Programmer Village in the Chinese AI Boom: Liangzhu in Hangzhou Becomes the New Silicon Valley

Foreign Media: "Programmer Village" in China's AI Boom

In the suburbs of Liangzhu, a southern Chinese city, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, dozens of young people gathered on the grassy lawn. Some were listening to entrepreneurs talk about technological startup ideas while typing on their laptops, drinking strawberry frappuccinos, and vaping, with drones soaring overhead.

Inside the house, investors were listening to startup pitches in the kitchen. This is not Silicon Valley, but Liangzhu, Hangzhou — a place close to tech companies such as Alibaba and DeepSeek, with low rent, attracting a large number of programmers and entrepreneurs, and known as the "new Silicon Valley" of China's AI boom.

Felix Tao, former employee of Facebook and Alibaba, said: "This is a place where people explore their own possibilities." Local subsidies and tax incentives have driven the development of artificial intelligence startups, with entrepreneurs exchanging ideas and exploring possibilities here.

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1836894869265416/

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