The pavilion at the Expo 2019 Beijing, on agriculture and horticulture, opened last week by the Director-General of the National Information Council, Mansoor Ibrahim Al-Mansouri, in the Chinese capital, Beijing, is greeted with a documentary on a giant 3D screen, The UAE desert, in Chinese, by two children, Salma al-Amiri and Ahmad Muhammad al-Marzouqi.
Since the opening of the UAE Pavilion at the International Fair, which runs until mid-October, the documentary produced by the National Media Council has attracted the attention and attraction of large numbers of Chinese visitors, who saw it as an embodiment of the country's agricultural and cultural heritage, To one of the most beautiful parts of the earth.
The 160-year-old World Expo is one of the world's largest gardening exhibitions, with the main aim of raising awareness, educating and stimulating debate on environmental issues, food production and sustainability.
The film, directed by South African director Jacques Mulder, begins with welcome words from two Chinese-language children at Hamdan Bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi, who later recount the story of "greening the desert" in the country. "We have the words of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may Allah be pleased with him, consider it a platform. He said, "Give me agriculture, give you civilization." These inspiring words gave us the desire to sow the seeds of life and inspired the nation to turn the desert into a rich green land.
"The necessity and the need for local green products to provide local food has been challenging in one of the harshest environments around the world, but we have made change in the UAE since the parents who used the traditional means that laid the foundation for us. What made the water spread, and life finds its way ».
"Today we have advanced methods that have paved the way for agricultural development, such as vertical agriculture and innovative irrigation, opening the way for new types of agricultural investment in the country to provide fresh local produce," he said.
"The vision of leadership in the field of agriculture has changed from the shape of the state in a few years, when the harsh land has changed, and its nature has turned into green. All this has not happened with wishful thinking, but with planning, determination and action, And creating this life is another thing. "
Commenting on her role in this film, Salma Al Ameri (8 years) told Emirates Today that she is very pleased to have appeared in this national work and invited her to represent the UAE in a huge event outside the UAE such as Expo. In this work after receiving Chinese President Xi Jinping, a welcome speech in Chinese, during his recent visit to the state.
"I learned Chinese at Hamdan Bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi, where I chose to study it under the guidance of my father, for several reasons, the most important of which is that China represents a global economic future," said Ahmed Al Marzouqi, 11, of Al Emarat Al Youm. Learning Chinese will open up great doors for me to serve my country. "
Not only did the National Media Council sponsor the documentary film for the children Salma and Ahmed, but also used them to promote the UAE pavilion at Expo 2019 Beijing.
Development of the agricultural sector
The State, through its first participation in the Expo for Horticulture, seeks to highlight the efforts of the late founding father, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to develop and develop the agricultural sector and to reflect the vision of leadership in its development and enhancement. The desert to green oases, through clear strategies and initiatives, based on the latest advanced agricultural techniques, as well as reviewing their experience and sustainable projects.