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“These dream chasers from all over the country have contributed to the miraculous development of Shenzhen over the past 40 years,” she said. “‘Shenzhen stories’ are the embodiment of how dreams can be realized in the city. Shenzhen is a window on China and Shenzhen stories reflect the success of the Chinese path to modernization and the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. We look forward to exchanging and learning from other cities and friends around the world, joining hands to answer the call of the Global Civilization Initiative and achieving common values for humanity.”

Marc Hübsch, Luxembourg ambassador to China, said he felt the city’s vitality and unlimited potential at the event. According to him, as the vanguard of China’s reform and opening up, Shenzhen epitomizes China’s rapid development. From the progress of Shenzhen, one can experience the city’s spirit of openness and the strong driving force behind China’s economic growth.

He has visited Shenzhen multiple times and believes it is a city where humans coexist harmoniously with nature, a perfect example of integrating modern development with ecological preservation. Shenzhen, though a young city, possesses a rich cultural heritage and has a unique charm that intertwines modernity and tradition, where residents traditionally celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

“The ‘Shenzhen Stories’ exhibition featuring Shenzhen’s remarkable achievements in modernization, and the historical narrative of the ‘Wing Chun’ drama showcase the connotation and denotation of the Chinese path to modernization from different perspectives,” Li Li, director of the Beijing Service Bureau of Diplomatic Missions, said. “We sincerely hope that this event will enhance foreign diplomats’ understanding of the exploration and exemplary experience of Chinese-style modernization in Shenzhen.”

“I would say that it [Shenzhen] is a place which is constantly changing, which is good because it keeps you interested,” Emmanuel Stantzos, Greek ambassador to China, told Shenzhen Daily during an on-site interview. “I suggest people to visit Shenzhen and to experience this change.”

“I think it’s always good to come to these sorts of activities to learn more about Shenzhen to understand the industries, the growth of this awesome city. And we want to be able to continue our relationship with Shenzhen and to be able to foster future relationships, to be able to capitalize on the opportunities that come out of Shenzhen. Because after all, the digital economy is where the future lies,”  Mona Mato, trade commissioner of Pacific Trade Invest China, said.

Later last night, the guests watched the Shenzhen-produced dance drama “Wing Chun” at the Beijing Poly Theater and gave the thumbs-up to the performance.

The drama was produced by the Publicity Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC and the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and created and performed by Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater.

Integrating national intangible cultural heritages with Lingnan folk culture, the dance drama takes two intangible cultural heritages – Wing Chun and gambiered Canton gauze, the only silk fabric hand-dyed using plants — as its main topics, and reveal the spirit of Shenzhen’s boldness and innovativeness.