Deng Hong, deputy director of the Information Office of the Guangdong provincial government, said the conference will build a platform for in-depth communication among the world's most influential figures.

"It will tell stories about China's journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-around way and demonstrate the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind," he noted.

Tourists take a boat tour of Lychee Bay in Guangzhou. CHINA DAILY

Zhu Xiaoyi, deputy director of the publicity department of the Guangzhou committee of the Communist Party of China, said a series of supplementary activities are planned to take place during the event. They include a global choice food collection, theatrical performances, a poverty alleviation photo show, a cultural and tourism industry investment and financing matchmaking conference and field inspections.

Experts said the conference will be inspiring to Guangzhou in this old city's further initiatives to gain new vitality; vice versa, the event, together with the supplementary activities, will become an important platform for the city to share its wisdom of and solutions to urban facelift and governance, business environment improvement, as well as social, economic and cultural developments.