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EVENTS | 动态

Wa dancers, singers blaze new sphere for
Wa dancers, singers blaze new sphere for Zhonghe airport put into
performance
performance use, a breakthrough for
佤族歌舞表演开辟新境界
佤族歌舞表演开辟新境界 Lincang
临沧凤庆中和通用机场投入使用

The Zhonghe General Aviation airport in Fengqing
county, southwest Yunnan’s Lincang city, was officially put
into operation on September 26, making Lincang the first
Yunnan locality to have three airports.
Covering 1,722 Chinese acres and consuming 787 mil-
lion yuan, the Zhonghe airport is designed with five park-
ing spaces. It is a major infrastructure of Yunnan province.
(Yunnan Daily)

Yunnan displays distinct
In Meizhou city of Guangdong Yan Chui, a villager from Zhongke routines of the 21 types of Wa ethnic
province, Ye Feng, a 27-year-old Wa village of Ximeng Wa autonomous dances that have been passed down, medicines, services at
girl and other 10 Wa performers are county in Pu’er, has been leading the the dances like Hair Swinging Dance, 2023 CIFTIS
rehearsing for their traditional songs Wa performances for 12 years. As the Wood Drum Dance, and Knife Dance
and dances. captain of these dancers, Yan organizes are widely accepted. 云南传统医药亮相 2023 服贸会
“There are more than 30 per- and leads villagers to engage in cultural The county has trained 36 labor
formers in our troupe, most of whom performances each year. "Our perfor- service agents and organized training Yunnan province is exhibiting its bio-medicine, ethnic
come from Wa villages in Pu’er city mances are Wa ethnic folk songs and for over 2,200 people in Wa ethnic medicine, professional service and intellectual property
of Yunnan province,” said Ye. “Over dances loved by tourists," Yan said. performances up to now. And over rights (IPR) service at the ongoing 2023 China Internation-
the years, we’ve been performing Wa people in Ximeng county 19,000 people from Ximeng county al Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing.
in cities like Shenyang, Guilin and accounts for over 70% of the popula- work outside annually, including more The Yunnan exhibiting areas at the CIFTIS are jointly
Guangzhou. This brings us an average tion. Singing and dancing are integral than 2,000 who perform at various set up by 30 enterprises and institutions, including Yunnan
annual income of over 60,000 yuan to the Wa folks’ traditional rituals and scenic spots and attractions in and University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of
per person.” daily life. Among the 207 different outside the province. (Yunnan Daily) Medical Biology of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,
and Asia-Pacific Economic Services (Yunnan) Group.
The exhibitors also showcased Yunnan’s opening-up,
green development and innovations in service trade, as well
Belt and Road media tour launched in Yunnan, as the Kunming-Mohan integration at the backdrop of Chi-
na-Laos Railway.
focusing on dry ports Themed "openness leads development, cooperation cre-

“我们的‘一带一路’”网络国际传播活动启动 ates a win-win future," the 2023 CIFTIS takes place in the
Chinese capital from September 2 to 6.(Yunnan Daily)
Reporters and would-be communi- As the Chinese gateway of open- The Belt and Road media tour will
cators with the Yunnan, Sichuan and ing up to South Asia, Southeast Asia take the reporters to the Mangshi air-
Chonqing international communica- and the Indian Ocean region, Yunnan port and the Ruili port in Dehong, the
tion centers kicked off their Belt and has seen fruitful economic coopera- Nanxihe port and the Honghe area of
Road media tour in Yunnan province tion and cultural exchanges with the China (Yunnan) Pilot Free Trade Zone
on September 11, focusing on dry neighboring countries, and its port in Honghe, as well as the Qingshuihe Yunnan-Thailand trade
ports in the border areas of Dehong, economy in the border areas is thriv- port and the Nansan industrial park in doubles in four years
Honghe and Lincang. ing on the China-Myanmar Economic Lincang. (Yunnan Daily)
th
This year marks the 10 anni- Corridor and the China-Vietnam in- 滇泰贸易 4 年来增长 2 倍
versary of the Belt and Road Ini- ternational trains. The trade volume between Yunnan and Thailand in-
tiative, and Yunnan International creased from 1.033 billion US dollars in 2018 to $2.352
Communication Center for South billion in 2022, doubling in four years. In the first seven
and Southeast Asia joins hands with months this year, bilateral trade volume reached $1.249 bil-
its Chinese peers in conducting the lion.
Belt and Road media tour, in a bid The soaring Yunnan-Thailand trade is partly attribut-
to showcase the Yunnan achieve- ed to opening of the China-Laos Railway that facilitates
ments in high-quality development cross-border logistics. Now Thai tropical fruits such as du-
and regional cooperation. rian and mangosteen are finding their way to consumers in
Yunnan and other Chinese provinces through the railway.
Guided by the China Yunnan-Thailand Cooperation
Working Group, diverse sectors in Yunnan and Thailand
have deepened their cooperation in policy coordination,
facility connectivity and cultural exchanges over the years.
This year has seen 14 high-level Thai delegations visit
Yunnan province for further exchanges and cooperation,
involving those from the House of Lords, the Ministry
of Commerce, the Ministry of Communications, and the
northeastern Thai provinces. (Yunnan Daily)