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Xinhua Silk Road: Two indices on rowing and hutong revitalization in Shenyang launched
The reports set annual benchmarks for rowing-led tourism growth and hutong micro-renewal, with 67 old hutongs renovated in Fangcheng, officials said.
On September 10, the Xinhua Indices Institute launched the China rowing development index and the China hutong revitalization index at the 2026 China Exchange on Integrated Development of Culture, Tourism, Sports and Commerce.
This framework positions rowing as an "outward-oriented sports event economy" and hutongs as an "inward-oriented revitalization of existing urban assets," supporting Shenyang's dual goals of becoming a "rowing capital" and a "famous historical and cultural city."
To grow its sports economy, the city hosted the Asian Rowing U19&U23 Championships along the Hunhe River and rolled out a "rowing in schools" program across Shenyang.
Renovations in the Fangcheng area include 67 old hutongs; Laobeishi hosted more than 6,000 performances annually, while the Bajing coffee alley attracted more than 2 million visitors.
Guo Linwen, deputy director of the Cultural Industries Institute of Renmin University of China, recommended that Shenyang strengthen its cultural identity and use length of stay as a key indicator to evaluate project performance.
PÉKIN, 17 September 2026 /CNW/ -- Two reports of indices on the development of rowing and the revitalization of Hutongs in Shenyang, the capital of the