The 28th “Runhua Award” Fashion Design Competition Successfully Held at Jiangxi Fashion Institute

On November 2, Nishang Palace saw the magnificent final show of the “Runhua Award” Belt and Road College Student Fashion Design and Skills Competition, and the awards ceremony of the 2024 Jiangxi Fashion Institute’s International Fashion Art Festival. The week-long fashion feast came to a celebrative end. The “Runhua Award” competition has been a series of events aiming to “integrate the past and the present, and to connect the East and the West”. There are high-end forums for the exchange of ideas, visual spectacles of art performances, and trend previews of new product launches. Dazzling feast and spirit-enlightening art revitalize…


Linyi Hedong: A Glimpse at the Dragon Park during the “Golden Week” 

During the “Golden Week” of the Chinese National Day Vacation, roaming along the Dragon Park in Linyi is like wandering in a dreamy world. The vivid dinosaurs growl while walking leisurely, making the children so excited that they believe they are crossing the mysterious Jurassic era… Garden of the Little Dragon Human is like a paradise for parent-child activities. Camps, water adventure, fantasy animal kingdom and other fun areas are filled with happy laughter. Children challenge themselves in the fun activities. Parents accompany them, sharing the precious time with them. “The Golden Week is good for us to bring children…


Linyi Hedong: A Hotspot for Cultural Tourism during the Chinese National Day Vacation

The National Day Vacation in China is a so-called Golden Week in October for the Chinese. The scenic spots and performance venues in Hedong District of Linyi City were crowded with happy tourists, enjoying the tailored celebrating activities. Langya Ancient Town, Guantang Hot Spring, and Longyuan Garden were all very lively and attractive, having tourists from all over the world. Driving north along the east bank of the river, visitors enjoyed the sights and sounds on the way. The Langya Ancient Town Scenic Area saw the endless crowds ​​enchanted by the various theme activities like iron flower making, also fire pots,…


Moldova and UAE Set to Launch Space Technology Payloads through UNOOSA and MBRSC Partnership

Moldova and UAE Set to Launch Space Technology Payloads through UNOOSA and MBRSC Partnership The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced the winners of the second round of the Payload Hosting Initiative (PHI). Two innovative space projects, from the Technical University of Moldova (TUM) and Madari Space Limited of the UAE, have been selected to join the PHI-2 mission. The PHI programme, part of UNOOSA’s Access to Space for All Initiative, gives teams from around the world a chance to send scientific equipment, known as payloads, into space…


TIR Opens the International Logistics Corridor for Linyi, Shandong 

In recent years, Shandong has accelerated the speed of building an international logistics corridor, including the ocean harbours, CRexpress, aviation routes and TIR (the “fourth logistics corridor” between China and Europe). The powerful international logistics corridor strongly enhances the image of Shandong. On September 20, two large trucks with “Lu Q” license plates slowly drove into a factory in St. Petersburg. After completing the relevant procedures with the factory staff, driver Li Chaojiang from Linyi opened the lead seal of the closed compartment and waited for local workers to move the goods from Linyi into the factory. The 16-day, 20,000-mile…


EU’s Provisional Punitive Tariffs for Chinese E-Cars: A Step Away from its Green Deal Goals 

In July this year, the EU Commission suggested the punitive tariffs for imported electric cars from China. The provisional countervailing duties up to 36.3 percent were announced on 20. August. If passed by the majority of the member states in mid-October, the tariffs shall come into force and apply for five years for the time being.  For the Chinese manufacturer BYD, the EU provides for a final tariff of 17 percent, for Geely 19.3 percent and for Saic as high as 36.3 percent. The punitive tariffs also apply to the Western carmakers such as Tesla and VW which produce in…


The 20th Linyi Calligraphy Cultural Festival is Opened

The opening ceremony of the 20th Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival was held in Linyi Calligraphy Plaza recently. About a thousand calligraphers, artists, collectors, cultural entrepreneurship representatives, and calligraphy enthusiasts from all over the country gathered in the hometown of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, who has been worshipped for thousand years as the Saint of Calligraphy. “In the nineth Gui Chou year of Yonghe Emperor, at the late spring time, we meet up at the Lanting Pavilion of Hueiji Mountain…” With the gentle background music, through the play of light and shadow, the children held the bamboo slips and read together the…


Linyi Hedong Promotes the National Fitness Activities

August 8 is the 16th “National Fitness Day” in China. Hedong District in Linyi has created a “15-minute” convenient fitness circle to improve the fitness activities for the locals on a regular basis.  Along the scenic Hedong Riverside Fitness Corridor, around a hundred enthusiasts gather every day to perform various fitness activities like 24-Move-Styled Tai Chi, 8-Section Brocade Qigong, Tai Chi Fan. Through their favorite sports, the participants are integrating national fitness activities into their daily lives. “Now that the fitness facilities are relatively complete, I hope everyone will come to participate in the sports,” said Chu Fuyun, a member…


Zheng Wang Pickle: A Brand to Inherit Linyi Hedong Tradition

Entering the Zheng Wang Pickle Production Area, the air was filled with salty fragrance. In front of a large porcelain tank, the classic pickle “Lion Head” was being made. After selecting, marinating and salting the vegetables for “Lion Head” pickle, the masters added the special sun-bathed sauce on them. No additives used in the special sauce, only the sunbath for days, plus natural fermentation and immersion, allowing the natural sugar from the vetgetables, amino acids and aromatic substances to infiltrate into the pickles. “Zheng Wang Pickle has a history of more than 100 years. The ancestors created unique sauce marinating…


Dancing on the scissors: Inheritance of a Handicraft in Fei County, Shandong

 With a pair of scissors and a few red paper, Mr. Sun Xiaodong explained his art to the children patiently while demonstrating the handicraft. The scissors were flying, the paper was flying, and soon enough, a red-paper butterfly appeared and flipped in his hand… This was what happened at the event of the “Inheritance Walking into the Campus”. Sun Xiaodong is a paper-cutting inheritor in Fei County. Paper-cutting is an intangible cultural heritage in Linyi. Mr. Sun has enjoyed painting and paper-cutting since childhood. After graduation from the middle school, he stepped into the road of paper-cutting art. From 1981…