At the two municipal sessions of Jingzhou at thebeginning of this year, the Jingzhou Municipal Committee of the ChinaDemocratic League came up with the Proposalon Vigorously Developing Jingzhou's Night Economy, offering advice on thedevelopment of Jingzhou's night economy.

With the rapid development of the economy and the acceleration in the pace ofcity life in recent years, more and more urban residents have started going outfor shopping and recreation at night, to experience the culture and vitality ofthe city. The night economy is not only an important reflection of the city'sconsumption level, but also an inherent requirement of the high-qualitydevelopment of Jingzhou's economy.

In the Proposal on Vigorously DevelopingJingzhou's Night Economy, the Jingzhou Municipal Committee of the ChinaDemocratic League said Jingzhou's night economy has taken shape, but still hasproblems such as the lack of planning, varieties, local features and support.Jingzhou has attached great importance to the development of the night economy,and gradually transformed Jingzhou's night economy from the night snack economyinto a diversified economy integrating travel, shopping and recreation throughcity-district coordination, department collaboration and the release of supportpolicies.

To polish Jingzhou's culture & tourism brand, the Jingzhou Municipal Bureauof Commerce has teamed up with culture & tourism departments to organizenight tours. Meanwhile, Jingzhou has improved night lighting by planningfunctional lighting and landscape lighting in Jingzhou's three urban areascovering a total area of 480 square kilometers.

At the next stage, the commerce department will, based on the proposal,organize events such as food festival, to encourage large business enterprisesand branded catering enterprises to duly extend night business hours tostimulate the vitality of the night economy, work out a night economydevelopment plan and release support policies to promote the development of thenight economy.