Caption: Picture provided by interviewees at the Sailing Day event (the same below)
Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Ren Tianbao) More than 600 years ago, my country's famous navigator Zheng He embarked on a great voyage to the Western Ocean, giving birth to the courage to pioneer, enterprising, and The courage to practice the Chinese maritime spirit. In 2005, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages to the West, the State Council approved July 11th as "China Navigation Day". It has now become the highest-level, widest and most comprehensive festival in my country's maritime field.
Along with the sound of ship horns, at 9 a.m. this morning, the 2024 China Maritime Day Shanghai theme event was launched in the North Bund area. At the launching ceremony, awards and commendations were given to the advanced collectives and advanced individual representatives of the first Shanghai International Shipping Center Construction, the Zhaimo Global Maritime Cultural Center was unveiled as the "National Maritime Science Popularization Education Base", and the ships participating in the Maritime Day Boat Opening Event were unveiled. Commemorative plaques are awarded.
Today, all Chinese civilian ships fly full flags, and relevant maritime-related agencies fly flags in accordance with the method of flying full flags on ships. At 9 a.m., the ship whistles for one minute, creating a warm festive atmosphere. At the same time, 16 sailboats paraded around the Huangpu River in the form of an exhibition competition to showcase modern sports and competitive sailboats to the public, allowing citizens to have a close understanding of the sailing project and promote the sailing spirit of hard work and enterprising.
After the launching ceremony, the boat opening event officially kicked off. The maritime cruise and rescue ship "Haixun 01", the pilot ship "Shanghai-Hong Kong Yin 11", and the Pujiang cruise ship "Shangcheng Light" docked at the International Passenger Transport Center Pier for citizens to board and visit for free to popularize ship knowledge and spread navigation. culture.
At the pier of the International Passenger Transport Center, a lively, rich and interesting "Navigation Carnival" event was held at the same time as the boats were opened to the public. Citizens can learn sailor's knot tying and marine first aid skills on-site, and participate in navigation knowledge quizzes and interactions. They can also watch and listen to ships in the cloud. More than 100 shipping-themed cultural and creative products from a number of maritime-related cultural and creative brands were unveiled at the event, allowing the public to gain rich knowledge of maritime history and culture while also experiencing the charm of maritime culture.
On that day, three maritime-related venues, including the China Maritime Museum, the China Salvage Exhibition Hall, and the Maritime Post Office, were open to the public free of charge. The cruise ship Aida Magic City launched the theme activity of "Aida Smart Future" and organized young people to enter the first domestic large-scale cruise ship. Wusongkou International Cruise Port held a drone show with the theme of "Dream Return to the Treasure Ship".
In the near future, the China Maritime Museum will also hold the "The Way of the World: Zhou Li Theme Exhibition", "Nautical Art Journey·Charming Painting", "Looking at the Blue Sea Under the Stars" research activities, the 2024 Annual Maritime Knowledge Competition, and "Spark Voyage·Why?" China” - Hundreds of delegations going to hundreds of cities for volunteer service projects. The Shanghai Navigation Society will carry out a number of colorful activities such as "Jasper Young Plants - Popularizing Navigation Science in the Community" to promote the achievements of navigation and the deeds of advanced figures, cultivate and improve national maritime awareness and navigation quality, and inspire young people to love the ocean and love navigation. interest of.
