Hangzhou & Verona: Weaving romance, sharing heritage

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From Hangzhou's Butterfly Lovers to Verona's Romeo and Juliet, these timeless romantic folktales beautifully form a lasting cultural bridge between China and Italy.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00In March 2019, Hangzhou and Verona, witnessed by the heads of state of China and Italy,

00:26signed the friendship agreement between World Heritage Sites.

00:31Both cities of love, renowned for their romantic tales, became connected through cultural communication.

00:39This bus is Yisheng Ishi, Zhongyi Bus.

00:43Wow, amazing!

00:45Do you know this number actually has a very special meaning in Chinese?

00:50Because it sounds like Yisheng Ishi.

00:53In Chinese, it can also sound like Yisheng Ishi, which means loving each other for the entire life.

00:59Ah, si ameranno per sempre.

01:01Yes, si ameranno per sempre.

01:04Si ameranno per sempre.

01:08We actually met each other in 2020 in Florence, Italy, at the period I was still learning classical music in Italy.

01:17And actually we found out he spent a period of time in my hometown, which is exactly in my high school, to learn to practice martial arts.

01:25Yes, that's right.

01:26We learn something from each other's culture.

01:27Yes, that's right.

01:28We learn something from each other's culture.

01:29Yeah.

01:30So, you are meant to be together.

01:31Yes, that's Faith bringing us together.

01:34This is a bridge in your territory.

01:35This is a bridge.

01:37It is a bridge.

01:38It is a bridge.

01:39It is a bridge.

01:40It is a bridge.

01:41I want to become your Choo Yintai

01:55Wan Song Academy is a place where the folk tale butterfly lovers took place

02:00Liang Shan Bo and Choo Yintai studied here for three years as classmates

02:05Yeah, and the girl actually dressed like a boy

02:08And the girl fell in love with the boy first

02:11She was trying to express it in a very hidden way that she is actually a woman

02:16But he still didn't get it

02:19Wow, how come he didn't find out after three years?

02:23The point is after he found out she is actually a woman

02:26He went to propose immediately

02:28Wow, this sounds like Romeo and Julieta story

02:30But with a more romantic ending becoming butterflies

02:34In Verona, Romeo and Juliet met and fell in love

02:38Chasing freedom and love with courage

02:41Their story transcends time, becoming an eternal classic

02:46Today, this Chinese-Italian couple use their unique way to continue the romance

02:53Italian?

02:57Yes, Italian

02:58Oh, my God

02:59I speak Italian

03:00You speak Italian?

03:01Oh, my friend

03:06Through my experience, I want to show my Italian audience

03:09How life in China really is

03:11For example, I have this video on Yiwu

03:13This was a big success

03:15It got thousands and thousands of likes and many comments

03:19And then I also want to show about AI

03:22Companies like DeepSeek or Unitree

03:24They can bring a lot of innovation here in Hangzhou

03:27And also, a great news

03:28Yeah, we have this China travel with the free policy

03:31Yes, for 30 days

03:33This is amazing news

03:34So now you just need to buy a ticket

03:36And if you have one of the trip

04:03in the management of the flux.

04:10700 years ago Marco Polo visited China

04:14and he praised Hangzhou as the most beautiful and splendid city in the world.

04:19That's right, but today Hangzhou is not only the most beautiful city in the world,

04:23it's also the most attractive and energetic,

04:26good for business, technological development.

04:29In fact, I encourage young people to come to Hangzhou,

04:32enjoy your life and realize your deepest dreams.

04:35Welcome!

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