SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

Sun Yeli, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of culture and tourism, and Lu Yingchuan and Wang Jianhua, both vice ministers of culture and tourism, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on achievements in high-quality development of culture and tourism during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

Journalists work at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on achievements in high-quality development of culture and tourism during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, on September 29, 2025. Sun Yeli, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of culture and tourism, and Lu Yingchuan and Wang Jianhua, both vice ministers of culture and tourism, attended the press conference here on Monday. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

SCIO Holds Press Conference - Beijing

Sun Yeli, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of culture and tourism, and Lu Yingchuan and Wang Jianhua, both vice ministers of culture and tourism, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on achievements in high-quality development of culture and tourism during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Chen Yehua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-INT'L WINE EXPO (CN)

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-INT'L WINE EXPO (CN)

(240810) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the exhibition area of Ningxia Helan Mountain's east foothill (Yingchuan) sub-region at the Helan Mountain's east foothill international wine fair in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2024. The fair is held at the Fourth China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo from Aug. 9 to 11. Ningxia, renowned for its unique grape-growing conditions, produced its first bottle of wine in 1984. Situated near the 38th parallel north, similar to renowned wine regions like Bordeaux, Ningxia's wine-producing areas enjoy an ideal terroir with a dry climate and abundant sunshine, making the region a golden zone for wine grape cultivation. As China's largest wine-producing region, Ningxia now boasts 602,000 mu (about 40,133 hectares) of grape plantations and 261 wineries and grape-growing enterprises, which together produced 140 million bottles of wine in 2023. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng

Iran hosts art event to present tourism, cultural attractions of China's Zhejiang

STORY: Iran hosts art event to present tourism, cultural attractions of China's Zhejiang DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: An art event to present the tourism and cultural attractions of the eastern Chinese Zhejiang Province, and to display the province's celadon ware was inaugurated on Monday in the Iranian capital Tehran. The event was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Tehran, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Iranian Academy of Arts. In remarks at the event, China's Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Lu Yingchuan said, "looking back at history, China and Iran met and knew each other and learned from one another through the ancient Silk Road." He added that the cooperation between China and Iran throughout history had led to the creation of superb artworks, stressing in recent years, cultural exchanges and collaborations between the two countries had witnessed significant growth. The