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BEIJING, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The launching ceremony of the 2021 Lianyungang Westward Journey cultural

carnival and China Tourism Day theme event was held on Tuesday at Huaguo

Mountain Scenic Area in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.

The event, scheduled to last until December, is aimed at reviewing the classics

of Westward Journey, building up the Westward Journey brand image, and

enhancing people's sense of cultural acquisition and happiness.

A host of the city's Westward Journey cultural achievements will be displayed

in various forms such as cultural performances, exhibitions, product sales, and

real-life experiences during the event.

China has long been committed to underpinning the inheritance and promotion of

the fine elements in traditional Chinese culture.

It is learned that the event will showcase a total of 10,000 Westward Journey

cultural and creative products, intangible cultural creation, as well as

award-winning and Westward Journey-themed works.

The Carnival is one of the important activities of the 2nd China Lianyungang

e-commerce development conference and 518 online shopping festival, both of

which kicked off on Tuesday as well.

In recent years, Lianyungang's e-commerce industry has picked up steam with its

online retail sales exceeding 55 billion yuan last year. At present, the city

boasts overall 800,000 e-commerce employees.

It is worthy noting that Lianyungang ranked third in the list of top ten Taobao

live streaming e-commerce cities in China released by Alibaba's e-commerce

platform Taobao in 2020.

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SOURCE:  Xinhua Silk Road

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   Caption: The 2021 Lianyungang Westward Journey cultural carnival and China Tourism Day

theme event kicks off on Tue., at Huaguo Mountain Scenic Area in Lianyungang,

east China's Jiangsu Province.