Since the beginning of this year, A constellation of stars have gathered in Foshan, including Xue Zhiqian, Liza Wang, Kar-ying Law, Alan Tam, and Leo Ku. Renowned singers of the Chinese music taken turns to perform in Foshan, truly igniting the appealing nightlife of Foshan.

In addition to Foshan New City becoming the "City of Performing Arts", the nearby Beijiao Town has also become a trendy destination for young people to experience quality life, artistic creativity, urban camping, and fashion. With the popularity of Citywalk, more and more citizens and tourists come to the Fisherman's Wharf in Chencun to experience the fusion of tradition and fashion at the paper mill site and artistic and fashionable landmarks, and taste the flavor of time.

In fact, Sanlongwan Shunde Area is not only a cluster of emerging industries, but also a highland for high-quality development. The area, based in Chencun, Beijiao, and Lecong, not only continuously releases strong attraction for high-end innovative and creative resources, but also focuses on improving urban quality and cultivating urban heritage, aiming to create a more livable, more open, and more vibrant first-class urban environment.

Top venues support top performances

When countless young people "rush to a city for a concert", the performing arts industry represented by concerts has not only become a new brand to showcase the influence of a city, but also fully boosts the strong growth of multiple consumption sectors such as food, lodging, transportation, tourism, and entertainment. With the convergence of popularity, prosperity and vitality, the performing arts economy is accelerating its efforts to activate and prosper Foshan New City.

"A high-quality concert attaches great importance to the selection of the venue. In this regard, Foshan New City has its advantage, which can host various large-scale cultural and sports events," said Liang Kaidao, Director of the Marketing Department of Foshan Sports Center.

Among them, Foshan Century Lotus Sports Center, the largest sports center in Foshan, can accommodate over 36,000 spectators. The main venue of the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Performance Center can accommodate over 15,000 spectators, and the sub-venue can accommodate over 1,000 spectators, meeting the needs of different performances at any scale, and even providing venue support for top-level sports events at home and abroad.

In terms of transportation, Century Lotus Sports Center and Foshan International Sports and Cultural Performance Center are both located along the Guangfo Metro line, which allows travellers arrive Guangzhou South Railway Station in just 30 minutes. They are also equipped with sufficient parking slots and public transportation alternatives, ensuring the transportation convenience for tourists.

In order to provide better experiences for "star chasers", Century Lotus Sports Center has renovated the surrounding roads and improved the peripheral drainage system and the atmosphere lighting. Liang Kaidao said that the venue would continue to improve hardware and software facilities and security capabilities, actively introduce more sustainable and high-level cultural and sports performances, thus assisting the enhancement of the city's cultural soft power.

Multiple activities diversify quality city life

In June this year, the newly upgraded open-air swimming pool in Foshan New City has reopened to the public, positioning itself as an urban comprehensive water park for parent-child companionship and leisure entertainment. Here, it will be developed into a comprehensive leisure and entertainment center integrating sports, culture, and commerce.

Sanlongwan Shunde Area aims to diversify quality city life through various activities. Since the opening of the new landmark ALSO in Beijiao, it has become a must-visit place for young people in Guangzhou and Foshan. Coffee, live music, skateboarding, camping... all kinds of trendy activities can be found here. In addition, with abundant tourism resources such as the He Garden, He Art Museum, Shunde Natural Science and Technology Museum, and Bijiang Jinlou, Beijiao has become a perfect destination for both citizens and tourists.

Additionally, Chencun, a "Millennium-old Flower Town", has also launched a series of activities theming "flower and life".

Hospitality, vitality and unlimited fun contribute to the enhancement of urban quality in Sanlongwan Shunde Area, emphasizing the synergy of city prosperity, people and industrial development.

Joint improvement of the city appearance and people's wellbeing

This year, Sanlongwan Shunde Area has further focused on upgrading urban quality, and has continuously carried out a comprehensive, systematic and specialized campaigns on environment landscape enhancement along the two key protective roads of Lingnan Avenue and Sanlongwan Avenue, aiming to create a clean, coordinated, and beautiful urban environment.

In addition, A multi-functional ecological landscape belt with flowers, unique natural landscape and the characteristics of Lingnan water town, has been established around the Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center and along the surrounding river banks. Also, as one of the important areas in Sanlongwan Shunde Area, Beijiao has also continuously renovated and upgraded the Junlan River Park, Fortune Center Garden, and Yingfeng Street Park. Foshan New City is dedicated to transforming the riverside landscape belts into culture-themed urban parks with prominent Lingnan characteristics.

Reporter | Christy

Revisor | Eddie, Eleanor

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