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CHENGDU, China, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

A news report by GoChengdu:

On the afternoon of August 18th, the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture,

Broadcast-TV and Tourism, Chengdu Media Group and Chengdu International

Communications Corporation co-hosted the "Cultural Capital of East Asia — Park

City with Snowy Mountain Skyline" Chengdu Cultural Tourism Video Exhibition

(Tokyo Station) at the Art Museum of the Japan-China Friendship Center in

Tokyo.The event was strongly supported by the Department of Culture of the

Chinese Embassy in Japan.

Let the world get to know Chengdu

'The exhibition will be a valuable opportunity for Japanese people to learn

about Chengdu'

To let more Japanese people feel the unique beauty of  Chengdu — a park city

with snowy mountain skyline, this video exhibition presents 50 photographic

works by 15 photographers in Chengdu. Through three relatively independent and

intersecting exhibition zones, Japanese friends can see a beautiful and livable

city that people all over the world yearn for, and at the same time, it also

opens a new window for the world to perceive and understand Chengdu.

"Chengdu,  known as the 'land of abundance', with more than 4,500 years of

civilization and 2,300 years of city-building history, is the capital of

Sichuan Province, the financial center of western China, a famous historical

and cultural city, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, a  'City of

Gastronomy' designated by UNESCO, and a popular tourist destination for global

visitors." At the opening ceremony, Ouyang An, director of China National

Tourist Administration Tokyo Office said that Chengdu is the top three of the

most popular Chinese tourism destinations in Japan, and Chengdu people are also

quite fond of traveling to Japan."At the beginning of this year, Chengdu was

successfully elected as the 2023 Cultural Capital of East Asia. All the leaders

and guests present today and Japanese friends are welcome in Chengdu. Let's

taste traditional Chengdu tea, wine and food together, watch Sichuan Opera and

experience Chengdu's comfortable lifestyle."

"On behalf of the Japan-China Friendship Center, I would like to express my

heartfelt congratulations to Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, for being selected

as the 'Cultural Capital of East Asia' and for holding the Chengdu Cultural

Tourism Video Exhibition." Masashi Ogawa, chairman of the Japan-China

Friendship Center, said in his speech that Chengdu is a beautiful city with a

long history and rich cultural heritage. It is not only the center of the

ancient Shu state in the era of the Three Kingdoms, but also the home of giant

pandas and the spicy and numbing Sichuan cuisine represented by Mapo Tofu. Now

visitors have an opportunity to appreciate Chengdu, a charming city at the foot

of  5,000-meter snow-capped mountains, in a different way. This exhibition

sponsored by Chengdu Media Group will be a valuable opportunity for Japanese

people to get to know Chengdu in depth.

"Chengdu can be described as a city with splendid views, delicious food and

unique music art." Cheng Bo, a Chinese artist in Japan who was commended by the

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) and the chairman of China Culture and Art

Center, said in his speech that Chengdu is a beautiful city. Mr. Cheng Bo

improvised a Sichuan folk song — "When Will the Sophora Flowers Bloom" to

express his good wishes for the opening of this exhibition.

Share a cultural feast of 'Bashu civilization'

Walk into Chengdu in geographical distance between snowy mountains and city

At this video exhibition, the wonderful works of "Chengdu Super Photographers"

appear one by one, With the theme of the city and snow-capped mountains,

photographers vividly show the harmony between humans and the nature, the

beautiful city scenery, the spirit of Chengdu people and the incomparable love

of people for the city.

At the opening ceremony, a number of programs themed on Bashu culture were

staged in turn, which not only was added to the glory of this exhibition but

also presented a unique audio-visual feast for the audience.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Cultural Capital of

East Asia. In addition to the video exhibition, this event will also hold

cultural lectures and Chengdu food experience activities.

This video exhibition was held on August 18th and will end on August 29th.

Welcome all Japanese people to visit.

Source: GoChengdu

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   Caption: Chinese and Japanese guests cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony

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   Caption: Artists from Chengdu performed wonderfully at the opening ceremony