Knowing each other is not far and near, hand in hand to the future

——South Korea's Pocheon municipal enterprise delegation came to Huai for inspection

Spring welcomes friends and has a deep friendship. Huaibei in the middle of spring, the grass is delicious, and the wind is smooth. From April 17th to 21st, a delegation of 20 people from Pocheon municipal enterprises in South Korea led by Baek Yonghyun, mayor of Pocheon, came to Huai for inspection.

Baochuan and Huaibei first started exchanges in 2003 and became sister cities in 2005. This time, the delegation of Pocheon municipal enterprises in South Korea was invited to participate in the 11th Huaibei Food Industry Expo in 2024 to carry out deepening exchanges and cooperation.

Witness the city of happiness

Most of the members of the visiting South Korean delegation, including the mayor of Pocheon, Baek Yong-hyun, came to Huaibei for the first time, and everyone walked here with curiosity and enthusiasm.

As the "Central Park" of Huaibei, Xiangshan Park is like the green heart of the city, with beautiful landscapes and profound cultural landscapes. On the morning of April 18, the delegation took a sightseeing bus and walked through the main road of the park, where the shade of the trees covered the sun, and the breeze came slowly, refreshing people's hearts and spleens, and swept away the servants and dust of the guests who came from afar. The young people who play, the old people who exercise, the ticket friends who practice their voices, or the occasional bird's cry, there is silence in the park, and there is fun in the quiet.

Walking to the front of the Xiantong Temple in the mountain valley, the group got out of the car to take pictures, and could not hide the excitement and happiness. "Hey, it's a Korean friend!" The different languages attracted the attention of the people around them, "Aniaseyo!" and "Salang hey!" The hospitable Huaibei citizens first sent out a warm greeting. "Hello!" "China, I love you!" Here, the members also responded sincerely.

In the city exhibition hall, the narrator told the delegation about the main line of Huaibei urban construction and development, and the digital exhibition hall presented the transformation and development of Huaibei City from a national energy base to a green and low-carbon city and a landscape ecological city yesterday, today and tomorrow with the help of interactive projection, immersive space and other sound and light means.

If the city exhibition hall shows the wisdom of Huaibei, what is presented in the city museum is the profound heritage of the city. The museum has a rich collection of many precious cultural relics, especially the cultural relics of the Grand Canal, which silently tells the prosperity of ancient times. The members also turned on their mobile phones, used the software to take photos and translate in real time, and read the vicissitudes of Huaibei. "Huaibei has a deep culture, and the scale of the museum is amazing, which I never thought of before I came. Ji Seung-ryong, head of the culture and physical education section of Pocheon City, said, "When we go back, we will also build such a first-class museum." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the delegation participated in a friendly badminton match, and Chinese and Korean players sweated on the court to enhance friendship. "Today in the park, in the exhibition hall, on the road to see everyone, I feel very happy and energetic, Huaibei city happiness index is very high. Baek Yong-hyun, the mayor of Pocheon, said, "In the future, I will recommend Huaibei to everyone." ”

Feel the city of plenty

On the morning of April 19, starting from the hotel, the small green and white flags on the road were waving in the wind, reflecting each other in the bright sunshine, and a grand event bloomed a city. At the site of the 11th Huaibei Food Industry Expo in Xiangshan Economic Development Zone in 2024, the crowds were surging and lively. Baek Yongxuan, Mayor of Baochuan City, Qin Weiguo, Secretary of the Huaibei Municipal Party Committee, and leaders of the China Federation of Commerce and the China Food Industry Association pressed the start button together, opening this "journey" of food and opening a "window" of communication.

Last year, a total of 3 enterprises from Baochuan City participated in the Food Expo. This year, the number of Pocheon companies participating in the exhibition has increased to 11. At the booth with "Korean style", special products such as honey grapefruit tea, sauces, health products and pastries attracted the interest of many merchants and came to consult. Ms. Li Renshu, the representative of Chengjin Food Company, participated in the Food Expo for the second time, and was amazed by the scale and breadth of the platform, and at the same time, she also expressed her gratitude to the organizers for their carefulness and professionalism in the organization, "Huaibei market has broad prospects, and we all want to join." ”

After the meeting, the delegation also came to Anhui Shengmeinuo Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Anhui Yangfujin Condiment Food Co., Ltd., located in Xiangshan Economic Development Zone, to experience the wisdom and inheritance of Huaibei food industry.

The traditional rice wine of Baochuan City is famous far and wide, and in the Xiechang wine cellar in the Kouzi Wine Culture Museum, the delegation tasted the mellow Kouzi original liquor, and paid the same attention to the wine culture.

It rained that day, and the bluestone slab street of the ancient city of Suixi was misty and rainy, and the shops on both sides lit up with warm lights.

The delegation also came to Huaibei Bethel Food Co., Ltd. in Suixi County Economic Development Zone to visit the production line of the enterprise and taste the cakes, tarts and other products produced. "The taste is good, and the texture is very similar to traditional Korean sweets. Li Yinglan, head of the health policy group of the food hygiene department of Baochuan City, said that he felt that the food enterprises in Huaibei were very large-scale and the production was very standardized.

Meet in the City of Hope

On the morning of April 20, a symposium and exchange meeting was held in Huaibei City and Baochuan City. At the meeting, 5 enterprises in our city, including Kouzi Liquor and Paypal Food, and 5 Baochuan enterprises such as Baihu Food and Huaquan Food, exchanged speeches, and Huaibei Green Food Industry Association and Baochuan Food Manufacturing Association signed a memorandum of cooperation.

The two sides also agreed to take this event as a new starting point to actively carry out friendly exchanges and experience sharing in the food industry, culture, education, sports and other fields, promote friendship, mutual trust and mutual benefit between cities, and make every effort to build like-minded and dynamic cooperative relations. And make concerted efforts to hold the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the two cities, and jointly open a new future.

After the meeting, entrepreneurs from the two places communicated on economic and trade cooperation, left contact information for each other, expanded the "circle of friends", and laid the foundation for Huaibei entrepreneurs to visit South Korea.

The Pocheon Art Valley in Pocheon City, once an abandoned quarry, has been transformed into a local tourist attraction with cultural and artistic elements. It is also the "wound" left after the exploitation of resources, and it is also restored and renovated to come to Shuoxi Lake, and the members of the delegation feel very cordial, and the lake has been praised by everyone.

Surrounded by winding water, willows, lake birds, and green, it seems that people are walking in a painting. Honest Cultural Garden, Huge National Flag in the Shape of Plants, Folk Wall...... It has achieved the perfect integration of culture and natural landscape, with the openness and spaciousness of the north and the poetry and painting of the south. On the observation deck, you can smell the birds in the secluded forest, and the water and sky of the splendid blue lake are connected. "I really want to live here after retirement!" Baek Yong-hyun, the mayor of Pocheon, couldn't help but sigh, causing a lot of laughter.

"Coming here, it's like being at home, and you can feel the spirit and enthusiasm of Huaibei. "Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the exchange between the two cities, and I will lead a delegation from Pocheon City to visit again." ”

Huaibei City Media Center All-Media Reporter Yu Xiao/Wen Meiyue/Picture

First trial: Chen Doudou

Review: Wang Wei

Reviewer: Liu Yongzhong