A three-minute video featuring the county of Deqing, Huzhou City, east China's 
Zhejiang Province, has become a hit recently on social media, attracting 
attention from netizens both at home and abroad.

"Meet Idyllic and Picturesque Deqing", posted on the accounts @Hi Deqing on 
Facebook and Twitter recently, depicts Deqing's striking landscape scenery and 
county views, which is just how the local folks see their hometown and gives 
them a strong sense of belonging and pride. 

The video on Facebook alone captured almost 3.8 million views and more than 
67,000 interactions. Followers left messages to express their praise, and even 
shared this video. David Smith wrote: "Sometime soon I will return to see such 
places." Subramani Chetty said: "You better go to China and stay."

Deqing is famous for its natural and cultural endowments such as mountains, 
wetlands and ancient towns. Local economy has over these years been developing 
at an astonishing pace. 

In an endeavor to explore new platforms connecting Deqing and the outside 
world, the county launched its official accounts on Facebook and Twitter on 
Aug. 19, to show a county full of vitality, charm and great development 
potential.

After careful planning and design, the accounts set up several themes to 
categorize Deqing's natural and cultural resources. In addition to posting 
photos and videos on landscapes, food, festivals and celebrations, and 
collective prosperity on a daily basis, the two accounts also follow up closely 
with current events and set up creative activities to attract interaction and 
sharing.

When the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) was held from Oct. 11 
to 15 in China's Yunnan, a video on how Deqing has been protecting crested 
ibis, a rare and endangered birds and national first-class protected animal, 
was released on the accounts. These years the county has been focusing on the 
bird's artificial cultivation and reintroduction to the wild. 

Photos of Leonid Meteor Shower on Mogan Mountain in Deqing were posted on the 
accounts in November, which combined the county's tourist resources and good 
wishes. 

Social media is currently the main source of information for overseas 
audiences. The two accounts, which boast over 90,000 and 15,000 followers 
respectively, now serve and will always serve as a bridge of direct dialogues 
between the county and overseas audience.

SOURCE  Publicity Department of the CPC Deqing County Committee