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EVENTS | 动态

Chinese Bridge for pupils

begins in Kunming

“汉语桥”世界小学生中文秀开营

The 3rd Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Show for Foreign
Primary School Students was launched at the Kun-
hon 2023 kicks off
eau Half Marat
ing Plat
Kunm
Kunming Plateau Half Marathon 2023 kicks off ming-based Yunnan Normal University on October 24,
“燃动”春城，2023
“燃动”春城，2023 昆明高原半程马拉松开跑 ushering in 58 pupils and 57 accompanying parents from
昆明高原半程马拉松开跑
all over the world.
On October 22, sponsored by and Kunming-Yuxi Twin Cities the beautifully afforested Spring The cultural event is sponsored by the Center for
China Sports Lottery, the 2023 Marathon (Kunming Leg) kicked City, a total of 15,000 marathoners Language Education and Cooperation under the Chinese
Kunming Plateau Half Marathon off in front of Kunming Hall. In participated in the race. Ministry of Education. After the launching ceremony, the
international children and parents planted trees at the uni-
versity campus, wishing their friendship with the Chinese
peers could be evergreen.
Yunnan tourist consumption surges by 488% The international children and parents will visit the
Jinyuan School, the Chengjiang fossil site, the Kunming
during holiday Institute of Botany and the Guandu old town, as well as
假日期间云南旅游消费激增 488% local markets, communities and families in the coming
days, in a bid to have a fuller appreciation of China.
In the first six days of the （Yunnan Gateway）
just-concluded 8-day National
Day holiday, the tourism con-
sumption in Yunnan province
increased by 488% year on year, Music on the Silk Road|
which effectively boosted local re-
tail and service sectors, according 3rd BRI event on music
to data released by online platform education closes in
Meituan on October 5.
Kunming, Dali and Lijiang Kunming
stood out as the top three con- 【丝路绵延 乐乐与共】丨第三届“一带一路”音
sumption houses in the province. At the national level, the av- Chinese consumptive hubs be- 乐教育联盟大会在昆明闭幕
Hotel bookings by tourists outside erage daily consumption in the ing Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu,
Yunnan increased by over 580% service and retail sectors increased Chongqing and Shenzhen. （Yun- The closing concert of the Third Music Education Al-
year on year. Nighttime consump- by 153% compared with the same nan Gateway） liance Across the Belt and Road Conference was held in
tion after 21: 00 grew by 247%. period of 2019, with the top five Kunming, capital of Yunnan province on the evening of
Oct. 17. Artists from around the world presented an ex-
quisite concert to the audience.
A spectacular performance was held in Kunming
Special orchid found in Xiaoheishan reserve Conference Center, where orchestras from Ghana, India,
Mongolia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Azerbaijan,
小黑山自然保护区发现藓叶卷瓣兰
Egypt and others performed their musical masterpieces
An exotic orchid was recently with Yunnan local musicians.
discovered at the Xiaoheishan The performance involves drums, bansuri, bamboo
nature reserve in southwest Yun- flute, table drum, sanxian, and other instruments from
nan’s Longling county, and it was different countries. Chinese traditional instrumentalists
identified as Bulbophyllum retusi- and the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra performed
usculum Rchb.f. by Zhao Mingxu, Soaring Dragon and Leaping Tiger, Rushi and A Panora-
senior engineer at the National ma Miles of Rivers and Mountains.
Forestry and Grassland Adminis- The concert featured a wide array of performances, such
tration of China. as the Mongolian ensemble performing a folk song Er bor
The orchid mostly grows in khartsaga (Brown Eagle), Ghanaian artists presenting Kpat-
the east Himalaya and Indochina sa & Gahu, Indian artists performing Shrirag. Azerbaijani
Peninsula regions, such as Nepal, vocalists sang Azerbaijani Trilogy, while the Egyptian folk
north Myanmar and China’s Yun- ensemble delivered a traditional music performance.
nan province. In the Xiaoheishan The BRI event on music education took place con-
nature reserve, it was seen grow- is highly ornamental and thus Zhao, noting further monitoring currently in Beijing and Yunnan from October 15th to
ing on the trunk or branch of giant worth our protection, and it is a is needed for better understanding October 20th. Since its arrival in Yunnan, the event has
trees. potential resource plant for Yun- to its nature and conditions for included lectures and workshops, a Silk Road youth semi-
"Bulbophyllum retusiusculum nan’s gardening businesses,” said growth. (Yunnan Gateway) nar, and the closing concert. （Yunnan Gateway）