The 798 art zone in Beijing has transformed from artists' enclave to international hub of the arts. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

Beijing has nurtured increasing opportunities for innovation that invite each individual to seize opportunities created from since the reform and opening- up process.

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The practice of the culture of innovation in the new era will follow an originality-driven, talent-based, mechanism-guided principle to unleash people's creative energy.