(Correspondent Chen Zhengbin and Reporter Lu Yebin) On the 4th, Deputy Secretary-General of WCCO, Xu Hongxi and his party paid a visit to the Yangzhou-Gaoyou National Agricultural Technology Industrial Park alongside Gao Yingjian, Senior Manager of Risk Management Department of Jiangsu Bank of China, and Dai Xuesong, Vice President of Yangzhou Bank of China. The purpose of their visit was to establish preliminary cooperation for the construction of charming towns as well as the integration of industries and finance. Representatives from the city, Pan Xueyuan and Yang Wenxi accompanied the inspection.

WCCO stands for the World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization. It is a non-profit international organization voluntarily formed by canal cities and related economic and cultural institutions around the world. It is dedicated to the dissemination of the history and culture of the canals and the promotion of exchanges and cooperation among the world's canal cities, through economy, trade and cultural exchanges, as well as non-governmental diplomacy. In-depth discussions and exchanges on related issues have been carried out between Gaoyou, WCCO and Jiangsu Bank of China.

Mayor Pan Xueyuan extended a warm welcome to Xu Hongxi and his party. Mayor Pan looks forward to the establishment of the Bank of China’s Pearl River Cultural Development Fund to help create the city’s charming town. He also hopes that the cooperation and fund would be set up as soon as possible to achieve a win-win outcome for the government and the bank.