Central Chinese City Wuhan Shines in Duisburg "Chinafest" during Mid-Autumn Festival

WUHAN,China,Sept. 12,2022 -- From September 9 to 11,the "Chinafest" in North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany washeld in the downtown square of Duisburg,and Wuhan was the only Chinese citywith an exhibition booth on this special event.

Wuhan: the only Chinese city with a booth in "Chinafest"

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Germanydiplomatic ties and the 40th anniversary of sisterly relations between Wuhanand Duisburg. To deepen China-Germany friendship,promote people-to-peopleexchanges,and support sister city Duisburg in hosting the "Chinafest",theWuhan booth was set up in the central square of Duisburg,becoming the onlyChinese city to hold an exhibition during the Chinese culture festival.

The Wuhan booth's activities were guided by the Consulate General of China inDusseldorf,hosted by the Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhan People's Government,and organized by Wuhan Friendship Exchange Liaison Station in Germany and WuhanInternational Communication Studio. Chinese Consul General in Dusseldorf DuChunguo and Soeren Link,mayor of Duisburg,attended the opening ceremony anddelivered speeches.

In his speech,Du said he has visited Duisburg four times with strongperception of the friendship between Duisburg and China. Over the past fourdecades,exchanges and cooperation between Wuhan and Duisburg have becomeincreasingly closer,and he hoped that the two cities can build on the goodmomentum to create a new chapter in China-Germany friendship.

Mayor Link said that Duisburg and China,especially Wuhan,have in-depthcooperation in economic,cultural and people-to-people exchanges,which isconstantly deepening and expanding. He hoped that the "Chinafest" will boostthe ties between China and Germany as well as Duisburg and Wuhan.

Finless porpoises: ambassadors from Wuhan

A total of 400 dolls of Wuhan finless porpoises have travelled all the way fromWuhan to the Ruhr River in Germany to debut at the "Chinafest",attracting manyGerman residents to the Wuhan booth. They held the dolls and exchanged stickerswith friends. Before leaving the booth,a group of German teenagers sentMid-Autumn greetings to Wuhan residents with these lovely dolls in hand: "HappyMid-Autumn Festival,and we love Wuhan!"

Wuhan-style cultural performances

Two hundred books on Chinese traditional culture were available at the event.These books are a city gift from Wuhan to Duisburg,for which Mayor Linkexpressed his gratitude. Link added that Wuhan donated the Chinese garden "YingQu Yuan" to Duisburg Zoo in 1985,and provided great help and support for thegarden's renovation and reconstruction this year,for which he also expressedhis heartfelt thanks.

Videos of Wuhan's local artistic performances,such as Han opera andacrobatics,were played on the electronic screen,with local residents happilytaking part in the experience activities.

China-Europe freight trains link Wuhan and Duisburg

At the Wuhan booth,Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics Co.,Ltd. displayed a railwayroute map between the Wuhan station and the Duisburg station of theChina-Europe freight train services,attracting many tourists.

At present,the China-Europe freight train (Yangtze) has a total of 29 constantcross-border transport routes,covering more than 30 countries and over 70cities in Eurasia. An international multimodal transport service networkconnecting Europe,Central Asia,Japan and South Korea and ASEAN has beeninitially formed,with a strong cargo carrying capacity.

"Tomorrow will be better" for Wuhan and Duisburg

Sponsored and organized by the Association of Hubei Associations in Germany(Wuhan's liaison station of friendship and exchange in Germany),the teachersand students of Wuhan Conservatory of Music and the German Bole Chinese Choircollaborated online to sing the classic Chinese song Tomorrow will Be Better,whose charming melody filled the downtown square of Duisburg. Young teachersand students from China and Germany connected with each other through the song,sending wishes to the friendship between Wuhan and Duisburg and the tiesbetween the Chinese and German people.

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Caption: Chinese Consul General in Dusseldorf Du Chunguo and Soeren Link (left),mayorof Duisburg,attended the opening ceremony.