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Kong-Macao Residents watch a soccer game held at in Greater Bay Area of Guangzhou. ZHANG YONGLIN / FOR CHINA DAILY to become a hub Harnessing IT, AI, By YUAN SHENGGAO

With its modern indus- trial system, Tianhe district biomedicine to in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, is seiz- ing the opportunities brought propel innovation about by the construction of the Guangdong-- Macao Greater Bay Area to By LIANG KAIYAN In accordance with the dis- become an international first- liangkaiyan@ trict’s goal, UC will focus more class central business district, chinadaily.com.cn on content, digitalization and an international core area for globalization to become an innovation in science and tech- Tianhe district of Guang- international top techno- nology, and a demonstration zhou, Guangdong province logical innovation enterprise, zone for Guangdong-Hong is striving to establish a tech- according to the company. Kong-Macao cooperation. nology innovation hub by Wang Meng, executive of Its solid industrial founda- focusing on the IAB indus- the Guangdong Investment tion and favorable business tries: information technol- Promotion Association, environment, as well as the ogy, artificial intelligence and said: “Tianhe is a window government’s strong policy biomedicine. for Guangdong province. It support, attract large num- “Tianhe is home to a demonstrates South China’s bers of enterprises to the dis- national-level central busi- high economic growth and trict. ness district, high-tech zone innovation levels.” By the end of November, and software park, and is the In recent years, Fortune 162 out of the Fortune Global first district to implement 500 and domestic companies 500 enterprises had invested the Internet Plus strategy have swarmed into Tianhe, in 228 projects in finance, sci- in Guangdong. The district injecting momentum into the ence and technology, trade provides a sound living envi- district’s advanced modern and commercial services in ronment for internet-related services and technology inno- Tianhe. It is the city’s center enterprises,” said Huang Hao, vation industries. for headquarters, with 104, or rotating president of UC. “The advanced modern 29 percent of the total across UC, a mobile internet com- service industry is crucial to Guangzhou, making Tianhe’s pany, was founded in Tianhe developing advanced manu- business district one of the in 2004. facturing and promoting the three largest world-class cen- At its founding, the gov- exchange of capital, technol- tral business districts in Chi- ernment of Tianhe provided ogy, professionals and man- na. Among these, 95 percent the company with 100,000 agement,” Wang said. of the headquarters in Tianhe yuan ($15,120) and helped it She said advanced service are in the service sector and to settle into its offices. providers, such as consul- 25 headquarters are foreign- “UC has benefited from tants, lawyers and accoun- funded ventures. the government’s consider- tants, can offer specialized In the first three quarters ate services, the favorable knowledge to help enterprises of 2017, Tianhe’s GDP hit 304 business environment and bring forth more innovation. billion yuan ($46 billion), the orderly urban life of the In 2015, the Tianhe gov- up 9.5 percent year-on-year. district in its long-term devel- ernment published a three- Its GDP has been the high- opment,” Huang said. year action plan to support est among all the districts in He added that, thanks to industrial development and Guangzhou for 10 years con- the sound business environ- technological innovation. secutively. ment, the well-established This year, the government More importantly, experts internet industry supply chain has revised the plan to mainly said innovation, high-tech and and improved intellectual focus on the IAB industries, service sectors have become property protection, Tianhe by increasing the annual the driving force of the dis- plays a key role in the sustain- finance available for technol- trict’s economic growth. The Clockwise from top: Night scene of the Central Business District of Tianhe district in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong able development of internet ogy companies from 1 billion district government focuses province. YANG YI / FOR CHINA DAILY Residents watch a lion dance performance at a New Year’s event held in Tianhe district. PAN WENFENG/ enterprises. yuan to 2 billion yuan. more on quality rather than FOR CHINA DAILY Residents compete in dragon boat racing to celebrate a traditional festival in Tianhe district. YUAN YONGLIN / FOR CHINA DAILY quantity when it comes to the Performers play music on the roof of a high building in Tianhe district. WANG XIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY economy. With 53 innovation plat- forms and 51 startup incuba- technology industries, Tianhe as more than 50,000 science Tianhe would like to attract level capital market. tors above city level, the dis- has 215 registered financial and technology enterprises. more R&D, sales and sup- Quality education and medi- Spotlight shines on trict government is carrying agencies and 33 enterprises The Tianhe government said port centers. In manufactur- cal care, a habitable environ- out what it calls its “super listed on the stock market. it attaches great importance to ing and biopharmaceuticals, ment, developed urban infra- incubator” strategy. It is mak- It boasts 378 research and optimizing the district’s invest- Tianhe eyes more opportu- structure and efficient public cultural epicenter ing use of old industrial parks, development institutes set up ment environment, develop- nities in advanced medical services in Tianhe are also factory workshops and public by enterprises, 86 institutes ing its headquarters economy apparatus and instruments, important factors that attract sites collectively owned by vil- affiliated to universities and and upgrading key industries health services, and stem cell professionals from around the By ZHANG DANDAN ranking it No 1 in that sector lagers to provide a platform governments, and 239 engi- such as finance and technology. and regenerative medicine world. in Guangzhou. for startups and to foster local neering technology research The government has enhanced among others. The new