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Global Recruitment for One Culture One Identity Program

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NANJING, China, Sept. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Mid-Autumn Festival, or the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, falls on September 10 this year. To better carry forward Chinese traditions and culture, Modern Express, a renowned media from China, is launching the Global Recruitment for One Culture One Identity Program.

Global Recruitment for One Culture One Identity Program
Global Recruitment for One Culture One Identity Program

According to the recruitment information, the program is aimed at inviting Generation Z from China to explore interesting stories about Chinese traditions and culture through activities on classical poetry, cultural relics, intangible cultural heritage, night market food and songs. Young Generation Z from different parts of China will spread voices of the youth by recording and sharing their own experience, hoping to pass down Chinese traditions and culture in this way.

It’s reported that this program will last from September 2022 till January 2023 and Generation Z from all across China can sign up for it.

For more information and signing up, please check the link below:

https://twitter.com/ModernExpressEN/status/1568429613185142785

You can also scan the QR code in the picture to join the program.

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2022 Creative Expo Taiwan: Resonance Island Call to place the island experience at the forefront

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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 2022 Creative Expo Taiwan, the largest cultural and creative event in Asia, is holding in Kaohsiung, at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center and the Kaohsiung Music Center between Aug. 5-14, organized by Taiwan Design Research Institute. The theme of this year’s exhibition is “Resonance Island,” representing a to call to place the island experience at the forefront. In recent years, the cultural and creative industry has been regarded as an important indicator of competitiveness and become an industry that many young people flock to. Many enterprises and brands in Taiwan have used cultural and creative elements in many aspects such as events, competitions, etc., to enhance the brand value and show Taiwan’s unique soft power.

The Creative Expo Taiwan presents two main sections—”Cultural Concepts” and “Trade Platform” covering three major exhibitions of cultural curatorial exhibition, Cultural and Creative Brands, and IP Licensing.

The Cultural section is themed “Island of Passion,” and has five areas each symbolizing personal experiences. The Main pavilion, “Resonance Island,” immerses visitors in experiences, as well as enabling the virtual co-creation of new experiences with artists residing in in remote islands. The Craft pavilion, “The Craft SHOP,” enable visitors to experience journeys taken through objects. The Chiayi pavilion showcases the evolution of a contemporary modern city, Chiayi. The Matsu pavilion leads audiences wandering around islands and tracing back to the past of Matsu. The Response pavilion is launched by co-host city, Kaohsiung to present a vision where visitors take a dream-like flight over Taiwan.

The Creative section has the theme of “Ideal Adventure,” gathering cultural and creative brands from across Taiwan and showcases the discerning tastes through a journey through curated selection of classic fashion, while also exploring local original creations through local revitalization through new perspectives. The Licensing section showcases “Super IPs,” gathering innovative vocabularies of the new generation, original IPs, illustrated stories, digital entertainment, and other original intellectual properties to transport visitors through a world of co-branding in the digital realm, with the hope of unlocking boundless and interlinked markets.

The Creative Expo Taiwan enhances virtual-real integration and connection and expand its reach on virtual channels through 5G technology. In addition to the physical exhibition, the Creative Expo Taiwan has launched a new online platform, CET+, in order to provide all the participating brands a channel to promotes to both domestic and foreign buyers through the integration of online and offline. Besides CET+, the Creative Expo Taiwan has also partnered Pinkoi, one of Asia’s leading online marketplaces for original design goods, digital creations and workshop experiences, to launch an online Creative Expo section to help domestic exhibitors to open up new markets and business opportunities.

This year the Creative Expo Taiwan also partners with XRSPACE, the pioneer of the Metaverse, to cooperate with the “GOXR Metaverse Creators Project to provide creators participating in “IP licensing brands” and “Talent 100” which includes 100 emerging brands and creators in Taiwan and abroad this year to have a multiverse experiential space.

The 2022 Taiwan Creative Expo “Resonance Island-Together, we sound in vibrant harmony.” is based creating links in the cultural and creative industry to create a perspective in shared culture and lifestyles to show “It’s All Connected.” As participants of the co-creation process, people embark on an adventure to reexamine Taiwan through a macro lens, and the humanities from a micro lens to create more connections and views to reshape the island through resonance.

