Published on : Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Its rich history, gorgeous landscapes and appetizing food, which were introduced at the presentation with the topic of “Beautiful Sichuan, Home of Pandas,” caught the attention of Israelis.
Peng Qinghua, secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, explained that the southwest province of Sichuan is rich and exclusive in terms of cultural and tourism resources.
For both Chinese and foreign tourists, the province is appealing because of tea, bamboo, silk, beautiful natural scenery and colorful human landscapes as well, Pend added.
At the time of presentation, a photo exhibition with the theme of “Splendid Sichuan” displayed Sichuan’s traditional culture, arts, natural scenery and food.
The Ministry of Tourism of Israel has come to a decision to invest resources in Sichuan in order to endorse exchange of delegation of tourism, culture, business, education, science and technology and more, said Amir Halevi, director general of the ministry.
Halevi further added that Sichuan Province is popular because of its beautiful sightseeing attractions like Chengdu giant pandas research base, warm and lovely people, traditional culture and delicious and spicy food, such as hotpot.
People-to-people exchange is significantly supportive in further fortifying the China and Israel relations, and tourism is one important part, said Dai Yuming, Minister-Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Israel.
Team from Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Leshan municipal government, Sichuan Airlines also introduced Sichuan’s cultural and tourism resources and products.
Chinese traditional “water sleeve” dance “Sichuan Beauty in Blossom” and Sichuan opera “Bianlian,” also otherwise known as face-changing, were performed.
A China-Israel cooperative contemporary dance show “Gen” (Root) was performed after the presentation, with the participation of both Chinese and Israeli performers, was staged in Tel Aviv which was co-created by Sichuan Province Song and Dance Theatre and Israeli choreographer Yoram Karmi.