广西玉林：活力侨乡吸引世界目光

Guangxi Yulin: A Vibrant Overseas Chinese Hometown Attracts the World's Attention

11月20日至24日，中共玉林市委宣传部、玉林国际传播中心联合中国新闻社广西分社共同举办的“鬱见美好共享未来——海外媒体玉林行”采访活动在中国著名侨乡广西玉林市举行。

      From November 20th to 24th, the "Yulin Meets Beauty, Sharing the Future — Oversees Media Tour in Yulin" interview event was held in Yulin City, Guangxi, a renowned hometown of overseas Chinese in China. The event was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Yulin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Yulin International Communication Center, and the Guangxi Branch of China News Service.

      此次采访活动，吸引来自亚洲、欧洲、北美洲、南美洲、非洲、大洋洲六大洲的20家海外华文媒体、主流媒体记者和正能量网络媒体达人，深入玉林市所辖的玉州区、博白县、北流市、容县等地开展行进式采访报道，通过外媒视角，生动鲜活地对外展示新时代玉林的开放之势、产业之兴、商贸之盛、人文之美。

      This interview event attracted journalists from 20 overseas Chinese media outlets and mainstream media, as well as positive internet influencers, from six continents: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania. They conducted on-the-ground interviews and reports in Yuzhou District, Bobai County, Beiliu City, Rong County, and other areas under the jurisdiction of Yulin City, vividly showcasing the new era of Yulin’s openness, industrial prosperity, commercial vitality, and cultural charm through the perspective of foreign media.

      玉林地处桂东南，毗邻粤港澳，前临北部湾，面向东南亚，是粤港澳大湾区和北部湾经济区“两湾”联动发展的重要支点，是西部陆海新通道重要物流节点城市、珠江—西江经济带重要成员城市。玉林是广西第二人口大市，有海外华侨及港澳台同胞220余万人，是广西最大、中国著名的侨乡。

      Yulin is located in the southeast of Guangxi, bordering the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, facing the Beibu Gulf, and looking towards Southeast Asia. It is an important fulcrum for the interconnected development of the "Two Bays," the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. Yulin is also a key logistics node city in the new western land-sea corridor and an important member city in the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt. As the second most populous city in Guangxi, Yulin has over 2.2 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, making it the largest and one of the most renowned hometowns of overseas Chinese in Guangxi, China.

      近年来，玉林市主动融入国家战略建设，深化向海图强，奋力走出高水平对内对外开放新路子。该市着力壮大装备制造、新材料、香料医药健康、绿色食品、纺织服装等五大主导产业，做优数字经济、大健康和文旅体育、现代商贸物流三大重点产业，扶强现代农业产业，加快构筑具有玉林特色的现代化产业体系，被纳入广西向海经济拓展区城市、中国—东盟产业合作区城市、平陆运河经济带核心城市。

      In recent years, Yulin City has actively integrated into the national strategic construction and deepened its development towards the sea, striving to forge a new path of high-level openness both domestically and internationally. The city focuses on strengthening five leading industries: equipment manufacturing, new materials, spice and pharmaceutical health, green food, and textile and garment, while optimizing the digital economy, health and cultural tourism and sports, and modern commercial trade logistics as three key industries. It also supports the growth of modern agricultural industries and accelerates the construction of a modern industrial system with Yulin characteristics. Yulin has been included in the Guangxi Marine Economic Expansion Zone, the China-ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Zone, and the core city of the Pinglu Canal Economic Belt.

      龙港新区玉林龙潭产业园区作为沿海临港产业园区，重点打造新能源材料、不锈钢材料、铜基新材料三大千亿临港产业，新能源、新材料等产业集群初具雏形；玉林经济技术开发区重点打造装备制造(内燃机)、智能制造、香料精深加工三大产业，布局低空经济、应急产业等未来产业；玉林高新技术产业开发区(玉林中医药健康产业园) 重点围绕玉林智谷核心区、产城融合新高地、文旅康养生态圈、医药健康产业园的发展战略定位，聚焦绿色食品、智能制造、生物医药、数字经济等产业，加快发展新质生产力。

      Longgang New District's Yulin Longtan Industrial Park, as a coastal port industrial park, focuses on developing three major billion-yuan port industries: new energy materials, stainless steel materials, and copper-based new materials.Clusters of new energy and new materials industries have taken shape. The Yulin Economic Development Zone focuses on developing three major industries: equipment manufacturing (internal combustion engines), intelligent manufacturing, and spice deep processing, laying out future industries such as low-altitude economy and emergency industry. The Yulin High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Yulin Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry Park) focuses on the strategic positioning of the Yulin Smart Valley Core Area, a new high ground for industrial-urban integration, a cultural tourism and health ecosystem, and a medical health industry park, concentrating on the development of green food, intelligent manufacturing, biomedicine, and the digital economy, accelerating the development of new quality productivity.

