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Silicon Valley of Zhongguancun

It should come as no surprise that a section of Beijing is a technology hub...but creativity that drives those companies apparently doesn't extend to names. Rather than come up with a new moniker (The Great Wall of Silicon? Silicon Road?), it is also named Silicon Valley. In a garden that covers 90 square miles, the Zhongguancun Science Park includes more than 20,000 companies, including 23 transnational corporations. One notable company is Beijing Vion Technology Inc, which specializes in the development of smart video analyzers that use artificial intelligence technologies.

Credit: Cancan Chu