【Commentary】From April 4 to 18, the "Walking China • 20 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 Ya'an, Sichuan, which is known as the "hometown of giant pandas". Senior executives from 2023 mainstream Chinese-language media from 21 countries including the United States, Canada, and Belgium came to the Ya'an base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center to record the cute "national treasures" with their lenses and pen tips.

It is understood that Ya'an is located in the transition zone from the Chengdu Plain to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and is the scientific discovery and naming place of the world's first giant panda. The Ya'an Base of China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center takes the growth and development of giant pandas, disease prevention and control, scientific research protection and giant panda cultural inheritance as the carrier, integrating giant panda breeding, breeding, scientific research, rare wildlife rescue and popular science education, and has bred more than 70 giant pandas, and there are 66 giant pandas. In the returnee giant panda paradise at the Ya'an base, the giant panda "Beibei" who is eating bamboo shoots has attracted the attention of overseas Chinese media delegations.

Liu Guijiang, editor-in-chief of the German Overseas Chinese Newspaper

Indeed, we are very well protected in all aspects, and there are many vegetation, which is very suitable for giant pandas to live in such an environment, I think its survival, its growth are very good. The first reflects our protection of rare animals in the world, and the other is that China's top scientists have made some efforts in breeding giant pandas, and the other (giant pandas) act as friendly "messengers" to promote this friendship between countries and are ready to write a report like this.

【Commentary】Experience tea picking in the tea garden, observe handmade tea on the spot, enjoy tea art performances, and overseas Chinese media executives have a zero-distance contact with tea.

At present, Ya'an tea industry covers an area of 100 million mu, tea garden area, output and output value are in the forefront of Sichuan Province, the improvement rate, standardization rate, park rate and other indicators are among the best in the country, and the South Roadside Tea Making Technique (black tea) and Mengding Mountain Tea Traditional Production Technique (green tea), as one of the 43 joint declaration projects, have been successfully promoted to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

【During the same period】"Silk Road Today" reporter Song Xin

I learned about the history of Chinese tea, and then I also saw the beautiful scenery of Mengding Mountain, especially on the mountain to see the process of handmade tea by tea master, I took a lot of videos and photos, I also have many people in Kazakhstan like to drink Chinese tea, there are a lot of Sichuan tea sold there, I went back through the video and then spread (tea) to overseas audiences.

【Commentary】Walking into the China Tibetan Tea Museum located in Yucheng District, Ya'an City, the fragrance of Tibetan tea is on display, and the museum displays monumental brick tea and exquisite crafts made from Tibetan tea. The brick tea attracted the attention of overseas Chinese media delegations. In the China Tibetan Tea Museum, the delegation of overseas Chinese media sat in the courtyard and quietly tasted Tibetan tea.

【During the same period】Lele China TV Editor-in-Chief Ouyang Legeng

It turned out that the understanding of Tibetan tea is butter tea, we didn't expect Tibetan tea to feel like we drink black tea, and this tea I think is particularly delicious. The members of our visiting delegation can all publicize Tibetan tea through their own media, know that our Chinese Tibetan tea, and also fall in love with this Tibetan tea, like this Tibetan tea.

Reporter Lv Yang reported from Ya'an, Sichuan

Responsible Editor: [Lu Yan]