Official Links:
Website: https://creativexpo.tw/en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativexpo.tw/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativexpo.tw/
CET+: https://creativexpo.tw/cetplus/
Pinkoi Creative Expo section: https://business.pinkoi.com/creative_expo
Download GOXR APP: bit.ly/GOXRAPP
Get to know more GOXR: https://www.facebook.com/official.xrspace

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“Great Wall Hero 2022–Beijing, the Night is Young” Global Promotional Campaign Launches at the Liangma River

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BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On August 11, 2022, the “Great Wall Hero 2022—Beijing, the Night is Young” global promotional campaign event (hereinafter referred to as Great Wall Hero 2022) hosted by Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau was held at Yansha Wharf on the banks of the Liangma River.

Ms. Pang Wei awarded official Great Wall Heroes 2022 certificates.
Ms. Pang Wei awarded official Great Wall Heroes 2022 certificates.

Deputy director of Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, Pang Wei, attended the event and delivered a speech. The event was also attended by more than 100 guests, including members of the cultural and tourism bureaus of local Beijing districts, representatives involved in the management of tourist attractions around the city, inbound tourism companies, media reporters, and foreign guests. The event was live streamed on Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau’s official international social media accounts to share this wonderful moment with fans around the world.

With the background of the 14th Five-Year Plan, “Great Wall Hero 2022” aims to make Beijing into an international consumption center by showcasing Beijing’s nighttime economy, landmark attractions, and unique cultural resources. The campaign’s diverse coverage of culture, history, entertainment, and lifestyle, in combination with the promotion of emerging cultural tourism resources, lays a solid foundation for the future development of inbound tourism to Beijing. The event aims to stimulate the vitality of Beijing’s international cultural tourism marketing and enhance Beijing’s international influence.

At the event, Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau released five new “night economy” themed cultural tourism routes through different regions of Beijing, namely Beijing on Stage, Beijing Through Culture, Beijing for Families, Beijing in Fashion, and Beijing in Motion. The “Beijing, the Night is Young” cultural tourism routes focus on nightlife must-sees in Beijing and showcase Beijing’s rich nighttime cultural tourism from the perspectives of food, accommodation, travel, tourism, shopping, and entertainment. The routes take in some of the most representative nighttime culture and tourism consumption zones in the city, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Liangma River, Bloomage Live at Wukesong, Sanlitun, and Qianmen Street, showing off Beijing’s “nighttime charm.”

Foreign experts who have lived and worked in Beijing for a long time were invited to the event to experience the five routes and share the extraordinary fun of Beijing nightlife. Among the invitees were five “Great Wall Heroes,” including professional performers, artists, fashionistas, top chefs, and star sports coaches. As long-term Beijingers, they conveyed their love for Beijing by showcasing the fun journeys they took through the five different routes.

After the video launch session, the guests took a night cruise on the Liangma River. The Liangma River night cruise route was officially opened in July 2021. The total length of the cruise is 1.8 kilometers, starting from Yansha Wharf and ending at Solana Wharf and passing through a number of important landmarks. The tour was live streamed on the Visit Beijing Facebook page, allowing overseas fans to experience “Beijing, the Night is Young.” The live stream was viewed 100,000 views in total.

The “Great Wall Hero 2022—Beijing, the Night is Young” global promotional campaign digs deep into the significance of Beijing as an ancient capital and a modern center with a unique local flavor, striving to promote the integrated development of cultural tourism and commerce, technology, sports and more to increase the number of culture and tourism products in the market. The supply of high-quality cultural and tourism resources will continuously enhance Beijing’s consumption vitality, restore the vitality of the cultural tourism industry market, and help the construction of Beijing as an international consumption center.

“Great Wall Heroes” is a global marketing campaign launched by the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau on Visit Beijing’s international social media platforms. Every year, international influencers are invited to the event to experience the latest Beijing cultural tourism routes and products and promote them online through videos, photos, and more. It has been held for six consecutive sessions since 2016 and has become an important annual event to promote Beijing’s culture and tourism resources. Each event is an organic combination of online and offline events to showcase all that Beijing has to offer in the best way possible. For example, “Great Wall Heroes” leveraged the China-US Year of Tourism to promote key cultural heritage belts like the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, as well as international events like the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo.

The tourism industry has been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, and the “Great Wall Heroes” global promotional campaign has adapted in response. Since the pandemic, influential foreign experts with long-term experience in Beijing’s cultural tourism industry have been invited to talk about the city from an international perspective. By leveraging the industry influence of foreign celebrities, the campaign aims to promote Beijing’s international image as an inbound tourism destination and stimulate cultural tourism exchanges and cooperation.

