"The wine here tastes very good, really good!" " Yantai The winery has very modern equipment and facilities, good management level, and can host some large-scale international events." On June 18, the Propaganda Department of the Yantai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Yantai The Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government and the People's Government of Penglai District, Yantai City jointly held the Yantai Extraordinary "Exterior" event - foreign friends came to Penglai to taste fine wines and appreciate the wonderland. During the event, 21 foreign friends from the United States, Canada, France, South Korea, the Netherlands, and other countries walked into Penglai and experienced the beauty of Yantai up close.
Foreign friends are full of praise for Yantai wine.
Walk into Penglai
Let’s praise Yantai wine
In early summer, when walking into Qiushan Valley, one of the “One Belt and Three Valleys” in Penglai District , a 3D display screen first comes into view. Here, foreign friends experienced in person the Penglai tourism map, the distribution map of villages in the Qiu Valley area, and the distribution map of wineries in the Qiu Valley area presented under VR technology. Under the 3D projection effect, the entire landscape of the hills and valleys seems to be right in front of you.
"It's so beautiful. This is really a good place to learn about wine." Standing on the observation deck, Thierry Lepinay, a French foreign teacher from Huasheng International School, exclaimed in admiration.
Here, there are many famous domestic and foreign wineries such as Lafite from France, Scotland from England, and Shengtuofei from Canada. It has become a "window to the world" for spreading wine culture. Following the tour guide, the foreign friends arrived at Château Longdai of Lafite Group. This is the only winery in Asia of the Rothschild Group. Over the past 150 years, the Rothschild family has continued to create famous wineries one after another. During the tasting session at the winery, a rosé wine named "Little Mulan" aroused the continuous admiration of Evan Vars, an American foreign teacher at Huasheng Foreign Personnel School. He said that he liked the wine's strong fruity aroma and crisp taste.
At Tuoniuling Winery, another characteristic winery in Qiushan Valley, foreign friends experienced first-hand the tourism method that combines fine wine culture with vacation life. Walking into the wine cellar and brewing room of Junding Winery , Jing Zaishan from South Korea was deeply attracted by the modern equipment and facilities and perfect management level of Yantai Winery. “This place can definitely hold some international, first-class large-scale events.” Jing Zaishan told reporters in fluent Chinese.
Good ingredients create good taste. If you want wine to be fragrant, you cannot do without high-quality grape growing. Yantai, located on the golden line of 37 degrees north latitude, is an important wine-producing area in my country. COFCO Great Wall Grape Planting Base is located in the coastal winery cluster. The grape leaves in the vineyard are as big as a child's palm and the grapes that have just begun to bear fruit dye the land a rich green color. This makes Canadian PAUL PARKER want to stop here and enjoy it even under the scorching afternoon sun. The vitality of nature.
Witness the growth
Great changes in the city in the eyes of foreign friends
The aroma of a glass of wine is just a microcosm of witnessing the beautiful and charming city of Yantai. Park Xiangyan, president of Yantai Korean Investment Enterprise Branch, has worked and lived in China for 12 years. While sipping the wine in his glass and admiring the scenery outside the window, he said with emotion, "Yantai has changed a lot. The city is becoming more and more beautiful, with fresh air, convenient transportation, and very friendly people. It is an open and livable city."
There are many foreign friends who have the same feelings as Park Sang-yeon. Louis Lamy from France is a son-in-law from Yantai. He met his wife in France and lived in Yantai after they got married. During the three years of working and living in Yantai, he admitted that he had long been impressed by the city's delicious food and beauty. When he saw two old couple trees connected together in the Penglai orchard, he felt very magical and quickly took a photo with the 130-year-old tree.
lets the world know about Yantai. Louis Lamy said that he would record the day's journey with pictures and texts and send them to relatives and friends in France through WeChat and other communication methods.
grows together with Yantai.Evan Vars said that he often follows his friends to the beach for running. Yantai is an international and modern city with many international competitions. If given the opportunity, he is very willing to try it.
makes Yantai more "global". Jiang Zaihe, CEO of Yantai Hyundai Moon Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., said in an interview with reporters that Yantai’s educational resources are very good, and the development zone also has rich support policies for foreigners and foreign companies. Despite the impact of the epidemic in recent years, the company has developed smoothly. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. We look forward to the company developing better.
Yantai is "Exceptionally" Good - Foreign Friends Entering Penglai Fine Wine Appreciation Wonderland has successfully concluded, but the "Yantai is Extraordinarily Good" series of experience activities will continue in the later period, aiming to make foreign friends working and living in Yantai more Understand Yantai well, pay attention to Yantai, integrate into Yantai, and use their reputation to spread Yantai.
It is understood that as one of the first 14 coastal open cities in the country, Yantai has an average of 200,000 foreigners living and doing business every year. In order to create a good working and living environment for foreigners in Yantai, the Yantai Foreign Affairs Office has implemented the "Foreigners Helping Program in Yantai" to provide information consultation, emergency translation, business support, life care, etc. to foreigners in Yantai. Help and support, as of now, more than 2,000 foreigners have been included in the service plan. Last year, Yantai City included the "Foreigners Smoking Help Plan" in the "Government Work Report" and "The City's Key People's Livelihood Issues in 2021", and opened a 24-hour multi-lingual service hotline, China Unicom 110, 119, 120, 12345 and other public service platforms, which promptly handle the alarms and appeals of foreigners through real-time translation of three-party calls.
YMG all-media reporter Wang Hongyun Correspondent Wu Junshan Photography report
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