“Visual@China Guizhou 2024”Trip

“Visual@China Guizhou 2024” Trip

China Daily, Publicity Department of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee

Visual artists explore beauty of Guizhou in cultural event

Visual artists from around the world have gathered in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, to explore its beauty. The cultural event, titled Visual@China Guizhou 2024, kicked off on Wednesday, showcasing the province’s unique charm through photography, illustration, design and film.

A total of 31 photographers, illustrators, designers and filmmakers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Peru, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Bhutan and China will be visiting three cities in Guizhou. They are exploring the beautiful landscapes, experiencing local culture and customs, visiting ancient villages inhabited by ethnic groups, and enjoying local cuisine during the five-day trip.

-> Excerpt by  Deng Zhangyu | China Daily 

Visual@China Guizhou 2024

Promotion campaign

From September 10 to 15, the Publicity Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and China Daily organized a special publicity and promotion campaign for the 2024 „Vision @ China“ Guizhou Tour in Guizhou. (…) more than 30 domestic and foreign experts in the field of vision, walked through the land of Guizhou, closely around the ecological development of Guizhou, cultural inheritance and development, world-class tourism destination building, traffic infrastructure construction and other fields to conduct on-site visits, collection and creation. ( Quote Dong Jing, China Daily)

-> China Daily   is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, BBS, learning materials.

-> Guizhou Official Website  

Ancient Yunshantun
Baling River Bridge
Hongjiang Art Village
Xiaoqikong scenic area
Bai Ku-Yao in Yaoshan
Maolan Nature Reseve

…showcasing the province’s unique charm through photography, illustration, design and film.

Deng Zhangyu
View of Guiyang from the hotel room

Kickof! Guiyang - capital of Guizhou

Just a stone's throw*...

…or rather a monkey jump – because there are plenty of them in Guiyang. Especially in the enchanting park, where our first route took us, past food stalls, small shops, high-rise buildings in the making – Guiyang is growing! First impressions of China – open your mouth, open your eyes – marvel!   *Flight time Beijing -> Guiyang approx. 3h / 99 $

``Forest-town`` Guiyang

… is the capital and economic center of Guizhou province – with over 3 million inhabitants. Around 23,000 Chinese study at the local university, some of whom we should get to know all too soon. Worth seeing: “Pavilion of the Literati”, Qianling Mountain and Qianlingshan Park. Fun fact: Apple stores its Chinese customers‘ icloud data here.
Guiyang, Qianlingshan Park

Yunshantun

Yunshantun Lampignons

Trip to past - Tunbao Culture in Yunshantun

Meet Ming Dynasty

Established in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Yunshantun is the best-preserved village showcasing Tunbao culture. As one of the brilliant pearls among the Yunfeng Eight Villages, its grandeur and beauty have long captivated legions of visitors. A tangible testament to the remnants of military and commercial plans established during the Ming Dynasty and a typical representation of Tunbao culture, Yunshantun has preserved gatehouses and towers, walls, ancient streets and window rooms in the architectural style of Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze River), seamlessly integrated with brick towers and stone and wood carvings. ( Text China Daily )

Guiness Book...

In 2000, the village was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest and most complete cluster of early Ming Dynasty Tuanbao cultural villages, and in 2001 it was designated a National Key Cultural Heritage Protection Unit by the State Council.

Baling River Bridge

Baling River Bridge / Visual @ China Guizhou 24 Trip

Baling River Bridge

superlative masterpiece

Located in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, the Baling River Bridge is a large-span steel beam suspension bridge with a „first in China and sixth in the world“ span. It has pioneered the integration of bridge and tourism in Guizhou, being the first super bridge in the province where visitors can enter the interior for sightseeing and participate in extreme sports such as bungee jumping. The Baling River Guizhou Bridge Science and Technology Museum showcases the construction history and technological innovation of Guizhou bridges and has become a practical education base for primary and secondary school research and study in the province.

-> Baling-River-Bridge on trip.com

Baling River Bridge reduced the travel time across the river valley from one hour to four minutes. The bridge suspension span is 1,088 m (3,570 ft) long, and the bridge has a total length of 2,237 m (7,339 ft). It is also one of the world’s highest bridges with 370 m (1,210 ft) of clearance above the river.

Baling River Bridge Museum

There are various projects in the middle of the bridge: bungee jumping, skydiving , skywalking , sky restaurant and so on.
The glassfloor walking area is surrounded by mystical yellow cylinders with sculptures of the heads of chinese zodiac signs. It consists of the animals: Rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Each year is assigned to one of these animals.

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Just delicious...

You have a great time there, you have all kinds of amusements, you live in pure pleasure and splendor, just like God in France. You dine from morning till night, and the cuisine is so good…

Heinreich Heine, german writer

Hongjiang Art Village

Hongjiang Art Village Beatles

Hongjiang Art Village

Education for artists and private homestay

In 2016, Hongjiang in Libo county began to transform into an art village. Artists from all over China started to claim its abandoned houses, incorporating artistic elements to rejuvenate the dilapidated old buildings. By integrating art into rural construction and promoting the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism, the village has transformed abandoned houses into cultural and creative spaces. It has hosted large-scale exhibitions and become a national extracurricular research and practice education base for primary and secondary students.
-> Private homestay in Libo Hongjiang Art Village

Xiaqikong

Xiaoqikong

Xiaoqikong scenic area

one of China's top 10 most beautiful forests

Located approximately 30 kilometers south of Libo county, Xiaoqikong scenic area stretches for seven kilometers and covers an area of 10 square kilometers. It features attractions such as the Xiaoqikong Ancient Bridge, Laya Waterfall, Yuanyang Lake (Mandarin Duck Lake), Cuigu Valley, Wolongtan Pound, the Water Forest, and Tianzhong Cave. The most distinctive features of Xiaoqikong are its crystal-clear blue waters and dense forests, especially the Water Forest, which has been selected as one of China’s top 10 most beautiful forests by Chinese National Geography.
Xiaoqikong Scenic area
Xiaoqikong Scenic area Cuigu waterfall

Just delicious...

