How does a fencing championship reflect the ambition of the Yanta District?

“Holding an international fencing competition will be conducive for the world to learn about Yanta District and its unique culture.” Zhao Xiaolin, Secretary of Commission of Yanta District of Xi’an received an interview from CRIOnline on the eve of the One Belt One Road Yanta Fencing Championship sponsored by Yanta District People’s Government and Sports Bureau of Xi’an.

Zhao Xiaolin, Secretary of Commission of Yanta District of Xi’an received an interview from Shaanxi channel of CRIOnline.

Zhao Xiaolin said that the upcoming fencing competition, which has invited 120 athletes from 12 countries, will demonstrate an open-minded image of Yanta District. He added that Yanta is not only an international central district of Xi’an but also a famous cultural district of China. “We will endeavor to promote the brand influence of the Fencing Championship so as to make contribution to the industrial transformation and upgrading as well as cooperation between Asia and Europe.”

In 2017 the Yanta District remained the top of the five most developed districts in Shaanxi Province for the tenth consecutive years. The total output value of the District exceeded 150 billion yuan, up 8.5 percent from a year earlier. Around 1.3 million local people have started their own businesses, providing new impetus to the development of the District. The number of newly increased market entities reached 23 thousand, making the total number of market entities exceed 100 thousand.

In 2017 certified national high-tech enterprises amounted to sixty. The number of patent applications reached 37 thousand and patent licensing outnumbered 10 thousand. The speed of administrative examination and approval has increased by 45 percent. Moreover, the Yanta District has topped the whole province in urban disposable income.

All the figures have demonstrated the speed, power and wisdom of the development of Yanta District. They also provide strong proof for the strategic thinking of the municipal party committee and municipal government in promoting the construction of “Big Xi’an”.