Chengdu makes impression on world's urban leaders

Putting on the glasses, Episcopo spoke Spanish to a Chinese-speaking staff member — and they had no problem understanding each other.

"It's so impressive," he said, adding that he had exchanged WeChat details with the staff member so that he could introduce the technology to Spain.

"Our city welcomes a large number of tourists from around the world, so we are in need of such technology," Episcopo said.