"Reform and opening-up really ushered in a new era of open-mindedness and forward-looking in Guangzhou," said Liu Ying, director of the Xinghai Concert Hall, during an interview with Guangzhou Daily on July 6.
Guangzhou has become increasingly connected with the outside world since reform and opening-up, in which consulates in Guangzhou played a vital role and served as a platform for political, economic, social and cultural exchanges, said Solomon Rutega, consul general of Uganda in Guangzhou.
The year 2018 marks a 40-year education career for Wu Yingmin, principal of Guangzhou Middle School, and coincides with the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up.
In the recently released Fortune Global 500 rankings, three Guangzhou-based companies made the cut. Cedar Holdings stood out as the only private enterprise among them with revenue of over 100 billion yuan ($14.66 billion) in 2017.
"We are living in the best times for metro construction," said Zhang Zhiliang, chief engineer of the Guangzhou Metro in an interview with Guangzhou Daily on July 6, recollecting his experiences in metro construction during the reform and opening up.
Guangzhou and Los Angeles have had a sister city partnership for 37 years and the exchanges between the two are fruitful, said Fredrick W. Hong, a Chinese American lawyer and former president of the Los Angeles-Guangzhou Sister City Association (LAGSCA) in an interview with Guangzhou Daily.
Guangzhou's culture sparkles with vitality thanks to the reform and opening-up policy introduced 40 years ago, said Huang Shusen, honorary president of the Guangdong Literary and Artistic Critics Association, during an interview conducted by Guangzhou Daily on July 6.
The open and healthy entrepreneurial atmosphere in Guangzhou ensures that business ventures can thrive, according to Li Zhankeng, founder of Youmi Technology, in an interview with Guangzhou Daily on July 6.
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