Czech National Symphony Orchestra concert on April 22, which marks the debut of Hongqiao CBD's business, tourism and culture plan.[Photo bu Tang Zhihao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai Hongqiao Central Business District (CBD) will launch a business, tourism and culture event and travel routes to show its appeal to visitors on May 1.

"The business, tourism and culture demonstration event will showcase Hongqiao CBD's achievements in reducing carbon emission, smart development, traffic hub construction, trading promotion and cultural development," said Chen Weili, deputy director of the Shanghai Hongqiao CBD Administrative Committee.

"The debut of demonstration zone and travel routes mark the mass construction of Hongqiao CBD is approach an end. We will pay more attention on Hongqiao CBD's functionality development in upcoming years," Chen said.

Zhao Jun, deputy director of Development and Construction Department of Hongqiao CBD, said that the zone will introduce a series of promotion activities in the next few months so visitors can have better understanding about the businesses, functions, development concept and culture of the Hongqiao CBD.

Zhao said some leading companies in the zone will open offices to the public so people have better knowledge about the business model and business environment that features smart and low carbon emission. There will also have food festivals, art exhibitions and street performances so ordinary people can participate in their spare time.

"We hope the culture, tourism and business can perfectly merge with each other to support the development of the Hongqiao CBD," Zhao said.

The Hongqiao CBD, situated in the western part of Shanghai, covers 86.6 suqare kilometers. It has a 27-square-kilometer main function area and a 59-square-kilometer expansion area. Its core zone covers 4.7-square-kilometers and will focus on developing a headquarters economy and high-end businesses.

The world's largest exhibition center named National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) is in the Hongqiao CBD. Zhao said the expo center will host over 30 exhibitions that cover 4.2 million square meters in 2016.

Travel time on foot from Hongqiao CBD to Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station andHongqiao Airport ranges between 7 and 15 minutes, which allow business people to travel between cities very conveniently.