Cultural tour for diplomats highlights Hunan

As the tour visitors stood in the sample pre-fabricated homes made by Broad Homes and observed hi-tech manufacturing in the production areas using the modern crafts of I.T. and big data, several remarked that their countries would really welcome such products, made for people in an environmentally friendly way.[Photo by Hu Zhe/Chinaculture.org]

At the tour's closing meeting the guests were encouraged to offer their views，Karim felt the tour would “help in the promotion of tourism in Bangladesh,” and others, like Gloria Minguez, cultural counselor of Spain, and Jean-Philippe Jutzi, cultural counselor of Switzerland, invited the Chinese officials to make exchange trips to their countries. Counselor Jutzi pointed out that Switzerland, like China, has many varied cultural heritages, and looked forward to Chinese President Xi’s visiting the country under the auspices of a China-Switzerland year. All the national representatives expressed their gratitude for the hospitality and opportunity to experience Hunan’s culture.

The meeting’s leader, Deputy Director Chen, said in response that all countries need to exchange, and to learn from each other. His closing remark was, “there is no one-way path”.

After the final meeting, and in retrospect, it seems that one of the five attractions chosen was a bit different: the diplomats had visited a Chinese construction company, neither an artistic venue nor a natural wonder. Broad Homes Industrial Group Co, Ltd, in Changsha, makes pre-fabricated components for buildings of all sizes, from large commercial structures to individualized homes. It has a strategy of cooperation and coalition supporting over 30 joint global ventures. Its commitment is to reduce waste and to use green construction methods. As the tour visitors stood in the sample pre-fabricated homes and observed hi-tech manufacturing in the production areas using the modern crafts of I.T. and big data, several remarked that their countries would really welcome such products, made for people in an environmentally friendly way. Christine Rossi, political counselor of South Africa, said “I will tell my embassy’s commercial officers about this company.”