Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Center inaugurated

Ahead of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum and the International Technology Trade Fair, Beijing launched the ZGC International Technology Trade Center last Tuesday to accelerate the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and better connect research with market demand.

Covering 4,500 square meters, the center serves as a one-stop platform for technology transactions, offering services of trading, project roadshows, exhibitions, business matchmaking, and new sci-tech product debuts.

"The center leverages Beijing's advantages as a national sci-tech innovation hub, bringing together key trading resources of technology, talent, and capital. By integrating online and offline platforms, it is to build a global network for technology trading under the vision of buying and selling globally," said Yan Ying, director of the Sci-tech Transfer Division of the Management Committee of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park under the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.

A featured section of the center, dubbed the "Orange Shop," a homophone for "achievement shop" in Chinese, focuses on cutting-edge sectors such as AI, smart hardware, smart healthcare, and new materials. It combines product launches, interactive experiences, and exchanges, displaying top innovated products in an accessible way and helping new technologies gain market visibility.

"The center will help energize the entire chain of sci-tech commercialization, facilitating the transition of sci-tech findings from laboratories to the marketplace and from technologies to industries, and accelerating the high-quality realization of the transfer," said Liu Qiang, vice president of Beijing Zhongguancun Sci-tech Services.

Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Center inaugurated

Blossoming cherry blossoms are luring tourists to enjoy the picturesque scenes in a park in Xingyang City of central China's Henan Province.

The blossoms in the part are at their finest, with clusters of delicate petals fluttering in the breeze, creating a mesmerizing view of blossoms that blankets the landscape.

"The scenery here is especially beautiful. I came with my family, and I feel very relaxing and joyful today," said Li Shuai, a tourist.

Meanwhile, visitors can participate in traditional cultural activities and have immersive VR experiences, adding extra charm to their spring outing.

"Since the opening of the park, the average number of visitors on weekdays reached 20,000 daily, and the number of visitors on weekends exceeded 80,000 daily," said Song Zhiqian, head of the cherry blossom park.

With more than 120,000 cherry trees, the park covers an area of over 330 hectares and boasts over 80 rare varieties of cherry blossoms. The blossom season is expected to last until the end of April.

Cherry blossoms attract large number of spring visitors to central China's Henan