Cafe de Flore at Chengdu IFS.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Chengdu, with a population of 16 million, boasts rich investment opportunities and offers an ideal environment, besides delicious food that has spread throughout the country and even the world.

If you are a fan of Ma Po tofu, Kong Pao chicken or hotpot, then Chengdu is responsible.

As Chengdu's core district, Jinjiang is a prosperous business area with a long history and serves as the bellwether of Chengdu's expansion and development.

And, as of now, the award-winning Chengdu IFS is the most sophisticated cosmopolitan city complex in Western China.

Speaking about the May agreement, Monique Mouroux, the General Secretary of the Saint-Germain-des-Pres Committee, says: "Chengdu is the new fashion, cultural and economic capital of China. It is surprisingly attractive. And its relaxed and elegant lifestyle is very close to the Rive Gauche spirit of Paris.

"This collaboration will allow us to better value the rich cultures of our two peoples."

Meanwhile, through this partnership, the residents of the two cities have been experiencing a special New Year with exotic twists.

So, while the Parisians have their hand-carved 200 kilogram panda who is 3 meters tall, Chengdu has its ongoing "Romantic Rive Gauche, French New Year" celebration, which brought a traditional Paris New Year marketplace to the city, where customers shopped in colorful cabins.

Speaking about his artwork, Orlinski says: "In my 12 years as an artist I have tried to showcase the world wildest animals to humans to help people overcome their fear of the creatures.