BEIJING, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanzhou, a historical city in southeast China's Fujian Province, has been promoting its transformation from a "manufacturing powerhouse" to a "fashion capital" by advancing the integrated development of "world cultural heritage + fashion".
Quanzhou was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, particularly in ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" was inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2021.
Within this world heritage city, 22 heritage sites, such as Kaiyuan Temple and Luoyang Bridge, weave together the bustling memories of the "largest port in the East" in the period of Song and Yuan dynasties. Based on that legacy, the city has emerged as a premier destination of cultural and tourism industry with total tourist arrivals reaching 112 million in 2025.
By leveraging its unique advantages, Quanzhou has set up a working group dedicated to integrating its profound cultural heritage with the development of the city's fashion industry so as to propel its transformation from a manufacturing city to a fashion city.
Quanzhou boasts a cluster of 13,000 textile, garment and footwear enterprises, with its 2025 industrial output surpassing 700 billion yuan. The city has nurtured numerous leading brands including Anta, Xtep, Septwolves, 361°, and Peak. Building on that, Quanzhou has become an important landmark of Chinese fashion manufacturing landscape.
From the largest port in the East in Song and Yuan dynasties, to the rise of modern industrial clusters worth hundreds of billions of yuan, Quanzhou has shaped its fashion identity with its industrial confidence. By forging a synergy of world cultural heritage and modern trends, the city has embarked on a high-quality development path that empowers industries with fashion and connects the world through trade.
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Xinhua Silk Road: Profound world cultural heritage empowers Quanzhou's transformation into "fashion capital"
WENZHOU, China, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report by China Daily:
On October 24, the World Young Scientist Summit 2026 opened in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and the World Association of Young Scientists. Nearly 800 representatives, including scientists, educators, and entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries and regions, are attending the summit.
He Junke, Vice President of CAST in charge of daily work and First Secretary of its Secretariat; Lian Yimin, Chairman and Party Group Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Marcelo Knobel, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences; and Zhang Zhenfeng, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Wenzhou Municipal Committee, attended the summit and delivered remarks. Yao Gaoyuan, Vice Governor of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, presided over the first segment of the plenary session.
With the theme "Gathering Talents Worldwide to Create a Better Future," the summit's annual agenda is "Global Youth Action in the AI Era: Building a Sustainable Future." It aims to draw on the insights of young people around the world, deepen international sci-tech cooperation, and jointly address questions about young people, science, the world and the future.
Efim Zelmanov, Fields Medalist and Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Yunji, Deputy Director of the Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, and Director of the National Key Laboratory of Processor Chips; Mary Garson, President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; and Lu Chaoyang, Member of the Standing Committee of CAST, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Institute of Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, and Chairman of the Council of the World Association of Young Scientists, delivered keynote speeches respectively on education reform in the AI era, AI and processor chips, young women scientists' participation in science, and quantum computing. They explored new opportunities for scientific research, talent cultivation, and international cooperation in the AI era.
This year's summit placed greater emphasis on the growth needs of young scientists, with young talents under the age of 45 accounting for 88 percent of participants. It aimed to build a cluster of international journals, bring together young scientific talent, facilitate a batch of international collaborative projects and advance the application and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. The summit released the Report on the Distribution and Mobility of Young Scientists in the Field of Embodied Intelligence, launched the World Young Scientist Summit Partner Journal Program and the 2026 World Young Scientist Innovation and Entrepreneurship Growth Support Program. It also published the "Young Scientist Pioneers 2035" list and announced the 2026 Sustainable Development Young Scientist Award. The awards were presented to four Chinese and foreign scientists.
Chen Tianrun, Founder of Hangzhou Moxin Technology Co., Ltd.; Yuan Yang, Assistant to the Dean of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University; and two of the 2026 Sustainable Development Young Scientist Award winners, César de la Fuente and Nicola Segata, among other Chinese and foreign young scientist representatives, spoke at the flash-talk session to share their research practices and reflections.
In addition, the conference focused on fields such as future manufacturing, quantum information, embodied intelligence, brain-computer intelligence, environmental science, deep-sea resources, and life and health, and held 12 parallel forums. It also included the "Gravitation π" Future Technology and Concept Products Exhibition and Exchange, local thematic side events, and sci-tech and humanities study visits, further building an interdisciplinary, cross-regional and cross-sector platform for youth sci-tech exchange and cooperation.
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World Young Scientist Summit 2026 Opens in Wenzhou, Zhejiang
