Please Cast Your Valuable Vote For Wenzhou

—— The Selection of "2020 China's Happiest City"

A few days ago, the "2020 China's Happiest Cities" survey and selection event was officially launched. Wenzhou has been once again shortlisted and now is in the get-out-the-vote sprint.

“2020 China's Happiest City”Candidate City - Wenzhou

Confident And Profound Historical And Cultural Heritage

Wenzhou, a "National Historical and Cultural City",is the hometown of Dong’ou Kingdom.Its city construction has gone through nearly 1700 years.In the four existing historical and cultural districts,many cultural relics and historic sites are distributed.

Wenzhou has 4 World Intangible Cultural Heritages, 34 National Intangible Cultural Heritages, 145 Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritages and 747 Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritages.The number of inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritages ranks first in the Zhejiang province with 37 inheritors of National Intangible Cultural Heritages and 206 inheritors of Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritages.

Dare To Be The First

The “honor-pursuit” thoughts, created by Yongjia School in history,bestows Wenzhou people the spirit of "dare to be the first, especially capable of entrepreneurship and innovation". Wenzhou celebrities come out in succession,Wenzhou has been the birthplace of China's Mercantile Economics,China's most economically dynamic city.

The first "Business License for Individual Industrial and Commercial Households",the first private charter company,the first joint-stock cooperative company,the first private joint-stock bank,the first multinational agricultural company,Longgang, the “largest farmer city” and the “first city with administrative level upgrading from a town to a city”,the first batch of demonstration cities for social credit system construction,the first pilot city carrying out interest rate reform,the first Joint-venture railways with the participation of private capital, etc.,Wenzhou has created countless "China No. 1"and the world-renowned "Wenzhou Model".

In this years’ fight against the COVID-19, all Wenzhou people closed ranks and helped each other to overcome the difficulties.

There is a force called “Wenzhou people in the world” in the battle against pandemic

A Leisure Lifestyle Full Of Literary Arts And Scenery

Wenzhou, the birthplace of Chinese landscape poetry,has been awarded "China's Livable City with Agreeable Climate",the first "National Forest Tourism Pilot Demonstration Zone",national forest tourism demonstration city, national garden city,China's excellent tourist city, national health city,national new energy demonstration city and other titles.

Wenzhou has a World Geopark,2 candidate units for World Heritages, 3 national key scenic spots, 2 national nature reserves, 5 national forest parks.

This year, Wenzhou also has made a call appealing for "Using the Public Chopsticks and Spoon" and "Clearing Our Food Plates"

Screenshot of the sand painting video "Civilized Tourism in Wenzhou"

Convenient Transportation Directing To Faraway Places

Overlooking the whole Wenzhou city from the sky,Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou High-Speed Railway is open to traffic. The Municipal Railway Line S1 is fully connected, and the construction of the Line S2 is accelerating. The third phase of Wenzhou Airport construction is on the agenda. The east extension of Jinhua-Lishui-Wenzhou Expressway, Longgang-Lishui-Wenzhou Expressway and other projects are under accelerated construction. Reconstruction and expansion of Wenzhou High-Speed Railway North Station, The High-Speed Railway East Station is officially operated.The planning and approbation application of Metro Line M is underway......

In 2019, the Rui’an-Wencheng section of Longgang-Lishui-Wenzhou Expressway was officially open to traffic

In the future, between regional central cities and important towns,an "half-hour commuting circle" will be established.

Wenzhou Port

Line S2 is under accelerated construction

Quality Life In The Fashion City

The Night Painting upon Tanghe

Wenzhou incorporates cultural factors into its urban construction, makes efforts to build a series of cultural brands such as "Hometown of Chinese Opera", "Famous City of Calligraphy and Painting","City of Songs and Dances" and "Hometown of Hundred Crafts".

As an innovative city of "National Public Cultural Service System Demonstration Zone",Wenzhou vigorously promotes the “urban 15-minute cultural circle” to serve the diverse cultural needs of citizens.

Starting this year,Wenzhou launches the first phase of the pilot work on the modernization of municipal social governance. 

Development Opportunities With Unlimited Potential

Wenzhou is a pioneer in China's private economy.Private enterprises accounts for 99.5% of Wenzhou enterprises. Its contribution to GDP exceeds 80%. As a provincial-level international business environment pilot,Wenzhou has a vibrant entrepreneurial atmosphere,appealing new recruitment policy for talents, Zhejiang's first special policy of housing rentals and sales for talents.

At the same time, it has the global opportunities brought by a high degree of integration into the “Belt and Road” construction,3 national-level overseas industrial parks and 3 provincial-level overseas industrial parksand the "Friends Loop" comprised of 32 international sister cities.

The Perfect Reconciliation Of "Slow Life " And "Fast Works"

In Wenzhou,you can handle the business in "one-stop service" mode without leaving your home,any community affair can be solved after a 15-minute walk. There is a pleasant and livable future community where park greenways that can help you consume calories welcome you in the early morning, a cup of tea in the Hongri Pavilion waits for you in the afternoon, the beautiful view of the "Moonlight Economy" beckons to you in the evening...

Wenzhou Night

In Wenzhou,You can experience international events and performances at your doorstep.Wenzhou has successfully held the international events and national festivals, such as "Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short-Film Festival" "Chinese Chorus Festival", "Chinese Yue Opera Festival", etc. Local "Wenzhou Art Festival" and "Citizen Culture Festival" are of great regional and cultural characteristics.

Using the annual "World Young Scientist Summit" as a link,taking the opportunity of the construction of the sub-competition area of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games,Wenzhou will collide passionately with other cultures in the world.

Today's Wenzhou people are building and enjoying the comfort and beauty of an ecological city and the international attractiveness of a boom city.

With a long history, profound humanity heritages and promising future,you will get everything you want in Wenzhou as long as you work hard enough.Happiness is simple!

How to do the questionnaire:

Enter the Alipay,

search "幸福城市(Happiest City)"

or scan the QR code

Go to the event page and click "我要投票(I want to vote)"

In the option "地级及以上城市(Cities at prefectural level and above)", please tick:

浙江省/温州市；

Option "县级城市/区(County-level cities/districts)" , please tick:

浙江省/温州市鹿城区；

Option “幸福感评价(Happiness Evaluation), please tick:

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Editor : Vicki Song

Translator : Eric Ye

Source : Wenzhou Lucheng Release