New Look of the Ancient Trail: promotional video of the South China Historical Trail debuted at the Times Square
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NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/ --
The promotional video introducing the South China Historical Trail made its
debut at the Times Square, New York, on October 17, the International Day for
the Eradication of Poverty and the Chinese National Poverty Relief Day.
Stretching roads, ancient wells, tea fields, guest houses, Cantonese cuisine,
sports events and various other elements of the Cantonese culture will be
presented in the video released by the Department of Natural Resources of
Guangdong Province, showing the then and now of this historical trail and
offering a taste of the Cantonese history and culture.
This video features ecosystem, mobilization of resources, and targeted poverty
alleviation alongside the South China Historical Trail. Through introducing the
green elements of culture, sports, tourism and agriculture, it advocates the
idea of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," and reveals to
the world the great success of Guangdong in rural poverty alleviation.
The South China Historical Trail dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 207
BC). It used to be a major route for ancient Chinese people to travel and trade
between the Central Plains and the Lingnan region in the south of the Five
Ridges, and it is an extension of the maritime silk road to the inland.
Guandong has completed the restoration of a backbone network of the South China
Historical Trail, covering 18 roads of 1,200km across 18 municipal cities and
31 counties (including county-level cities and districts). Among the 18 roads,
the Conghua Trail, the Zhuhai-Zhongshan Trail, the Mount Luofu Trail in Huizhou
and the Gaotan Trail are distributed within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao
Greater Bay Area. Sports and cultural events held on these ancients routes have
attracted an increasing number of youngsters from the local region, bonding the
Greater Bay Area together and stimulating its development.
Within Guangdong, the South China Historical Trail passes 21 municipal cities,
involving a vast area of less-developed countryside. The province connects 98
villages in poverty (as verified at the province level) and 104 featured
villages with country roads, and sorted out 250 destinations of culture and
humanity interests, forming a museum of nature and history which is always open.
By throwing events of sports, cultural retention and creativity, the villages
become icons of resource utilization and cultural heritage one after another,
and some precious yet disappearing traditions are discovered and protected. The
local communities have been able to build a quality tourist route and extend it
into multiple featured routes later. Farmers alongside the trail are encouraged
to apply for national geography trademarks for their agricultural products, and
infrastructure has been improved. Through resources mobilization and targeted
poverty alleviation, the South China Historical Trail has driven a strong
momentum into the rural revitalization and added a growth pole to Guangdong.
Source: The Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province
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