LANZHOU, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Alejandro Delgado, Deputy Army Attache of the Peruvian Embassy in China, beamed at a cultural occasion in Beijing on Thursday as he displayed a bookmark that includes the Chinese calligraphy characters “Jixiang,” a phrase meaning “good fortune.”
“I love the Chinese language,” Delgado mentioned.
He was amongst greater than 200 visitors from 42 nations and worldwide organizations on the particular promotion occasion on the Hexi Corridor. Stretching over a thousand kilometers, the Hexi Corridor served as a key artery on the traditional Silk Road greater than 2,000 years in the past, connecting China to Central Asia, West Asia and Europe, thereby facilitating the trade of numerous civilizations.
Five cities alongside the Hexi Corridor, specifically Wuwei, Jinchang, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Jiayuguan in northwest China’s Gansu Province, promoted their cultural, tourism and industrial assets on the occasion. The occasion additionally showcased intangible cultural heritage gadgets, cultural and artistic merchandise, and native specialties.
“This kind of activity is great for promotion. It helps people see China’s diverse products and understand the country from within,” Delgado mentioned.
The roadshow has beforehand traveled to Shanghai and different cities. This 12 months, representatives from the hall cities converged on Beijing to showcase their historical past, tradition, landscapes and growth alternatives to a broader world viewers.
“It makes me want to learn more about the province,” mentioned Lebanese ambassador to China Milad Raad, who has by no means visited Gansu.
“Both personally and in my country, we really have an interest in promoting culture. I’m truly impressed by the cultural environment here in China,” he added.
Manuel Carvalho, Portuguese ambassador to China, has by no means been to Gansu both, however he has lengthy identified about Dunhuang, residence to the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site courting again to the 4th century.
In April, he took half within the “Global Linking of Dunhuang Culture” occasion, which linked Dunhuang and Lanzhou in Gansu, Beijing, and Portugal’s Aveiro in a hybrid online-offline format. Since 2022, the collection has traveled to nations together with Armenia, Russia, Germany, Japan and the United States.
“The thing that interested me first was the Mogao Caves,” Carvalho mentioned. “But then I saw so much more, from the landscapes to the cities, from the fields to the mountains, and the many facets of Chinese culture. You are sharing with the world the beauty that you have.”
As outlined in China’s newest Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), which requires increasing high-level opening-up, cities alongside the Hexi Corridor at the moment are taking the initiative to go world, strengthening their ties with the world via commerce, financial cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
Jiuquan, on the western finish of the Hexi Corridor, enjoys plentiful daylight and sharp day-night temperature swings, making it a significant seed manufacturing base serving abroad markets.
At a seed firm’s analysis heart in Jiuquan, employees are cultivating new styles of fruit and veggies utilizing molecular breeding strategies. “We have developed hundreds of new vegetable varieties, which are sold both on the domestic market and abroad,” mentioned Ta Wenshan, head of the corporate.
Data from Lanzhou Customs confirmed that Gansu exported 2,500.2 tonnes of seeds within the first half of this 12 months, up 23.5 % 12 months on 12 months, with a complete export worth of 300 million yuan (about 44.24 million U.S. {dollars}). The merchandise had been bought to 160 nations and areas worldwide.
Greater openness can also be bringing extra two-way exchanges. In 2025, Gansu recorded 393,900 inbound vacationer visits, a 60.8 % year-on-year improve.
As extra abroad vacationers arrive, Gansu is standardizing multilingual indicators at scenic spots to enhance the journey expertise. “We welcome more international visitors to Gansu and the Hexi Corridor to discover Silk Road history and the desert scenery, strengthening people-to-people ties through cultural exchanges,” mentioned Lyu Xinglai, an official with the Gansu provincial division of tradition and tourism.
“The promotion event serves as an important bridge, connecting Gansu with the world and creating reliable platforms for international exchanges and cooperation,” Bulgarian ambassador to China Andrey Tehov mentioned.
He added that Bulgaria appears ahead to deepening sensible cooperation with Gansu in areas reminiscent of new power, fashionable agriculture, commerce and funding, and cultural tourism, sectors the place the Hexi Corridor is now displaying new growth potential.