The power of planning: Crafting the future, then and now

From rowing across West Lake and exploring its museum to overlooking the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and visiting trailblazing enterprises, China Daily journalist Erik Nilsson embarks on a journey to uncover the wisdom behind Zhejiang's Double-Eight Strategy.

Proposed in 2003 by Xi Jinping, then Party chief of Zhejiang province, the strategy charted a clear course for the province's development. For more than two decades, Zhejiang has stayed true to this blueprint — blending history with the future, and culture with industry — creating a vivid testament to solid work and leadership.