9月20日，世界市长对话·武汉暨2026武汉国际友好城市合作大会开幕。
"2026 World Mayors Dialogue · Wuhan" and 2026 Wuhan International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference officially opened on Sept 20.
武汉，以一江碧水、满城青春、硬核科技、千年文脉与通达枢纽，
向世界市长发出五封邀请函。
With its crystal-clear rivers, vibrant youth, cutting-edge technology, millennia-old cultural heritage, and status as a strategic transportation hub, Wuhan extends these five invitations to mayors worldwide.
诚邀世界友人跨越山海，相聚武汉，
共赴一场城市与城市的对话，共鉴一座城市的向新之约。
inviting global partners to cross mountains and seas and gather in Wuhan for a dialogue between cities, together witnessing the city's journey toward new horizons.
五个字母，五种打开武汉的方式。以诚为笺，敬请亲启。
Here five letters represent five ways to discover Wuhan. With sincerity，we warmly invite you to open them.
长江与汉江在此交汇，165条河流、166座湖泊，水域占全市四分之一。江豚重回碧波，1050座公园、2500公里绿道铺展全城，是全球首个人口过千万的国际湿地城市。The Yangtze and Han rivers converge here. With 165 rivers and 166 lakes, water bodies account for a quarter of the city's total area. The finless porpoise has returned to live in these vibrant waters. A total of 1,050 parks and 2,500 kilometers of greenways span the entire city, making it the world's first international wetland city with a population exceeding 10 million.
水是武汉最古老的语言，也是连接世界最柔韧的纽带。Water is the oldest language of Wuhan, and also the most resilient bond that connects the world.
武汉愿与各友好城市分享湿地保护、滨水治理经验，让大江大湖成为城市可持续发展的共同财富。Wuhan is eager to share its expertise in wetland conservation and waterfront management with its sister cities, so that the great rivers and lakes become a shared asset for sustainable urban development.
95所高校，140万在校大学生，中国第三大智力密集区。两院院士数量全国第4，自然指数科研城市排名全球第8。北斗高精度芯片、全球最快磁悬浮技术，从这里走出。Home to 95 universities and 1.4 million undergraduate students, Wuhan is China's third-largest hub for high-intensity intellectual activity. The number of academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering ranks fourth nationwide, while the city's research performance, as measured by the Nature Index, places it eighth globally. The BeiDou high-precision chips and the world's fastest maglev technology both originated from here.
年轻人是城市最好的未来。武汉愿与各友好城市推动青年交流、人才联合培养，让创新的种子在不同城市间生根发芽。Young people represent the brightest future for our cities. Wuhan looks forward to collaborating with its sister cities to foster youth exchanges and joint talent development initiatives, so that the seeds of innovation can take root and flourish across different cities.
中国光谷，全球最大的光纤光缆研发制造基地、全球重要的存储芯片研发生产基地。光电子信息、新能源汽车加快迈向万亿级，人工智能、生物医药、量子科技持续壮大。Optics Valley of China (OVC) is the world's largest R&D and manufacturing base for optical fibers and cables, as well as a major global R&D and production hub for memory chips. The fields of optoelectronic information technology and new energy vehicles are rapidly advancing toward a one-trillion-yuan ($149.3-billion) market scale, while artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals, and quantum technology continue to grow steadily.
硬科技是城市竞争的底座。武汉愿与各友好城市在技术研发、产业协同上深度对接，共同拥抱新一轮科技变革。Hard technology serves as the foundation for urban competitiveness. Wuhan is eager to engage in deep collaboration with its sister cities in technological R&D and industrial synergy, jointly embracing the new wave of technological transformation.
长江文明与荆楚文化在此交融。500多年前，武汉就是中国“四大名镇”之首，丝绸之路与万里茶道在此连接世界。从黄鹤楼的诗到空轨列车的赛博朋克，从大江大湖到街头烟火，武汉持续位列中国十大热门旅游目的地。The Yangtze River civilization and Jingchu culture converge here. Over 500 years ago, Wuhan was the foremost among China's "Four Great Towns", where the Silk Road and the Tea Route connected the world. Wuhan consistently ranks among China's top 10 popular tourist destinations for the poetry of the Yellow Crane Tower, the cyberpunk vibe of the elevated rail service, the vast rivers and lakes, and the vibrant hustle and bustle.
文化是城市间最温暖的桥梁。武汉愿与各友好城市加强人文交流、文化互鉴，让不同文明在对话中彼此照亮。Culture serves as the most heartfelt bridge between cities. Wuhan looks forward to strengthening people-to-people exchanges and mutual learning about respective cultures with its sister cities, helping diverse civilizations illuminate one another through dialogue.
高铁4小时、航空2小时，覆盖全国80%主要城市、10亿人口。中欧班列辐射欧亚41国120城，近洋航线直抵日韩、东南亚。花湖机场与天河机场组成“双枢纽”，畅连全球。Within the 4-hour high-speed rail travel, and the 2-hour air travel range, the transportation network in Wuhan covers 80% of China's major cities and serves a population of 1 billion. The China-Europe Railway Express connects 120 cities across 41 countries in Eurasia, and its near-sea routes directly reach Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. Ezhou Huahu Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport form a "dual-hub" system, facilitating seamless global connectivity.
联通才有合作，开放才有未来。武汉愿与各友好城市共建物流通道、共享枢纽资源，让彼此的距离更近、合作的路更宽。Only through cooperation can we thrive; only through openness can we secure a bright future. Wuhan looks forward to collaborating with its sister cities to build joint logistics corridors and share hub resources, thereby bringing them closer together and broadening the path for future cooperation.
改革开放以来，武汉已与64个国家的127座城市结为国际友好城市、友好交流城市。Since the launch of China’s reform and opening-up policy, Wuhan has established international sister-city and friendly-exchange relationships with 127 cities in 64 countries.
与全球各国城市进一步深化交流合作，各美其美、美美与共，携手建设更繁荣、更安全、更绿色、更智慧、更可持续的美好城市。
By further deepening exchanges and cooperation with cities around the world, we can appreciate the culture and values of others, and the world will become a harmonious whole. Let's join hands to build more prosperous as well as safer, greener, smarter, and more sustainable cities.
武汉诚邀四海宾朋，来感受科技之美、山水之秀、人民之善。让友谊之花结出更多合作之果，让城市交流互鉴绽放新的光彩。
Here, Wuhan warmly invites guests from around the world to experience the beauty of its technology, the charm of its natural landscapes, and the kindness of its people. Let the flower of friendship bear more fruitful fruits of cooperation, and let the city's exchanges and mutual learning shine with renewed brilliance.
（李欣）
