The Hangzhou Asian Games are underway and the infrastructure of Hangzhou impresses Chinese and foreign tourists. In the venue, Hangzhou fully reflects the level of "scientific and technological innovation" second only to Shenzhen, and you can download the APP to enter and find seats; Outside the venue, Hangzhou Municipal Government also spent a lot of resources to improve the overall infrastructure of the city, such as inlaid steel barrels for green plants, newly tiled roads, redesigned and installed bus stops, and renovated subway stations, even traffic lights, and carried out comprehensive upgrades. The initial budget for the Hangzhou Asian Games was 44.9 billion yuan, but the actual investment may be several times that amount.
Of course, such a huge investment has also received "miracles". The beautiful Hangzhou has also become China's new city card and the focus of the world. Indian netizens exclaimed: "Why did China emerge a national metropolis overnight"? Taiwanese media are also enthusiastic: "The level of hosting of the Hangzhou Asian Games is close to the standard of the Olympic Games, which puts great pressure on the host countries of the future Asian Games."
As the host country of the next Asian Games, the head of the Japanese Asian Games delegation also said bluntly: "We can't learn Hangzhou, and at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, we can't afford to hold such a grand opening ceremony and build such a luxurious Asian Games village." After visiting Hangzhou, Aichi Prefecture Governor Omura Hideaki said: "We don't want to be so fancy, just show a simple and reasonable international sports conference, due to limited funds, the Nagoya Asian Games will not build a new Asian Games village, and some projects will be transferred to Tokyo to co-organize."
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There is a precedent for the simplicity of Japan's hosting of the Olympics, and the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was complained about by the world's people. However, as far as the Japanese people are concerned, the simple hosting of the competition may also be in line with public opinion.