China Electronics Fair (CEF) West Show 2014, one of the largest electronic fairs in western China, will be held in Chengdu from July 10 to 12.
Chengdu's import and export volume in the first five months of the year reached 137.03 billion yuan.
A bride wearing a long, delicate wedding dress is shooting wedding photos with her husband in a lavender field at the Provence International Lavender Manor, located in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Chengdu's exhibition industry looks set to strengthen after the city signed a memorandum with UBM, the world's second largest exhibition company.
"Chengdu has a very strong R&D sector for the rail transport industry. We need to integrate scientific fruits into the industry and turn them into economic growth," said Huang Xinchu, Chengdu's Party chief.
Chengdu's foreign trade has maintained a steady growth of 6.3 percent year-on-year in the first five months this year, despite the continuing downturn in the country's foreign trade.
Chengdu, an international hotspot in western China, has maintained steady economic growth after attracting overseas partners, despite overall downward pressure nationwide.
Transformed over two decades from China's biggest base for heavy industry in the western region, Chengdu is now thriving with a modern economy built on high-technology industries that are driving its growth and providing a window on its innovative strength.
Chengdu plans to launch more high-tech enterprises over the next three years to drive the city's economy and innovative strengths amid China's industrial upgrading.
As international investors increase in Chengdu, the 72-hour visa-free policy that started last September has received a hearty welcome from businessmen who need to conveniently tend to their interests.
A cargo train connection between Chengdu, Sichuan province, and Lodz, Poland, has become a welcome logistic route for China's trade with Europe after one year in operation.
The US city of Chicago will set up a tourism office in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province next year to encourage more Chinese tourists to visit the largest city in the American Midwest.