In early summer, the shore of Jinji Lake at night is even more charming. Yesterday (May 17), the 2024 3rd "I Like You" Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange Activity in Jinji Lake Scenic Area came as scheduled in the flowers! The blend of the two cultures converges into a voice "I like you" on the shore of Jinji Lake at this moment.
With the release of the balloon, the "All-Inclusive" art installation kicked off, and the three-day Sino-Italian cultural exchange activity was officially launched. The event focuses on the culture of China and Italy, bringing culture, art, performances, and food with Chinese and Italian characteristics to the shore of Jinji Lake, allowing citizens and tourists to immerse themselves in the mysterious romance of the Venice Carnival and feel the charm of the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.
In addition to the traditional projects of the previous years, this year's Sino-Italian cultural exchange activities also added the content of the Sino-Italian traditional costume parade, the reproduction of the atmosphere of the Venice Carnival, the masquerade ball, the candlelight concert, and the Jinji Lake-Dushu Lake water sports cross-country race, linking the lawn, waterfront and water, showing the tourism characteristics of Jinji Lake in a diversified way, and jointly welcoming the 14th "5.19" China Tourism Day.
Tonight's Lunar Square, on the lawn and lakeside, is full of atmosphere, as if you are in the romantic city of Venice, and joy is the main theme of tonight. Chinese and foreign cultural and creative markets that can be played and visited, avant-garde and wonderful performance art, cool Italian car shows, Italian "intangible cultural heritage" food DIY, Chinese charm experience in intangible cultural heritage, open-air movies under the stars, etc., are wonderful and interesting, allowing citizens and tourists to feel the romance and comfort of Jinji Lake in the breeze of early summer. It is worth mentioning that the Venetians wear gorgeous and rich costumes from 660 and 700, and the Chinese wear traditional costumes with oriental elements such as the Tang, Song, and Ming systems.
The 2024 2nd Jinji Lake Fashion Show also opened at the same time. The lakeshore fashion show, which is close to nature, is inspired by the collision and integration of oriental aesthetics and Western aesthetics, and uses the lakeside at night as the medium to vividly display the creativity and inheritance of fashion trendsetters, attracting many citizens and tourists to stop and watch.
Civilizations are colorful because of exchanges, and civilizations are enriched by mutual learning. Suzhou and Venice got married in 1980, although they are thousands of miles apart, they are both born because of water, beautiful because of water, and prosperous because of water. This year marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, the famous Venetian traveler, whose story and footprints have brought Suzhou and Venice together. Suzhou will also continue to promote the development of nighttime cultural tourism, provide high-quality tourism experience for citizens and tourists, and strive to build an international, fashionable and modern cultural tourism consumption destination.
(Reporter Du Yuting)