technology revo- The cultural and creative Mao Jihong, founder of economic growth. So far, Tian- centers. its support for businesses in “Finance is the blood for the lution is speeding up, pre- industry in Tianhe district in Fangsuo, a creative bookstore he has created 29 of this kind Last year, 4,312 patent appli- emerging industries, such as IAB industries’ development.” senting both opportunities Guangzhou has made huge which entered Guangzhou in of incubators for startups and cations were submitted in Tian- cloud computing, big data, the He said that’s why Tianhe and challenges, said the local gains on the back of support- 2011, said he was glad to have innovation, covering a total he, 32 percent of the city’s total internet of things and the IAB pays special attention to official. ive policies, culture exchange settled there. area of 1.11 million square and a rise of 45 percent year- industries — information tech- developing its financial indus- A combination of informa- platforms and a cluster of Four hundred cultural meters. The district is also on-year. Among these 1,158 pat- nology, artificial intelligence try. The district has formed tion and intelligence technolo- leading companies, experts exchange activities and 60 implementing a convenient ents were granted. and biopharmaceuticals. three kinds of science and gies can help to upgrade these said. art exhibitions have been “five-in-one” new business By the end of last year, Tian- Lin Daoping, Party chief of technology financing plat- industries, so as to improve Broadly speaking, the cul- held there in the past six registration system. he had 1,403 high and new- Tianhe, said: “As for the arti- form systems: venture capital the quality and efficiency of tural and creative economy years. The number of visitors As a center of finance and technology enterprises, as well ficial intelligence industry, investment, loans and multi- the supply side. comprises advertising, archi- to the district is expected to tecture, art, crafts, design, hit 10 million in 2017, Mao fashion, film, music, perform- said. ing arts, publishing, research In 2017, Tianhe district and development, software, issued a series of support- toys and games, TV and ive policies to boost cultural Flourishing as southern center for the high-end radio, and video games. and technological innovation “Tianhe district enjoys there. unparalleled advantages Every year, a specialized By ZHANG DANDAN insurer, was founded in 1872 “Thanks to the important with its economic and cul- fund is used to support key zhangdandan@ and is headquartered in Zur- role Guangzhou plays in the tural foundation and cre- cultural fields, including chinadaily.com.cn ich, Switzerland. With about Belt and Road Initiative, ative talent pool,” said Zhao digital content and creative 54,000 employees, it provides Zurich has cooperated with Haizhou, vice-president of design as well as cultural and With its efficient layout, insurance services in over 210 many involved countries, Kugou Music, a major online arts services, according to the vibrant business climate and countries and regions. such as Russia, Thailand, the music provider based in local government. quality services, the Central After setting up subsidiar- Philippines, Iraq, Turkey and Guangzhou. The cultural and creative Business District of Tianhe ies in Beijing and Shanghai, Poland. It is a favorable begin- “So, it is the optimal loca- companies can get stipends district in Guangzhou, capi- Zurich chose Guangzhou as the ning.” tion for the cultural and cre- of up to 500,000 yuan, it said. tal of Guangdong province, is location for its third branch in He added Zurich has strong ative industry,” “Tianhe district is open developing into a cluster for China in 2016. interest in the IAB program In addition to Kugou and inclusive enough to advanced industries and a busi- “The local government offers put forward by the local gov- Music, the district has gath- develop the cultural and cre- ness center of southern China. almost the best services that I ernment, covering informa- ered many other leading cul- ative industry,” Mao said. “It was not a tough decision ever had,” he said. “The approv- tion technology, artificial tural companies including “The most inspiring thing for us to come to the CBD,” said al process, for example, is very intelligence and biological Fangsuo Commune, NetEase has been to see the cluster of Andy Tan, general manager simple.” medicine. and UC Browser. the cultural industry forming of Zurich General Insurance In 2016, the GDP of the Scenery of in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, “Information technology In 2016, the value added of here.” Co (China) Ltd Guangdong Guangzhou Tianhe Central capital of Guangdong province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY has high risk and cyber secu- Tianhe district’s cultural and Boosted by the Guangdong Branch. Business District hit 270 bil- rity is what the nation pays creative industry hit 28.35 National Online Game and “Since all the world-class lion yuan ($40.82 billion), up close attention to,” he said. billion yuan ($4.29 billion), Animation Industry Base and financial institutions are here, 9 percent year-on-year, sta- Tianhe, according to the local ing advanced and professional “Zurich is experienced in 11.1 percent higher than 2015. the Guangdong National Dig- the financial information is tistics from Tianhe district government. financial services that account cyber attack insurance. We It accounts for 7.46 percent ital Publishing Base, a large prompt and there is a rich pool showed. JPMorgan Chase & Co, Alli- for 70 percent of Guangzhou’s are convinced that there will of the district’s GDP and 29.7 group of competitive cultural of professional staff.” A total of 140 Fortune Global anz, Zurich Insurance, Bank total financial institutions. be plenty of opportunities for percent of the total value companies with independent Zurich Insurance Group, a 500 companies have estab- of America and many other “It’s Zurich’s very first year business with the information added of Guangzhou’s cul- innovative abilities have been leading Fortune Global 500 lished 184 offices in the CBD of institutions are there — offer- in Guangdong,” he said. technology industry.” tural and creative industry, established in the district.