Guangxi Yulin: A Vibrant Overseas Chinese Hometown Attracts the World's Attention

11月20日至24日，中共玉林市委宣傳部、玉林國際傳播中心聯合中國新聞社廣西分社共同舉辦的“鬱見美好 共用未來——海外媒體玉林行”採訪活動在中國著名僑鄉廣西玉林市舉行。

From November 20th to 24th, the "Yulin Meets Beauty, Sharing the Future — Oversees Media Tour in Yulin" interview event was held in Yulin City, Guangxi, a renowned hometown of overseas Chinese in China. The event was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Yulin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Yulin International Communication Center, and the Guangxi Branch of China News Service.

此次採訪活動，吸引來自亞洲、歐洲、北美洲、南美洲、非洲、大洋洲六大洲的20家海外華文媒體、主流媒體記者和正能量網路媒體達人，深入玉林市所轄的玉州區、博白縣、北流市、容縣等地開展行進式採訪報導，通過外媒視角，生動鮮活地對外展示新時代玉林的開放之勢、產業之興、商貿之盛、人文之美。

This interview event attracted journalists from 20 overseas Chinese media outlets and mainstream media, as well as positive internet influencers, from six continents: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania. They conducted on-the-ground interviews and reports in Yuzhou District, Bobai County, Beiliu City, Rong County, and other areas under the jurisdiction of Yulin City, vividly showcasing the new era of Yulin’s openness, industrial prosperity, commercial vitality, and cultural charm through the perspective of foreign media.

玉林地處桂東南，毗鄰粵港澳，前臨北部灣，面向東南亞，是粵港澳大灣區和北部灣經濟區“兩灣”聯動發展的重要支點，是西部陸海新通道重要物流節點城市、珠江—西江經濟帶重要成員城市。玉林是廣西第二人口大市，有海外華僑及港澳臺同胞220余萬人，是廣西最大、中國著名的僑鄉。

Yulin is located in the southeast of Guangxi, bordering the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, facing the Beibu Gulf, and looking towards Southeast Asia. It is an important fulcrum for the interconnected development of the "Two Bays," the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone. Yulin is also a key logistics node city in the new western land-sea corridor and an important member city in the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt. As the second most populous city in Guangxi, Yulin has over 2.2 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, making it the largest and one of the most renowned hometowns of overseas Chinese in Guangxi, China.

近年來，玉林市主動融入國家戰略建設，深化向海圖強，奮力走出高水準對內對外開放新路子。該市著力壯大裝備製造、新材料、香料醫藥健康、綠色食品、紡織服裝等五大主導產業，做優數字經濟、大健康和文旅體育、現代商貿物流三大重點產業，扶強現代農業產業，加快構築具有玉林特色的現代化產業體系，被納入廣西向海經濟拓展區城市、中國—東盟產業合作區城市、平陸運河經濟帶核心城市。

In recent years, Yulin City has actively integrated into the national strategic construction and deepened its development towards the sea, striving to forge a new path of high-level openness both domestically and internationally. The city focuses on strengthening five leading industries: equipment manufacturing, new materials, spice and pharmaceutical health, green food, and textile and garment, while optimizing the digital economy, health and cultural tourism and sports, and modern commercial trade logistics as three key industries. It also supports the growth of modern agricultural industries and accelerates the construction of a modern industrial system with Yulin characteristics. Yulin has been included in the Guangxi Marine Economic Expansion Zone, the China-ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Zone, and the core city of the Pinglu Canal Economic Belt.

龍港新區玉林龍潭產業園區作為沿海臨港產業園區，重點打造新能源材料、不銹鋼材料、銅基新材料三大千億臨港產業，新能源、新材料等產業集群初具雛形；玉林經濟技術開發區重點打造裝備製造 (內燃機)、智慧製造、香料精深加工三大產業，佈局低空經濟、應急產業等未來產業；玉林高新技術產業開發區 (玉林中醫藥健康產業園) 重點圍繞玉林智谷核心區、產城融合新高地、文旅康養生態圈、醫藥健康產業園的發展戰略定位，聚焦綠色食品、智慧製造、生物醫藥、數位經濟等產業，加快發展新質生產力。

Longgang New District's Yulin Longtan Industrial Park, as a coastal port industrial park, focuses on developing three major billion-yuan port industries: new energy materials, stainless steel materials, and copper-based new materials.Clusters of new energy and new materials industries have taken shape. The Yulin Economic Development Zone focuses on developing three major industries: equipment manufacturing (internal combustion engines), intelligent manufacturing, and spice deep processing, laying out future industries such as low-altitude economy and emergency industry. The Yulin High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Yulin Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry Park) focuses on the strategic positioning of the Yulin Smart Valley Core Area, a new high ground for industrial-urban integration, a cultural tourism and health ecosystem, and a medical health industry park, concentrating on the development of green food, intelligent manufacturing, biomedicine, and the digital economy, accelerating the development of new quality productivity.

