Heilongjiang Party Secretary Wang Xiankui, accompanied by Jixi Party Secretary Xu Zhaojun and Mayor Kang Zhiwen, visited the construction site of Jixi Wanda Plaza in Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province on June 10.

Wang, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, extended warm congratulations on the launch of the project and expressed satisfaction at the project process and construction management.

Wang pointed out that the new plaza will promote business and real estate development in Jixi and provide first-class shopping, business, residence and recreation facilities.

He also gave his greetings to the staff and workers stuck to their forefront positions during the holiday. The traditional Dragon Boat Festival fell on June 12 this year and the public would enjoy a three-day holiday from June 10-12.

Other government officials also expressed their concern and support to the plaza construction.
General Manager of Jixi Wanda Plaza Zhang Lidong promised state-of-the-art quality and vowed to make the plaza a project that can last for generations.

The Jixi Wanda Plaza broke ground on May 17. Consisting of a plaza and a hotel, it is located on the west side of the Central Street of Jiguan District with the Riverside Park nearby. The plaza is funded with an investment of 6 billion yuan. The plaza is the city’s largest urban complex project in terms of the investment and scale so far.

The Dalian Wanda Group was founded in 1988 and operates in four major industries, including commercial properties, luxury hotels, culture & tourism, and department store chain. The company has assets of 300 billion yuan ($48 billion) and an annual income of 141.7 billion yuan ($23 billion), and pays 20.2 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) in taxes every year. The company now operates 69 Wanda Plazas, 38 five-star hotels, 6,000 cinema screens, 57 department stores and 63 karaoke outlets across the country. By 2015, the company aims to increase its assets to 400 billion yuan ($64.8 billion) and annual income to 250 billion yuan ($40.5 billion), and pay 30 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in taxes every year, becoming a world-class enterprise.