“Grand Huangshan” Shines at the United Nations
The "Wonderful Anhui in Dialogue with the World" 2024 Anhui Cultural and Tourism Promotion Conference was held on September 16 at the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva. More than 100 diplomats, including ambassadors from over 30 countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Cuba, along with representatives from various United Nations agencies, were present at the event.
Keynote speakers at the event included Sun Yong, Vice Governor of Anhui Province; Ambassador Chen Xu, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland; and Francesco Pisano, Chairman of the United Nations Cultural Committee in Geneva. The conference was chaired by Wang Chunming, Deputy Secretary-General of the Anhui Provincial Government.
Zhou Mingjie, Director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, introduced the world-class leisure, vacation, and wellness tourism offerings in the Grand Huangshan region to the gathered diplomats. Wang Huixiao, Director of the Anhui Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, promoted Anhui's wellness and health industries.
During the event, artisans from three renowned Anhui tea companies—Xie Yuda, Liubaili, and Tianzhihong—showcased Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, and Qimen Black Tea. Guests were also gifted traditional Hui-style fish lanterns, offering them a glimpse of Anhui’s cultural heritage and unique Chinese elegance.
Additionally, the "Wonderful Anhui in Dialogue with the World" 2024 Anhui Cultural and Tourism Promotion Symposium was successfully held on September 12 at the European Travel Commission in Brussels, Belgium.
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