On Oct 28, Guilin was honored as the first city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to join the prestigious "Cities with Nature" platform, announced during the Convention on Biological Diversity COP16's eighth local governments and cities summit.
The 2024 Guilin Festival kicked off in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Southwest Drama Exhibition and add cultural charm to the world-known tourism destination.
On the afternoon of Oct 26, the inaugural Ouyang Yuqian Awards was announced and awarded at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Guilin Festival.
On Oct 26, the 2024 Guilin Festival opened with a powerful performance of The Spring and Autumn of Drama at the Guangxi Provincial Art Museum.
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Southwest Drama Exhibition, the 2024 Guilin Festival takes on the theme "Looking Back and Moving Forward," honoring Guilin’s rich history while carrying forward the legacy of the exhibition.
On Oct 21, the Guilin International Communication and Exchange Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the unveiling ceremony of the Guilin Returned Overseas Chinese Quality Health Service Center took place at Guilin Hospital of TCM.
The 18th UN Tourism/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook opened in Guilin, Guangxi, on Oct 19, 2024, with around 120 experts and representatives from 25 countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, Russia, and Cambodia, in attendance.
The 2024 World Forest and Wood Products Exhibition, along with the 3rd South China Flower and Seedling Trade Fair and the 5th Guangxi Flower and Seedling Trade Fair, opened in Guilin on Oct 19.