Young global leaders tour in Dongguan 国际青年组团“打卡”活力东莞
近日，来自17个国家的国际青年来到东莞，先后参访了华为溪流背坡村、拓斯达科技公司、石排塘尾村，深度感知东莞的创新活力和人文精神。
From May 21 to 25, a delegation with 23 young international talents from 17 countries travelled to Guangdong Province, the second stop of the 2021 Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) China Tour. These young people visited Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen to get an in-depth perception of the vitality of the reform and opening up in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and experience the unique Lingnan culture.
The international youths on a green and energy-saving tram at Huawei's Songshan Lake campus.
On May 23, the delegation completed a two-day trip to Guangzhou. Along Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, the busiest expressway in China, national-level laboratories, sci-tech cities and incubators greeted the international youths' eyes. They arrived in Dongguan, a key node city in the Greater Bay Area. The ecological innovation chain here is becoming better and better, and it is becoming an innovation core in the GBA.
The international youths posed for a group picture at Huawei's Dongguan campus.
In Xiliubeipo Village, where Huawei's Songshan Lake campus is located, the international youths visited Huawei's R&D park, which is designed after 12 renowned locations in European countries. Later, the green and energy-saving tram sent the delegation to the "Paris Station" in the park.
The delegation exchanged views with senior executives of Huawei and international experts at the seminar.
The international youths had in-depth exchanges with Huawei staff and gained a detailed understanding of Huawei's 5G technology and the cutting-edge technological innovations that serve the global development. The delegation also exchanged views with senior executives of Huawei and international experts on topics such as the globalization of Chinese enterprises and the development of China's digital economy at the seminar. They learned about the vigorous development and technological innovation practices of the GBA from the "world factory" to the "world bay area".
The delegation visited Topstar Technology Co, an industrial robot producer in Dongguan.
To further explore the international technological innovation in the GBA, the delegation also visited Topstar Technology Co, an industrial robot producer in Dongguan. They learned about the overall production line operation of the high-end intelligent enterprise, watched robots playing mahjong, and participated in fun interactive experiences such as Gobang man-machine battle. Through exchanges with its international team, they had a deeper understanding of Chinese private enterprises' transformation and development process from "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China".
The international youths learned about the history of the Tangwei Village in Shipai Town.
In order to experience the openness and inclusiveness of Lingnan culture and understand the protective development of China's intangible cultural heritage, the international youth visited the famous historical and cultural village- Tangwei Village in Shipai Town. The village chief told them the history of the ancient village and how they revitalized the ancient village and improved community activities. They introduced several artists to form the Tangwei Artists Alliance, which added a special feeling to this ancient village.
The delegation visited a well-known local calligrapher in the village chief's ancestral house. At the scene of the calligrapher's inscription for this event, the international youths were immersed in the beauty of Chinese characters and the charm of calligraphy for a long time until the sounds of gongs and drums for the lion dance rang out. In the vigorous lion dance, the delegation felt the unique charm of the traditional Chinese lion dance culture and experienced waving the lion head in person.
An international youth experienced waving the lion head in person.
Through the four-day visits and exchanges, the international youth experienced the innovative vitality and humanistic spirit of the GBA, gaining a new understanding of its rich cultural connotation and creative vitality.
Jointly initiated by the Center for China and Globalization and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, the Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) program is a unique communication, education, and professional development platform for young achievers under the age of 45 with diverse regional, cultural, disciplinary, sectorial, and professional backgrounds across the globe. GYLD emphasizes shared values such as open and equal dialogue, intellectual exchange, inclusive and mutual learning. GYLD program aims to address global issues: globalization, global governance, multilateralism, technology and innovation, dialogue among civilizations, sustainable and inclusive development, public health and wellbeing.
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