Friendship Visit to Chengdu—“What I Saw Was Truly Inspiring”

From October 12 to 19, 2025, the City-to-City Workshop of 2025 Chengdu International Exchange Programme for Friendship was held in Chengdu under the theme of “Park City Initiative: The Path to a Green and Livable Future”.

A total of 22 representatives from 19 international friendship cities and member cities of international organizations across 15 countries participated in the workshop. These include representatives from Recife (Brazil), Hamilton (New Zealand), Gold Coast (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Bogotá (Colombia), Incheon (Republic of Korea), Busan (Republic of Korea), Daegu (Republic of Korea), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Kathmandu (Nepal), Tunis (Tunisia), Flemish Brabant Province (Belgium), Izmir (Türkiye), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Athens (Greece), Sheffield (United Kingdom), Bologna (Italy), Riverside (United States), and Buffalo (United States).

Focusing on urban planning, industrial development, livable life, sports-driven urban development, and other areas, the workshop shared insights into the development of green, inclusive, and sustainable cities and fostered mutual learning among cities through thematic lectures, case sharing, site visits, mutual exchanges, and other activities.