Maritime Silk Road-themed event held in Fuzhou
An international cultural exchange event, themed with the Maritime Silk Road, was held in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province, on March 25.
The event, which was jointly organized by China International Communications Group (CICG), China International Public Relations Association, and the information office and foreign affairs office of Fujian provincial government, brought together nearly 100 participants from government agencies, foreign embassies, and media organizations.
Lu Cairong, vice president of CICG, attended the event and delivered a speech.
Lu Cairong, vice president of CICG, speaks at a Maritime Silk Road-themed event in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province, on March 25, 2023. [Photo/CICG]
Lu said, as an important starting point and birthplace of the ancient Maritime Silk Road as well as the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Fujian boasts abundant marine cultural resources.
Four cities of Fujian have been included in the Belt and Road city biography series published by CICG, Lu said, adding that the collection of books will be adapted into documentaries to share more Maritime Silk Road stories of Fujian with the rest of the world.
As the core area of the 21st Maritime Silk Road, Fujian will further explore local cultural resources, promote mutual learnings among civilizations, and facilitate people-to-people exchange among countries, said Zhang Yan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee.
Zhang Yan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, speaks at a Maritime Silk Road-themed event in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province, on March 25, 2023. [Photo/CICG]
Zhang also invited international friends to visit Fujian to retrace more memories of the Maritime Silk Road and feel the charm of Chinese culture, share the wisdom of all countries, and join hands to write a new chapter for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
The event also invited diplomats and media representatives from domestic and foreign media outlets to visit cultural relics in Fujian. The launch ceremonies of the biographical books of Quanzhou and Xiamen were held at the same time.
An international cultural exchange event themed on the Maritime Silk Road is held in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province, on March 25, 2023. [Photo/CICG]