Source: Beijing Daily
Original title: The series of micro-videos “Foreign Leaders Climb the Great Wall” was released to convey peace and friendship through the “Great Wall Story”
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were held as scheduled, and the Great Wall, as a world cultural heritage and an iconic cultural symbol of the capital Beijing, once again won world attention. A few days ago, the series of micro-videos “Foreign Leaders Climb the Great Wall” were released at the 2022 Beijing News Center. The first batch of 15 episodes of micro-videos will be released 2 episodes a day from February 11.
The Great Wall spans more than 2,000 years and spans more than 20,000 kilometers. It is a historical and cultural miracle in the world. Beijing’s Badaling Great Wall is a world cultural heritage, an international tourist attraction and an important country’s foreign affairs protocol venue. Since 1954, it has received more than 520 heads of state and government, leaving thousands of precious photos, more than 160 inscriptions and handwritings, and one by one. Fun story. The series of micro-videos “Foreign Leaders Climb the Great Wall” were jointly filmed and produced by the Beijing Municipal People’s Government Information Office, Guangming.com, and China Public Diplomacy Association. The production team selected from more than 520 heads of state and government who climbed the Great Wall, including India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Nepal, Poland, Greece, Italy, Russia, Ireland, Latvia, Cuba, Ivory Coast, Uruguay, etc. 15 foreign leaders from 14 countries who have interesting stories on the Great Wall collected historical data and images, took the Great Wall as inspiration, and seized the moment of the time and space of the two major IPs, “The Great Wall of China” and “Head of State”, to form a series including “The Great Wall of China”. A foreign leader who climbed the Great Wall of China”, “The first American president to climb the Great Wall”, “China-Pakistan friendship “takes root on the Great Wall of China”” and other 15-episode micro-videos.
Xu Hejian, director of the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office and director of the 2022 Beijing News Center, said that the Great Wall belongs to China, but also to the world. The spirit of the Great Wall is the spirit of peace, and peace and development are exactly what people around the world desire today. “We take these ‘Beijing Stories’ and ‘The Great Wall Stories’ to the world through micro-videos, showing the glory and responsibility of Beijing’s ‘City of Double Olympics’, and we hope that more and more people can understand Beijing and fall in love with Beijing. Beijing.”
“The Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and the world‘s attention is focused on China and Beijing. The choice to release the series of micro-videos of “Foreign Leaders Climbing the Great Wall” at this time can be said to take advantage of the good wind and coincide with the occasion. I believe this series of micro-videos will allow more people to understand the charm of the Great Wall, appreciate the elegance of Beijing’s ‘city of two Olympics’, and perceive the image of China that actively promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.” said Lu Xiangao, deputy editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily.
The series of micro-videos of “Foreign Leaders Climb the Great Wall” will be promoted and pushed through the new media matrix of government affairs of the Beijing Municipal People’s Government Information Office, all media channels of Guangming.com, mainstream portal websites at home and abroad, and special videos on social media. (Yuan Yuner)