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A delegation led by the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism made its appearance at the “Hello! China”, a tourism exhibition opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 20, 2024. More than 200 guests, including officials from the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the China Cultural Center in Bangkok, as well as representatives from major tourism companies, airlines and media of China and Thailand, attended the opening ceremony. The delegation launched eight themed tourism routes and four sci-tech business tourism routes at the exhibition, introducing iconic cultural and landscape elements of Hubei like the Yellow Crane Tower, the Three Gorges, the Wudang Mountain, Shennongjia and the Enshi Grand Canyon, and cutting-edge technologies such as gene technology, driverless car, digital industry and aviation tourism. During the three-day tourism exhibition, the comprehensive revenue of Hubei tourism enterprises was expected to reach 17.4 million yuan (including the sales of creative products of intangible cultural heritages). According to data from China’s online travel platform Ctrip, the inbound passenger trips made by Thailand reached 39,907 in the first seven months of the year. And Bangkok is the second largest overseas…Original link

The No 3 Sports Hall of Hubei University in Central China's Hubei province recently witnessed the majestic performance of a "Golden Dragon". Over 10 meters long, the dragon danced to rhythmic music, leaping into the air and spiraling on the ground with grace and power, Changjiang Daily reported. Among the talented team members were seventh-grade students from Donghui Middle School in Lhokha city, Xizang autonomous region. This was a reunion marking a special moment as these students, who were taught by a support team from Hubei University in 2021, came together to practice dragon and lion dances at the university in Wuhan, capital of Hubei. Led by Mei Yijian and Tenzin Rigzang, the team showcased their skills with precision and enthusiasm. Mei Yijian, who will soon be in his third year at Hubei University and is a member of the university's dragon dance team, adjusted his movements to match the height of Tenzin Rigzang, showcasing their seamless coordination and dedication to the art. Accompanying them were six teammates, including Pema Tashi and Lhakpa Chungdak, from Tibetan herding and farming communities. This visit to Hubei marked their first venture outside of Xizang, as part of the Hubei-Xinjiang-Xizang Youth Hand in Hand…Original link

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