With a large number of globally influential designs, Shenzhen is the first city in China to be awarded the title of “City of Design” by UNESCO.
Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world and the largest city in the province of Quebec, Canada. In 1991, Montreal became the first city in North America to establish the position of a design commissioner.
On January 19, 2022, the General Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government printed and issued the Action Plan of Chongqing for Building a City of Design.
On November 22, 2013, the China Design Innovation Conference was grandly held in Chongqing as a main event of the Design Week, marking the start of Chongqing’s journey to becoming a “City of Design”.