Zhejiang Highlights | The first Song Reading Festival 2021 is unveiled, and more

2021-11-02 16:43:24 source: Xinhua, Chinadaily, Zhejiang News, etc.


Editor's Notes: Over the past weekend, people living in Zhejiang heard both the joyful news about the unveiling of a series of activities and the bad news of a new wave of Covid-19. Hope today's Zhejiang Highlights can keep you well-informed!


1. The first Song Reading Festival 2021 is unveiled 


In order to fully explore and pass on the cultural splendor of the Song Dynasty, on the morning of October 30, the first Song Reading Festival 2021 is unveiled at Zhejiang Library. A themed exhibition featuring Song Dynasty block-printed editions attracts many audiences. The festival will last until the end of November. 


2. "Alliances between Significant Historical Traces of Yangming" jointly pursue the protection and inheritance of Wang Yangming’s historical traces 


Wang Yangming (1472-1529) is a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher and is influential in the School of Mind (Xin Xue). He leaves behind many vestiges of his life in many parts of the country. On the afternoon of October 30, four culture and tourism departments including the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Department of Culture and Tourism of Yuyao,Zhejiang jointly formed the "Alliances between Significant Historical Traces of Yangming" and proposed the preservation, transformation, and dissemination of historical traces of Wang Yangming.

 

3. 2021 Ningbo (Yuyao) Yangming Spirit and Culture Week opens


From October 30 to November 5, 2021, Ningbo (Yuyao) Yangming Spirit and Culture Week takes place in Yuyao, Ningbo. 

 

October 31 is the 549th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Wang Yangming. Yuyao is Wang's birthplace, where he grew up, and where he delivered lectures. Yangming’s spirit is not only one of the essences of excellent Chinese traditional cultures, but also an important part of the distinctive culture of the Ningbo region.

 

Activities include but are not limited to the launching ceremony of a TV series the story of Wang Yangming, Wang Yangming seal cutting of Classic Sayings Exhibition 


4. Latest updates on Covid-19 Cases in Zhejiang


From 0:00 to 24:00 on 31 October, there were 9 new confirmed cases, including 1 case in Hangzhou (a close contact of a confirmed case in Shangrao who was intercepted in a train going by way of Hangzhou), 8 cases imported from abroad (all previously asymptomatic infected persons imported from abroad turned into confirmed cases), and 2 new asymptomatic infected persons (1 imported from Mexico and 1 imported from the UK). All close contacts have been isolated. By 24:00 on the 31st, a total of 1492 confirmed cases have been reported (272 cases imported from abroad).

 

5. Zhoushan area of Zhejiang FTZ boosts high-quality development


The development of the Zhoushan area of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone helped bolster the city of Zhoushan's high-quality development in the first three quarters of the year.


The Zhoushan area of the Zhejiang FTZ has taken measures to facilitate the investment and trade of bulk commodities, which have performed particularly well in storage, transportation, processing, and trade.


As of the end of September, its storage capacity of oil products totaled 29.73 million metric tons, 660,000 tons more than earlier this year.


In the first three quarters of the year, the unloading amount of liquefied natural gas reached 2.78 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 76.6 percent, while the output of crude oil processing and petroleum products manufacturing industries stood at 92.79 billion yuan ($14.51 billion), a year-on-year increase of 73.9 percent.


In the nine-month period, its trading volume of bulk commodities was valued at 654.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.7 percent, including 545.25 billion yuan of trading volume in oil and gas.


Editor: He Zhenzhen

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Editor's Notes: Over the past weekend, people living in Zhejiang heard both the joyful news about the unveiling of a series of activities and the bad news of a new wave of Covid-19. Hope today's Zhejiang Highlights can keep you well-informed!


1. The first Song Reading Festival 2021 is unveiled 


In order to fully explore and pass on the cultural splendor of the Song Dynasty, on the morning of October 30, the first Song Reading Festival 2021 is unveiled at Zhejiang Library. A themed exhibition featuring Song Dynasty block-printed editions attracts many audiences. The festival will last until the end of November. 


2. "Alliances between Significant Historical Traces of Yangming" jointly pursue the protection and inheritance of Wang Yangming’s historical traces 


Wang Yangming (1472-1529) is a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher and is influential in the School of Mind (Xin Xue). He leaves behind many vestiges of his life in many parts of the country. On the afternoon of October 30, four culture and tourism departments including the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Department of Culture and Tourism of Yuyao,Zhejiang jointly formed the "Alliances between Significant Historical Traces of Yangming" and proposed the preservation, transformation, and dissemination of historical traces of Wang Yangming.

 

3. 2021 Ningbo (Yuyao) Yangming Spirit and Culture Week opens


From October 30 to November 5, 2021, Ningbo (Yuyao) Yangming Spirit and Culture Week takes place in Yuyao, Ningbo. 

 

October 31 is the 549th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Wang Yangming. Yuyao is Wang's birthplace, where he grew up, and where he delivered lectures. Yangming’s spirit is not only one of the essences of excellent Chinese traditional cultures, but also an important part of the distinctive culture of the Ningbo region.

 

Activities include but are not limited to the launching ceremony of a TV series the story of Wang Yangming, Wang Yangming seal cutting of Classic Sayings Exhibition 


4. Latest updates on Covid-19 Cases in Zhejiang


From 0:00 to 24:00 on 31 October, there were 9 new confirmed cases, including 1 case in Hangzhou (a close contact of a confirmed case in Shangrao who was intercepted in a train going by way of Hangzhou), 8 cases imported from abroad (all previously asymptomatic infected persons imported from abroad turned into confirmed cases), and 2 new asymptomatic infected persons (1 imported from Mexico and 1 imported from the UK). All close contacts have been isolated. By 24:00 on the 31st, a total of 1492 confirmed cases have been reported (272 cases imported from abroad).

 

5. Zhoushan area of Zhejiang FTZ boosts high-quality development


The development of the Zhoushan area of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone helped bolster the city of Zhoushan's high-quality development in the first three quarters of the year.


The Zhoushan area of the Zhejiang FTZ has taken measures to facilitate the investment and trade of bulk commodities, which have performed particularly well in storage, transportation, processing, and trade.


As of the end of September, its storage capacity of oil products totaled 29.73 million metric tons, 660,000 tons more than earlier this year.


In the first three quarters of the year, the unloading amount of liquefied natural gas reached 2.78 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 76.6 percent, while the output of crude oil processing and petroleum products manufacturing industries stood at 92.79 billion yuan ($14.51 billion), a year-on-year increase of 73.9 percent.


In the nine-month period, its trading volume of bulk commodities was valued at 654.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.7 percent, including 545.25 billion yuan of trading volume in oil and gas.


Editor: He Zhenzhen

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