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SHENYANG, China, April 6, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On the morning of April 1, France local time, the Shenyang (Shenhe District)

Culture and Creativity Center French Scenarios Press Conference was held at the

Xinhua News Agency - Paris Oriental Center by the Shenhe District People's

Government, with guidance from the Shenyang Municipal People's Government, and

the organization by the Liaoning Center of the News & Information Center of the

Xinhua News Agency and Xinhua Gallery Media France SARL. At the event, Shenhe

District and ten French enterprises including DM MARKET and BABEL TOWER FILM

signed strategic cooperation agreements.

Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee and Mayor of the

Shenyang Municipal People's Government Lyu Zhicheng, Mayor of the 8th

Arrondissement of Paris Jeanne d'Hauteserre, President of Society for the

Encouragement of National Industry Gilles Henry-Garault, Chief Representative

of the France Representative Office of the China Council for the Promotion of

International Trade Li Wenguo, Director of the Ile-de-France Economic

Development Bureau Louis Liu and other distinguished Chinese and French guests

participated in the event, which aimed to establish long-term Chinese-European

trade and cooperation exchange platform, and rely on Shenhe District's

"National Cultural Export Base" to build Shenyang Culture and Creativity

Center, so as to promote Shenhe District's multi-field, multi-industry,

diversified and in-depth integrated development of areas such as finance, trade

and cultural tourism by using "culture" as medium. At the same time, Shenhe

District will leverage on the platform to foster in-depth cooperation with

France in aspects like culture industry, innovation, start-up and cultural

exhibition, so as to promote cultural and trade investment under the goal of

mutual benefits and joint development, according to the Information Office of

Shenhe District.

On-site at the event, erhu performer Guo Gan, who resides in France, was

invited as the "Shenyang Ancient City International Cultural Exchange

Ambassador" in order to further promote exchanges and cooperation between

Shenyang and Paris, and between Shenhe District and the 1st Arrondissement, in

fields such as culture, music and exhibition. There are also plans to host the

"First Shenyang Ancient City China-France Music Festival" series of activities

in September at venues such as Shenyang Imperial Palace, Zhongjie Street and

Shenhe District Culture and Sports Center.

In addition, 33 impressive photos of Shenyang City and Shenhe District related

to themes such as finance, trade, transportation, agriculture, culture and

tourism were put on display, so as to enable on-site participants to gain a

more thorough standing about Shenyang and Shenhe District.

Source: Information Office of Shenhe District

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Conference was successfully held in Paris.