On the 10th, Party Committee Secretary Jiang Ling, Mayor Xu Yixian, and Wanda Group Chairperson Wang Jianlin held working talks. The two sides agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic cooperative relationship, give full play to their advantages, integrate resources, communicate closely, deepen and expand practical cooperation in the fields of cultural tourism, sports, film and television, and rural revitalization, and work together to promote mutually beneficial and win-win development.
Jiang Ling and Xu Yixian first expressed their gratitude to Wanda Group on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for its long-term active participation in supporting the development of Luoyang. They said that entering the new development stage, the tourism mode is accelerating the transformation from sightseeing tours to leisure vacation experience tours, the cultural tourism industry has become an important trend for future development, and the consumption of cultural tourism is more vigorous. Luoyang is a famous historical and cultural city with rich cultural heritage and rich cultural tourism resources. It has unique advantages in the development of immersive cultural tourism industry. Wanda Group has long been deeply involved in the integration of cultural tourism and has strong planning, construction and operation capabilities. At present, cultural tourism has a market, Wanda has the ability, and Luoyang has the demand. The two sides work together to deepen cooperation space and great potential. The Longmen Tourism Resort project is the first major project for the two sides to strengthen strategic cooperation. It is hoped that Wanda Group will conform to the new trend of "subversive creativity, immersive experience, and youthful consumption" cultural tourism development, find and grasp the "empathy point" of the public in the deep excavation of Luoyang cultural resources, do a good job in modern fashion expression of advantageous traditional culture, and strive to launch cultural tourism products that carry Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, so that tourism can become a process of enhancing cultural consciousness and strengthening cultural confidence; do a good job in cultural tourism planning with high standards, pay attention to integrating Luoyang cultural elements into scene creation, and actively introduce the concept of role-play tabletop game and the layout of the square system, so that tourists can "return to the prosperous Tang Dynasty" in the immersive experience. In the next step, Luoyang City will make every effort to promote comprehensive cooperation with Wanda Group, refine the project list, ensure service, improve the communication mechanism, and promote the practical cooperation between the two sides to a new level.
Wang Jianlin said that Luoyang’s rich historical and cultural heritage has left a deep impression. With the strong recovery of the cultural tourism consumer market, the cooperation between the two parties has ushered in the best opportunity. Wanda Group will rely on Luoyang’s unique cultural resources, adhere to high-end positioning and differentiated development, and strive to build Longmen Tourism Resort into a cultural tourism destination with national influence. At the same time, Wanda Group is willing to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation with Luoyang, give full play to its comprehensive advantages, and further expand practical cooperation in sports, film and television, rural revitalization, strategic consultation, urban development and other fields, so as to contribute more wisdom and strength to Luoyang’s economic and social development.
Before the talks, the two sides jointly held a cultural and tourism symposium on "Walking Luoyang and Understanding History", inviting cultural scholars to share their thoughts and suggestions on the planning of immersive situational performance projects, and to find the entry point and breakthrough of "telling the story of Luoyang well" in the exchange and collision.
Wanda Group Chief Vice President and Executive Vice President of Business Management Group Wang Zhibin, Wanda Group Vice President and General Manager of Information Technology Center Li Rongzhi and other corporate executive team members, city leaders Wang Fei, Wang Jun, Wei Xianfeng and others attended the talks.
