This year is the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, in order to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road and deeply integrate into the overall pattern of the Belt and Road Initiative, initiated by Licheng District, on December 11, Licheng District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, Luoyang City, Henan Province, Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and other 7 important node cities along the "Silk Road" and "Land Silk Road" jointly held the 2023 "Silk Road Sister Cities" Cooperation and development of exchange activities.
Spanning thousands of mountains and rivers and passing through thousands of years, the Silk Road has stretched for thousands of miles, connecting China and the West for more than 2,000 yearsTen years ago, the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, giving new vitality and vitality to the ancient Silk Road. As the starting point city of the Maritime Silk Road, on the 11th, the ancient city of Quanzhou was full of guests and friends, and the 2023 "Silk Road Sister Cities" cooperation and development exchange activities initiated by Licheng District were grandly held. Li Wensheng, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Quanzhou Municipal People's Congress, Li Jiping, former Vice Chairman of the Quanzhou CPPCC and Expert Consultant for the Development of Cultural Tourism in Licheng District, Huang Huican, Secretary of the Licheng District Party Committee, Wang Kesi, Mayor of Licheng District, Zhu Baoyang, Deputy Director of the Quanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Chen Yanfei, Chairman of the Licheng District CPPCC, Ding Ding, Deputy Secretary of the Jimsar County Party Committee and County Mayor of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Yao Yong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beilin District Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department of Xi'an City, Wang Min, Deputy Secretary of the Ganzhou District Party Committee of Zhangye City, Liu Bo, Member of the Standing Committee of the Ganzhou District Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department of Zhangye City, Member of the Standing Committee of the Dunhuang Municipal Party Committee, Zhao Quanshuang, member of the municipal party group, Liu Keran, member of the Standing Committee of the Xiangqiao District Party Committee and deputy head of the district, Ding Xuefeng, member of the Standing Committee of the Luoyang Old Town District Committee, director of the Propaganda Department and deputy head of the district, Zhuang Chuisheng, deputy secretary of the Licheng District Party Committee, Chen Zhixiong, member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, Li Chaoduan and Yang Kang, deputy mayors of the district, Chen Zhihong, vice chairman of the District Political Consultative Conference, Li Peifeng, deputy director of the Malacca Zheng Cultural Center, Zheng Jinshan, president of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka, Jiang Huiyuan, secretary general of the Journey to the West Cultural Research Association, and American film actor Mo Hong attended the event. They not only have representatives from important node cities along China's "Maritime Silk Road" and "Land Silk Road", but also representatives from Malaysia, Malacca, Sri Lanka and other countries and regions that jointly build the "Belt and Road", and then renew the Silk Road relationship, discuss the big plan and win the future together. Photo courtesy of reporter Xie Weiduan and Wen Licheng.
Silk Road sister city cooperation and exchange activities were launched
The day's activities were held in two phases, the first of which was the launch ceremony.
On behalf of the four teams of Licheng District, Wang Kesi, the mayor of Licheng District, welcomed the leaders and guests who came to the event and friends from all walks of life who cared about and supported the development of LichengDeepen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, heritage protection, etc., bring together the comparative advantages of all parties, inject new sources of power into a new round of high-quality development of Licheng, and jointly create a "big channel" for collaborative developmentFully excavate the rich historical and cultural endowments, find the meeting point of cultural exchanges, deepen communication and exchanges in sharing tourist resources, develop cultural and creative products, create consumption scenes, etc., broaden the field of cooperation, promote the integrated and innovative development of culture, business and tourism and economy in sister cities, and jointly build a "connecting bridge" for cultural exchanges. He hopes to join hands with the sister cities of the Silk Road to sow the seeds of cooperation and reap the fruits of development togetherLet friends at home and abroad know more about Quanzhou, Licheng, visit the ancient city of the Maritime Silk Road, seek good opportunities for cooperation, and share development dividends.
Silk Road cooperation, culture first. After the performance of the program "Dancing the Silk Road" jointly brought by the sister cities, Licheng District and the leaders of Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong, Luoyang City, Henan Province, Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and other important node cities along the "Silk Road" and "Land Silk Road" jointly signed the "Silk Road Sister Cities" development cooperation agreement, which pushed the whole activity to a climax, and the "Silk Road Sister Cities" in the future We will uphold the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared prosperity, continuously expand the field of cooperation and exchange, and realize the fusion of city alliances.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, under the promotion of some friendly urban areas, enterprises from all over the country have gone out and invited in, cooperated first, and yielded fruitful results. At the scene, relevant enterprises in Licheng District and related enterprises of "Silk Road Sister City" signed cooperation agreements, namely: Licheng District Cultural Tourism Investment Group and Yushang Loulan Halal Catering signed a cooperation agreement on Xinjiang Halal Hotel, Zhangye Western Style Cultural Tourism Investment Co., Ltd. and Kung Fu Animation Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement on urban IP theme park in Ganzhou District, Guangdong Chaozhou Chunhui International Travel Agency and Fujian Runpu Culture Media signed a research cooperation agreement, Shaanxi Travel Agency Association Museum-School Cooperation Committee, Shaanxi Yiqi Study Tour Research Institute and Fujian Zhongquan International Tourism signed a Xi'an research cooperation agreement. In the future, the "Silk Road Sister Cities" will carry out more in-depth cooperation in more fields and issue the strongest response to the Belt and Road Initiative.
