Jingzhou-Sanya "Coconut Charm, Chu Verve" Cultural Exchange Event opened at Jingzhou Garden Expo Park on November 20. Liang Weinian, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress, announced the opening of the event. Lu Zhiyuan, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress and He Guangzhong, Secretary of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee attended and addressed the ceremony.

Though separated by a mountain, we share the same clouds and rains, and the moon shines over us both, said Lu. Hainan and Jingzhou are not only close comrades-in-arms in the anti-epidemic fight, but also have broad space for exchanges and cooperation in economic and social development. The visit of the Party and government delegation of Jingzhou to Hainan this August opened a new page for friendly exchanges and cooperation, continued and deepened the friendship between Hainan and Jingzhou. Through the event, we will further advance Hainan-Jingzhou cooperation, launch the direct flight from Jingzhou to Sanya, establish a cultural tourism alliance and deepen exchange visits of medical workers. He hoped that Jingzhou would continue to take an active part in and support the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port to establish a regular, institutional and deeper cooperative relations with Hainan.

At the most crucial moment for Jingzhou's epidemic prevention and control, 278 medical workers from Hainan rushed to the aid of Jingzhou to dispel the haze of the epidemic, said He. In the critical period of post-epidemic recovery, the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Hainan Province have firmly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction in helping Hubei out of hardships and promote the establishment of sister city relationship between Sanya and Jingzhou. Sanya is a world coastal tourism city, as well as an example for Jingzhou. He expected the two sides to strengthen deep-level and all-round cooperation in cultural tourism promotion, business trade and talent training exchange, promote the friendship forged in the anti-epidemic fight, and achieve fruitful results in cooperation.

Duan Changlin, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jingzhou Municipal People's Congress; Wang Shouwei, Chairman of the CPPCC Jingzhou Municipal Committee; Wu Chaoan, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee; Wang Wenrong, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sanya Municipal People's Congress; as well as Jingzhou's municipal leaders including Zhang Yuanmei and Yang Shunhao attended the opening ceremony. Also present were Jingzhou-aiding medical workers from Sanya and their relatives.