Universal Beijing Resort Opens in September

Universal Beijing Resort Opens in September

The Universal Beijing Resort （UBR） was formally opened to the public on September 20， which coincided with this years Mid-Autumn Festival holiday from September 19 to 21.

The resort includes the highly anticipated Universal Studios Beijing theme park， the Universal CityWalk， and two hotels， all of which opened simultaneously.

Tourists can visit the theme park with tickets， while its capacity is subject to the COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. Visiting the Universal CityWalk is free of charge.

The resort gives tourists an immersive visiting experience， with seven themed lands covering 37 recreational facilities and landmark attractions， as well as 24 entertainment shows.

Located in southeast Beijing， the UBR is the fifth Universal Studios theme park globally， third in Asia， and the first in China. It is so far the largest in scale worldwide， covering 4 square kilometers.

Belt & Road Literary Network Formed in Beijing

The Literary Network of the Belt and Road， initiated by the China Writers Association （CWA）， was established in Beijing on September 7 to promote regular literary exchanges and deepen writers friendship between China and other countries along the routes.

Tie Ning， president of the China Writers Association， attended the ceremony and delivered a speech on the occasion. Representatives of Chinese writers attended the ceremony， together with the leaders of Chinas publishing organizations.

The Literary Network of the Belt and Road has enjoyed a positive reception among literary organizations and writers in many countries. Joining the network were 30 influential literary organizations from 35 countries as well as 19 representative writers and translators from all over the world. The official website of the Literary Network of the Belt and Road， launched on the same day， will become an important platform for members of the organization to communicate and learn from each other.

According to Tie Ning， the literary network serves as an important measure to deepen literary communication and cooperation among countries along the Belt and Road and a new starting point on the literary Silk Road. The interaction and intersection of Chinese literature and world literature on the Silk Road will be incredibly inspirational and create endless possibilities for the future of mankind， said Tie Ning.

New Finds at Sanxingdui Ruins Show Creative Power in Ancient China

More than 500 pieces of relics have been discovered in recent months at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province， dazzling archaeologists with their historical value as well as the display of creativity and ingenuity.

The relics， discovered at six newly discovered sacrificial pits within the ruins， include golden masks， jade and ivory artifacts， and bronze wares that were exquisitely built and uniquely shaped， according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration on September 9.

The new finds bring the total number of items discovered at Sanxingdui to nearly 2，000 after the excavation of No.3 to No.8 sacrificial pits began in October last year.

“The new discoveries demonstrate once again that imagination and creativity of the ancient Chinese far surpassed what people today had expected，” said Tang Fei， chief of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute. Tang added that the excavation of the new pits has entered a critical stage， with more items yet to be unearthed and expected to defy the conventional wisdom of archaeologists.

Originally discovered in the late 1920s， the Sanxingdui Ruins have been dubbed as one of the worlds greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.

Located in the city of Guanghan， around 60 km from the provincial capital Chengdu， the ruins covering an area of 12 square kilometers are believed to be the remains of the Shu Kingdom， dating back some 3，000 to 4，500 years.