       玉林是古代海上丝绸之路的重要通道和关键节点，自古商贾云集，南来北往，素有“千年商埠”“岭南都会”美誉。玉林商贸物流发达，获评为“中国南方药都”“南国香都”，是中国最大的香料集散地、交易中心、定价中心，中国80%、世界三分之二以上的香料都在玉林集散。以“玉林香料、世界味道”为主题的第二届玉林香料产业博览会近日在玉林举办，吸引大批海内外游客和客商闻香而至，前来体验香料文化魅力，探寻香料产业商机。

      Yulin is an important passage and key node of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, historically known for its gathering of merchants from the south and the north, and is traditionally hailed as the "Millennium Commercial Port" and "Metropolis of Lingnan". Yulin's trade and logistics are well-developed, earning it the titles of "China's Southern Medicine Capital" and "Fragrance Capital of the South". It is the largest distribution center, trading hub, and pricing center for spices in China, where 80% of China's and over two-thirds of the world's spices are distributed. The second Yulin Spice Industry Expo, themed "Yulin Spices, Flavors of the World", was recently held in Yulin, attracting a large number of domestic and international tourists and merchants who came for the aroma, to experience the charm of spice culture and explore business opportunities in the spice industry.

      文化是城市的灵魂，是开放发展的关键。玉林市以文化塑城为发力点，以推进国家文化和旅游消费试点城市建设为契机，通过挖掘文化IP、创新消费场景，推动文商旅各类资源深度融合，促进文旅经济快速发展。该市成功举办“十字街”城事文化艺术节、端午文化嘉年华活动等活动，盛况空前，火爆“出圈”，城市热度及知名度美誉度不断提升。11月21日晚，正值第二届玉林香料产业博览会举办，玉林美食文化好市暨香雅市集促消费活动在玉州区十字街启幕，舞龙舞狮、港风复古快闪舞蹈、滋味音乐会—民谣之夜、非遗粤剧等表演轮番上阵，吸引着海内外游客驻足欣赏。

     Culture is the soul of a city and the key to open development. Yulin takes cultural shaping of the city as a focal point, seizing the opportunity of advancing the pilot city construction for national culture and tourism consumption. By excavating cultural IPs and innovating consumption scenarios, it promotes the deep integration of various resources in culture, commerce, and tourism, rapidly developing the cultural tourism economy. The city has successfully hosted events such as the "Cross Street" Urban Cultural Arts Festival and the Dragon Boat Culture Carnival, which were spectacular and went viral, significantly increasing the city's heat, fame, and reputation. On the evening of November 21, coinciding with the holding of the Second Yulin Spice Industry Expo, the Yulin Food Culture Fair and the Fragrant Elegant Market Promotion Activity opened in Cross Street, Yuzhou District, featuring performances such as dragon and lion dances, retro flash mobs in Hong Kong style, a taste music concert - folk night, and intangible cultural heritage Cantonese opera, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to stop and admire.

   “玉林区位独特、交通便捷、产业集聚、商贸繁荣，人文荟萃，有很多地方让我没想到。通过玉林这个重要的窗口，我们深刻感受到中国日新月异的变化和开放发展的活力。”柬埔寨《柬华日报》总编辑安佳表示。

      "Yulin's unique location, convenient transportation, industrial agglomeration, commercial prosperity, and rich culture have surprised me in many ways. Through this important window of Yulin, we have deeply felt the rapid changes and vibrant development of China's openness," said An Jia, the chief editor of the Cambodian newspaper "Huahua Daily."

      菲律宾《联合日报》总编辑董拔萃表示，玉林作为对接粤港澳大湾区和北部湾经济区的关键节点城市，形成了具有国际竞争力的“玉字号”品牌。相信随着更多海外媒体关注和报道，旅居海外的侨胞和外国朋友将会更加了解玉林，向往玉林，到玉林参访，促进文化交流、经济合作。（完）

      Dong Bacui, the chief editor of the Philippine newspaper "United Daily," stated that as a key node city connecting the Greater Bay Area and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Yulin has formed internationally competitive 'Yu' brands. With more attention and reporting from overseas media, overseas Chinese and foreign friends will gain a better understanding of Yulin, look forward to visiting Yulin, and promote cultural exchanges and economic cooperation. (End)