On December 21, 2021, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka and the Chinese Tourism Office in Osaka jointly held the launching ceremony of "VR Roaming China". More than 100 representatives of the tourism and aviation industry, including Xue Jian, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Osaka, Xie Jinying, Director Of the Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Xilong, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Tourism of the People's Republic of China, Hiroshi Mizuhata, Chairman of the Kansai Branch of the Japan Tourism Industry Association, Hiroshi Kitamura, Director of the Kansai Branch of the Japan Tourism Industry Association, and Ryozo Yasui, Director of the Industrial Revitalization Department of the Osaka Economic Strategy Bureau, attended the meeting.
In his speech, Xue Jian first thanked the Japanese tourism industry for the important role played by people in the field of tourism between China and Japan, and said that General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the 30th collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee that telling The Chinese story well, disseminating the Chinese voice, and displaying a true, three-dimensional and comprehensive China is an important task to strengthen China's international communication capacity building. The Consulate General in Osaka attaches great importance to the important role of cultural tourism in promoting the development of Sino-Japanese relations and enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries. During the epidemic prevention and control period, the personnel exchanges between China and Japan pressed the "pause button", but the Enthusiasm of the Japanese people for "appreciating the beauty of China" and "tasting Chinese culture" remained undiminished. The VR Roaming China Interactive Experience Project launched this time is a new exploration and attempt under the epidemic, and the Japanese people can use new technologies such as 5G and VR to have "poetry and far away" without leaving home, deepen their understanding of China, fully appreciate the beautiful China, and experience the online journey of walking and walking.
Xue Jian stressed that 2022 will usher in the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, and the Consulate General in Osaka will, as always, actively carry out people-to-people exchanges, drive the people of the two countries to know each other, and welcome Japanese friends to go to China after the epidemic to take a look and personally feel China's beautiful scenery and splendid culture.
Xie Jinying, director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, said that China and Japan are geographically close, people-to-people exchanges have deep roots, and the two countries are each other's important source markets. Affected by the epidemic, cross-border tourism is currently at a low ebb, but the online integration of tourism and science and technology, and the new model of "cloud tourism" provide new opportunities and create new possibilities for cultural tourism exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. The "VR Roaming China" launched by the Consulate General in Osaka is believed to provide more choices for the Japanese people to understand China up close, and will also allow the Japanese people to experience different travel pleasures.
Kitamura Hiroshi, director of the Kansai branch of the Japan Travel Industry Association, said that next year will usher in the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the epidemic has hindered the good wishes of the people of the two countries to continue to exchanges, and it is expected that the epidemic will pass as soon as possible and the tourism circles of the two countries will resume exchanges.
Osaka Tourism Bureau Director Michihata Hiroshi said that the "VR Roaming China" online tour experience has met the expectations of the Japanese people for travel to China, and it is believed that it will play a positive role in enhancing the friendship between the Japanese and Chinese people, and will also make full preparations for the resumption of personnel exchanges between Japan and China after the epidemic.
On the day of the launching ceremony, hundreds of Japanese people watched the launching ceremony online and followed Xue Jian and special guest Qisui to experience "VR Roaming China". The Japanese people have said: "I feel that the protagonist of the Ghost Blade is an online tour guide and takes me to roam China" "After the reconstruction, Jiuzhaigou is more beautiful, and after the epidemic, we must go to Sichuan to see for ourselves" "China is worthy of being the country with the largest number of natural heritage sites in the world."
Before the launching ceremony, Xue Jian attended the "Earnest Talk on Tourism Exchanges between China and Japan to Greet the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between China and Japan", conducted friendly exchanges with representatives of the Japanese tourism industry, and held full and heated discussions on how the two sides can enrich the form and connotation of exchanges in the field of tourism and culture in the future. The delegates at the meeting expressed their willingness to support the work of the Consulate General, further strengthen cooperation and communication between the tourism circles of the two countries, and play a greater positive role in the improvement and development of bilateral relations.
"VR Roaming China" Introduction: Operators can visit beautiful China in 360 degrees without leaving home through mobile phones, computers and other devices. At present, VR Roaming China has launched 50 attractions, and the famous Japanese voice actors Tomokazu Sugita, Kikuko Inoue, Tomoki Ono, Noriaki Sugiyama, and Riki Nagamiya have dubbed the commentary of the attractions in Japanese.
(Source: Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka)