00:00Well, let's get more on Wenzhou. Angeriya Gata is Assistant Professor of Economics at Wenzhou Kean University.
00:08Wenzhou is not often in the news. I've been living and working in Wenzhou for three years now.
00:14It's a tier two city. It has many advantages. It's a livable and laid back city with respect to other
00:22major cities in China.
00:24Wenzhou has also many hidden gems and attractions and I would say also genuine Chinese traditions that can be found
00:31all around the city.
00:33Why do you think the Wenzhou model has been so successful?
00:37This is an interesting question. The Wenzhou is considered the cradle of private entrepreneurship in China.
00:44It's renowned for its business and trade, which gradually evolved from simple family businesses to structure companies.
00:51Wenzhou is also the hometown of many Chinese people who migrated to many European countries.
00:57So there is a key role of returning migrants, of course.
01:01In this regard, the proximity to major Chinese ops and industrial clusters has been crucial.
01:08I would say that Wenzhou's key to success is probably its adaptive, dynamic and innovative nature that makes its economic
01:17environment.
01:17This has also become a model in terms of economic reform in China.
01:22Wenzhou has a growing tourism appeal. How do you see the city's tourism industry developing over the next decade?
01:31Yeah, tourism is becoming a key sector in Wenzhou indeed.
01:35There is still much potential.
01:36The city and its surroundings show invaluable cultural heritage, ancient handicraft and stunning nature.
01:44However, there is still much room for improvement.
01:47So I think it will be key to develop the tourism offer, its marketing, but also the infrastructure and transportation
01:54within the city and its surroundings.
01:57And if international viewers who perhaps don't know much about Wenzhou, what would you say is the one thing that
02:04makes it really unique and stand out in China?
02:06It has its own dialect. It has its own traditions.
02:10So not being in the news maybe is a good thing to Wenzhou.
02:16So if you want to see something unexpected, maybe you should visit Wenzhou.
02:21And why not also do business here?
02:24So if you want to see something unexpected, maybe you should visit Wenzhou.
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