On November 20, the China "Culture Cities of East Asia" Exchange Activity was held in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Changsha Vice Mayor Zhou Zhikai led a delegation to attend the event. Vice Mayor Zhou delivered a speech and jointly initiated the opening ceremony for inbound tourism cooperation among China's "Culture Cities of East Asia" with representatives from other Culture Cities of East Asia.  

The title of Zhou's speech was "Strengthening Urban Cultural Exchanges and Interactions, Promoting Integration and Mutual Learning of Regional Civilizations." Vice Mayor Zhou promoted the "Star City" Changsha to the participating guests, sharing Changsha's efforts in promoting Hunan culture and establishing itself as a Culture City of East Asia. He noted that Changsha aims to build itself into a famous cultural city with distinctive characteristics by tapping into its historical heritage, red or revolutionary traditions, and natural landscapes. He added that Changsha will develop itself into a famous cultural city with promising industries by integrating culture with tourism, sci-tech, economy and trade, and urban construction. He stated that Changsha will make itself into an open and inclusive cultural city with a shared mechanism in objectives, platforms, resources, and publicity. 

A plan on establishing a city alliance for China's "Culture Cities of East Asia" was approved on site. The Changsha delegation demonstrated Changsha's highlights in culture and tourism through exquisite pictures and videos, introducing the city's rich cultural tourism resources and specialty products and presenting the charm of Huxiang culture. 

Since being elected as a "Culture City of East Asia" in 2017, Changsha has consistently embraced the principle of "East Asian Awareness, Cultural Integration, and Mutual Appreciation" and has deeply practiced the concept of "symbiosis, innovation, and harmony". It has actively carried out various cultural exchange activities and promoting pragmatic cooperation with other "Culture Cities of East Asia" in the field of urban culture, aiming to further expand the brand influence and popularity of the "Culture City of East Asia". 

责编：王柯沣

一审：王柯沣

二审：唐煜斯

三审：秦慧英

来源：湖南省政府门户网