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Ningbo ranks among “Top Ten Most Attractive Cities” in the eyes of foreigners

It is learned from the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau that at the 2021 Eurasian Economic Forum held yesterday, the Ministry of Science and Technology released the 2020 "Charming China-The Most Attractive Chinese City in the Eyes of Foreign Talents", and Ningbo was included in the list, ranking 7 in all major cities across the country.

The cities selected in the "Top Ten List" are: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Chengdu, Ningbo, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao. As the only "China Cities List" selected by foreign talents, it has held 11 sessions since 2010. The judges are Nobel Prize winners, Chinese Government Friendship Award-winning foreign experts and other foreigners living and working in China. The selection is closely related to the theme of "Opening and Talent Introduction". A total of 54 indicators were used for the vote, including the overall status of each city in attracting foreign talents, serving foreign talents, giving play to the role of foreign talents, “work convenience” and “life convenience” of foreign talents, social environment, mutual evaluation, urban outwardness and other five dimensions.

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Hemudu selected as "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Century"

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of modern Chinese archaeology. On October 18, the "3rd China Archaeology Conference" opened in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. At the opening ceremony, under the guidance of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Chinese Society of Archaeology and the China Cultural Relics News published the "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Century", and the Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang was selected.

In terms of geographical distribution, the "Top 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries in a Century" cover 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities (including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Taiwan) across the country. Henan and Shaanxi, which have rich historical heritage and are known as "large cultural relic provinces" and "archaeological provinces", have 14 and 11 selected respectively, Hebei, Shandong, and Hubei each has 6 selected, Shanxi has 5 selected, and Beijing, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Gansu each has 4. In addition to the Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang also has the Pujiang Shangshan site, the Yuhang Liangzhu site, the Southern Song Lin'an city site and the official kiln site in Hangzhou.

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People travel on Citizens’ Tourism Day

October 16th is the annual Citizens’ Tourism Day. Although it is rainy, many scenic spots are very popular. According to statistics from the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, as of 4 pm on October 16, the city’s 62 scenic spots (spots) with preferential policy had received 65,000 tourists, with a cumulative discount of 3,708,800 yuan.

As a traditional hot spot for Citizens' Travel Day, Ningbo Ocean World has launched half discount tickets this year. Indoor scenic spots have advantages in rainy days. Romon Universal Park has also turned the Tourism Day into "Tourism Weekend". The marketing director of the park introduced: "After the announcement of the Citizens’ Tourism Day news, in addition to Ningbo citizens, many tourists outside Ningbo came to consult. Therefore, the park not only extended the preferential time period to October 16th and 17th, but also extended the half-price discount to all tourists. I hope that all of them can have fun here."

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Ningbo Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe tours Yangtze River Delta

The classic drama "The Legend of Mingzhou Woman" created by the Ningbo Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe to promote the excellent traditional culture of eastern Zhejiang was staged at the Gengsu Theater in Nantong, Jiangsu Province on the evening of the 15th. This story about the origin of the wedding custom in eastern Zhejiang has once again spread in different places. This is also the third stop of Ningbo Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe's tour of the seven major cities in the Yangtze River Delta for its cultural expansion and assisting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

Since October 8th, Ningbo Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe will bring three classic repertoires with rich Jiangnan cultural characteristics, including "The Legend of Mingzhou Woman", "A Dream of Red Mansions", and "Hundred Flowers River". The troupe embarks on its one-month tour in the Yangtze River Delta region and will travel to Hai’an, Nantong, Nanjing of Jiangsu Province, Jiaxing and Zhoushan in Zhejiang province.  

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Ningbo tea exhibition at Qingdao Tea Expo

On October 16, China (Qingdao) International Tea Industry Expo and Zhejiang Green Tea Expo opened in Qingdao, Shandong. The famous specialty and high-quality products of 10 tea companies in Ningbo made their debut. Many tea lovers came here to taste Ningbo tea.

At the exhibition site, Ningbo tea boutique exhibition area exhibited many famous teas, including Yinzhou Taibai Dicui, Yuyao Waterfall Immortal Tea, Xiangshan Peninsula Immortal Tea, Ninghai Wanghai Tea and Wangfu Tea, Fenghua Quhao, Beilun Sanshan Yuye, Dongqian Lake East China Sea Dragon Tongue, Haishu Tashanyan Tea, Cixi Qijiashan Tea, etc. These exhibited teas can be tasted on-site. Each tea has a different shape, color and fragrance.

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