou. In addition to the construction and maintenance of the stadium and the running funds of the Asian Games, a large amount of capital investment is mainly used for urban appearance and environmental improvement, including subway construction, urban roads, bridges and infrastructure, as well as comprehensive environmental improvement and industrial sewage treatment, etc. in the next seven years. In the future, the Zhejiang people will be brought to various progressive improvements. As the second largest city in Zhejiang Province, Ningbo is one of the 14 coastal open cities in the country and a national plan approved by the State Council. Ningbo has a rich cultural heritage and a long history and culture. It is a typical Jiangnan water town and a port city. It is the Grand Canal of China. The southern end of the sea, the "Maritime Silk Road" East Departure Port, geographical proximity to Hangzhou, the two cities between the convenient and fast transportation, will also host some of the Asian Games, so Ningbo will complete rail transit 1 to 4 as soon as possible The construction of the line and the improvement of infrastructure such as urban greening, all of these projects will bring huge business opportunities to all kinds of infrastructure enterprises in the country, especially in Zhejiang Province.