On June 28, the father and son duo that runs the "Barrett" YouTube channel filmed at Kuimen, also called Kui Gate, the western gate of Qutang Gorge on the Yangtze River, the scenery of which is on the RMB 10 note. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
They are among the first overseas YouTubers invited by the Chongqing International Communication Center to participate in the "Real China Tour – Overseas YouTubers Film Chongqing" event.
From June to September, the organizers will invite more than 10 overseas YouTubers to Chongqing to experience and share the city's natural wonders, cultural landscapes, and new urban features and promote the city's culture and tourism after the COVID-19 epidemic.
On June 26, the British vloggers tasted the local cuisine, visited the Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery and Huguang Guild Hall of Chongqing, the largest ancient guild hall complex in China, and sailed with a two-river cruise down the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.