Yaoshan

Women of the Bai Ku-Yao ethnic group in their traditional costumes.

Yaoshan Ancient Village

Living fossil of human civilization

The entire village in Yaoshan township, Libo county, is populated by the Bai Ku-Yao ethnic group, recognized by UNESCO as having one of the most complete preserved ethnic cultures. Known as the „living fossil of human civilization,” the ancient village leverages unique natural scenery and cultural resources and has implemented specialized protection and development plans to preserve its traditional appearance while transforming into a tourism space that integrates folk customs, intangible cultural heritage experiences and distinctive cuisine. It has been designated a national 4A-level tourist attraction and is one of China’s first Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism Areas.
-> Yaoshan ancient village on trip.com
Yaoshan ancient village
Yaoshan ancient village Drawing Anja Nolte

Maolan

Maoloan-Nature-Ressort Flower

Maolan National Nature Reserve

Wildness, peculiarity and beauty

Located in Libo county, Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou’s subtropical climate zone, the reserve features typical karst peak-cluster funnel and peak-cluster depression landforms ranging from 430 to 1,078 meters above sea level. Covering an area of 21,285 hectares, its primary focus is on the protection of karst forests and rare flora and fauna. In 2007, the reserve was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List and became an integral part of the South China Karst World Natural Heritage Site.
-> Maolan National Nature reserve on trip.com

Maolan Reserve is featured by karst landform. „Karst“ is a translation of the German word (karst), originally the name of a place in the limestone region of the Istrian Peninsula in Slovenia, Europe. In the end of the nineteenth century, the Yugoslav scholar Jovan Cvijie studied the grotesque limestone terrain there, and named the landform „karst“. After that, the term became an international geological term, referring to various solution actions and phenomena in soluble rocks. In China, „karst“ is also called „Yan Rong“. Maolan Reserve is typical karst region.

Infomation sign on the way
Hongjiang Art Village

Art Village

Hongjiang Art Village , Carving tools in an artists atelier

Art Village

Qingyan

Qingyan ancient town, girls posing in traditional Moonfestival costumes

Qingyan ancient town

one of the most famous historical towns in Guizhou Province

Qingyan Ancient Town, one of the most famous historical and cultural towns in Guizhou Province, lies in the southern suburb of Guiyang. As an ancient town, covering an area of 300 hectares (740 acres), Qingyan Town was originally built in 1378. Nowadays, because of its long history and strong cultural atmosphere, the town has become an attractive destination for numerous domestic and foreign tourists.
-> Qingyan Ancient Town on trip. com
Funny Fire escape hood in the hotel room :-)

Horse meets moon

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Qingyan Ancient Town, one of the most famous historical and cultural towns in Guizhou Province, lies in the southern suburb of Guiyang. As an ancient town, covering an area of 300 hectares (740 acres), Qingyan Town was originally built in 1378. Nowadays, because of its long history and strong cultural atmosphere, the town has become an attractive destination for numerous domestic and foreign tourists.
-> Travelguide China

The others

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Jim Gensheimer

Great show – Documentary Film by Rob & Jördis Montgomery

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Qingyan Ancient Town, one of the most famous historical and cultural towns in Guizhou Province, lies in the southern suburb of Guiyang. As an ancient town, covering an area of 300 hectares (740 acres), Qingyan Town was originally built in 1378. Nowadays, because of its long history and strong cultural atmosphere, the town has become an attractive destination for numerous domestic and foreign tourists.
-> Travelguide China

Behind the scenes

Production

Dinkela Druck Team bei Montage der Artworks von Anja Nolte
Dinkela Druck Team bei Montage der auf Holz gedruckten Artworks von Anja Nolte
Testdruck Zamperl für späteres Interior Design Artworks Anja Nolte aus Urban Sketching München Druck: Dinkela DRuck München
Foto des Testdruck von Minimodellbausatz für späteres Interior Design Artworks Anja Nolte aus Urban Sketching München Druck: Dinkela Druck München

Ein herausforderndes und wunderbares Projekt, das wohlkoordiniertes Teamplay der involvierten Fachleute erfordert und mit sich bringt. Die das Projekt leitende Innenarchitektin, Drucker, Schreiner, Monteure, sowie meine Kompetenzen als Gestalterin.

VIELEN DANK an: Svenja Hansen (Director Interior Design Motel One), Malte Dinkela (Dinkela Druck München), Susanne Zaha (Managerin Motel One München-Messe) und das charmante Hotel-Team. An meine Agentin Margarethe Hubauer International Illustration und natürlich MOTEL ONE für die Beauftragung.

Dinkela Druckteam – flinke Monatge an der Rezeption.

A challenging and wonderful project that requires and brings together the well-coordinated team play of the professionals involved. The project’s interior designer, printer, carpenter, mechanics and my skills as a designer.

THANK YOU very much to: Svenja Hansen (Director Interior Design Motel One), Malte Dinkela (Dinkela Druck München), Susanne Zaha (Managerin Motel One München-Messe) and the charming team from the reception. To my agent Margarethe Hubauer International Illustration who coordinated things – as allways – in her wonderful manner. And of course thank you MOTEL ONE for the assignment.

Funny Fire escape hood in the hotel room :-)
Created by A.N. | 03 12 2024

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