JINAN, Aug 29 (INP): Deputy Director General of Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, Zhang Weike has said that Shandong, the Eastern province of China will host Confucian Entrepreneurship conference to promote Confucian entrepreneurship and to strengthen entities of cultural market and industry. Addressing a delegation of journalists from Asia Pacific countries including Pakistan in Jinan on Wednesday, Zhang Weike said that the in 2018 Conference on Confucian Entrepreneurship will be hosted by the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and the People’s Government of Shandong Province in Jinan from September 28 to 30 under the themes of “The Great Way to Confucian Entrepreneurship: Integrity and Credibility” and “New Era, New Vision, New Energies, New Confucian Entrepreneurs and ”. During the Conference, various featured activities will be held in 17 cities. He said to gain new competitive advantages in developing Shandong open economy, it is imperative to promote Confucian entrepreneurship for the modern era, giving full play to the role of entrepreneurs. Zhang Weike said that this will help create the lively atmosphere of encouraging respected entrepreneurs to embark on their careers in society at large, inspiring them to practice Confucianism—to work for national prosperity and the benefits of people by actively funding the major projects on replacement of old growth drivers with new ones. The Deputy Director General of Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce added that the Conference aims to promote accumulation of high-level resources. At its 11 industry forums, including new-generation information technology, high-end equipment, new energy, new materials, modern marine-time industry, medical care and elderly care, advanced chemical engineering, modern efficient agriculture, cultural innovation, fine tourism, contemporary financing services and so on. He further stated that heads of provincial government departments and eminent industrialists will be responsible for organizing groups for regular exchanges, covering fields such as industry and commerce, science and technology, education, culture and tourism, health, finance, overseas associations and the overseas Chinese community, and the new generation and young entrepreneurs. Zhang Weike said, “We plan to attract more Shandong merchants to come home to start businesses, and draw more Confucian entrepreneurs into participation in Shandong’s lively reform and development, and thus to strongly underpin this new perspective on the construction of a powerful modern province for a new era.” Mr. Wang Tingqi, Deputy Director General and member of leading Party group of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture said that we have implemented the arrangement of the great program of shifting economic growth drivers and promoted the supply side structural reform in cultural area, stepping up the transformation and upgrading of cultural industry and improving both quality and performance. Mr. Wang Tingqi said, “We have been focusing on strengthening entities of cultural market, completing the building of one national demonstration park of cultural industry and 15 national demonstration bases. We have been speeding up the building of key cultural industry programs. We have also been giving full play to the role of cultural consumption, successfully holding the first Shandong Cultural Consumption Season while focusing on the three national pilot city of cultural consumption, namely Jinan, Qingdao and Zibo.” Mr. Yan Xiangjun, Director of Market Development Division of Shandong Tourism Development Commission said that Shandong is located in the eastern coastal area of China and the lower reaches of the Yellow River, between Beijing and Shanhai. It covers a land area of 157.9 thousand square kilometers and has a total population of 100 million. He said that the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and People’s Government of Shandong Province highly emphasize tourism development and has included it into the ten major industries of the major program of economic growth drivers shift of Shandong. In 2017, Shandong receives a total of 785 million people’s visits, up by 10.3% year-on-year. Among the total visits,780 million are domestic visitors, up by 10.3% year-on-year and 4.944 million are foreign visitors, up by 1.9% year-on-year. The total amount of travel consumption of the whole province was around 920 billion RMB yuan or around 144.6 billion US dollars, up by 14.5% year-on year. Outbound travelers going abroad through travel agencies of the whole province was around 2.92 million, he added. He added that we are seeking more channels for international co-operation and publicity as well as building cooperation platform for enterprises, promoting more travelers’ exchanges and hence enhancing mutual understanding, friendship and development of various areas. Mr. Wei Changmin Director of Information Office of People’s Government of Shandong Province said that the activity is mainly to support the 2018 Confucian Merchants Conference through showcasing Shandong’s prosperous economy, time-honored traditional culture and picturesque natural and ecological landscape as well as demonstrating the new image and new achievements of Shandong in the new era. The journalist delegation also visited the Zibo, Taian, Jining and Qufu cities where in Jinan after launch ceremony the delegation visited the Jiabao Dairy Co. Ltd in Zibo Visit Qi Culture Museum and Linzi Football Museum, Boshan Colored Glaze, Green Rift Valley of Mount Tai and Delegation also watched the fengshan Worship ceremony while in Taian Visit Mount Tai Scenic Area, Dai Temple Scenic Area in Jining Visit Liangshan Scenic Area, Shuihu Culture Experience Hall, Confucius Headquarters Experience Base and in Qufu the delegation Watch city gate Opening Ceremony of Ming Gucheng and also visit Confucian Temple and Confucian Mansion. INP/M/SB