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The Shanghai Tourism Festival opens grandly, illuminating the world reception hall
The opening ceremony of the 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival in 2023, with the theme of "Lighting up the World Reception Hall," was held last night at the intersection of "One River, One River" at the North Bund of Hongkou.
From September 16th to September 22nd, 70 cultural and tourism institutions in the city launched a half price discount on tickets, which was welcomed by citizens and tourists. Shanghai Disneyland Tourism Festival exclusive afternoon ticket after sales, with 3 days of tickets fully booked.
Last night's Hongkou North Bund was filled with a beautiful and joyful festive atmosphere. This opening event consists of four chapters: "Visiting the World", "Colorful and Colorful", "Abundant Resources and People", and "Radiant Light". For the first time, sub venues have been set up in 12 cities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian.
At the event site, 19 colorful boats, 16 themed floats, and 1000 drones form a three-dimensional flowing landscape, presenting a panoramic view of Shanghai's urban scenery and cultural charm. This is the first time that the float parade has moved to the Huangpu River, and the float in the Lingang New Area has taken the lead, showcasing the urban style of accelerating the shaping of "international style, futuristic feeling, and sea lake charm".
The floats from Shigatse, Xizang, the counterpart support area, are themed by the unique natural and cultural landscape and the long history and cultural customs. The floats in Lu'an, Anhui, integrate red cultural elements and the mountain sea friendship of counterpart cooperation... One floats, one colored boat, one performance team, and the buildings and bright lights on both sides of the Huangpu River complement each other, allowing the citizens and tourists to dazzle and take photos to record a beautiful moment.
At the opening event, Shanghai's public welfare tourism routes were also released. The event reached a joyful climax by singing the theme song "Common Festivals" of the Shanghai Tourism Festival together in the main venue and sub venues.
As a common festival for citizens and tourists, this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival further deepens the integration of culture and tourism, continues to promote urban cultural and tourism big IPs such as "One River, One River Tour", "Architecture Readable", "Performing Arts World", and "Shanghai style City Archaeology", launches 100 activities and 1000 products, gathers tens of thousands of enterprises and tourists from all walks of life, uses culture to shape tourism, tourism to showcase culture, and cultural tourism to complement each other, helping Shanghai become the first stop for inbound tourism in China, comprehensively building a world-renowned tourist city, and allowing citizens and tourists to enjoy Shanghai, discover more, and experience more.
The Shanghai Rowing Open starts paddling, and athletes from all over the world compete on the Suzhou River
In the golden autumn of September, the rowing festival meets Suzhou River again. The 2023 Shanghai Rowing Open paddled on the Suzhou River yesterday afternoon.
The slogan of this competition is "Boat Power Tide", which will be held from September 16th to 17th in the Suzhou River area. Rowing athletes from all over the world gather in Shanghai to compete together, promote cultural exchange and popularization of rowing, and work together to help Shanghai build a world-renowned sports city.
This year's competition has been upgraded and expanded, with the addition of elite and youth competitions in addition to the university and club groups, further enhancing professionalism. There are a total of 51 eight person rowing teams, 10 four person rowing teams, and 14 lists of rowing athletes participating, with a total of nearly 700 people. The international influence of this competition has further deepened. By inviting top international athletes to participate, the global attention of the competition has been enhanced, allowing more rowing enthusiasts around the world to see, pay attention to, and fall in love with rowing. It has also allowed Shanghai citizens to see the world's top rowing teams showcase their skills at their doorstep.
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Shanghai Minle Orchestra's Reception Hall Renovates
On the evening of September 15th, the art education brand "Sea Music Talk" of Shanghai Ethnic Orchestra returned after a double upgrade, and its first event, "Reception of Chinese Music", also opened a new exhibition space.
Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 1st edition for details
"The spirit of scientists is first and foremost the spirit of innovation"
Add another educational base and cultural stronghold within the campus of Fudan Medical College. Yesterday afternoon, the National Scientist Spirit Education Base of the Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology was officially unveiled, and the Basic Medical Discipline Week kicked off simultaneously.
Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 2nd edition for details
Kashgar Institute of Technology unveils its plaque
Yesterday, Kashgar Institute of Technology unveiled its plaque and held its first opening ceremony. This is the first full-time vocational school in Kashgar region that specializes in science and engineering. The college is located in Shache County, Kashgar Prefecture, and Shanghai has invested nearly 600 million yuan in aid to Xinjiang. After completion, Shanghai elements can be seen everywhere on the campus. The school logo is designed based on the Shanghai white orchid; The roads around the school are named Shanghai Road, Pudong Avenue, Jinxiu Road, and Qiancheng Road respectively; The school etiquette gate is inspired by the excellent traditional Chinese culture of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the I-shaped building gate highlights the organic integration of Eastern and Western architectural styles.
Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 3rd edition for details
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The countdown to the 6th China International Import Expo is 50 days: "Doing better and better" brings new opportunities to global enterprises
In 50 days, the 6th China International Import Expo will arrive again at the National Convention and Exhibition Center as promised, which will be the first time that the Expo has fully resumed offline exhibition after the COVID-19. The "big stage" of China's opening up is bringing new opportunities to global enterprises.
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Shanghai Sport University officially unveils its plaque
Yesterday morning, the unveiling ceremony of Shanghai Sport University was held in the auditorium of the school's green tile building. After years of effort in renaming, Shanghai Sport University has finally achieved its goal, and China has also welcomed its second sports university after 30 years.
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Over 2.27 million people in Shanghai participated in air defense evacuation drills
Opening of the Shanghai National Defense Education Theme Exhibition
The "National Science Popularization Day" event in Shanghai has been launched | see details>>
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Hangzhou Asian Games Village opened, Chinese delegation moved in
The opening ceremony of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games Asian Games Village and the welcoming ceremony of the Chinese sports delegation were held on the 16th at the Flag Square of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village. Representatives from the Asian Olympic Council, the General Administration of Sport of China, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou City, China, and the Asian Games Village attended the ceremony on that day. The representatives took the stage together to sound the gong, and the Hangzhou Asian Games Village officially opened.
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Over 20000 China Europe freight trains have been operated in the Yangtze River Delta region
Since the first operation of the China Europe freight train in the Yangtze River Delta region in 2013 until August this year, the total number of China Europe freight trains in the region has exceeded 20000, transporting over 2 million standard containers of goods, helping to stabilize the industrial and supply chains, and injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta.
China's women's volleyball team wins over Ukraine, achieving a good start to the Olympic qualifying round
The Group A qualifying match of the Paris Olympics women's volleyball team kicked off on the 16th in Beilun, Ningbo. The Chinese women's volleyball team hosted their first opponent, Ukraine, at home. After a competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated their opponents 3-0 and achieved a good start. The three game scores are: 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.
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Asia's first wind power operation and maintenance mother ship unveiled
The two wind power operation and maintenance mother ships unveiled this time are of 100 person and 60 person specifications, respectively. The 100 person wind power operation and maintenance mother ship has a captain of 93.4 meters, a width of 19 meters, and a designed speed of 12.3 knots; The 60 person wind power operation and maintenance mother ship has a captain of 72.76 meters, a width of 17.5 meters, and a designed speed of 12 knots. Two ships have self-sustaining capacity for more than 30 days, meeting the requirements of unlimited navigation area.
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The Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday are approaching, and train tickets have sold over 20 million copies per day
The second National Skills Competition starts | See details>>
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Zelensky makes an appeal to South Korea
According to Yonhap News Agency on September 16th, South Korean officials stated on the 16th that Ukrainian President Zelensky hopes to cooperate with South Korea in nuclear energy, resource development, and defense industry as part of the country's reconstruction efforts. The report states that a South Korean delegation consisting of government officials and business representatives visited Kiev this week to discuss potential reconstruction projects that South Korea may participate in. These projects are estimated to be worth approximately 1200 trillion Korean won. The delegation returned to South Korea on the morning of the 16th.
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The confirmed death toll from wildfires in Hawaii, USA is 97
On the 15th, the police chief of Maui County, Hawaii, Peltier, announced that based on the latest results of DNA testing, the number of victims in the August wildfire on Maui Island, Hawaii has been revised from 115 to 97. Experts from Maui County and the US military explained at this press conference that many of the bodies of the victims have been shattered and they have had to spend a lot of time identifying them. One of the initial criteria for evaluating the number of victims was the number of transport bags, but the remains of the victims may be divided into different transport bags.
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Türkiye: Eliminating Many "Terrorists" in Northern Iraq
Türkiye's Ministry of Defense said in a statement that on the 13th and 15th, the Turkish Air Force carried out air strikes against PKK "terrorists" and other "terrorists" in northern Iraq, destroying 31 possible hiding places of "terrorists", including warehouses, caves, etc., and several "terrorists" were eliminated in this high-intensity air strike. The statement also said that Türkiye would not stop its fight against "terrorists".
French media: Al Qaeda threatens to attack France and Sweden
On the 15th, the French news and information channel BFMTV reported that the extremist organization "Al Qaeda" recently accused France and Sweden of "going to war on Islam" and threatened to launch attacks on these two countries. The report states that Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen has recently claimed through social media that it wants to "retaliate against Europe, especially France and Sweden.". The French Terrorism Analysis Center reminds the French government to be highly vigilant as Al Qaeda is rebuilding its ability to launch attacks from overseas, especially in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and the Sahel region of Africa.
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The Russian "Soyuz MS-24" manned spacecraft docks with the International Space Station | See details>>
The inaugural ceremony of the self operated "Europe South America East" route by Chinese enterprises
The Sino Cambodian "Angel of Peace 2023" joint health exercise kicked off in Phnom Penh