On the 20th of September, the National Urban Planning Conference 2011 organized by Urban Planning Society of China and Nanjing municipal government was held in Nanjing. Qiu Baoing, vice minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and president of Urban Planning Society of China, Yang Weize, member of Provincial Standing Committee of the CPC and secretary of Nanjing Municipal Committee of the CPC, He Quan, vice governor of Jiangsu and Ji Jianye, mayor of Nanjing were present at the opening ceremony of the annual conference. In his speech, He Quan said that in the process of speeding up the urbanization, Jiangsu insists on planning first, and has promoted and realized a full coverage of urban and rural planning in an early period and set up a well-arranged and inter-linked system of urban and rural planning with complete supporting facilities. At the time, Jiangsu earnestly strengthens planning guidance and regulation functions and guides orderly construction of cities and guarantees an overall planning of the economic and social development with urban and rural planning. Next, in compliance with the requests of speeding up changes of development approaches and promote economic upgrading and transformation, Jiangsu will extensively learn from countries around the world and other provinces in China their advanced concepts and successful experience, focus on optimizing the planning system and improving levels of planning, and seek efficiency in perfecting urban functions and improving city qualities to build a unique way of urban and rural planning and make unremitting efforts to build a energy-saving and environment-friendly society and a better future of urban development.

Attending the meeting + Taking a photograph

As the number of participants exceeds 3000, the LUNCH boxes also becomes an interesting topic for journalists.