Zheng Heping, vice mayor of Mianyang, the second largest city of Sichuan Province after its capital Chengdu, said that all the cost for staging the event will be raised through sponsorships, advertisement and souvenir sales, instead of governmental funds.

• 四川省第二大城市绵阳市的副市长郑和平说，承办本次比赛的所有费用将通过赞助、广告、纪念品销售筹集，不会动用政府款项。