【Commentary】From April 4 to 15, the "Walking China • 17 Overseas Chinese Media High-level Sichuan-Chongqing Tour" delegation organized by China News Service and the United Front Work Department and Propaganda Department of Sichuan and Chongqing entered Zigong, Sichuan. High-level executives from 2023 mainstream Chinese media from 21 countries including the United States, Canada and Belgium walked into Zigong Salt Industry History Museum, Zigong Dinosaur Museum, China Lantern History Museum, China Lantern World and other places to feel the charm of the historical and cultural city.

Zigong City is located in the southern wing of the Shuangcheng Economic Circle in Chengdu-Chongqing Area and the center of the southern Sichuan urban agglomeration, and is known as the "thousand-year-old salt capital", "the hometown of dinosaurs" and "China's lamp city".

Walking into the Zigong Salt Industry History Museum, the epic picture of the thousand-year-old well salt civilization is spread. Overseas Chinese media executives learned about the history of the salt industry in Zigong City, the precious collections in the museum, and the deep drilling and extraction techniques of Zigongjing salt, which was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. After learning in detail about the early salt production process of drilling, halogen mining and brine transportation, the wisdom of the working people amazed Luo Zhenlong, deputy editor-in-chief of the Nordic Times.

Luo Zhenlong, deputy editor-in-chief of the Nordic Times

Through the introduction (we) know that Zigong's salt has a history of one or two thousand years, we feel that their application of this advanced technology has played a very large role in the development of our salt industry, and has played a very large role in the development of our Chinese nation in various eras. Moreover, after this museum is preserved, I feel very good for educating our descendants and the entire development of the cultural economy of the Chinese nation.

Zigong Dinosaur Museum was completed and opened in 1987 and is one of the most famous dinosaur museums in the world. The collection of fossil specimens includes almost all dinosaur categories from 2 million to 01 million years ago, and is currently the place with the largest collection and display of Jurassic dinosaur fossils in the world, and has been evaluated as "the best dinosaur museum in the world" by National Geographic.

Seeing the many dinosaur bones in the exhibition hall staggered and embedded in the rock, Zhang Chunmei, executive director of Indonesia's International Daily, was very shocked. She said that as an overseas Chinese-language media, she will objectively and truthfully tell the world about the "land of dinosaurs" she has witnessed.

Zhang Chunmei, executive director of Indonesia's International Daily

It is very shocking, as our overseas Chinese media, we want to pass on everything we have witnessed in the dinosaur museum, and invite the new generation of overseas Chinese to invite them in, so that they can travel and study, so that they can understand the greatness of our China.

【Commentary】When night falls, the light and shadow of the Chinese lantern world flow, and various light groups with themes such as Sanxingdui, Qionglou Yuyu, and Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang are dazzling. Walking in the world of Chinese lanterns, seeing a group of unique shapes and excellent workmanship, Yao Wei, editor-in-chief of the Belgian "Chinese Business Times", remembered the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in Brussels, Belgium, which he participated in five years ago.

Yao Wei, editor-in-chief of the Belgian Chinese Business Times

At that time, there were many Chinese and foreign guests, so this event that year was very, very successful. So I feel very lucky to be able to come to this lantern exhibition in Zigong in person today to see the lantern show held in Zigong.

【Commentary】In addition, the Chinese media also walked into Sichuan Zigong Transportation Machinery Group Co., Ltd., Kaisheng (Zigong) New Energy Co., Ltd. and Zigong Chuannan New Material Chemical Park to touch the "new pulse" of the development of the old industrial city.

He Meikun reported from Zigong, Sichuan

Responsible Editor: [Luo Pan]