2023 is the year of "restoration" with all our strength; 2023 is the year of riding on the "trend".
This year, the whole city of Guangzhou has worked hard and taken practical steps to promote economic recovery.
This year, the famous city business cards have returned one after another and become more and more shining: the Yuexiu West Lake Flower Market is crowded with people, Lao Guang said, it feels like the New Year; the Guangfu Temple Fair is very popular, and we sigh that it is very comfortable even if it is crowded; the car The tailgate market is bustling with people, and the creativity of young people is eye-opening; Guangma returns with ten years of confidence and is full of vigor; the Guangzhou International Light Festival returns with light and shadow, very cyberpunk; there are non-stop concerts throughout the year, cultural The popularity of tourism has skyrocketed; the Canton Fair has fully resumed offline exhibitions, Guangzhou has won the title of China's No. 1 convention and exhibition city, business vitality has returned, and global wealth has been gathered.
Looking back briefly on 2023, I have a lot of emotions and thoughts that I want to share with you. Deeply looking forward to moving forward together in 2024!
The gun fired to start the race.
30,000 runners came to Guangzhou for the ten-year appointment.
At 7:30 on December 10, "Bang!" the starting gun had just sounded. 30,000 runners set off from the Tianhe Sports Center, running happily, and Guangzhou re-opened. It is a grand running event with tens of thousands of "horses" galloping.
Marathon heat is proportional to rising temperatures. On the day of the competition, the temperature reached 24-25°C. In order to cool down the athletes both outside and inside their bodies, the organizing committee set up 7 spray points along the track to provide ice-water sponges and frozen drinking water.
Two hours later, shouts and cheers rang out in Huacheng Square Haixinshan. Moses Kibet from Kenya crossed the line first and won the men's full marathon with a time of 2 hours, 09 minutes and 2 seconds (gun time). The championship of the group created the second best result in the history of Guangzhou Marathon. Wu Xiangdong finished the race in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 36 seconds (gun time) and won the first place in the domestic men's full marathon. "I'm very satisfied with this! The citizens of Guangzhou are very enthusiastic and give me a lot of encouragement." Wu Xiangdong said.
2023 The Guangzhou Marathon started with a gunshot on December 10th.
Guangma’s ten-year agreement ended in sweat. Ten years ago, the first Guangzhou Marathon in 2012 started with a gunshot at Huacheng Square. The race route was set up on main roads such as Dongfeng Road and Guangzhou Avenue. More than 20,000 runners came from 30 countries and regions including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. . Ten years later, the Guangzhou Marathon track followed the "One River, Two Straits" route, fully demonstrating the urban vitality of Guangzhou's new central axis, attracting 140,846 runners to register, setting a new record for the number of registrations for the Guangzhou Marathon. “I hope the Guangzhou Marathon will be better and better in the new decade” has become the common feeling of many runners.
Nowadays, the Guangzhou Marathon has been rated as the most influential marathon event in China. It is the most rapidly developing and growing marathon event in China. Together with the Beijing Marathon and Shangma Marathon, it is praised by many domestic runners as "the three must-runs in life". marathon". After ten years of running with passion and joy, Guangma will continue to "run" forward.
Nandu said:
Thirty thousand runners have come to Guangzhou to make the ten-year appointment, and Guangzhou will recreate the grand running event of thousands of "horses".
Comments from netizens:
Ten years is a node and a new starting point. Both Guangma and runners are witnessing each other's growth.
Guangma 2023, the atmosphere is really good! A Cantonese-style party in Guangzhou!
The God of Wealth will run with me and I will make a fortune every year!
Guangzhou people are so enthusiastic, and every pretty boy and pretty girl cheers them up.
Long time no see!
The Guangzhou International Lighting Festival is still so romantic
The five-color five-goat coming with its ears, the auspicious lion standing with its head held high, the rising cloud dragon and the rosefinch... In just 3 minutes, the waterfall-like light and shadow images broke through the "dimensional wall" ".
"The Light Festival interprets our traditional culture very vividly!" "It's as lively as visiting the flower market during the New Year." On the evening of November 21, the 12th Guangzhou International Light Festival officially opened. Under the gorgeous lights, tourists stood close together and stared at the sky. They all sighed in unison: "Long time no see, the Light Festival."
This is the first time that the Guangzhou International Light Festival has reopened offline after three years.The highlight of this lighting festival is the 25 groups of light and shadow works, many of which are invited works by well-known light and shadow artists. For more than ten years, Guangzhou has insisted on holding the International Light Festival, and Guangzhou's night scene lighting has gradually become a bright business card of the city.
After three years, the Guangzhou International Lighting Festival reopened offline for the first time.
In 2015, UNESCO selected the Guangzhou International Light Festival into the 2015 "International Year of Light" large-scale cultural event. Since its inception, the Guangzhou International Light Festival has attracted nearly 100 million visitors and more than 1,000 domestic and foreign art designers have participated. Design submission.
