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PRESS RELEASE DATE: 1st March 2008
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
LIVCOM 2008 HOST CITY TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL BIRTHDAY
Dongguan, host city of the 2008 LivCom Awards, will
celebrate the 1,250th anniversary of its foundation this
year. The city’s mayor, Mr Li Yu Quan said: “Having been awarded
First Place and receiving a Gold medal at the International
Awards for Liveable Communities in 2006, it is a great
honour for Dongguan to be able to host the LivCom Awards.” Dongguan is located where the Zhujiang River reaches the
South China Sea. Its total area is 2,465 square kilometres
with a total population reaching 6.5 million.
Today the city has thriving modern manufacturing industry
but it has also worked hard to protect its environment.
The city boasts a green coverage rate of 45% and its 16
forest parks, make Dongguan a renowned Garden City in the
Pearl River Delta. Preservation of its heritage, one of the criteria which
LivCom judges are looking for, has been successfully managed
in Dongguan. It was one of the places where the South of
Five Ridges civilization originated in China, with a
documented history of civilization that dates back more than
5,000 years. Its abundant heritage is seen in numerous relic
sites. Fittingly as host of a major international awards
event, Dongguan was also one of the first places in China to
establish relations with foreign countries. The incense of
China Eaglewood, which Dongguan was renowned for, was an
important commodity for the development of the ancient “Silk
Road of the Seas” (Hong Kong). ENDS |
