#museums <br>[a]https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ichongqing.info%2Fexplore-chongqing%2Fmuseums%2F[/a] <br>Chongqing - The 11th Dazu Rock Carvings International Tourism and Culture Festival and the “Beautiful China · Dazu” international tourism exchange event are poised to kick off on March 9 in Southwest China’s Chongqing. <br> <br>The event’s theme is “Exquisite Rock Carvings Speak - Tell China’s Stories and Spread China’s Voices,” and it features a series of activities rich in folk customs and international elements. <br> <br>The Dazu Rock Carvings International Tourism and Culture Festival originated from the traditional folk activity “Baoding Temple Fair,” which has been going on for 844 years. Since 2020, the festival has been held online for three consecutive years, and this year, it will once again take place offline for the 11th edition of the Dazu Rock Carvings International Tourism and Culture Festival. <br> <br>The event will run from March 9 to early May, with a variety of exciting activities planned. The opening ceremony will be held on March 9 at the Dazu Rock Carvings Tourist Center, where the Dazu Rock Carving digital film will be officially released to the world with an 8K dome and a 4K widescreen. <br> <br>In addition, exhibitions of intangible cultural heritage, such as “Fire dragon performance in Zhong’ao Town,” “Ancient Carp Lanterns,” “Shuangqiao Lion Dance,” and “High Pole Acrobatics,” will be showcased. Hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to gather at Baoding to enjoy this cultural and tourism feast. <br> <br>During the event, a series of cultural and tourism activities will be held, including the 2023 National Grotto Exploration Orienteering Championship and the 7th “Hometown · Guanyin Rock” Tourism and Culture Festival. <br> <br>The Travel Trade Conference will be held on March 10, where three opportunity lists for Dazu’s cultural and tourism industry development, facility construction, and policy support will be released. It is expected to encourage and guide more social forces and social capital to participate in Dazu’s cultural and tourism industry development and promote more cultural and tourism projects to settle in Dazu. <br> <br>The 2023 “Beautiful China” International Tourism Exchange Event is set to depart from Dazu. It will use the world cultural heritage site of Dazu Rock Carvings as a medium to showcase the most dazzling Chinese historical and cultural stories to the world. <br> <br>The China Tourism News Agency, together with various news departments, cultural and tourism departments, cultural and tourism enterprises, and overseas tourism agencies in China, will conduct a variety of colorful international tourism exchange activities to help build local cultural and tourism international brands. <br> <br>Chongqing has many different chongqing museums, if you want to visit chongqing art gallery, please contact us.

#tourism <br>[a]https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ichongqing.info%2Ftourism%2F[/a] <br>Chongqing - Chinese film director Grace Wu&#039;s feature film Seven Days is set to premiere as the opening film at the Singapore Chinese Film Festival on April 28, and the film will be released in Singaporean cinemas on May 12. Grace Wu, who hails from Chongqing, will be the first Chinese director to shoot a local Singaporean film. <br> <br>The film follows the journey of Aishi, a spirit who has been wandering the world for 20 years. Aishi accidentally occupies her brother&#039;s body and embarks on a seven-day journey of self-discovery. The film is unique in that it is the first Singaporean film to address postnatal depression from a male perspective while also tackling mid-life crisis from a female perspective. <br> <br>In addition to the storytelling aspect, Seven Days also showcases the unique facets of Singapore. Singapore has been dubbed a country where &quot;East meets West&quot; due to its contemporary modern culture, which combines Asian and European cultures. The film traces back to the first generation of immigrants from southern China who flocked to Singapore to pursue their &quot;Singapore Dreams.&quot; As the story unfolds, audiences can explore the local food, scenery, culture, and more, adding depth and uniqueness to the film. <br> <br>Grace Wu previously worked in business management at an internet company. She said that her interest in filmmaking stemmed from her love of cinema. She took film appreciation classes taught by notable producers and filmmakers in 2019 before completing her student film A Missed Call in 2020. In 2021, she worked with award-winning producer Tan Si En to make her short film Salvation, which traveled to several international short film festivals and won the Best First Time Director (Female) Silver Award at the Independent Shorts Awards in September 2021. <br> <br>Wu hopes Seven Days will offer something different to Singapore&#039;s film market. She believes that films in Singapore usually fall into two extremes: art house or commercial, with few films in between. Wu is excited to explore a new direction with her film and bring something fresh and unique to audiences. <br> <br>Seven Days is also the first Singaporean film to have its NFT film art collection, which will be available on the largest NFT market, Opensea. <br> <br>Although the film production process is arduous, it has increased Grace Wu&#039;s confidence. She said she would prepare a rural-themed film to showcase the courage and dreams of young people next. Currently, the script has been completed, and there are plans to shoot in Chongqing. <br> <br>She added that Chongqing is a city with cultural heritage, abundant bustling city life, and rich rural scenery. She will use Chongqing as the location and film in the Chongqing dialect. <br> <br>(Li Shichen, as an intern, also contributed to the report.) <br> <br>If you want to know more details of chongqing tourism, please visit our website.