The opening ceremony for the Beijing-Shanghai Reception Hall is held on Feb 6. [Photo/jinannews.com]

The Beijing-Shanghai Reception Hall recently has been put into use in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, to promote business exchanges and cooperation.

The 5,600-square-meter hall in Jinan's Huaiyin district is designed to provide supporting facilities for international conferences, business reception, and government affairs.

The hall is also a joint effort that the seven cities of Jinan, Zibo, Tai'an, Liaocheng, Dezhou, Binzhou, and Dongying made to promote the collaboration development of the provincial capital economic circle. It is expected to play a key role in attracting more investment from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River Delta region.