In April, the city is filled with wisdom and cutting-edge industries are thriving.

The inaugural exhibition of the "Double Intelligence" event will be held at the Wuhan International Expo Center from April 24th (Friday) to 26th (Sunday). Seven major sectors, including intelligent construction and urban renewal, smart energy and carbon (urban energy innovation), low-altitude economy, BeiDou application, artificial intelligence, urban intelligent media ecology, and water economy, will be showcased. Closely centered around the core needs of urban evolution, this event aims to build a platform for industry supply and demand matching. It is expected that over 850 companies will exhibit their latest achievements, presenting a panoramic view of the future city outlined by digitalization and intelligence.

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In the field of urban renewal, with the development of new productive forces as the core, we will focus on cutting-edge technologies and showcase innovative achievements in urban renewal covering areas such as industrialization of construction, digital management, and intelligent construction. In the field of smart energy and carbon, we will focus on the hydrogen energy track. As the only city in the central region selected for the first batch of national hydrogen energy regional pilot projects, Wuhan will invite relevant enterprises in the global hydrogen energy field to showcase new products, technologies, and concepts during the exhibition. In the field of low-altitude economy, nearly 500 experts, scholars, and business leaders from across the country, including Xiaopeng Huitian, Yihang Technology, Puzhou Technology, Dianying Technology, Changjiang Qianji, and Geek Bridge, will gather to interpret the high-quality development direction of the low-altitude economy. During the preparation period of the Smart and Intelligent Expo, the "Wuhan Low-Altitude Night" urban light and shadow show performance will also be held, with 2026 drones "outlining" the beauty of Wuhan in the night sky, extending an invitation to the world. In the field of BeiDou applications, leading enterprises from the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the industry chain, such as Shenzhen Youwei, Shenzhen Yijiawen, Jiangsu Zhongtian Anchi, Shenzhen Boshijie, and Shenzhen Ruiming, will gather together to showcase their latest cutting-edge achievements, building an industry feast of government, enterprises, universities, research institutions, and applications. In the field of artificial intelligence, from large and comprehensive AI products to segmented vertical applications, OPC (One Person Company), OpenClaw (Lobster), embodied intelligence, and AI micro-dramas will all be presented. In the field of urban smart media ecology, we will focus on creating a new supply chain model of technology + cultural tourism + scene, promoting the digitalization development of traditional industries through the display of urban digital and intelligent advertising carriers and material scene applications. The water economy sector, incubated from the Smart and Intelligent Expo and serving as a vivid practice of the expo's deep exploration in segmented fields, has now become the only scaled water economy exhibition platform in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Relying on Hubei's unique water resource endowment, it will present a panoramic view of the innovative achievements of the entire green water economy industry chain.

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Concurrent with the exhibition is a high-level forum matrix where ideas and opportunities collide. The conference will be accompanied by more than ten significant meetings, including the Smart City and Intelligent Construction Forum, the 2026 World Hydrogen Energy Cooperation Conference, the 3rd Wuhan State-owned Enterprises Embracing High-tech Enterprises Conference, the 2026 Low-altitude Economic Industry Conference, the 2026 China Beidou Transportation Application Conference, the 2026 Wuhan AI Short Drama Ecological Industry Conference, the 20th China Beidou Service Provider Conference, the 2026 Transportation Vehicle AEBS Application Development Forum, and the 2026 China Beidou Transportation Industry Overseas Seminar. These events aim to build a think tank for industrial development and deeply explore opportunities for industrial growth.

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Autumn charm brings China-Chic, ancient buildings are reborn.

After the tide of technology surged in the spring, the exposition will usher in another profound and vibrant atmosphere in September, the golden autumn. At that time, the themed exhibition of Chinese aesthetics and ancient architectural intelligence will gracefully debut, with the theme of "Creating Top-notch Aesthetics with Ancient Charm and National Style, and Forging Cultural Confidence with Chinese Aesthetics". Concurrently, the 2026 China Ancient Architecture Conference and Ancient Charm and National Style Gala will be held. The conference focuses on the inheritance and innovation of ancient architectural manufacturing skills, bringing together forces from the fields of ancient architecture construction, intangible cultural heritage skills, and national style fashion, to create a touchable, sensible, and livable Chinese aesthetic living scene.

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As the saying goes, "Like a bird spreading its wings, like a roc soaring in the sky," the beauty of ancient Chinese architecture lies in the wisdom and artistic conception embodied in its upturned eaves and arch of wooden architecture. This exhibition aims to bring this rich cultural heritage to life through the empowerment of contemporary commerce and creativity. It is not merely a static display of traditional craftsmanship, but also explores the integration of ancient architectural elements with modern design, smart technology, and lifestyle aesthetics through diverse forms such as academic discussions, industry matchmaking, and cultural experiences, promoting the transformation of traditional cultural resources into "new productive forces" that drive consumption and industrial upgrading.

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From empowering urban construction with digital intelligence, to fostering the development of a green water economy, and further to innovatively revitalizing ancient architectural culture, the 7th Smart City Expo 2026 takes new-quality productivity as its core theme, permeating through the entire spectrum of industrial development, urban upgrading, and cultural inheritance. It has become a pivotal platform for Wuhan to cultivate new-quality productivity and propel high-quality economic and social development. This is not only a crucial measure for Wuhan to establish itself as an international convention and exhibition hub and forge a national highland for the convention and exhibition economy, but also underscores the central city's systematic thinking, leveraging exhibitions as a medium to drive coordinated development in economy, technology, and culture through new-quality productivity. Presently, Wuhan is extending an open invitation to friends from around the world to join in this industry rendezvous led by new-quality productivity, and to collaborate in charting a fresh blueprint for the city's future development through digital and intelligent innovation.