In 2020, the “Great Wall Hero 2020—Visit Beijing Again” global promotional event was held at Guancheng Square at Badaling Great Wall Scenic Spot. The event was combined with the “Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival” to promote five Great Wall Cultural Tourism Routes. In a popular video, 20 foreign influencers dressed in Han-style costumes toured the Great Wall at night. The video strengthened cultural exchanges between China and other countries around the wall, and greatly enhanced the cultural influence of the Great Wall.

In 2021, the “Great Wall Hero 2021—Beijing Winter Charms” event was held at the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, which is nicknamed “The Ice Ribbon.” The event showed off Beijing’s sporting and cultural facilities as a winter sports capital, alongside lively Spring Festival folk cultural elements. The event reached an exposure rate of over 20 million views, attracting 200 media reports. A video about the event was viewed more than 430,000 times.

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China Daily series Youth Power invites Gen Zers to bring cultural relics to life

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BEIJING, July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — To encourage Gen Zers to take a closer look at the history of China and use their wisdom to bring cultural relics to life, the second episode of season two of the China Daily series Youth Power, “Chinese Civilization: Generation A meets Generation Z”, was broadcast online on July 30.

In the episode, Gen Zers from China, France and the United States gathered in Henan Museum in Henan province, central China, to explore treasures handed down by generations past, drawing from them lessons for the contemporary world.

“China’s civilization is one of the four greatest civilizations and the only surviving one,” said AlexandreGuery, a French Gen Zer who lives in China. “It gave so many technologies to the world, including gunpowder, printing and paper making.”

One item in the museum that left him full of wonder was an 8,000-year-old bone flute.

The Gen Zers who gathered in the museum said they believed that in an age of globalization it is important for young people to learn about history and the origins of one’s cultures. They discussed the increasing appreciation of Chinese traditional culture, the pros and cons of turning ancient relics into cultural and creative products, and the reasons for the vitality of Chinese civilization. They also discussed whether cultural relics lost abroad should be returned to China.

“In the 1920s the Tianlongshan Grottoes suffered a large excavation,” said Ruan Kexin, a PhD candidate in the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University. “More than 240 statues were stolen. Almost all the heads and even the whole bodies of statues were taken away and transported abroad. It was also a very great loss for the cultural heritage of our country.”
However, after nearly a century overseas the statues were finally returned to China, he said.

“Allowing more people from other countries to see our cultural relics and feel our culture can help the Chinese culture to go global and strengthen its international influence. Instead of the unregulated movement of artifacts, this can be achieved through the regulated exchange of cultural relics.”

Jennifer Courtney Holstein, 26, from the United States, said it was sad that cultural relics are missing from China.

“In the case of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, a lot of the things were ‘lost’ or stolen or looted. You can’t really imagine what it used to be like, because so much of it was destroyed or taken away.”

Zhong Yutong, the episode host, said: “We now know what bad things have happened before and we should do everything we can to ensure they don’t happen again.”

He encouraged Gen Zers to express their ideas on breathing new life into historic relics, with the aim of ensuring that these memories become part of present-day thinking.

Through stories, music and dance, Gen Zers breathed life into the relics in Henan Museum, retelling stories of the past. One of the invitees, Wang Licheng, 17, created a song related to the museum’s cultural relics, after he went into various stories and explored the culture.

“I was inspired by the relics themselves and the accompanying information on the walls,” Wang said. “I wasn’t sure what everything meant. There were some expressions and characters I couldn’t even understand, so I almost felt as though I wasn’t fully Chinese.”

Chen Shihua, a 17 year-old who is about to start her college life at Peking University, performed a dance from the show “Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting” that reinterprets the renowned artistic work “A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers”.

“This performance showcased the aesthetic value and classical beauty of the Song Dynasty,” Chen said. “The classical beauty of traditional China has a very important place in today’s world. And its beauty needs to be cherished.”

Zhang Yun, a graduate of the Communication University of China in Beijing and the author of the illustrated series “Guardian”, talked about the inspiration of her creation, which presents the traditional culture of the Miao nationality in the form of paintings.

“This is a unique form of artistic expression that reflects the spiritual beliefs and philosophies of all ethnic groups in ancient China.”

