China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City opens to public

The first Culture, Tourism and Art Festival of Guizhou Alcoholic Beverages Expo promotes the trade of alcoholic beverages. [Photo/WeChat account of Guanshanhu district]

The opening ceremony of the China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City and the first Culture, Tourism and Art Festival of the Guizhou Alcoholic Beverages Expo were held at Jinzun Square of the China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City's convention and exhibition center in Guanshanhu district, Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Sept 9.

The China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City has undergone a transformation and upgrading, devising a series of service concepts, creating new scenes for alcoholic beverage consumption, and fostering alcoholic beverage circulation.

It is developing a new economy revolving around alcoholic beverage services and promoting the thorough integration of culture, tourism and industry.

The first Culture, Tourism and Art Festival of the Guizhou Alcoholic Beverages Expo kicked off on the same day, promoting Maotai-flavored baijiu and the culture surrounding it as well as facilitating alcoholic beverage trade and exchanges.

The festival aims to enhance the influence of the China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City, create a culturally distinctive tourism brand, and boost the high-quality development of the regional economy and society.

The festival ran from Sept 9 to 17 and included a series of activities. Among them were the "Guizhou Baijiu Art Exhibition" and the "Guizhou Ethnic Culture and Alcoholic Beverage Art Fashion Show", which showcased the long history and ethnic characteristics of Guizhou's alcoholic beverage culture.

In addition, the supply chain center of the China (Guiyang) International Alcoholic Beverages City made its debut.

The center focuses on the supply chain of Guizhou's Maotai-flavored baijiu, as well as the diversified domestic and foreign alcoholic beverage supply chain, personalized alcoholic beverage supply chain, alcoholic beverage packaging supply chain, alcoholic beverage derivatives, intangible cultural heritage products, and characteristic alcoholic beverage and food supply chain, aiming to create a comprehensive "alcoholic beverage + N" supply chain system.