Guizhou’s capital, Guiyang, has identified a brownfield site in their city centre which they hope to regenerate into a new zone that will nurture their rapidly developing tech and innovation businesses whilst providing contemporary spaces for their arts and crafts heritage businesses. Vice Governor Lu was delighted to learn more about the model the Creative Quarter has developed in Nottingham. He will take this case study back to colleagues in Guizhou to demonstrate that their ‘New zone’ concept can become a reality.
The delegation visited the Hangzhou Creative and Design centre and learnt about the work Nottingham is already doing to promote cultural collaborations with China. Next on the tour was Only Montana.
“This is graffiti art right? So you have a shop where people can buy paint to spray on walls? Quite amazing – this would never happen in China.”
The VG was amazed/perplexed
The final stop was Redsmith Distillery. Guizhou is home to China’s most famous (and potent) liquor, Moutai. The delegation got the chance to sample Redsmith’s award winning gins. The Vice Governor invited Redsmith to attend the annual “China (Guizhou) International Alcoholic Beverage Expo” where the company can promote their product to Chinese consumers.