Zhang said she would like to further explore all kinds of traditional culture in China and to present it to young people from all over the world, hoping that through it they can better understand and appreciate Chinese culture.

Youth Power, organized by China Daily, aims to build a global platform for communication and exchange focusing on the interests and ideas of Generation Z. The program comes in the form of interviews, forums and speeches, with topics related to anything of current interest in the world.

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Virtual Intensive Study in China Trigger Exchange between China and UK Youth

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CHENGDU, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — When the two-week Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) virtual study trip to China pulled the curtain down on July 15, more than 1,500 secondary school students from 64 schools across England had completed the online summer camp of learning Chinese and Chinese cultural under four themes of panda zoo, sport and modern life, Chinese campus, history and cultural heritage.

Supported by Chinese peers, UK students had immersed themselves in Chinese through live classes, video tours, folk experiences, concerts, family visits and other interactive activities which were designed by 16 host institutions from 11 Chinese mainland cities. As the host institute in Chengdu, capital city of China’s southwest Sichuan Province, teachers from the Department of International Chinese Education, Southwest Jiaotong University designed the panda themed part of the immersed activities of the intensive study and leaded them to a journey with giant pandas.

The camp started from a virtual tour in a panda zoo in Chengdu, the hometown of pandas. British students asked panda experts various questions in this tour, made paper panda dolls and created stories by what they made followed the tour.

During this two-week online summer camp, British students also visited Tianfu Greenway, the longest city greenway, the Sanxingdui Museum which is about ancient Shu Dynasty dating back 3,000 years and Daoming Bamboo Art Village, a bamboo woven intangible cultural heritage spot. “Pretty”, “cool” and “colorful” were top three words on their minds about Chengdu, of course, after the word “xiongmao” (panda).

With scenery and heritages of the city lingering on their minds, British and Chinese students designed electronic posters about the Greenway, painted masks from Sanxingdui Museum together. More admirably, students learned to weave bamboo crafts after a skillful inheritors of Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage. Also in the live room, several student representatives from schools in Chengdu shared their school life with British peers and guided a visit to the family of one Chinese student.

“The MEP virtual China trip was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that allowed me and my classmates to communicate with other students our age while learning mandarin! My favourite thing was when we made stop motion stories about pandas we had crafted from paper! Although it was very different from going to china in real life, it was still incredibly enjoyable,” said Francesca Walton, a ninth grade British student.

Highlighting the importance of the programme to the UK, British Council Director China Matt Burney said: “I’m delighted to see that through our Mandarin Excellence Programme, we are connecting the young generation of people in the UK and China through language learning. Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world. I look forward to seeing more UK pupils acquire the skill of Mandarin language and work together with their Chinese peers to deepen the trust and understanding of our two countries.”

Funded by the Department for Education (England) and delivered by University College London (UCL) Institute of Education in partnership with the British Council, the MEP is a unique intensive language programme that started in 2016. There are now around 8,000 pupils enrolled on the programme in 75 schools in England. This virtual visit to China, as the important part of MEP programme, offers students a real-life focus on learning Mandarin Chinese and aims to foster cultural understanding and mutual appreciation.

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Translation and interpreting: A bridge for global friendship and connection

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BEIJING, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on translation and the Translators Association of China:

On June 25 and 26, the triennial Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum was held in Beijing under the theme of “Collaboration in the World of Translation and Interpreting: New Changes and New Modes in the New Era.” It was co-hosted by the Translators Association of China and the International Federation of Translators. Nearly 300 delegates from 35 countries and regions attended the forum online or in person, conducting in-depth exchanges and pooling wisdom on topics including human-computer collaboration in machine translation, translation collaboration in the streaming age, and collaboration in language services.

Translation and interpreting are hugely important to the development of human civilization. From the spread of religion and literature to meetings of heads of state and international exchanges, and even videos on YouTube and TikTok, translation has bridged linguistic gaps and made communication and integration possible. China boasts a history of thousands of years in this field. From imperial envoy Zhang Qian’s travels to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty and Monk Jianzhen’s voyage to Japan to impart Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, to the introduction of Marxism-Leninism to China as well as the concept of “seeking common ground while shelving differences” proposed by then Premier Zhou Enlai at the Bandung Conference in 1955 and the handshake across the oceans between Chinese and American leaders during Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, none would have been possible without translation and interpreting. Generations of translators and interpreters have been striving to hone their skills to promote mutual understanding and communication.

