Global eyes are on Haidian! On the evening of September 11, the 7th “The Night of Haidian”, themed “Slightly Tipsy, Just Right to Talk”, romantically kicked off at the warmly lit Longhui 1910 Cultural and Creative Industrial Park.
When a century-old factory building meets the surging wave of artificial intelligence, a relaxed yet hardcore international exchange gala makes its scheduled appearance in the brilliant night of the 2026 CIFTIS.
This edition of “The Night of Haidian” is hosted by the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau and the People's Government of Beijing Haidian District, and organized by the Haidian District Bureau of Commerce. Over 200 guests from various sectors, including representatives of foreign embassies in China, overseas Chinese community leaders, “Haidian District's Global Service Partners”, key Haidian going-global and foreign-funded foreign trade enterprises, and CIFTIS exhibiting enterprise representatives, gathered together in a joyous reunion.
At the entrance of the exhibition area, a robot stands quietly waiting, with a tray steadily held in its “hand”, upon which “The Night of Haidian” business matching cards are neatly displayed.
As guests pass by, it steps forward slowly, raises its hand to gently offer a card, its movements smooth and natural, composed and polite — at this moment, hardcore technology also carries a gentle sense of ceremony.
Many guests queued up to experience the OBVerse Holographic Cabin.
In the AI Outfit Changing All-in-One Machine experience zone, guests simply need to stand still for a photo shoot to immediately see their 4K ultra-high-definition naked-eye 3D costume-swapped image wearing ethnic costumes, opera attire, or astronaut suits, achieving “one-second travel through ancient and modern times”. The 3D cartoon faceswap experience brings guests the marvelous feeling of “transforming into a cartoon protagonist in one second”, also attracting many young guests to try it out. In the Centennial Jingzhang AI Innovation Belt display and policy interpretation zone, Guoshu Technology also showcased the “OBVerse Holographic Cabin” product. The naked-eye 3D holographic digital human inside the cabin introduced the construction context and related content of the Centennial Jingzhang AI Innovation Belt to passing guests.
The Longhui 1910 Cultural and Creative Industrial Park was transformed and upgraded from a century-old industrial heritage site, where retro industrial style and modern sci-tech innovation vitality collide and blend. The event set up an “Experience • Brewing the Future” immersive trade in services integration development experience and matchmaking functional zone, running throughout the entire event: outstanding enterprises from advantageous trade in services fields such as education, commerce, technology, health, intellectual property, culture, and finance appeared on the same stage, with new technologies and new products displayed in a concentrated manner, presenting a comprehensive picture of Haidian's digital and intelligent development trends in trade in services.
On-site, a promotion of Haidian District's investment value was conducted, narrating Haidian's unique charm and the open, convenient, efficient, and secure development environment it provides for all types of market entities from four dimensions: “a land of innovation”, “a future city intelligent agent”, “a model of human habitation environment”, and “a pioneer of high-level opening-up”.
Nine enterprise-friendly measures packed with substance were centrally released in short film format, covering multiple tracks including foreign investment and trade, artificial intelligence, cultural industries, talent services, and enterprise demand response.
“Several Measures for Promoting High-Quality Development of Foreign Investment in Haidian District”, “Several Measures for Promoting High-Quality Development of Foreign Trade in Haidian District”, “‘Haijing • AI'” Ten Convenience Measures for Exit and Entry”, “Several Measures for Supporting the Development of ‘AI+Culture'in Haidian District”, “Several Measures for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Gaming and E-Sports Industry in Haidian District”, “Several Measures for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Premium Micro-Drama Industry in Haidian District”, the Youth Talent Work and Residence Permit Pilot Policy, the “Direct Delivery of Haidian Policies” Enterprise-Friendly Services, and the “Enterprise Calls, We Respond” Demand Response Mechanism comprehensively cover fields such as foreign investment attraction, foreign trade quality improvement, talent services, cross-border cooperation, and industrial development, delivering tangible policy dividends for enterprises to take root and thrive in Haidian and set sail for the global market.
At the event, the thematic video on trade in services integration development achievements, “Linking the World”, was released, presenting a panoramic view of the abundant fruits of Haidian's high-quality development in trade in services: from education, technology, and health to culture, finance, and intellectual property, a batch of Haidian service brands are accelerating toward the global market; along the Centennial Jingzhang AI Innovation Belt, the innovative wisdom of universities and research institutes, the development vitality of industrial parks, and the warm temperature of urban services converge and blend, with digital technology and the service industry deeply integrated, demonstrating Haidian's solid steps in building a national digital trade demonstration zone and actively participating in global trade in services collaboration.
“The Night of Haidian” at CIFTIS is a warm bridge for deepening exchanges and facilitating cooperation. Haidian welcomes global entrepreneurs, investment institutions, and industry organizations to take root and thrive here. Haidian will also extend its greatest sincerity, optimal services, and best ecosystem to deepen cooperation with all partners, jointly explore the blue ocean of trade in services, and co-create the future of the intelligent era.
Practical cooperation is the distinctive undertone of this edition of “The Night of Haidian”. At the event, key project signing ceremonies were held in batches, promoting the landing of a number of high-quality domestic and international resource matchmaking and industrial chain cooperation projects.
The going-global themed short film “Going-Global Partners” was simultaneously screened, vividly interpreting Haidian's full-chain going-global service ecosystem of “having a port within the district, a network overseas, and full-journey escort”.
The accreditation ceremony for the third batch of “Haidian District's Global Service Partners” was held on-site. This batch saw 18 high-quality institutions selected, covering fields such as financial services, foreign-related legal affairs, medical and health, innovation incubation, and cross-border services. Benchmark institutions including the Export-Import Bank of China Beijing Branch, China Construction Bank Beijing Branch, Rajah&Tann Singapore, Xiyuan Hospital of CACMS, and Plug and Play China were among those listed. To date, Haidian District's Global Service Partners across three batches have accumulated to 64 institutions, with the internationalized service system further improved, providing comprehensive and professional support for local enterprises to expand into overseas markets, foreign-funded enterprises to land and develop, and precise cross-border resource matchmaking.
This event created a dual-track exchange model of “roadshow+free negotiation”, launching a relaxed and efficient “slightly tipsy business talks”. During the roadshow segment, 10 key district enterprises and institutions including Kuaishou, DHgate, Lovi, SGS, and POWER ONLINE took the stage in turn to share innovation achievements, display service capabilities, and match global demands. During the free negotiation segment, going-global enterprises, international business associations, and professional service organizations gathered together, finding business fit points and reaching cooperation intentions in a relaxed atmosphere.
Three rounds of “Haidian Courtesy • Lucky Moments” prize draws were interspersed throughout the event. Cultural and creative gifts with distinctive Haidian characteristics, including “computing gift vouchers”, tea bowl sets, and Three Hills and Five Gardens paper-carving lamps, brought surprises to guests while conveying Haidian's innovative temperament and openness through culture as a bond.
From a century-old industrial heritage to the global stage, from a railway to an innovation belt, historical depth and future imagination converge and coexist in Haidian. Today, “The Night of Haidian” has become an important brand for Haidian District to link global resources, showcase its open image, and promote industrial cooperation. Going forward, Haidian will continue to deepen high-level opening-up, relying on core carriers such as the Centennial Jingzhang AI Innovation Belt and Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone, optimizing the business environment, improving the service system, and expanding the cooperation “circle of friends”, walking hand in hand with friends from around the world to fulfill the promise of open cooperation and co-create an even better future.