玉林是古代海上絲綢之路的重要通道和關鍵節點，自古商賈雲集，南來北往，素有“千年商埠”“嶺南都會”美譽。玉林商貿物流發達，獲評為“中國南方藥都”“南國香都”，是中國最大的香料集散地、交易中心、定價中心，中國80%、世界三分之二以上的香料都在玉林集散。以“玉林香料、世界味道”為主題的第二屆玉林香料產業博覽會近日在玉林舉辦，吸引大批海內外遊客和客商聞香而至，前來體驗香料文化魅力，探尋香料產業商機。

Yulin is an important passage and key node of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, historically known for its gathering of merchants from the south and the north, and is traditionally hailed as the "Millennium Commercial Port" and "Metropolis of Lingnan". Yulin's trade and logistics are well-developed, earning it the titles of "China's Southern Medicine Capital" and "Fragrance Capital of the South". It is the largest distribution center, trading hub, and pricing center for spices in China, where 80% of China's and over two-thirds of the world's spices are distributed. The second Yulin Spice Industry Expo, themed "Yulin Spices, Flavors of the World", was recently held in Yulin, attracting a large number of domestic and international tourists and merchants who came for the aroma, to experience the charm of spice culture and explore business opportunities in the spice industry.

文化是城市的靈魂，是開放發展的關鍵。玉林市以文化塑城為發力點，以推進國家文化和旅遊消費試點城市建設為契機，通過挖掘文化IP、創新消費場景，推動文商旅各類資源深度融合，促進文旅經濟快速發展。該市成功舉辦“十字街”城事文化藝術節、端午文化嘉年華活動等活動，盛況空前，火爆“出圈”，城市熱度及知名度美譽度不斷提升。11月21日晚，正值第二屆玉林香料產業博覽會舉辦，玉林美食文化好市暨香雅市集促消費活動在玉州區十字街啟幕，舞龍舞獅、港風復古快閃舞蹈、滋味音樂會—民謠之夜、非遺粵劇等表演輪番上陣，吸引著海內外遊客駐足欣賞。

Culture is the soul of a city and the key to open development. Yulin takes cultural shaping of the city as a focal point, seizing the opportunity of advancing the pilot city construction for national culture and tourism consumption. By excavating cultural IPs and innovating consumption scenarios, it promotes the deep integration of various resources in culture, commerce, and tourism, rapidly developing the cultural tourism economy. The city has successfully hosted events such as the "Cross Street" Urban Cultural Arts Festival and the Dragon Boat Culture Carnival, which were spectacular and went viral, significantly increasing the city's heat, fame, and reputation. On the evening of November 21, coinciding with the holding of the Second Yulin Spice Industry Expo, the Yulin Food Culture Fair and the Fragrant Elegant Market Promotion Activity opened in Cross Street, Yuzhou District, featuring performances such as dragon and lion dances, retro flash mobs in Hong Kong style, a taste music concert - folk night, and intangible cultural heritage Cantonese opera, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to stop and admire.

“玉林區位獨特、交通便捷、產業集聚、商貿繁榮，人文薈萃，有很多地方讓我沒想到。通過玉林這個重要的視窗，我們深刻感受到中國日新月異的變化和開放發展的活力。”柬埔寨《柬華日報》總編輯安佳表示。

"Yulin's unique location, convenient transportation, industrial agglomeration, commercial prosperity, and rich culture have surprised me in many ways. Through this important window of Yulin, we have deeply felt the rapid changes and vibrant development of China's openness," said An Jia, the chief editor of the Cambodian newspaper "Huahua Daily."

菲律賓《聯合日報》總編輯董拔萃表示，玉林作為對接粵港澳大灣區和北部灣經濟區的關鍵節點城市，形成了具有國際競爭力的“玉字型大小”品牌。相信隨著更多海外媒體關注和報導，旅居海外的僑胞和外國朋友將會更加瞭解玉林，嚮往玉林，到玉林參訪，促進文化交流、經濟合作。（完）

Dong Bacui, the chief editor of the Philippine newspaper "United Daily," stated that as a key node city connecting the Greater Bay Area and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Yulin has formed internationally competitive 'Yu' brands. With more attention and reporting from overseas media, overseas Chinese and foreign friends will gain a better understanding of Yulin, look forward to visiting Yulin, and promote cultural exchanges and economic cooperation. (End)

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