TimeMay 15-18, 2023
VenueLaowaitan, Jiangbei District
HostsZhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism
Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce
Ningbo Municipal Government
OrganizerNingbo Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism
Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce
Ningbo Jiangbei District Government
IntroductionFrom May 15-18, Laowaitan in Ningbo will host “A Taste of Zhejiang and CEEC”, featuring 14 events across 5 categories. The festivities include an opening ceremony, fusion display of Zhejiang and CEEC cuisine, long-table banquet, tea ceremony demonstration, China-Polish E-sports Youth Player Tournament, CEEC cultural and art exhibition, imported products exhibition, and inauguration ceremony of China-CEEC cooperation projects. These activities will enhance the Expo’s joyful atmosphere, reinforce China-CEEC cooperation, and bolster the Belt and Road Initiative’s progress, as well as Ningbo’s evolution into a contemporary coastal metropolis.
Agenda(I) Opening ceremony
(II) Food Exhibition
1. Zhejiang Cuisine. There will be 11 booths displaying specialty cuisines of 11 Zhejiang localities, with chefs preparing foods on site. The booths are designed to reflect local customs and special cultures of individual localities.
2. CEEC Cuisine. There will be 15 foreign culinary food booths showcasing the local customs and cultures of the CEECs. Chefs from the CEECs will prepare representative CEEC foods for Ningbo citizens to enjoy.
3. CEEC Goods. There will be around 20 booths set up in the Display Area, the Demonstration Area, and the Activity Area. The booths will showcase trendy and special CEEC products and serve to promote the premium goods from the CEECs and neighboring countries.
4. Long-table Banquet. There will be an outdoor banquet at Laowaitan showcasing specialty foods from the CEECs and 11 Zhejiang localities. To demonstrate a merging of Chinese and western cultures, the banquet table will be adorned with ornaments representing Zhejiang and CEEC’s tourism destinations, artistic traditions, and intangible cultural heritage.
(III) People-to-people and cultural activities
1. Arts Exhibition. With pictures, videos, music and other art elements on display, the Exhibition will be an immersive showcase of both Chinese and international cultures.
2. Chinese and Western cultural exchange.
3. China-Polish E-sports Youth Player Tournament. Engaging young players in exciting E-sports games, this tournament between Ningbo and Polish cities will serve to enhance youth cultural exchange between China and the CEECs.
4. Exhibition of Creative Cultural Products, Handicrafts, and Paintings. Through on-site creation, interaction, display and sales of distinctive cultural products, this exhibition will serve to strengthen cultural exchange and art cooperation of relevant parties.
5. CEEC Food Exchange. There will be regular CEE-style food shows on the waterfront; CEEC food days with CEEC chefs preparing specialty foods; and special showcases of CEECs’ wine and coffee culture (coffee and wine display, coffee brewing demonstration, wine tasting, etc.).
(IV) Economic and trade cooperation events
1. Inauguration ceremony of the “China (Ningbo)-CEEC Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center”
2. Inauguration ceremony of the “CEEC Commodities Exchange and Experience Center”
3. Signing ceremony of the friendship city agreement between Jiangbei District and Ajka, Hungary