Zibo, an old industrial city, barely featured on most people's list of must-visit places in the past, until its barbecue scene went viral, attracting a huge influx of visitors during the past three months.
Consumer goods in Zibo, Shandong province, achieved total retail sales of 31.36 billion yuan ($4.47 million) in the first quarter, an increase of 8.3 percent year-on-year.
Wang Gang, deputy to the National People's Congress, or NPC and chairman of glass manufacturer Jinjing Group Co Ltd, made a suggestion on supporting the building of the green energy industry supply chain to the ongoing two sessions.
Cities in Shandong province have unveiled a package of measures to invigorate inbound tourism — including rewards for chartering a plane and subsidies for promoting the province in overseas markets.
Zhangdian district in Zibo has accepted phase-in policies in fire-control facilities for construction projects to enable the projects to become operational as early as possible.
Gaoqing county has promoted its development strategies in Jinan, the provincial capital, to seek growth cooperation with the province's capital city.
Zibo city has stepped up construction of major projects with a focus on strengthening and reinforcing its advanced manufacturing, enhancing the core competitiveness of this industry and fostering and expanding other emerging industries.
The actual use of foreign capital of Zibo city in East China's Shandong province increased by 25.8 percent year-on-year to $1.03 billion in 2022.
