At the same time, it is also an attempt for Zhejiang's economy to go global. At that time, the Expo was very popular abroad. The earliest exposition in the world was 1798, initiated by Napoleon of France. Next, many countries will hold large-scale expositions every commemorative event. In China, the earliest was the Wuhan Prize Promotion Conference and Zhili Exhibition in Xuantong Yuannian (1909). The following year, there was another Shi Jing product fair. Since then, the biggest one was the Nanyang Persuasion Meeting held in Xuan Tong two years ago. Then, four exhibitions of domestic products were held in Shanghai.
1929 When the West Lake Expo was held, there was no good background and social environment. After the Northern Expedition, although the Kuomintang "unified" China in the name of the central government, the domestic industry and commerce were in a dying state due to years of warlord melee. Zhejiang's finance can be described as "stretched". Zhang Jingjiang, the governor at that time, was an outstanding figure. He was born in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and has a company in France. He always gives financial assistance to Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolution. As soon as he took office, he announced the West Lake Expo. Because he knows very well that the quickest and most economical way to reverse the financial situation of a province is to hold a large-scale exposition.
Thousands of people have made preparations for the West Lake Expo, including more than 600 people in Hangzhou alone. The Expo is divided into three parts: general affairs, field affairs and collection. There is an evaluation department and an execution department inside. The purpose of this meeting is to promote domestic products, reward industries and revitalize culture. Opening on June 6th 1929,1closing on October 6th 10, cycle 128 days. Attending the opening ceremony were Kong Xiangxi (Taigu, Shanxi), Zhu Jiahua (Huzhou, Zhejiang), Jiang Menglin (Ningbo, Zhejiang), President Cai Yuanpei (Shaoxing, Zhejiang), Chairman Zhang Jingjiang of Zhejiang, and hundreds of representatives and guests from central ministries, provinces and cities, with an audience of over 6,543,800.
The whole Expo has 8 pavilions, 2 pavilions and 3 thematic pavilions. The eight pavilions are: Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Museum, Art Gallery, Agriculture Pavilion, Education Pavilion, Health Pavilion, Silk Pavilion and Industry Pavilion; The second is: special exhibition hall and reference exhibition hall; The three special exhibition venues are: railway exhibition venue, telecommunication exhibition venue of Ministry of Communications and aviation exhibition venue.
The preparation for the West Lake Expo lasted nearly eight months, the opening period was more than four months, and the closing work lasted one year. The opening of the Expo stimulated the depressed industry and commerce. For operators, the Expo is a good business opportunity to promote products and enhance the development of enterprises. Even if the country spends a lot of money, the promotion of social economy is immeasurable. In addition, the Expo also encourages people to consciously compare the advantages and disadvantages of foreign goods and domestic products. The final success of the West Lake Expo lies in leaving a reference for future expositions.
After 765,438+0 years and entering the 265,438+0 century, Hangzhou, Zhejiang decided to give full play to Hangzhou's advantages as the birthplace of China's convention and exhibition industry, and resumed the West Lake Expo in 2000, laying a new foundation for expanding business tourism, developing convention and exhibition economy and spreading advanced culture in the new century.
As a "platform for developing convention and exhibition industry and attracting investment, a carrier of spiritual civilization construction, and a festival for ordinary people and Chinese and foreign tourists", the West Expo adheres to the direction of "internationalization, marketization, specialization and branding", gives full play to Hangzhou's resource advantages and industrial advantages, and insists on "striving for perfection in breadth" to combine many professional exhibitions, conferences and activities into a comprehensive Expo. The slogan of the West Expo is "Let's meet at the West Expo and enjoy civilization", which has attracted the widest participation of the masses. Over the past five years, more than 20 million Chinese and foreign tourists, businessmen, experts and scholars have gathered in Hangzhou, leaving a good impression on Hangzhou's tourist scenery, city image, citizens' quality, living environment and investment and entrepreneurship environment.
The West Expo is open in all directions, actively promoting the internationalization process, attracting international investment and developing transnational exchanges and cooperation. In the past five years, thousands of Chinese and foreign journalists from thousands of news media have focused on Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou City, making the West Expo a big window for "Hangzhou going to the world and the world understanding Hangzhou".
The West Expo is characterized by humanistic care, pays attention to the improvement of lifestyle and quality of life, promotes the dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge, innovative thinking, planning concepts, design concepts, marketing concepts and brand image, and has become an advocate of a better life, a platform for scientific and technological innovation and knowledge innovation, a carrier for cooperation, exchange, investment and trade, and a highland for talent gathering, which has had a wide impact. West Expo adheres to the road of market-oriented operation and industrial development, gaining popularity and gathering wealth. It not only enlivened the exhibition industry in Hangzhou, but also greatly promoted the development of related industries. In the past five years, more than 30 million merchants and tourists attended the meeting, with a trade turnover of over 40 billion RMB, foreign investment of about 3 billion US dollars and domestic investment of about 38 billion RMB, which brought great economic and social benefits to Hangzhou.
The West Expo has extended the city brand of "living in Hangzhou, traveling in Hangzhou, studying in Hangzhou and starting a business in Hangzhou", fully demonstrated Hangzhou's resource advantages, industrial characteristics, cultural charm and entrepreneurial environment, expanded Hangzhou's popularity and reputation, and became the city's "golden business card".
In the autumn of October, Xizi Lake will usher in an annual grand event-the 7th West Lake Expo in Hangzhou, China will be held in Hangzhou on June 65438+1October 65438+1October 05-June 65438+1October 30, 2005, with a duration of/kloc-0. The West Expo is co-sponsored by State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, National Tourism Administration, Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, China Academy of Engineering, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, China Light Industry Federation, China Textile Industry Association and China Business Federation, supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Commerce, China Academy of Sciences and Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and undertaken by Hangzhou Municipal People's Government.
Hangzhou is one of the birthplaces of China Modern Expo. 1929, Hangzhou opened the first China Expo and held the internationally influential West Lake Expo. In 2000, Hangzhou resumed the West Lake Expo and held it once a year, which greatly promoted the development of Hangzhou's convention and exhibition industry.
With the theme of "harmonious life and harmonious entrepreneurship", the 7th West Expo will carry forward the humanistic spirit of "exquisite harmony and open atmosphere" in Hangzhou, strive to realize the interaction among economy, trade, science and technology, culture and tourism, and create a "golden business card" in Hangzhou. As a preview of the 2006 Hangzhou World Leisure Expo, this year's West Expo, in accordance with the requirements of building a well-off society in an all-round way, takes humanistic care as the core, showing the harmonious relationship between man and nature and a good living environment for job hunting and entrepreneurship. Give full play to the role of people-oriented and spreading culture, pay attention to culture, art, science and technology, education, safety and living consumption, and promote the improvement of people's quality of life. This year's West Expo will implement the strategy of promoting quality projects, focus on supporting brand projects and projects with market vitality, and cultivate leisure theme exhibition activities. * * * There are 53 projects (including 18), including exhibition 18, conference 13, cultural and sports activities 15 and sightseeing activities 7. Compared with previous years, this year's West Expo has further improved in internationalization, marketization, specialization and branding. The total exhibition area is 203,000 square meters, of which the overseas booth area is10.6 million square meters. Adhering to its consistent purpose, the 7th West Expo strives to build a platform for developing convention and exhibition industry and attracting investment, a carrier for cultural exchange, a festival for ordinary tourists and an engine for leisure economy.