A luxury store ship is under construction on the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing on July 24, 2014. The store ship, with a 7-story structure and a semi-spherical dome on top, covers about 40,000 square meters. Designed as a venue for dining, entertainment, and leisure, the 150 million yuan (about 25 million US dollars) project was dubbed a "water palace" by local people. (Photo: China News Service/ Ji Yun) |
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.