A few days ago, the unveiling ceremony of the Colorful Yunnan Gryffindor Bicycle Training Base was held at the Mopanshan Sakura Manor in Xinping, which is also the first designated base for the Gryffindor Tournament in Yunnan Province. The Mopanshan Gryffindor Bicycle Training Base is jointly constructed by the Yunnan Gryffindor Bicycle Club and Xinping Mopanshan Sakura Manor Co., Ltd and is the only professional bicycle training base in Yunnan. Mopanshan Mountain is an ideal place for bicycle training and competition, with its great location and climate, it is uniquely endowed by nature. This base will make up for the previous lack of professional bicycle training tracks in both Yuxi City and throughout the whole province. "Gryffindor is an international event with great influence, a wide range of athletes, and a great international reputation. We will build a training base in accordance with the standards of international events and create a training heaven for the majority of participants and cycling enthusiasts”said Zhao Haoyan, general manager of Xinping Mopanshan Sakura Manor Co., Ltd. Source: Yuxi Release

The China International Import Expo is a major move by the Chinese government to firmly support trade liberalization and economic globalization and actively open markets to the world. During the 3rd China International Import Expo, Yuxi representatives from the Yunnan Delegation took part in the expo and held a signing ceremony outside the museum. 9 projects were signed with a total contract value of RMB 1.8645 billion. Source: Yuxi Release

On October 22nd, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Economic Daily jointly released the "18th Report on China's Urban Competitiveness" as part of the major achievements of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences innovation project. Cities with strong comprehensive economic competitiveness are mainly in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration, the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, Western Strait urban agglomeration, Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration, Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration, and cities in central China. Rankings of the key cities in Yunnan are: Kunming 58th, Yuxi 136th, Qujing 232nd, Zhaotong 254th, Baoshan 262nd, Pu'er 267th, Lincang 268th, and Lijiang 270th. Source:Yuxi Release

Yuxi has been accelerating the construction of a smart government platform, and has initially established a basic network of smart government affairs covering the city, county, and township levels. Functions include a government cloud, a collaborative office, high-definition video conferencing, a one-stop service for the people and government website. Sharing and exchange of information resources has continued to eliminate previously ‘isolated islands’ of departmental information. These efforts have have enabled Yuxi to make the transition to being a smart city. Yuxi has successively won awards and commendations such as the China Smart City Innovation Award, the Chinese Government Information Management Innovation Award, the China Government Affairs Website Excellence Award, China Excellent Government Affairs Cloud Data Center, and its construction of "Digital Government" put Yuxi at the forefront in Yunnan Province. Source:Yuxi Release

With 5G communication base stations popping up all around, Yuxi has accelerated efforts on the network density and coverage of high-speed, digital transmission networks; with more data centers being installed in the Jiulong Big Data Industrial Zone. Yuxi has expedited the construction of a data exchange hub; with the application of digital data presented in multiple fields while also spurring on the construction of a data converged application platform. To seize the opportunity of New Infrastructure, Yuxi is striving to consolidate a new generation of high-speed, safe, and ubiquitous information infrastructure, building Yunnan's first city of the digital economy. In order to consolidate the foundation and seize opportunities the digital economy will bring, Yuxi is committed to building 6000 5G base stations by 2022, and hastening the construction of high-quality new networks to ensure its infrastructure is at the forefront in Yunnan Province. Through continuously improving data transmission, cloud storage, and cloud computing capabilities, Yuxi will make both social and industrial development more intelligent. Source: Yuxi Release

The event “2020 Cross-Strait Media's Yunnan Tour” was sponsored by the National Taiwan Federation, with nearly 30 media representatives from more than 10 media outlets across the strait. While measuring the magnificent mountains and rivers with their feet, they took time to personally appreciate the outstanding achievements in the mainland on rural construction and economic development. During their trip to the Yuxi, Yanhe Industrial Zone, a production workshop of the Taiwanese-funded enterprise Zhuanjing Precision Sheet Metal (Yuxi) Co., Ltd. quickly attracted the attention of the media on both sides of the strait. Although it was midday, the spacious factory was still busy. Li Zhiming, the manager and a Taiwanese businessman, told reporters that since April, his factory has been supplying parts for more than 400 mask mold machines every month and the total shipment volume is about 3,000 per month. During the epidemic, his factory provided additional job opportunities for local workers unable to leave their locale. At the same time, his company also provided skill training for workers who intended on staying behind, helping to “guarantee employment”. Mr Li frequently mentioned the help he had received from the Yuxi government. “Whenever we run into difficulties, we always get timely feedback. We don't have to worry about social security, children's schooling and other issues at all. We can develop our business here with peace of mind.” With a series of favorable policies and the ever-improving investment environment, Taiwanese merchants will have a broader development platform to use in the mainland. Source: People's Daily

On September 24th, the last 32-meter-long T-beam weighing 140 tons landed steadily on the piers of the Lixinzhai Fourth-Line Bridge, marking the completion of the bridge erection on the China-Laos Railway. The Lixinzhai Fourth-Line Extra Large Bridge is located in Tongchangchong Village of Yuanjiang County in the Yuxi Municipality. It is the longest simply-supported T-beam extra-large bridge of the domestic section on the China-Laos Railway. The bridge is 952.8 meters long and the highest pier is 54.5 meters. The China-Laos railway is more than 1,000 kilometers long and is an important transportation infrastructure for connecting China with neighboring countries. As a domestic section of the China-Laos Railway, the Yuxi to Mohan Line connects with Yuxi in the north and Mohan at the China-Laos border port in the south. It is connected to the Laos section of the China-Laos Railway which is still under construction. The total length of the line is 508 kilometers. It is a national first-class electrified railway. After it is completed and opened for use, it will only take approximately three hours from Kunming to Jinghong in Xishuangbanna. It is estimated that leaving Kunming in the evening you would arrive in Vientiane by the next morning. Source: Yuxi Release

In order to further promote Huaning's global tourist attraction, and increase its popularity, the 18th China·Yunnan Huaning Citrus Festival will be held on September 18th. During the three-day festival, there will be series of activities such as Huaning Citrus Fair, the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Local Specialty Products Fair, Huaning Ceramics Billet Skills Competition, Short Video Competition, exhibitions, and so on. Different from previous years, there will be a live promotion of Huaning citrus and pottery on line this year. For years the government has been trying to take the plateau characteristic fruit market as a platform to promote agricultural efficiency, farmers' income, and rural development. In 2020, the total output of citrus is estimated to be 280,000 tons and the sales revenue is RMB1.1 Billion yuan. Source: Yuxi Online

On the 36th Annual Teacher’s Day, Wang Li, Secretary of the CPC Yuxi Municipal Committee, visited some schools and teachers, thanking them for their contributions to education in Yuxi. He extended holiday greetings and conveyed lofty respect to all teachers. Among the schools that secretary Wang Li traveled to are Yuxi Agricultural Vocational-Technical College, Yuxi No.1 Middle School along with a number of primary schools and kindergartens. Wherever he went, he expressed his gratitude to every teacher for their hard work and sent them his best regards. He said that respecting teachers and valuing education is a good tradition in China. Teachers in Yuxi have been working hard and cultivated a large number of outstanding talents in society. He also stated that he has great faith in the further development of education in Yuxi. Source: Yuxi Release