亚运会成功举办有效提升了广州城市国际化进程，对复兴广州世界名城和国际商贸中心起到加速催化作用，尤其是提升了广州的社会管理、经济发展、城市形象和民众幸福感，充分体现了“亚运效应”。在后亚运时期，继承和借力亚运物质和文化遗产，有利于广州进一步加快国家中心城市、国际商贸中心和世界文化名城的建设。
The 2010 Asian Game speeded up the internationalization process in Guangzhou and the revival of "world city" by promoting social administration, economic development, city image and happiness of common people in Guangzhou.In the post-Asian Game era, Guangzhou shall fully explore the cultural and material legacy of Asian Game to accelerate the construction of national centre city, international trade center and global cultural city.
