As songs are sung along the great Yangtze River, global audience can share the 
touching moment.

As one of the highlights of the China's economic and trade fair of paired-up 
assistance for the Three Gorges Reservoir area, the Concert of World Great 
Rivers 2021 opened on Thursday evening in southwest China's Chongqing Wanzhou 
along the Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world, according to the 
Publicity Department of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality.

The concert is divided into four movements, namely, the source of rivers, the 
symphony of life, the passionate flow, and the joint construction of a shared 
homeland. Singers from Russian, Italian and other countries in the world's 
great river basins, performance teams from paired-up assistance provinces and 
cities and artists performed together with Wanzhou local performance troupe.

Wanzhou, an ancient city with a history of 1,800 years, was reborn thanks to 
the Three Gorges Project. The construction of the new city of immigrants has 
rapidly expanded the urban layout. Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, the Second 
Yangtze River Bridge, Nanbin Road and Beibin Avenue have created a 25-km inner 
ring for the city, which has become a waterfront leisure region.

If you are a marathon, cycling, rowing, swimming, photography and tourism 
enthusiast, please come to this city. No buildings are seen outside the whole 
riverside lake belt, and the waterfront platform and trails are also in the 
open air and near the river, with a 180-degree river view everywhere. With nine 
surrounding hills and the Yangtze River passing through, the city lives in 
harmony with the mountains, the rivers and the bridges. It is quite an 
experience to enjoy sports, leisure, photography and play here.

In 2016, Wanzhou's lake view was rated as one of the top 10 new tourism 
landscapes in the Three Gorges. In recent years, Wanzhou has made great efforts 
to create a city ring with 16 scenic views including Ferry Port, Egret Bay, 
Seventeen Wharf, Music Square, Sanshengyuan Gallery in Pinghu tourist area of 
the Three Gorges. With the completion or upgrading of landscapes the area is 
developing at a solid pace.

Thousands of miles above the river, the once high-pitched and exciting 
Chuanjiang boatman's songs are nowhere to be heard. Nowadays, Wanzhou is 
singing an aria of slow life in the city, and the old streets in the city 
alleys have got facelifts thanks to urban development and image promotion 
campaigns. Green stone slabs, Castanopsis fargesii trees, ancient roadways, old 
photos, veteran craftsmen, folk proverbs and wall painting graffiti abound in 
the city.

In autumn, Wanzhou embraces the richest colors of the year. On both sides of 
the Yangtze River, tens of thousands of mu of ancient orange are dotted, 
presenting a bumper harvest. Millions of bougainvillea trees around the river 
flourish, inlaying the city with colorful ribbons of flowers. Along with the 
Three Gorges Dam, the Zhongshan Fir in the water-level-fluctuation zone have 
been submerged for the most part, and gradually become a colorful forest in 
water. Last year, the Yangtze River rolled out a ten-year fishing ban, leading 
to more fish breeding. The Three Gorges Reservoir area has become a paradise 
for migratory birds, with egrets and gull flying in groups over the river.

Come to Wanzhou, boat on the river, enjoy different lights, and sing a song to 
enjoy a relaxing trip.

Source: The Publicity Department of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality