From December 8th to December 10th, the first China Urban Rail Transit Cultural Expo (hereinafter referred to as the Urban Rail Transit Cultural Expo) was held in Shenzhen, comprehensively showcasing the cultural precipitation and achievements of China's urban rail transit industry over 50 years of development, and providing citizens with an interactive platform to understand urban rail transit culture. Representatives of urban rail transit command and management departments and construction and operation units from nearly 40 cities across the country gathered in Pengcheng to participate in the cultural event of rail transit. The first Urban Rail Cultural Expo was jointly organized by the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the China Urban Rail Transit Association, and co hosted by Shenzhen Metro Group and Shenzhen Newspaper Group. The main venue has set up themed comprehensive halls, joint halls, independent halls, etc., comprehensively showcasing the achievements of China's urban rail cultural construction. During the event, urban rail peers from all over the country conducted full exchanges, leading the urban rail industry towards the pursuit of humanistic care and cultural connotations. On the path of exploring localization, standardization, marketization, and internet big data, we achieved common development and win-win cooperation.
As the first cultural event to comprehensively grasp the overall situation of the urban rail transit industry, the Urban Rail Transit Cultural Expo adheres to the theme of "facing the urban rail transit industry, prospering urban rail culture; facing the urban public, promoting urban spirit", aggregating the profound accumulation of urban rail transit culture and the fruitful achievements of the spirit of co building cities, comprehensively reflecting the achievements of China's urban rail transit construction, operation, and cultural development.
During the 3-day exhibition period, exhibitions, themed forums, themed evening parties, photography competitions, selection of urban rail public cultural works, and the release ceremony of the urban rail commemorative ticket catalog attracted the participation of industry insiders and citizens. Experts have expressed that through the platform of the Urban Rail Transit Cultural Expo, the charm of China's urban rail transit culture can be fully displayed in all dimensions and directions. At the same time, consensus from all parties in the industry can be gathered to exchange and explore development directions, create a cutting-edge position for cultural innovation in urban rail transit, and lead and promote the prosperous development of the urban rail transit cultural industry.