Since its trial operation in late June, Legoland Shanghai Resort has attracted enthusiastic visitors to explore Lego-themed attractions ahead of its official opening on July 5.
Under the bright summer sun, visitors paused to admire miniatures of landmarks in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai crafted with LEGO bricks, with many trying their hand at building structures with an array of blocks.
Various parts of the resort, including attractions, recreational facilities, transportation and communication services, are being continuously improved to ensure smooth operations and a high-quality visitor experience.
The resort currently has approval to host up to 28,000 visitors per day. However, daily admission numbers will be adjusted based on weather conditions, seasonal changes and holidays to ensure the safety and comfort of visitors.
"I especially love the hotel design and it's very colorful. And the food taste is also very good, especially the desserts. They have Chinese elements in it, like Sun Wukong. [I started to play Lego] since I was two. So I'm a really big fan of Lego and I like the LEGO Ninja. One time when I was little, I was in Japan, the Japan Legoland Resort. Shanghai has more Chinese elements," said Friedrich Huang, a 12-year-old tourist.
Located in Shanghai's Jinshan District, the 318,000-square-meter resort is a Lego theme park and hotel destination for children aged 2 to 12 and their families. The resort features over 75 interactive rides, shows and attractions, as well as thousands of Lego models across eight immersive "lands."
Trial operation of Legoland Shanghai Resort draws enthusiastic visitors to explore Lego-themed attractions
China will establish about 35 national-level demonstration zones for the innovative development of service trade by 2035, as part of the efforts to further open up the country's service sector.
At a regular press briefing in Beijing on Thursday, He Yongqian, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Commerce, outlined the newly released overall plan for the construction of these zones.
"Building on previous pilot programs for the innovative development of service trade, a group of service export enterprises with international competitiveness and key service industry clusters are expected to come into being. Demonstration zone construction will be launched first in 17 regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Dalian and Xiamen, with the goal of establishing about 35 such demonstration zones nationwide by 2035," she said.
"Specifically, we will pursue differentiated reforms focused on the following areas: exploring integrated innovations across industrial and supply chains; cultivating competitive advantages for business entities; promoting the efficient supply of production factors; advancing high-level opening-up; and building a coordinated support system that links domestic and international markets," said the spokeswoman.
China's service sector has become a primary driver for economic growth. In the first quarter of this year, the service sector's value-added output accounted for 61.7 percent of the GDP, up 0.4 percentage points year on year. Its contribution to economic growth reached 63.2 percent during the period, up 4 percentage points from a year earlier, according to official data.
China to build 35 demonstration zones for service trade innovation by 2035: official
