June, Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market officially broke ground.

September 3,  Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market, Gaoqiao Drinks and Food Town, Gaoqiao Cultural and Sports Supplies City and Gaoqiao Clothing Textiles City opened.

December 10, Gaoqiao Grand Market was officially recognized as a national wholesale market by the Ministry of Internal Trade, and became one of the top eight comprehensive markets in China.

Gaoqiao Agricultural and Sideline Products Town and Gaoqiao Tea and Tea Service Town opened, and the 59th National Sugar and Liquor Trade Fair was held in October, with a turnover of RMB 30billion, the highest ever.

Gaoqiao Grand Market won the title of "Demonstration Organization of Honest Enterprises in China" and developed into the largest national comprehensive wholesale market in Central South China and ranked fifth in China.

Gaoqiao Hotel Supplies Town and Gaoqiao Medicine Circulation Park opened.

Gaoqiao Modern Commercial Town opened, and the overall planning layout of eight major areas in Gaoqiao Grand Market basically took shape, becoming the third largest comprehensive wholesale market in China.

Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market was designated by the government as a non-relocation market, and started the upgrading and transformation in an all-round way taking the 5th generation market as the construction standard. In October, Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market was awarded the title of "China Excellent Demonstration Market", becoming the only market in central China that won the national title.

July,Hunan Vice Governor He Baoxiang inspected the Market and gave important instructions. Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market started the strategic planning, defined the development ideas of "Five Transformations", established the strategic positioning of "International Gaoqiao Market, World Commercial Harbor", and comprehensively laid out the blueprint for transformation and upgrading.

Gaoqiao International Commodity Exhibition and Trade Center opened, and the construction of "Central International Purchasing Center" started; rated as "National Demonstration Market Combining Domestic and Foreign Trade" and "National Transformation and Upgrading Demonstration Market".

For the purpose of helping merchants meet the needs of high-quality development, the Market launched the Commercial Circulation Service System 1.0 and built eight service platforms, including Online Platform of Gaoqiao Mall, Commercial Circulation Brand Incubation Platform and Import and Export Two-way Trade Platform, as well as the rapid food safety testing room.

Ministry of Commerce and other seven ministries and commissions jointly issued a document approving Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market as the first pilot for market procurement trade mode in Hunan;

(Joint document published by eight ministries and commissions)

The 1st China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha. As an important session of this Expo, Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market launched the "China-Africa Import and Export Two-way Trade and Consumption Platform". At the same time, the export product gathering area opened, with the annual market procurement and export reaching USD650 million, ranking first among the central and western provinces.

approved as an important block in Changsha area of China (Hunan) Pilot Free Trade Zone; China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park was built with the important purpose of building the "China-Africa Economic and Trade In-depth Cooperation Pilot Zone" and a new inland opening-up highland. At the same time, the first phase of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park, Non-resource Products Trading Center and China-Africa e-commerce Incubation Base opened.

The 2nd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha. Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market was the only session of this Expo. Meanwhile, the 2nd phase of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park opened.