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YA'AN, China, Nov. 10, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

After a five-day span, the 9th Ya'an Panda & Nature Film Week held in the

Chinese city of Ya'an of Sichuan Province concluded on November 10th. The Film

Week revolved around themes such as "animal and nature," "ecology and

environment protection" and "greenness and economy," and hosted numerous

activities such as film solicitation and selection, film screening, film

sharing and meeting with directors, the "Giant Panda from Ya'an to the World"

Children Painting and Artwork Exhibition, and giant panda art display, among

others.

This year's Film Week aimed to construct a platform of global exchanges about

nature film culture, and provide exposure to outstanding ecology-themed films

and talents from China and elsewhere around the world to boost the growth of

the Chinese eco-film industry. The Ya'an Municipal People's Government, the

host of the event, hopes to capitalize on the Film Week and the power of movies

to awaken and strengthen the public's awareness of environment and ecology.

This year's Film Week hosted in Ya'an solicited from around the world film

works that centered on ecology and environment protection themes such as animal

protection, environment of the Earth, rainforest ecology, and the world of wild

animals. A total of 1,735 films from 109 countries and regions across the globe

were submitted, and after comprehensive selection, a group of 42 outstanding

works were chosen, which were screened and opened to the public for free in

designated theaters in Ya'an during the course of the Film Week.

In recent years, Ya'an has leveraged on its multitude of natural resources and

advantage in biodiversity to earnestly promote the movie production base

construction and film industry development. On October 24th, the China

Federation of Radio and Television Associations named Ya'an as a "Designated

National Filming Location", including sites such as the Bifeng Gorge Scenic

Area, Shangli Ancient Town, Mengding Mountain Scenic Area, China's Most

Beautiful Tea Plantation Greenway, Yunfeng Mountain, Hanyuan Lake, Jin Si Nan

Shui Street, Laba River, Shenmulei and Anshunchang. The unique natural scenery

here has won over the film crews and creative minds of many productions, which

is why Ya'an is often seen as the backdrop in quite a number of well-known

movie and television productions.

In addition, Ya'an is also famous as the location of the discovery, naming, and

type specimen creation of the first giant panda, as well as home to China's

largest giant panda artificial breeding base. Among the 24 giant pandas that

China have gifted to nine countries and regions, 18 have come from Ya'an.

During the span of this Film Week, an exclusive exhibition zone was specially

set up for Xiang Xiang, the giant panda that has returned from its stay in

Japan. Through photos, story behind the growth of the "Xiang Xiang" family was

depicted, while showcasing Ya'an as the "home to the giant pandas".

The Ya'an Panda & Nature Film Week has thus far been held nine times, and is

gradually emerging as an animal-, nature- and environment protection-themed

movie week with a certain degree of clout in China and even across Asia.

Source: Ya'an Municipal People's Government