Chongqing - On October 12, 200 journalists from home and abroad visited Beijing's achievement exhibition themed "Forging Ahead in the New Era." Inside the Chongqing hall, quite a few overseas reporters were deeply attracted by the interactive project of "Song of the Yangtze River" and the intelligent manufacturing 3D folding screen. "We will take pictures of such a marvelous project and send them to my friends in our own countries."
Cqnews is interviewing a foreign journalist. (Photo provided to iChongqing)
To greet the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the achievement exhibition with the theme of "Forging Ahead in the New Era" opened at the Beijing Exhibition Center on September 27. A wide range of Chongqing elements was on show in the exhibition area of more than 30,000 square meters, which consists of more than 6,000 exhibition elements, such as pictures, objects, and models.
Some reporters stood by the intelligent manufacturing booth of high intensity focused ultrasound treatment system. "It is China's first large-scale medical device with independent intellectual property rights, treating tumors non-invasively in vivo through the external emission of ultrasound." After listening to the narrator's introduction, reporters expressed their admiration for this technology.
The high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment system. (Photo provided to iChongqing)
"I am amazed at the development of China in recent decades, and Chongqing, like other big cities in China, is also a booming city. I am deeply captivated by Chongqing," said Attuch Sobreira, a journalist from Brazil. Having read some background materials before attending this exhibition, he had a deeper understanding of Chongqing's opening up, digital economy development, and environmental protection through the on-site visit. He expressed his intense curiosity about Chongqing.
One of the most eye-catching exhibits for all journalists is the interactive installation Song of the Yangtze River. "These samples of water collected from the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River are made into 23 beating musical notes. And there will be beautiful music when my finger lightly draws from above, which attracts me very much," said Yu Chenyang, a reporter from Jiefang Daily.
The interactive installation "Song of the Yangtze River." (Photo provided to iChongqing)
Tangamu Solange, a Congolese journalist, also fancied Songs of the Yangtze River. She took pictures with her camera while operating the installation. "It's rare to see a strange and creative interactive project like this! I want to shoot and show it to my friends."
The unit Yangtze River National Cultural Park (Chongqing section) Construction - Children's Painting drew Liao Liang for a long time. He is a reporter from Shandong Radio and Television Station and scanned the code with his smartphone to experience the AI animation of the Yangtze River fish.
The unit "Yangtze River National Cultural Park (Chongqing section) Construction - Children's Painting. (Photo provided to iChongqing)
Liao Liang was deeply impressed by the restoration of Chongqing's ecological environment. "I just went to Chongqing last month to participate in the reporting of the farmers' harvest festival. Chongqing has created an agricultural industry and ecological environment full of distinctive features." Liao Liang said that Chongqing's exploration is of positive significance to the ecological governance of other cities in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
(Chen Lu, as an intern, also contributed to the report.)