"Youth Creates Better Cities" GYLD China Tour in Jinan & Zibo

From August 12th to 14th, the 2022 GYLD China Tour traveled to Jinan and Zibo in Shandong province. Around the topic of“Youth Creates Better Cities”, a group of international youth from 12 countries visited the headquarters base of the International Summit on Innovation and Development of Youth Entrepreneurs in Jinan, the Zibo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the Archaeological Site of Jixia Academy, the Zhoucun Ancient Town, the Qi Heritage Museum and the Zibo Ceramics and Glass Museum and other places. They held in-depth conversations with the officials of related departments of the local government, youth entrepreneurs, representatives of foreigners and experts on local culture, got to know the platform built for youth in enhancing science and technology innovation, deepening economic and commercial collaboration and encouraging the communication between different cultures, and fully experience the vibrance of a youthful Shandong.

Shandong province is leading the way in creating youth-friendly cities. At the Headquarters of International Summit on Innovation and Development of Youth Entrepreneurs in Jinan, the international youth learnt that the summit, which has been held successfully for three times, has already become an important link in connecting quality resources. In the Zibo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, international youth learned about the preferential foreign trade policies available to enterprises in the zone, visited the technological innovation companies founded by some young talents who graduated from Tsinghua University. In the international young entrepreneurs dialogue, the international youth and local youth entrepreneurs discussed at length about how cities could support the growth of youth entrepreneurs, and the responsibility and role young entrepreneurs take in the development of cities.