The Launching ceremony of “International Friends@Qingdao” and “International Youth Dialogue” event was held at the sea view ballroom of Qingdao International Conference Center on May 13th。 The purpose of this event is to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning， promote Qingdao‘s culture and tourism， and invite international friends to discover Qingdao together。 77 international friends from 39 countries participated in the event both online and offline。 Relevant leaders of Qingdao， representatives of embassies and consulates in Qingdao， media reporters， and representatives of Qingdao handicrafts and intangible cultural heritage also participated in the event。 Let’s review the highlights of the event。
5月13日，“國際友人@Qingdao”暨“國際青年對話”活動啟動儀式在青島國際會議中心海上宴會廳舉行。本次活動的目的是為了增進文明交流互鑑，宣傳青島的文化和旅遊，邀請國際朋友一起發現青島。來自39個國家的77名國際友人透過線上線下的方式參與了本次活動，青島市相關領導、駐青使領館代表、媒體記者、青島手工藝和非遺代表等共同參與。下面讓我們來回顧一下當天的精彩內容。
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Let's discover Qingdao Greeting Videos
國際友人祝福短片
Friends from 11 different countries sent us videos wishing us well， and expressing their hope that more international friends will be able to come to Qingdao，and discover Qingdao together with all of us。
有來自11個國家的朋友向我們發來了影片祝福，並希望邀請更多的國際友人來到青島，一起探索青島。
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Speeches by Government Officials
政府領導致辭
Pan Feng， director of Qingdao Culture and Tourism Bureau， presided over the event。
市文化和旅遊局黨組書記、局長潘峰主持本次活動。
Wang Lei， director of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism， delivered a video speech， inviting international friends to travel and invest in Shandong。
山東省文化和旅遊廳廳長王磊發來影片致辭，盛情邀請國際友人來山東旅遊、投資。
Zhao Yan， vice Mayor of Qingdao Municipal People‘s Government， delivered a speech to encourage the development of multicultural exchange activities and promote exchanges between international youths。
青島市人民政府副市長趙燕致辭，鼓勵開展多元文化的交流活動，促進國際青年間的交流互通。
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Introdution of the Top Ten Culture and Tourism Scenes for Expats in Qingdao
青島國際文旅十大場景釋出
Our host Adrian collaborated with the Qingdao Culture and Tourism bureau to create a list of the Top TenCulture and Tourism Scenes for Expats in Qingdao， which we will share with you later，so we hope you look forward to reading that in our next articel。
主持人Adrian和青島市文化和旅遊局合作，評選出了青島國際文旅十大場景，之後我們會將完整的列表分享給大家，請持續關注。
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Introdution of China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area
上合示範區推介
Hao Guoxin， deputy Director of the MANAGEMENT Committee of the SCO Demonstration Zone， introduced the overall situation of the zone， the activities of the “SCO Summer” Youth Party Week activities， the construction of the SCO Economic and Trade School， and the 2022 SCO Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition。
上合示範區管委會副主任郝國新向大家介紹了上合示範區總體情況，以及“上合之夏”青年聯歡周活動、上合組織經貿學院建設、2022上合全球創新創業大賽等內容。
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International Youth Dialogue Panel Discussion
國際青年對話
The three international youth representatives communicated online and offline， sharing their possitive impressions of Qingdao and putting forward many valuable suggestions for the development of Qingdao’s Culture and Tourism。
三位國際青年代表透過線上和線下的方式進行交流，分享了對青島的美好印象，為青島文旅的發展提出了很多有價值的建議。
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Award Ceremony of Qingdao Culture and Tourism International Promotion Talent
青島文旅國際推廣達人聘任儀式
In order to thank our international friends for their contribution to the promotion of Qingdao‘s Culture and Tourism， 8 representatives of international friends were specially appointed as “Qingdao Culture and Tourism International Promotion Talents” and received certificates of appreciation。 The city of Qingdao hopes they will all continue to support the international development of Qingdao’s Culture and Tourism。
為感謝國際友人對青島文旅國際推廣的貢獻，特聘請8位國際友人代表為“青島文旅國際推廣達人”，希望大家繼續支援青島文旅國際發展。
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A letter from Qingdao to the World's International Youths
《青島給國際青年的一封信》釋出
On behalf of Qingdao， Mr。 Zhao Haozhi， the Mayor of Qingdao extended the most sincere invitation to young friends from all over the world to come to Qingdao to study， start their own businesses， and realize their dreams。
青島市政府市長趙豪志代表青島向全世界各國青年朋友發出最誠摯的邀請，歡迎大家來青島創業發展，實現夢想。
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“@Qingdao Love Qingdao” Music Video
“@Qingdao 愛青島”音樂短片
@Qingdao Love Qingdao music video ，which was made by many of our international friends in Qingdao， was shown to the events audience。 The video reviewed the wonderful moments of previous events and introduced the popular tourist attractions in Qingdao。
“@Qingdao 愛青島”音樂短片是由國際友人代表改編演唱並拍攝完成，影片裡回顧了往屆國際友人@Qingdao活動的精彩瞬間，並且拍攝打卡了青島的熱門旅遊景點。
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Special exhibition
特色展覽
Part 1 International Cultural Tourism Products Exhibition
國際文旅產品展覽
Shanghai Cooperation Demonstration Zone， Embassies and consulates in Qingdao and Qingdao Tourism Group displayed their cultural and tourism products。
上合示範區、駐青使領館、青島旅遊集團現場展示了各自的文旅產品。
Part 2 Qingdao Handcrafts and Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
“山東手造·青島有禮”非遺展
The exhibition included many different kinds of local Qingdao handcrafts， and intangible cultural heritage， such as Laixi puppets， Jiaodong paper cutting，Pingdu straw weaving， and many more。 While experiencing the intangible cultural heritage exhibitions， international friends also enjoyed a wonderful performance of Lai Yi ancient music。
非遺展上的展品包括多種多樣的青島特色手工藝品，以及非物質文化遺產，如萊西木偶戲、膠東剪紙、平度草編等。除了非遺展覽，現場還有萊夷古樂的精彩演出。
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Digital sign-in & Hand Gifts
電子簽到和伴手禮
The activity included a digital interactive guest registration experience featuring an interactive digital photo album that highlighted some of our past events and activities。 electronic sign-in with a sense of science and technology。 The large interactive screen was set up to mimic the turning pages of a book， guests could browse the wonderful review of previous activities without touching the screen by using a Kinect motion tracker。
The event have prepared tickets for each guest and welcome our friends to visit and experience these scenic spot。
活動還為每位嘉賓準備了景區門票伴手禮，歡迎大家去各個景點參觀體驗。
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Lunch and live music at Qingdao Conference Center
國際會議中心午餐
Lunch was held in Haiyunxuan， Qingdao International Convention Center。 Guests were treated to an 11 course Guangdong style lunch， which included Crystal Shrimp Dumplings， Chicken Soup， Steamed Pork ribs， and many more。 There were also live musical performances by some of our talented local friends， a fun raffle and a cheerful atmosphere。
午餐在青島國際會議中心海雲軒進行，大家品嚐了11道特色的粵式風味美食，包括水晶蝦餃、雞湯、蒸排骨等等。現場還有樂隊演出，有趣的抽獎環節，現場氣氛歡快。
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Old town experience and salon activities
老城體驗及沙龍活動
In the afternoon， some of our friends came to Guangxingli and Silverfish Street to join us for a tour experience and Salon discussion activities。 More details from our afternoon tour will be shared in our next article， we hope you‘ll take a look and join us for our future tours and Salon activities。