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Contributor: Xinhua News Agency
Sunday, May 10 2020 - 22:30
AsiaNet
Invitation to Design "Charm of Jiangsu" Tourism Routes
NANJING, China, May 10, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

Recently, the "Charm of Jiangsu" Tourism Routes collection event, hosted by 
Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, is looking forward to 
your participation.

Candidates can submit a maximum of 2 lines, and language is not predefined. It 
is encouraged that the content to be expressed in short video, HTML5 or other 
innovative forms. Next in sequence shall be the ordering of 1 first prize, 3 
second prizes and 6 third prizes. Certificates and premiums will be issued for 
Tourism Route products that have won the first, second, and third prizes.

If one word is used to describe Jiangsu, it should be "water". Jiangsu is a 
beautiful, dynamic and fertile water township, with a land area of 107,200 
square kilometres. Water accounts for 1/6 of the total area. There are vast 
rivers and lakes and exquisite small bridges, while more than 80 million people 
living and prospered by these waters. 

The raging torrents of time have bestowed upon Jiangsu a rich and colorful 
history. The province currently has three world cultural heritage sites, 
including Suzhou Classical Gardens, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and the Grand 
Canal. The province makes ten appearances on the "Representative List of the 
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", including Nanjing Brocade, Suzhou 
Embroidery, Yangzhou Lacquerware, Yixing Zisha Pottery, Lianyungang Donghai 
Crystal and Nantong Blue Calico, while other fine arts and crafts are also well 
known. Nanjing and Yangzhou are respectively listed by the United Nations 
Creative Cities Network in the fields of literature and gastronomy.  They are 
joined by the elegant ancient towns south of the Yangtze River's lower reaches, 
the Ming and Qing Dynasties' (1368-1912 CE) ancient city walls that have stood 
strong through the ages, the canalled cities with their own peculiar customs 
and the magnificent Chu-Han culture (206-202 BCE). All will bring you a 
distinctive appreciation of Jiangsu.

Such essential waters of life let people experience the charm of the natural 
world, waterfowl foraging on the tidal flats, David's deer running among the 
forests and monkeys frolicking on the ridges, etc. Nature's elves and humans 
live together in harmony and enjoy the earth's gifts in Jiangsu.

At this time, a crucial moment in the global epidemic fight, an unprecedented 
online concert sang out to all the citizens of the world -- "One World: 
Together At Home". Indeed, in the face of illness, we are united through sight, 
sound and spirit as a  community of human destiny. Our awe of history, our 
cultural desires, our yearning for beauty and our spiritual strength shall help 
us cope with the current difficulties, by establishing a common courage and 
determination for joint collaboration, no matter skin colour, nationality or 
race.

Good friends feel close even when they are thousands of miles apart. With 
Internet, we sincerely invite you who have been to China and Jiangsu to record 
your footprints in Jiangsu; while we sincerely invite you who are in Jiangsu to 
explore the wonders of Jiangsu from a new angle. Let more people know China and 
Jiangsu. Let "Verses from Afar" display formidable strength, warm people's 
hearts, convey confidence and encourage people all over the world to work 
together.

Please submit your work by e-mail with a 500-word design description. 
Collection time: 10th May to 9th July; collection email: 
charm_of_jiangsu@126.com. For more information, please refer to the "Charm of 
Jiangsu" Tourism Routes Collection Notice. You are also welcome to visit the 
event's online publishing platform to follow the latest progress: 
http://dwz.date/a292.

Source: Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism