1. Full completion of the under-line works of Huhang Railway

At 1:40 a.m. on October 25, with the completion of the last concrete pouring, the wide span of the Yuhang Super Bridge, the last swivel continuous beam of  Huhang Railway was joined. The next stage will be the preparation of railway track laying. 

Huhang Railway is the first high-speed railway to be built under the leadership of Zhejiang Province. The whole railway line is 137.8km in length with the speed of a double-track high-speed railway reaching 350km/h. There are 50 bridges along the line with 81.8km in length and 33 tunnels (41.4km). The railway station includes Huzhou Station (junction station), Deqing Station, Hangzhouxi Station, Fuyangxi Station, Tongludong Station, Tonglu Station (Junction Station). This project is of great significance in creating the "Yangtze River Delta on the track", enhancing the technical strength and industry status of the province-based high-speed railway construction, and filling the gap in the field of high-speed railway construction in Zhejiang.

2. One-month countdown to Zhejiang Youth Film Festival! Flash mobs pay tribute to Chinese movies

Zhejiang Youth Film Festival will be held from November 24 to 28 in Hangzhou. On October 24, symphonic flash mobs about classic movie theme songs hit the streets of Hangzhou!

With the theme of "To make young people’s film dreams come true", this year’s festival aims to inspire more young filmmakers to start, pursue and fulfill their dreams in Zhejiang, and to promote more fine works in the new era to spring in Zhejiang.

3. The Third China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation & Development Shaoxing Summit is unveiled

On October 24, the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation & Development Shaoxing Summit is unveiled. Over 20 representatives from African countries gathered in Shaoxing to discuss development plans and promote win-win cooperation.

As an important city along The Belt and Road (B&R), Shaoxing and Africa's economic and trade cooperation has become increasingly close, and the scale of two-way investment has been expanding. In the past 5 years, Shaoxing and Africa's import and export trade annual growth rate has been about 15%. 28 African countries enterprises in Shaoxing have made investments in Shaoxing while Shaoxing’s investment covers 21 African countries.

4. Zhejiang wins national honor for rural development

Eleven places from East China's Zhejiang province were recently listed among the 11th batch of national demonstration towns or villages for characteristic industry development, according to a statement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

For example, Anding village in Hangzhou's Fuyang district has achieved prosperity by growing Yunwu Tea.

The characteristic sector of Guzhu village in Huzhou's Changxing county is leisure tourism, while that for Lindai town in Jiaxing's Pinghu city is shrimp farming.

In addition, three towns from the province made China's list of towns which has a characteristic industry with an annual output value of at least 1 billion yuan ($153.8 million).

Ten villages from Zhejiang were also included in the nation's list of villages with a characteristic industry that has an annual output value of at least 100 million yuan.

5. 8th Wuzhen Theatre Festival: The show goes on, come rain or shine

Rain could not stop hordes of theater enthusiasts from enjoying the ongoing Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen Water Town, east China's Zhejiang Province. 

Situated south of the Yangtze River and nestled at the heart of a triangle area among the cities of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai, the riverside water town presented an ethereal atmosphere during the misty rainy days. 

Featuring 66 performances of 24 plays at 12 venues in the town, the 10-day festival is set to close later on Sunday, with the results of the Emerging Artists' Competition to be announced at the closing ceremony.

Editor: He Zhenzhen