BEIJING, Oct 15 (APP): The Chinese and foreign translators and media experts visit Yantai city in China’s Shandong province to explore innovations and cultural heritage.
The event “Where Mountains Meet the Sea, Intelligence Inspires New Voices – Yantai Tour for Chinese and Foreign Translators and Media Figures” was jointly organized by CICG Academy of Translation and Interpretation and Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Yantai Municipal Committee.
Before the event, Yu Yingfu, Deputy Director of the China International Communication Group, and Lü Bo, Member of the Standing Committee of the Yantai Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department, met with renowned Chinese and foreign translation media experts participating in the event.
From China, Germany, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco, and Russia, ten renowned Chinese and foreign translation media experts visited Penglai Pavilion, RemeGen, GGZN, and Kongtong Shengjing in succession, experiencing Yantai’s profound historical and cultural heritage, its strength in intelligent manufacturing and scientific innovation, the dynamic momentum of biomedical innovation, and the unique charm of its marine culture and tourism.
They visited in-depth vivid examples of traditional culture alive and inherited, intelligent manufacturing iteration and upgrading, biomedical innovation breakthroughs, and the innovative development of the cultural and tourist industry, and jointly contributed wisdom to telling the story of science and innovation in Yantai and the story of Shandong opening up to the outside world.
Wu Moting (Martin Woelser), a foreign expert at Hunan Normal University and recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, pointed out that The advantage of Yantai is not “having one enterprise,” but “having a chain,” which can go from target to clinical to industrialization in the same city, something only a few cities in Europe can do.
??Hosam Elmaghrabi, an Egyptian expert and host at China.org.cn who has received the Chinese Government Friendship Award, stated that “The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea” is filled with adventurous imagination, and for Arab audiences, it resonates like the adventures of Sinbad. The human emotion toward exploration and adventure is universal. Kongtong Shengjing uses technology to depict myths, easily eliciting sympathy from foreign audiences, and can reach audiences from different countries across languages.
Asghar Muhammad, a Pakistani journalist in China, commented, in Yantai, one can clearly witness China’s robust scientific research capabilities in the biopharmaceutical sector. Enterprises are addressing global health needs through dedicated research and development efforts, and such innovative practices deserve greater awareness among international audiences.
Omar Er-Rouch, chief of the Moroccan News Agency’s Asia/Oceania Desk, said: Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to the theoretical concept of the laboratory, but is deeply integrated into the actual production process, reshaping production processes and enabling efficiency improvement, which fully demonstrates the strong impetus of cutting-edge digital technologies for the real economy.
Arina Yakupova, a former correspondent for Shanghai Daily and a bilingual Russian and English host, believes that the ancient myths of the Eight Fairy in Penglai and modern scientific and technological innovations such as biomedicine constitute the unique urban characteristics of Yantai. To create art and culture projects that combine myths, mountain and sea features with contemporary creativity, more overseas audiences can remember Yantai.
During the event, Chinese and foreign guests gathered at Yantai University to participate in the thematic academic salon. They conducted in-depth exchanges on issues such as cultural translation in the context of marine civilization, science and innovation narrative and international communication of cities, based on what they saw and felt in this field visit to Yantai, provided suggestions on the translation and international communication in Yantai city narrative, and conducted interactive discussions with the students and faculty of Yantai University.
This event is part of the “Chinese and Foreign Experts Local Tour” brand series of activities created by the CICG Academy of Translation and Interpretation.