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/PRNewswire/ —
A news report from China Daily:
A banner of welcome has been unfurled for the world by
Jiangsu
, one of China’s most progressive and alluring provinces.
In Suzhou, which marries aesthetic beauty with modernity, a program called Go Jiangsu – Footsteps in
Jiangsu
: Foreign Youth’s Travelogue was launched on
March 29
.
At the launch ceremony, a survey titled
Report on the View of Global Youth on
Jiangsu
was published. The survey included responses from hundreds of young people coming from 60 countries, among whom 60 percent said they had visited or lived in
Jiangsu
, the longest period of residence being eight years. Respondents said what attracted them most to
Jiangsu
was its “beautiful environment” and “robust economy”.
More than 10 young people from countries including
Bulgaria
,
Cameroon
,
France
,
Germany
,
Iran
,
Russia
,
Turkmenistan
,
the United States
and
Uzbekistan
took part in the “Footsteps in
Jiangsu
: Foreign Youth’s Travelogue” event opening ceremony at the Suzhou Industrial Park. They were enthused about Suzhou and expressed their admiration for
Jiangsu
at the foreign youth roundtable.
Melina Weber
from
Germany
, who has a particular fondness for
xiaolongbao
, a type of steamed bun, said she had taken part in activities relating to Suzhou Industrial Park before even coming to China. Since then she has developed a strong interest in
Jiangsu’s
industry and
Jiangnan
traditional culture. She loves Chinese painting and embroidery, and hopes to experience Suzhou embroidery directly, she said.
Baidak Melissa from
Russia
said she was taken by the area’s dynamic relationship between economic and technological development and the beautiful natural environment.
Jiangsu’s
advanced concepts of urban governance are a lesson for the rest of the world, she said.
Alexandre Guery
, a French Gen Zer who said he has visited Suzhou many times, judged Suzhou to be a great city in which to live, with superb scenery and classical gardens. Guery, an IT engineer, said he is looking forward to experiencing China’s high-quality development by visiting economic demonstration zones such as the Suzhou Industrial Park.
Since the Go Jiangsu event was first held in 2018, various activities have been held throughout the province on more than 20 occaisions, with more than 200 young people overseas taking part in offline activities, the aim being to showcase
Jiangsu
to the world, encouraging more global visitors and exchanges.
Over the past six years, the number of followers of Jiangsu’s overseas official social platform account has grown to more than 3.8 million. More than 10 central and local media, including Xinhua News Agency, CCTV and China.org.cn, have reported extensively on “Go Jiangsu” activities.
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SOURCE
China Daily