DOHA, Qatar, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 9, the Sichuan Provincial Department of
Culture and Tourism hosted the "Pandas Tour the World: Sichuan
Culture and Tourism in Qatar." The
event featured a visit to the Al Khor Panda Park to see "Si Hai"
and "Jing Jing." The delegation
brought along stunning cultural and tourism visuals from
Sichuan, exquisite intangible
cultural heritage products, and thoughtfully designed interactive
experiences. Distinguished attendees included Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya,
Qatar's Minister of Municipality,
Faiqa, Director of Public Relations, Wang
Ying, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Qatar, and Ding Xiaoqin, General Manager of
Qatar Tourism's Greater China Region, among other Chinese and
Qatari guests.
At the event, Qatar's Minister
of Municipality Al Attiya lauded
Sichuan's rich world heritage,
stunning natural landscapes, and diverse flora and fauna. He showed
great interest in the traditional crafts of Shu brocade, Shu
embroidery, lacquerware, silver filigree, bamboo weaving, and
Tibetan and Qiang embroidery, which are listed as intangible
cultural heritage. He expressed his desire for enhanced cultural
and tourism exchanges and cooperation between Qatar and Sichuan.
In the Panda Park's family experience room, Qatari children
engaged in hands-on activities, including DIY painting of
"Leisurely Panda" and "Oil-paper Umbrellas," creating rubbings of
"Leisurely Panda," and coloring large panda scrolls. Amidst
laughter and playful interactions, they discovered the captivating
allure of the panda's homeland.
At the event, a parent named Pappas also took part in the
Sichuan intangible cultural
heritage experience. He remarked, "Bringing my child to participate
in today's interactive activities, our family discovered that
'Suhail' (Jing Jing) and 'Thuraya'
(Si Hai) hail from Sichuan. We
also learned about the direct Qatar Airways flight from
Doha to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, which takes less than eight hours and
is incredibly convenient."
The "Pandas Tour the World: Sichuan Culture and Tourism in
Qatar" series of exchange
activities focused on the theme "Panda Homeland," aimed at
promoting Sichuan's cultural and
tourism image and brand. The event garnered significant attention
from the Qatari public and media, igniting a keen interest among
locals in visiting Sichuan. Many
expressed a strong desire to explore Sichuan and experience its natural and
cultural wonders firsthand.
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