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ZJITS, CICGF and China-CEEC Expo under preparation

It is learned from the preparation meeting held on May 16 that the 2016 Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium, China International Consumer Goods Fair and China-CEEC Investment & Trade Expo will launch 42 important activities, including the promotion of over 300 major investment projects in the whole province by the ZJITS, most of which are quality projects to promote the industrial transformation and benefit the local citizens. Liang Liming, Vice-governor of Zhejiang Province attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, and Wang Jianhou, Vice-mayor of Ningbo reported the preparation work of the three events on behalf of the municipal government.

After hearing the reports of the departments concerned and the preparation work, Liang Liming pointed out that as the preparation work will soon be completed, Ningbo should build the three events as the platforms for reform and opening-up by attaching greater importance to the business and exhibition attraction and investment introduction. It is also hoped that the China-CEEC Investment & Trade Expo will become a national strategy and help to enhance the position of Zhejiang Province and Ningbo in the national "one belt, one road" initiative. Ningbo should make improvement in certain aspects and make efforts to satisfy the needs of the attendees of the events. As the host city, it should play a major role to ensure the success of the events with accurate and considerate services.

Vice-governor Liang emphasized that as the coming guests to the three events are at a high level, particularly the 2nd China-CEEC Ministerial Meeting on Promoting Trade and Economic Cooperation, which will attract a large group of foreign dignitaries, the departments and agencies concerned should pay more attention to the security job and ensure the success of the events

Children's Chess Open held

The "Yihan Cup" Ningbo Children's Chess Open was held on May 1 and 2 at the Yihan Chess Club, and the winners of this game will qualify as the members of the children team for the major league game to be held in late May. This chess open, hosted by Ningbo Chess Association and Jiangbei District Sports Committee, consists of two groups, with 11 chess players (all of them being winners of some national or provincial games) in the elite group and about 100 players in the open group.

Besides, the studio of Qiu Dong, the first national chess master in Ningbo, was officially open on May 1. In recent years, he has been devoted to the cultivation of some new chess players, including Wang Qian, a female national chess master, and Tong Xuancheng and Hu Jiayi, both champions of the national youth chess games.

Charity fund base established in Yinzhou District

It is learned from Yinzhou Charity Committee that to help the people in need in a more systematic way the district has established a charity fund base for specialized and long-term dynamic rescue and aid of certain groups in need.  

During the May Day holiday, the number of the charity fund projects of the base reached 59. All the groups in need can seek help from the base when verified in a systematic rather than sporadic way.

Among the 59 projects, one is specific for the children of the migrant workers, with the title of "under the same blue sky". Some of the children of the migrant workers brings their lunches to school, and a specialized fund of the charity base is used to provide free nutritious lunch for such children. Some of the children from poor families who need proper myopic glasses canalso get help from the fund. Reportedly, the project will provide a total fund of two million yuan for the migrant workers in Yinzhou District.

In addition, there are some other special charity funds for other groups in need, including the "sunlight education project", the "brightness project", the 'sunset project for the elderly' and the "Great Wall project"

Countryside tours brisk in Ninghai

During the May Day holiday, the scenic areas of Ninghai County received visits from tourists from all over the country. Within the three days, the county received 397,000 visits, up by 18.1% over the same period of last year. Among others, the visits from countryside tours reached 236,000, up by 26.3%.

Even before the holiday, the "slow life in the countryside" propaganda video has been popular in Wechat. The family experience activity launched by Huchen Township attracted a lot of family visitors. With the guidance of parents, the children can dig out the yam with small tools and they can also take part in such activities as making ricecakes and picking tea leaves. Many parents regard this as a meaningful way of spending the "Labor Day" holiday for their children. Statistics show that during the holiday, Huchen Township received 24,000 visits, resulting in a total farm produce turnover of over four million yuan. The Wanggan Mountain area launched such activities as camping, sunrise viewing and photography, attracting a lot of outdoor sports fans. In some popular scenic areas, such as the Qiantong Ancient Town and Wushan Caves, the visits rose by over 27% over the same period of last year.

The blooming flowers are another hotspot of the holiday. At the Happy Field Farm, the cosmos, marigolds and violets are all in full bloom. Together with some featured farm activities, the farm attracted about 15,000 visitors. The stretches of verbena in Chayuan Township and the Chinese herbaceous peony in the Stone Village attracted a lot of visitors for taking photos. Besides the flowers, the fruit picking is another featured activity. During the holiday, the catering industry in the county achieved a total revenue of over 19 million yuan.

2016 Beautiful Village "Olympics" held

On the morning of April 30, about 1000 Ningbo citizens attended the launching ceremony and related activities of the Beautiful Village "Olympics" at the Fuquan Mountain of the Dongqian Lake area.

The sports meeting is hosted by Ningbo Sports Bureau and the Agricultural Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipal Government. With the background of the beautiful village and the coming Olympics and the theme of embracing, enjoying and protecting the nature, the sports meeting aims to promote the popularization of the concept of the people's fitness.

The launching ceremony of the 'Olympics" sports meeting consists of the four activities of "4.5-kilo marathon", "mountain climbing meeting", "I'm a tea farmer" and "delicious glutinous rice-cakes".

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