The Chinese National Human Geography series is based on the relevant requirements of the central government to enhance the country's cultural soft power and build a socialist cultural power. In order to comprehensively build the city spirit and enhance the city's influence, it is led by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee (the National Press and Publication Administration), the Ministry of Natural Resources and other departments, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Ecological Environment The Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development and other ministries and commissions participated in the "13th Five Year Plan" national major publishing project organized and implemented by China Map Publishing Group and the city's external publicity platform led by the state.
The series of National Human Geography of China takes prefecture level cities as the unit, inherits historical culture, demonstrates geographical conditions, publicizes development achievements, and depicts the city blueprint as the purpose, and authoritatively, stereoscopically and in detail displays the historical context, geographical conditions, human resources, and economic and social development achievements of cities. It is a card to display the beautiful image of cities, It is an important reference for the management and decision-making of central and local leaders at all levels. Party and state leaders attach great importance to the compilation of the series. Sun Jiazheng, Vice Chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, serves as the general adviser of the series and personally makes a general preface for the series. The series is promoted through multiple channels at home and abroad, aiming to build a city brand, boost urban development, promote Chinese culture, spread Chinese voice, and comprehensively enhance the world influence of Chinese cities.
On December 16, 2016, the press conference of the first batch of city sub volumes of the "China National Human Geography" series was held in the No. 1 studio of the People's Daily, which released seven city sub volumes of Beijing, Daqing, Jingdezhen, Tongchuan, Qianxinan, Guangyuan and Yichun, and held a dialogue forum on urban development. Xinhua News Agency, China News Agency, People's Daily Overseas Edition, Guangming Daily, Economic Daily China Youth Daily, CCTV, China National Radio, People's Daily, Sina. com and other major media have deeply tracked and reported that the series of books are loved and concerned by all sectors of society, and the urban economic and social development and humanistic and geographical features have attracted much attention.
On October 13, 2017, the overseas press conference of the "China National Human Geography" series and the launching ceremony of the overseas promotion of Chinese cities were held in the Hong Kong Great Hall. The 15 city volumes of the series - Beijing, Daqing, Jingdezhen, Tongchuan, Qianxinan, Guangyuan, Yichun, Liaoyang, Huzhou, Putian, Taizhou, Fushun, Weifang, Linyi, Haidong, were first released overseas. Xinhua News Agency, China News Service, Wen Wei Po, Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong Business Daily, Mirror News, Sing Tao Daily, Chinese Satellite TV, Phoenix Satellite TV, Bauhinia Magazine and other news media intensively reported on the event. The series took Hong Kong as the window and generated wide repercussions overseas.
The "China National Human Geography" series has become a beautiful and vivid city card. On the basis of covering all cities in China, it has also entered more than 40 major overseas cities, promoting Chinese culture and Chinese cities to go out, making China's voice heard on the world stage, making cities go to the world, and integrating Chinese culture with the world.
(Editor in charge: Jia Weiwen, Zhang Wei)
