Chengdu: The Happiness Formula of a Megacity

During the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, how will a megacity usher in the new era? Chengdu has lived up to the expectations by developing “Ten Projects for a Better Life” (the “Ten Projects”).

Release time : 2021-04-28 20:43:13

source : Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism

During the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, how will a megacity usher in the new era? Chengdu has lived up to the expectations by developing “Ten Projects for a Better Life” (the “Ten Projects”). “A Better Life” means essential, systematic and in-depth integration, presents the most meaningful happiness formula for the city and shows the new trend for urban development.

Chengdu witnessed the bringing-up of the initiative of building a garden-like city, and it has now become a demonstration area for such cities. It prioritizes the livelihoods, thinks globally and sets a good example as an ideal dwelling place where everyone lives a happy and better life.

From the perspective of the residents and tourists, this is the happiness formula of a megacity.

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Chengdu’s Happiness, Happiness of Everyone

Chengdu has an agency named Happiness Office. The employees are specially called “Citizen Observers”. This February, 40 citizens were appointed. They took office and now serve as Chengdu’s “Happiness Observers” or “Happiness Perceivers”.

Yang Yifan, Deputy Director of the International Research Institute on Aging at Southwest Jiaotong University, has become a member of the Observation Group of the All-Age Friendly and Inclusive Society Construction Project. After taking office, he pays more attention to the life of the aged and disabled, observes and studies their living state, which has already become a daily routine of his own life.

“Citizen Observers” are also “Project Supervisors”. Recently, several observers have jointly visited a number of schools and hospitals. They got first-hand information of the development of the “Ten Projects”, offered helpful suggestions and provided guidance and support for continuous improvement.

Happiness is the subjective feeling about daily life. The voices “City Observers” have heard, the