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Wanzhou China

Wanzhou has been an important Yangtze River port in China for centuries and remains a vital land and water commercial hub. Covering over 335 square miles, Wanzhou is home to to 1.7 million people. The city is renowned for natural gas, rock salt, and Chinese medicinal herbs in addition to 38 exploitable mineral resources. Its tangerines, oranges, and peaches are celebrated throughout China. Wanzhou is located in the municipality of Chongqing which is known as a transportation hub, modern manufacturing base, and gateway to developing Western China.

Global Marketplace

International Trade Assistance

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) offers a number of programs to assist businesses in exporting and importing.

• Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) - qualified companies are recruited for a two year program
• Research - VEDP has global consultants in over 45 countries and three internal research staff to provide valuable insight to assist your business in reaching the global marketplace
• Trade Missions - The international team can organize group or independent market visits

Foreign Trade Zone

•  A FTZ is located in Waynesboro at Solutions Place. 

Sister City

Waynesboro and Wanzhou China (Chongqing Municipality) have entered into an agreement to jointly support and promote economic development and cultural exchanges between the two cities. In November 2010 a delegation of six government and business leaders from Wanzhou and Chongqing visited Waynesboro to sign the formal document. 

In 2011, the Waynesboro Wanzhou Sister City Association was official formed in anticipation of participation in the 8th Annual Chongqing International Garden Expo.

Garden Expo

From China Travel News - - On November 19, the 8th China International Garden Expo was opened in Chongqing Garden Expo Park, New North Zone of Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The Garden Expo is themed by “Better Garden, Better City”, and the goal is to guide the society to have a pursuit of harmonious living environment. The Chongqing Garden Expo will be held until next April, which provides all the participants a platform for sharing resources, exchanges and cooperation.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Chongqing Municipal government, the nearly three-billion-yuan (about $470 million) Expo Garden covers an area of 220 hectares (over 540 acres), boasts more than 40 landscape architectures, 127 garden exhibition areas and 26 tourist attractions.

The Chongqing Garden Expo covers garden floral, natural ecology, leisure tourism, cultural and art, business and trade exchanges. The Chongqing Garden Expo is also characterized different styles of Chinese gardens, which demonstrates China’s main garden styles and the historic and cultural features.

In addition to Chinese style gardens, gardens from 35 cities representing five continents participated.  North America cities joining Waynesboro, were Houston, Seattle, and Waterloo Ontario.