Since China’s reform and opening up to the outside world in 1978, translation has become ever more important. Against this backdrop, the Translators Association of China was founded in 1982 with the mission of leading the industry, connecting China with the outside world, and enhancing international communication. Over the past four decades, the Translators Association of China has kept abreast of the times, advanced the development of translation infrastructure, embraced technology, and helped translators improve their skills, so that they can play a better role in people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Gao Anming, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of Translators Association of China said: “Translation is not just about changing from one language to another, but rather it played a more profound role. It builds bridges among different languages, peoples, cultures and civilizations. In today’s world, when globalization brings countries closer than ever before, translation holds the key in peaceful development, mutual understanding and building a community of shared future for humankind. As the only national level organization in China’s translation and interpreting (T&I) community, the Translator Association of China (TAC) shoulders the responsibility of speaking for the T&I community in China. On the global front, TAC commits itself to deepening communications and exchanges with international organizations.”

Translation stems from differences and naturally embodies the spirit of cooperation. Platforms such as the Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum are good examples of exchange and integration between different civilizations. The Translators Association of China also plans to promote the development of translation between languages of countries along the Belt and Road in pursuit of a shared future.

In the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, humans become dispersed around the world because of language barriers. Nowadays, organizations such as the Translators Association of China are leading the development of translation, while upholding a spirit of cooperation and mission of facilitating communication. With this, we’re confident that humans will become more and more capable of solving the Tower of Babel problem.

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Translation and interpreting: A bridge for global friendship and connection

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CGTN: Hong Kong, an East-West culture bridge

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BEIJING, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong is more than an international business and financial center – it is an open and diverse place that blends Chinese and Western cultures, and it has always been nurtured and nourished by Chinese culture.

As Hong Kong celebrates the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland, Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the Xiqu Centre in the city’s West Kowloon Cultural District on Thursday.

During the visit, she learned about the cultural district’s planning and latest developments, as well as its work in preserving and promoting Cantonese opera and traditional Chinese theater.

Peng arrived in Hong Kong by train with Xi in the afternoon to attend the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1.

From Xiqu to Chinese cultural heritage

Stretching across 40 hectares of reclaimed land, the West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest cultural projects in the world, blending art, education, open space and entertainment facilities.

Xiqu Centre, one of the district’s first major cultural facilities, offers the opportunity to “explore and learn about Chinese cultural heritage and the different regional forms of xiqu,” said its website.

During the visit, Peng watched a rehearsal of Cantonese Opera excerpts by the Tea House Rising Stars Troupe at its Tea House and spoke to the performers.

Thanks to the central government’s support, Cantonese Opera was successfully inscribed onto the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009 as a world intangible cultural heritage item.

The HKSAR government has been in collaboration with the community in the protection, transmission and promotion of Cantonese Opera and other intangible cultural heritage items.

A platform facilitating Chinese and Western cultural exchanges

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, various activities featuring traditional Chinese culture have been held, such as Chinese Kung Fu (Chinese martial arts) performance and the Hanfu (Chinese traditional costume) fashion show.

President Xi said on June 29, 2017, when visiting Hong Kong that he hoped the HKSAR can carry forward its traditional culture, play its role as a platform facilitating Chinese and Western cultural exchanges, and promote cultural exchanges and cooperation with the mainland.

The HKSAR is encouraged to develop into an international hub for cultural exchanges in the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025).

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-01/Hong-Kong-an-East-West-culture-bridge-1bjFkS8hn7W/index.html

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Hong Kong Palace Museum: Narrating the charm of the Orient

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BEIJING, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on Hong Kong Palace Museum:

Good news: Hong Kong is welcoming its very own palace museum.

The Hong Kong Palace Museum, which is set to open to the public on July 2, is the first museum jointly established with the Palace Museum in Beijing outside the Chinese mainland.

At the opening, a total of 914 treasures from the Palace Museum will be on display, among them, 166 are first-class cultural relics classified as national treasures. The blockbuster exhibition “The Making of Masterpieces: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum” will display 35 classic works from the Jin (265-420), Tang (618-907), Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties. This exhibition is the largest of its kind outside the Chinese mainland within the past 15 years. A range of fine Chinese ceramics from different dynasties will also be presented in Hong Kong for the first time.

