China News Service, Beijing, March 6 (Li Hanxue, Zhang Yangbin) Around New Year’s Day this year, the news of 11 Guangxi “Little Sugar Oranges” “bravely venturing into Erbin” became popular all over the Internet.
"The topic of interaction between the North and the South continues to heat up, connecting the unique cultural and tourism resources of all ethnic groups in the North and the South. It is a meaningful practice of multi-ethnic cultural exchanges, exchanges and integration." Wei Zhaohui, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Guangxi International Expo Affairs Bureau, was interviewed by a reporter from China News Service Commentary commented.
In June 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Opinions on Implementing a Plan for Tourism to Promote Exchanges, Exchanges and Integration of Various Ethnic Groups."
Over the past year or so, as the tourism industry has recovered, the effect of tourism in promoting "three friendships" has become more obvious. Tourists of all ethnic groups have opened their eyes and been moved by visiting each other.
On January 4, the ice sculptures in the 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World attracted tourists to watch.
(Data map) Photo by Zhao Yuhang
This winter, Harbin has done a lot of extravagant things for southern tourists, such as inviting Oroqen people to parade on Central Street holding reindeer in their national costumes, astonishing tourists.
Dai Xiyuan, deputy to the National People's Congress and director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Oroqen Autonomous Banner in Inner Mongolia, expressed through the media that he was grateful for the parade in Harbin for letting more people know about the Oroqen ethnic group, which has a population of less than 10,000.
"Through tourism, culture can go further and the inheritors of local culture can become more confident. Who doesn't want their culture to be shared by more people, right?" Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and China Tourism Academy Chang Daibin said.
Yuksek Sigaiti, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a national first-class actor at the Xinjiang Art Theater Opera Troupe, has similar feelings.
In recent years, in his hometown of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, he has assisted villages in exploring local cultural characteristics, rehearsing Tajik eagle dance performances, etc., to create characteristic cultural tourism.
Yukesike said that tourists are particularly curious about the musical instruments and dances they have never seen before, and it is often seen that tourists and herdsmen dance the Tajik Mesilafu dance together.
He said that the income and living standards of local residents have been improved due to tourism, and he hopes to make the characteristic cultural tourism better and make the national culture more famous.
At this time participating in the National Two Sessions, he brought a proposal to declare Tajik wedding customs, eagle dances, and eagle flutes as world cultural heritage.
On February 17, Zhuang songs and dances were staged at Nanning Night Scenic Area.
(File photo) Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Guanyan
Wei Zhaohui said that when traveling to Guangxi now, you can participate in the "Zhuang March 3rd" festival, try homemade Zhuang brocade, and experience the local ethnic culture.
"Maybe you don't know the Zhuang people at all, but after reading this, you may become interested and learn about them, and you can increase your understanding through mutual exchanges."
In addition to the festive and "ceremonial" national culture, Wei Zhaohui also hopes that everyone will see the aspect of national culture being passed down and developed in life, such as her daily suit made of improved Zhuang Brocade.
"We need to make our national culture come alive, survive and develop forward."
"Both the Oroqen people who are 'out of the circle' on Central Street and other ethnic groups have a long history and culture. Tourists want to see historical and cultural heritage, and they also want to see the future of this nation." Dai Bin said that national culture is not It should be a specimen in a museum, but should be living, flowing, innovative, and exist in life scenes.
"What we want to promote is not only a dialogue between past culture, history and contemporary times, but also a kind of equal and free communication. Only then will culture communicate and communicate in a healthy, lively and progressive form." (End)