At the launching ceremony, the Spring Year of the Dragon Zodiac Art IP release event was also held in the ancient city of Quanzhou. 2023 is coming to an end, the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is approaching, and in the first month of this year, "Quanzhou Rabbit" is popular out of the circle, giving birth to the IP of the Zodiac Cultural Festival in the ancient city of Quanzhou. During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon next year, what are the plans of Licheng District in this regard?According to the on-site interaction of Lu Jianjun, the head of the Licheng City IP Haisi Family "Hehe" and the Peak Guochuang team, the Spring Festival series carefully created by Licheng District for everyone in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is "Dragon Nine Sons", and 9 dragon nine child installation art of different forms will be unveiled in 9 scenic spots in the ancient city. Each dragon has a corresponding attraction and a Hokkien blessing, such as "Longzhong Qi Dacuo" (meaning family prosperity) and "Longzhong taking advantage of big money" (meaning wealth and prosperity), etc., which will create a joyful and festive atmosphere. In addition, the "Dragon Nine Sons" series will also launch a VR experience activity called "Dragon Hunt Check-in", and there are more mysterious gifts waiting for everyone. For specific information, you can pay attention to the Voice of Licheng Cultural Tourism*** and Peak's official Weibo.
The national intangible cultural heritage Quanzhou paper carving element clothing fashion show was also held at the scene, promoting the integration of cultural heritage projects such as Quanzhou paper cutting and the clothing industry, and carefully conveying the charm of cultural heritage.
The "Silk Road Sister Cities" jointly pressed the "acceleration button" for development
In the second phase of the event, leaders and guests from the seven "Silk Road Sister Cities", as well as the Malacca Zheng Cultural Center, Sri Lanka Fujian Chamber of Commerce, China Yan'an Literature and Art Society, Journey to the West Culture Research Association and other institutions, spoke freely about deepening and refining the development of Silk Road cooperation. The seven cities holding hands is to continue history, discuss development, and connect the future.
Huang Huican, Secretary of the Licheng District Party Committee, extended a warm welcome to the leaders and guests of the Silk Road Sister Cities. He pointed out that this event is the first general meeting of all members of the seven sister cities, and it is also the first face-to-face discussion of the seven sister cities, which is of great significance for promoting the work of the "Silk Road Sister Cities" Alliance. In the next step, we hope to build the "Silk Road Co-construction Alliance" into an all-round and high-quality exchange platform, further optimize the mechanism, go hand in hand, and build a win-win situation.
Huang Huican said that it is necessary to uphold a standard system, integrate the characteristics and development needs of the seven cities, condense the purpose, plan and generate representative logos, and gradually demonstrate the role of the "Silk Road Co-construction Alliance" platform. It is necessary to establish a set of operational mechanisms. Further optimize the system and mechanism, form a cooperative charter that can be used and deepened, and continuously enhance the influence of the allianceAdopt the rotation model of members, carry out bilateral and multilateral activities on a regular basis, and set up liaison agencies to communicate more and communicate frequently, so as to promote deeper and more practical cooperation in various fields. A number of supporting organizations should be introduced. It is necessary to make full use of resources such as think tanks and first-class institutions, give full play to the professional advantages of institutions, let professionals do professional things, promote the implementation of various activities and projects, and expand their influenceIt is necessary to promote exchanges and cooperation with a pragmatic attitude, and strive to leverage more resources to ensure that the project can be implemented and put into production. It is necessary to create a number of practical results. Taking this signing and cooperation as a starting point, we will promote more exchanges and cooperation between enterprises, accelerate the formation of replicable experiences and models, and release greater spillover effectsGive full play to the cultural advantages of the seven sister cities, plan and generate a number of cultural, tourism, cultural and creative activities, sports events and other activities, create more consumption scenarios, develop and expand the real economy, and further transform cultural advantages into development advantages. Build a good vision. It is necessary to continue to expand the circle of friends of the "Silk Road Sister Cities", closely link the "Maritime Silk Road" and "Land Silk Road", further improve the level of opening up, and fully integrate into the domestic and international dual circulationIt is necessary to actively go out, link the advantages of overseas Chinese relatives and chambers of commerce at home and abroad, build a communication platform, strengthen investment promotion, and develop together in the collaborative sharing of resources, so as to contribute to the "Silk Road Sister Cities Alliance" for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.
We will take this 'Silk Road Sister Cities' exchange activity as a new driving force, and work together with the brother counties (cities and districts) along the Silk Road, and strive to inject Licheng elements and contribute to the Belt and Road Initiative." Huang Huican said.