Even more exciting is that the Hong Kong Palace Museum will offer exhibitions that have not been seen in the Palace Museum. For example, one of the opening exhibitions “Grand Gallop: Art and Culture of the Horse” will showcase more than 100 horse-related cultural relics from the Palace Museum and 13 renowned horse-themed artworks on loan from the Louvre Museum in France, allowing Eastern and Western civilizations to shine brightly together.

The Palace Museum has long been fascinating for people in Hong Kong. Over the years, the museum has conducted various exchanges and cooperation with the special administrative region. A host of splendid exhibitions on Qing dynasty imperial costumes, cultural relics from the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City, and valuable clocks and watches have been displayed in Hong Kong’s museums, each attracting a sea of visitors.

Additionally, Hong Kong was once a center for the production of palace-based TV dramas, and such dramas produced on the Chinese mainland also attracted high ratings in Hong Kong. Given the rich elements from the Palace Museum shown in these dramas, it is fair to say that the museum constitutes a common cultural symbol of the two regions.

It is based on this affection for and recognition of culture that the Hong Kong Palace Museum has been jointly established and the Palace Museum has made an exception in loaning out items from its precious collection on a long-term basis. This enables Chinese people both on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong to jointly share and protect the cultural treasures spanning 5,000 years of history.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. Having traditionally played the role of a center for international finance, shipping and trade, Hong Kong is now endowed with a new status as a center of Sino-foreign cultural and artistic exchanges. The founding of the Hong Kong Palace Museum has enriched the region’s cultural heritage. Hong Kong, rooted as it is in Chinese traditions, will not only retain its allure as a vibrant metropolis where East meets West, but also play a bigger role in promoting in-depth dialogue over diverse values as well as exchanges and mutual learning among outstanding civilizations.

We are looking forward to the official opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, where everyone can savor the glamour of Eastern culture interpreted by a more glorious “Pearl of the Orient.”

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Youth on the Silk Road short-format video contest kicks off

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BEIJING, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Youth on the Silk Road short-form video contest, organized by China Media Group’s CRI Online program, is now in full swing. The goal of the contest, open to inhabitants of the countries and regions that align the Silk Road, is to collect stories about the growth and struggles of members of Generation Z (anyone born between 1995 and 2009).

Applicants can choose from among five topics: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and Exchange, City Development, Olympic Spirit and Thumbs-Up for the Silk Road. Participants can submit one or multiple videos that match at least one of the topics. The entries must meet the following criteria: length: not more than 5 minutes; content: Chinese or English subtitles must be provided; resolution: at least 1280*720 pixels; format: MPG, MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV or MP4. Entries must be submitted by emailing youthsr@cri.cn before August 31, 2022.

The event offers one Grand Prize with a cash reward of 30,000 RMB, one First Prize of 20,000 RMB, two Second Prizes of 10,000 RMB, three Third Prizes of 5,000 RMB, and 10 Excellent Prizes of 2,000 RMB, in addition to the best award for organizations and several additional awards for individuals.

We look forward to receiving your video that tells your story to the world!

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Global Call for Refining and Creative Design Proposals of Haikou Urban Elements

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HAIKOU, China, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Under the guidance of the People’s Government of Haikou Municipality, the press conference of “Global Call for Entries: Haikou Urban Element Refining and Creative Design Scheme” was jointly sponsored and held by the Publicity Department of CPC Haikou Municipal Committee and the Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film, Television and Sports Bureau of Haikou City.


As the capital city of Hainan Province, Haikou is the political, economic, scientific and technological, and cultural center of the province, and has the important task of creating the core leading area of Hainan Free Trade Port. The “Global Call for Entries: Haikou Urban Element Refining and Creative Design Scheme” will call for strategic partners from all over the world, inviting enterprises, institutions, social organizations, art and craft colleges and studios engaged in cultural creativity and art design to refine Haikou’s urban elements. Based on these elements, a set of urban VI design schemes will be designed with creativity, in line with the city image of “Vibrant Haikou, Opportunity Haikou”, showing the regional characteristics and reflecting the characteristics of the city.

To encourage the design team to create the best works, the organizer will award the project partner with the honorary title of “Haikou City Culture Promotion ‘Peer'” and a series of specific resources and rights.

For details of the project announcement and specific requirements, please refer to the official website of the People’s Government of Haikou Municipality, the official website of the Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film, Television and Sports Bureau of Haikou City, and HKBTV.CN, or follow official WeChat accounts of Haikou’s Release, Haikou Broadcasting and Television Station, and other platforms.