Night view of Nanchang Street, the most popular tourist attraction in Wuxi. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
Wuxi in East China's Jiangsu province plans to take three to five years to become a city of gastronomy and a paradise of shopping, according to recently-published measures.
Local authorities will achieve the goal by improving shopping malls, gathering consumer brands, developing fashion and food industries, and optimizing consumption services.
Sanfengqiao, a time-honored food brand in Wuxi. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
Wuxi will bring in internationally famous products and speed up introducing brands' first stores. By 2026, the city will house more than 500 such stores and be home to 12 business zones and 20 special commercial blocks.
Wuxi cuisine and the food culture in the Jiangnan region will be fully explored to develop fine dining. By 2026, Wuxi will have cultivated and introduced 20 Black Pearl restaurants and 20 Golden Phoenix Tree restaurants, the Chinese equivalents of Michelin-starred restaurants. By the same year, the city is expected to have 30 catering businesses whose annual operating revenue exceeds 100 million yuan ($13.72 million).
Bustling night fair in Wuxi. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
Time-honored brands in Wuxi will be promoted and a Wuxi Time-honored Brands Museum will be built to expand the influence of local brands.
In addition, more shopping festivals will be organized to spur consumption.
