President of the World Economic Forum Børge Brende speaks at the event. [Photo/en.people.cn]

The 2018 Guangzhou Night was held during the Annual Meeting of the New Championships 2018, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, on Wednesday night in northern China's Tianjin. 

The activity, hosted by Cedar Holdings and directed by the municipal government of Guangzhou, showcased the perfect combination of tradition and modernity, exhibiting exquisite high-tech designs.

The vigor and vitality presented by the flower city and thousand-year-old commercial city left deep impressions on the guests.

The activity was attended by over 400 guests including President of the World Economic Forum Børge Brende, vice mayor of China's Tianjin Municipality Zhao Haishan, mayor of Dalian Tan Chengxu, global enterprise executives, senior government officials and social elites.

The guests, together with the mayor of Guangzhou Wen Guohui, and executives from enterprises in the city such as Cedar Holdings, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Yuexiu Group and Lingnan Group, enjoyed the display of Lingnan culture and drew the blueprint for Guangzhou's development.