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Zhongguancun is 'dynamic, promising'

By Zhang Yiwu (China Daily)
Updated: 2010-09-14 08:05

Zhongguancun has been a symbol of the high-tech development and innovation of China for many years, displaying the creativity and imagination of the Chinese people.

It is also a platform for Chinese youth to realize their dreams.

Zhongguancun has evolved from tumultuous beginnings in the 1980s, rapidly expanding in the 1990s and experiencing full-swing development in the first 10 years of the 21st century.

It has kept pace with China's rapid development and has been recognized as one of China's most dynamic, promising and pioneering areas.

The area is an outstanding proof that China's fast development in the past 30 years provides infinite opportunities.

I'd like to make two key points regarding the future development of this core area of Zhongguancun national independent innovation model park.

One point is that it should combine technology with cultural creativity, which will provide new punch to the development of Zhongguancun.

It is globally acknowledged that the cultural innovation industry is crucial to future society. As a key part of the nation's soft power, the sector will become a new growth area for China's globalization.

The success of the film of Avatar indicates that the combination of cultural innovation and high tech sectors has tremendous power.

Zhongguancun is a cluster containing both sectors. Its advantages and industrial foundation will help the area gain new momentum in development.

Another point is that it should develop technologies in accordance with all kinds of new issues.

For example, as the value of low-carbon has become a new topic around the globe, people should pay more attention to the popularization and development of its technology.

They are also advised to keep abreast of global trends, make new breakthroughs and seek new growth areas.

Those are the winning cards for future innovation.

The author is a renowned scholar and professor at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University.

(China Daily 09/14/2010)