On April 29th, the first Wuhan Cultural Revitalization Micro Summit was held in Changjiang New City, Wuhan. This summit is jointly guided by the Wuhan Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau, and Wuhan Association for Science and Technology. It is hosted by the Wuhan Rural Development Association, and co organized by the Yangtze River Daily Rural Revitalization Communication Center, Wuhan Ziwei Cultural and Tourism Group, Wuhan Chu Culture Society, Wuhan Cultural and Art Exchange Association, Wuhan Agricultural Society, and Hubei New Era Economic and Social International Exchange and Development Center. The aim is to deepen the concept of cultural revitalization of rural areas, enhance the soft power of rural culture, and promote the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism.

Summit venue

This meeting invited former Deputy Director of Hubei Provincial Tourism Bureau, Lu Lingshou, Deputy Director of Modern Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau of Wuhan Yangtze River New Area, Zhang Sheng, Secretary General of Hubei New Era Economic and Social International Exchange and Development Center, Pan Yan, Executive Director of Zhejiang Rural Promotion Association and General Manager of Zhejiang Village Rural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. Miao Lili, and other leaders, well-known experts and scholars, and representatives of entrepreneurs in the field of cultural revitalization to discuss and discuss together. We have conducted in-depth discussions on issues such as cultural revitalization of rural areas and new productive forces, as well as the misunderstandings that need to be avoided in the development of rural cultural industries, providing new ideas and paths for rural cultural revitalization. The delegates at the meeting reached a consensus on the core role of cultural revitalization in the rural revitalization strategy and the promising future of agriculture, culture, and tourism.

As the vice chairman unit of the Hubei Province New Era Economic and Social International Exchange and Development Center, Wang Mo, the editor in chief of Qingqiao Magazine of Qingqiao International Security Group, was also invited to attend. Wang Mo said that "Qingqiao" magazine is a cultural bridge to enhance mutual recognition and goodwill between Southeast Asian countries and China, and to enhance the people to people connection of the "the Belt and Road". Its content covers diverse cultures, international education, business information, etc., and the original intention of establishing a platform for civil exchange and cooperation has always been consistent. The agricultural, cultural, and tourism ecology of cultural revitalization is the trend of global rural integration in the future. Qingqiao will also contribute its efforts to build an open and inclusive international rural integration platform.

Summit venue

Hubei is located in the central region of China, belonging to the Yangtze River system. With a flat terrain and suitable climate, it is one of the origins of the Chinese agricultural civilization. Throughout its long development process, rural areas and agriculture have always been the most important components of Hubei. Since entering the 21st century, Hubei has made significant progress in revitalizing rural areas. Data shows that the grain production in Hubei has remained stable at over 50 billion kilograms for many consecutive years, and in 2021, it reached 55.29 billion kilograms. The production of freshwater products has remained the top in the country for 26 consecutive years, reaching 4.832 million tons.

In addition, the Jingchu culture has a long history and is an important source and root of the Yangtze River civilization. Exploring rural culture is also analyzing the source, innovation, and inheritance of Jingchu culture from the grassroots labor and life, and exploring the charm of rural culture. Using rural stories to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chu culture not only enriches the spiritual and cultural life of farmers, but also enhances the soft power of rural culture.

This summit also had forward-looking discussions on the cultural strategy for revitalizing rural areas in the future. Integrating rural culture and tourism into the construction of new rural areas is a new idea and path for cultural revitalization of rural areas, which will definitely promote the development of rural economy, culture, society, ecology, and other aspects.