Ahead of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum and the International Technology Trade Fair, Beijing launched the ZGC International Technology Trade Center final Tuesday to speed up the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and higher join analysis with market demand.
Covering 4,500 sq. meters, the middle serves as a one-stop platform for expertise transactions, providing providers of buying and selling, venture roadshows, exhibitions, enterprise matchmaking, and new sci-tech product debuts.
“The center leverages Beijing’s advantages as a national sci-tech innovation hub, bringing together key trading resources of technology, talent, and capital. By integrating online and offline platforms, it is to build a global network for technology trading under the vision of buying and selling globally,” mentioned Yan Ying, director of the Sci-tech Transfer Division of the Management Committee of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park beneath the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
A featured part of the middle, dubbed the “Orange Shop,” a homophone for “achievement shop” in Chinese, focuses on cutting-edge sectors corresponding to AI, good {hardware}, good healthcare, and new supplies. It combines product launches, interactive experiences, and exchanges, displaying high innovated merchandise in an accessible method and serving to new applied sciences achieve market visibility.
“The center will help energize the entire chain of sci-tech commercialization, facilitating the transition of sci-tech findings from laboratories to the marketplace and from technologies to industries, and accelerating the high-quality realization of the transfer,” mentioned Liu Qiang, vice chairman of Beijing Zhongguancun Sci-tech Services.
Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Center inaugurated
Blossoming cherry blossoms are luring vacationers to benefit from the picturesque scenes in a park in Xingyang City of central China’s Henan Province.
The blossoms within the half are at their best, with clusters of delicate petals fluttering within the breeze, making a mesmerizing view of blossoms that blankets the panorama.
“The scenery here is especially beautiful. I came with my family, and I feel very relaxing and joyful today,” mentioned Li Shuai, a vacationer.
Meanwhile, guests can take part in conventional cultural actions and have immersive VR experiences, including further appeal to their spring outing.
“Since the opening of the park, the average number of visitors on weekdays reached 20,000 daily, and the number of visitors on weekends exceeded 80,000 daily,” mentioned Song Zhiqian, head of the cherry blossom park.
With greater than 120,000 cherry timber, the park covers an space of over 330 hectares and boasts over 80 uncommon sorts of cherry blossoms. The blossom season is anticipated to final till the top of April.
Cherry blossoms attract large number of spring visitors to central China’s Henan