Nandu said:
After three years, light and shadow technology broke through reality and once again lit up the night sky of Yangcheng.
Comments from netizens:
The limited romance at night in Guangzhou is back!
When you come to Guangzhou, you must visit the Light Festival!
The changing lasers of the Canton Tower and the cross-lit lines on the floor look very cyberpunk.
non-stop all year round
Guangzhou has become the number one city for concerts
This year, have your circle of friends been flooded with concerts? Going to a concert on the weekend and traveling to a city for a star has become a new trend in 2023.
As the center of southern Cantonese culture and the birthplace of pop music, Guangzhou also embraces the enthusiasm for live music performances with an open attitude. According to statistics from the Guangzhou Culture, Tourism Bureau, Guangzhou ranks first in the country in the number of large and medium-sized performances in 2023, and in the number of performing artists who come to Guangzhou to hold concerts. The prosperity of the performing arts market has driven the return of cultural tourism consumption.
In 2023, Guangzhou will rank first in the country in terms of the number of large and medium-sized performances.
On the other side of the city at night, the avant-garde cultural utopia built by livehouses also attracts young people. According to poll data from Narada Big Data Research Institute, an average of three livehouses are held in Guangzhou every day during the summer. In August alone, there were nearly 100 livehouses, ranking among the top three in the country. Guangzhou, which was once nicknamed "Guanghan Palace" by music fans due to its lack of performance resources, is trying to clear its name. "Ticket bank city" is the true portrayal of Guangzhou this year.
Recently, Guangzhou issued three policy documents related to cultural tourism, which clarified that Guangzhou will build "four centers", including the International Literary and Art Excellence Innovation Center, the International Performance Center, the International Performing Arts Consumption Center and the International Performing Arts Convention and Exhibition Center. Guangzhou is telling the world with practical actions: "Welcome to perform in Guangzhou!"
Nandu said:
"Guanghan Palace" is no longer cold, and Guangzhou has become the number one city for concerts.
Comments from netizens:
The happiest thing this year is watching many concerts in Guangzhou!
#张浩然Guangzhou Concert#It has been 23 years, and now she is still standing on the stage, bringing us strength and hope with her singing.
Thanks to gloria for letting us see a beam of light, I feel that my soul has been greatly healed.
The world is mobile
Guangzhou’s tourism popularity continues to soar
Entering 2023, the world is mobile again, and more and more people have set their tourist destination in Guangzhou.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day "Double Festival" holidays, Guangzhou received nearly 17.59 million citizen tourists, an increase of more than 105% compared with 2022, of which nearly 9.2 million foreign tourists came to Guangzhou, an increase of more than 107% compared with 2022, achieving total cultural tourism consumption It exceeded 13.1 billion yuan, an increase of 112% compared with 2022.
More and more people are choosing Guangzhou as their travel destination.
As night falls, the lights begin to turn on, and the Beijing Road business district reaches its peak flow of people. Strolling along Beijing Road, ancient academies and century-old brands are intertwined. You can also encounter the first Guangzhou store of trendy brands such as Sami DIY Fashion Brand Factory. Sports streets, entertainment brands and other trendy elements focusing on the sports and social needs of young white-collar workers are dazzling. As of November 11, 2023, the cumulative passenger flow of Beijing Road Pedestrian Street exceeded 100 million for the first time that year, and the cumulative turnover exceeded 16 billion yuan, an increase of 66% and 48% respectively year-on-year.
"Pearl River Night Tour" is another bright business card of Guangzhou. During the "Double Festival" holiday, five Pearl River tour companies received a total of more than 230,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 53%.Guangzhou is the first inland river "Understanding the Pearl River" tourism boutique route in the country. The diverse and rich tourist experience has kicked off the integration of tourism resources along the Pearl River and the integrated development of culture, business, tourism and sports in the Pearl River 9+2 city. Cruise ships shuttle, the scenery on both sides of the strait is beautiful, and the lights are bright at night. The scenery of Guangzhou gently soothes every visitor.
Nandu said:
The haze has subsided, the world is moving, and more and more people are setting their tourist destination in Guangzhou.
Comments from netizens:
Guangzhou’s food is like a bottomless pit, you can never finish it or get tired of it.
likes walking in Guangzhou city and collecting the scenery in every corner.
took pictures at Dongshankou, and the photos came out in any pose!
Coordinator: Li Lingbo and Feng Yunqing
Executive Coordinator: Wang Meisu
Editorial Coordinator: Huang Qionghong
Writing: Nandu Reporter Wang Meisu, Mo Zhihua, Yi Xiaoxia, Li Zhu, Chen Zhuorui, Trainee Reporter, Lu Wenjuan, Intern Jiang Xinyi
Photography: Nandu Reporter, Zou Wei, Liang Weipei, Chen Chong
Video: Nandu Reporter Reporter Huang Xiaoyan
Editor: Huang Qionghong Lu Wenjuan
Design: He Xin Yin Jielin Yan Liping
Produced by: Narada Guangzhou News Department
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