At the foot of the beautiful Qinling Zhongnanshan, there is a beautiful university – Xi’an Translation Institute. On the afternoon of the 16th, the cooperation and exchange conference on joining forces for the development of Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark and opening a new chapter for the cooperation between geopark and school was jointly held by Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Management Office and Xi’an Translation University, which was attended by Yang Jianping, Director of Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Management Office, Zhao Hui, General Manager of Xi’an Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Cuihuashan Scenic Area, Xia Lei, Deputy General Manager of Xi’an Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Cuihuashan Scenic Area, Kang Shaoyang, Secretary of the International Business School Party Committee of Xi’an Translation University, Liu Junxia, Dean of the International Business School of Xi’an Translation University, and some other teachers and students.
At the conference, Kang Shaoyang, Secretary of the International Business School Party Committee, and Liu Junxia, Dean, warmly welcomed the arrival of the global geopark team, expressed deep gratitude for the help in students academic development, and introduced the development of the International Business School of Xi’an Translation University.
Mr. Kang Shaoyang
“In order to deepen the development of tourism in Cuihuashan, popularize geological knowledge, strengthen popular science achievements, enhance the training of tour guides, volunteers and service teams, we warmly welcome all students to come to Cuihuashan Scenic Area, the core scenic area of Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark, to learn knowledge and practise skills.” said Zhao Hui, General Manager of Xi’an Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Cuihuashan Scenic Area.
Medal presentation
“In order to deepen the development of tourism in Cuihuashan, popularize geological knowledge, strengthen popular science achievements, enhance the training of tour guides, volunteers and service teams, we warmly welcome all students to come to Cuihuashan Scenic Area, the core scenic area of Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark, to learn knowledge and practise skills.” said Zhao Hui, General Manager of Xi’an Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Cuihuashan Scenic Area.
Student
In the subsequent award ceremony, the attending guests presented first, second and third prize certificates of honor to the students who participated in the Tour Guide Skills Competition in April, and presented certificates and geopark check-in passports to the geopark volunteers and service teams. Fan Xiaotian, the student representative, expressed her great honor to participate in this activity, gratitude to Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark for providing valuable opportunities, and determination to deepen her learning and explore her potential.
“The global geopark is a world-class brand of UNESCO, and Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark is the first global geopark in northwest China. Through this event, we can connect with excellent university talent resources and more accurately match the talent needs of the global geopark.” said Yang Jianping, director of Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark Management Office. At the same time, he also encouraged students to continuously improve their professional qualities and join the team of the global geopark to serve society and community development.
Later, attendees visited the Smart Center for Tourism Teaching and Research of Xi’an Translation Institute.
Director Yang Jianping
Smart Center for Tourism Teaching and Research
This event is a strong alliance between schools and geoparks. The development of global geoparks provides rich opportunities for talent cultivation and promotes a positive interaction between education and industrial development. The excellent talents and technical resources of the school contribute to the promotion of geoscience popularization tourism in Qinling Zhongnanshan Global Geopark and promote scientific research and popularization of geological heritage. This event is another beneficial attempt to effectively protect and reasonably utilize the resources of Qinling and jointly safeguard the green mountains and waters of Qinling.
