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Journalists from Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Overseas Network, People's Political Consultative Conference Network, Egypt's "China Weekly", Spain's "European Overseas Voice", Cambodia ASEAN Headlines, Italy's Overseas Chinese Network, Philippines' Asia Pacific News Agency, Macao's "Greater Bay Area Times" and other media outlets, as well as overseas Chinese media from more than 10 countries and regions including Russia, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Macao, gathered together to visit core cultural and tourism landmarks such as Wushan Shennv Peak and Yunyang Longgang National Geopark in Chongqing and Yunyang, excavate the stories of intangible cultural heritage and rural revitalization in the two places, and help the cultural and tourism business cards of the two places go global.
During the event, the 19th Wushan Red Leaf Festival was opening, and the red leaves on the mountains complemented the clear waters of the Yangtze River, becoming the focus of media attention. The visiting group walked into the core viewing area of the Red Leaves Festival, capturing the magnificent scenery of "Red Leaves Reflecting on the Xiajiang River" with their camera, and deeply exploring the ecological value and cultural tourism integration development achievements behind the Red Leaves Festival. Wushan is also famous for the deeds of digging the sky road in Xiazhuang Village. At the opening ceremony, a play performance with the theme of "asking" vividly demonstrated the urban spirit of Wushan people's "not waiting, not relying, hard work", allowing visiting media to truly feel the transformative power of Wushan from "cliff sky road" to "happy and smooth road", and more intuitively understand the practical code of local rural revitalization.
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Yunyang is a landmark city for Yunyang noodle cuisine in China. The visiting delegation observed the production process of the intangible cultural heritage of Bayang noodles and gained a deeper understanding of the development history of "Yunyang Morning Noodles". The "Wenzao Scenic Spot" Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang, where everyone reminisces about the past and encounters the legendary Three Kingdoms from 1700 years ago. The visiting delegation climbed to the top of Panshi City and truly experienced the rugged and magnificent scenery of the "thousand year old beacon of Panshi City, the first fortress on the Yangtze River for thousands of miles". Strolling on the moonlit lawn in Yunyang, the visiting delegation captured the remarkable achievements of the comprehensive environmental improvement project of the 33 kilometer lake greenway reservoir bank with their camera, vividly interpreting the practical example of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver" with their brushstrokes. Entering the Dinosaur Fossil Site Museum of Yunyang Global Geopark, visiting media will closely explore the world's largest single Jurassic dinosaur fossil wall, unlocking the meaning of "Yunyang is a city that came from the back of a dinosaur" in depth.
Wushan guards the clear waters of a river and the green mountains on both sides, blending and coexisting with magnificent natural scenery and profound cultural heritage, continuously transforming the beauty of ecology into a strong driving force for cultural and tourism development; Yunyang deeply cultivates green manufacturing, empowers industrial upgrading with technological innovation, and activates economic vitality while safeguarding the ecological background, achieving a win-win situation between ecological and economic benefits. The two cities share the same spiritual core - not only the dynamic charm nourished by mountains and waters, but also the tenacious character of hard work and perseverance As an overseas Chinese media person, I will use personal experience as my pen and sincere experience as my ink to vividly tell the ecological and development stories of Chongqing, actively build cross-cultural communication bridges, and drive more overseas youth to enter this land, personally experience the vibrant vitality and unique charm of Chongqing, and witness the transformation and growth of this land in the new era, "sighed Niu Huawei, Chairman of the Eurasian Media Association
It is reported that the Chongqing Overseas Chinese Federation has hosted the brand event "Chasing Dreams in China · Overseas Chinese Media Interview Tour" for three consecutive years. Over the past three years, more than 2000 news articles related to Chongqing have been published through overseas Chinese media channels, with a total of over 120 million online views. This has enabled overseas audiences to more intuitively perceive the natural beauty and cultural charm of Chongqing, contributing to the enhancement of Chongqing's international communication and urban influence through the efforts of the "overseas Chinese" community.
Source: New Chongqing - Chongqing Daily
