Discover the beauty of Shanxi for free（2016）

Xu Xiake (1587-1641) was a Chinese travel writer and geographer famous for his masterpiece Xu Xiake's Travels. Now, you have an opportunity to become a modern Xu Xiake! If you love to travel, and love to write a travel diary, we want you!

Launched by China Daily, 50 participants will enjoy the opportunity to feel the beauty of Chinese scenery and culture by taking part in the activity “Shanxi Through the Eyes of Foreigners, organized by China Daily and the Shanxi Tourism Bureau.”

Shanxi is regarded as an important cradle of Chinese civilization. It boasts the magnificent Taihang Mountain, the Yellow River, which has nurtured the millennia-old Chinese civilization, Wutai Mountain, which is a famous Buddhist site, the Yungang Grottoes that were carved about 1,600 years ago and the ancient town of Pingyao the best preserved ancient county in the country.

If you are interested in being a modern Xu Xiake, don't hesitate to apply to join this free trip to Shanxi!

Costs

All accommodation, food, transport and entry tickets for the scenic spots will be paid for by China Daily. Travel insurance and other incidental costs (such as extra nights, international telephone calls and faxes, business center services, room service, laundry and mini-bar charges) will not be covered.

Application requirements:

1. Foreigners (fluent in English).

2. Good at writing and photography, influential on social network sites.

3. Samples of work published by media outlets or posted on social network sites.

Time and place of trip:

June 15-19, in early August and in late September, 2016. Shanxi province (A detailed schedule will be released to participants.)

Application deadline:

May 15, 2016

How to apply:

1. Please download the RSVP form and send it back to: events@chinadaily.com.cn, with all your personal information. We will not share your personal information with any third party.

2. Submitted photographs must not have been digitally edited, but cropping is allowed. The articles and photos you submit are ONLY for the selection process and will not be published in any form.

3. Please note the time you prefer to participate. We also encourage applicants to write briefly about their motivation for joining the trip and their expectations.

This activity requires participants to post articles and photographs via their personal social networking accounts on time. China Daily will later select some of the works for publication.

 

全球精選“洋霞客” 免費快樂游山西

——感受中國美麗景色和傳統文化之旅

 

中國有位古今聞名，中外享譽的地理學家、旅行家和文學家徐霞客（1587—1641），他的名著《徐霞客游記》，38次被再版，并被譯成多種文字在全球出版發行。

今天，我們要在全球精選“洋霞客”了！

What is“洋霞客”？我們的標準：一是熱愛旅游；二是愛寫游記，就像徐霞客一樣的“愛玩會寫”，不同的是，你不姓徐，而是姓“洋”──是外國朋友。對精選為“洋霞客”的，我們將頒布榮譽證書。

精選到“洋霞客”干什么？

來大陸免費旅游，寫（英文）游記（包括文章和照片）。而“洋霞客”們今年旅游的第一站就是被稱為“中國古代文化博物館”的山西省。

由中國日報社發起的品牌活動——感受中國美麗景色和傳統文化之旅活動，正式向全球招募50名“洋霞客”，然后赴山西參加由中國日報社與山西省旅游局共同組織的“洋眼看山西”活動。

山西是中華文明的重要發祥地，這里有雄奇壯美的太行山，有孕育了中華五千年文明的黃河，有世界著名佛教圣地五臺山，有中國四大石窟之一的云岡石窟，這里更有中國保存最為完整的明清時代縣城——平遙古城。這里的風景會讓你震撼，這里的文化會讓你沉醉，這里的歷史會讓你驚嘆，這里會讓你領略5000年的中華文明。

還在猶豫嗎？趕快報名爭取入選“洋霞客”，去贏取免費暢游美麗山西的機會吧！

 

中國日報社提供：

活動所有的食宿費及往返交通費用。

旅行保險及其它費用（如國際電話、酒店商務中心消費、洗衣費、額外食宿費等）由參加活動的獲選者自行承擔。

 

招募條件：

1. 外籍特約撰稿人；

2. 有良好的寫作功底、較高的攝影水平、較大的社交網絡影響力；

3. 在有一定影響力的紙質媒體或網絡媒體發表過作品者優先。

 

活動時間、地點：

2016年6月15-19日、8月上旬及9月下旬，中國山西省。

（詳細活動日程將在獲選人獲得參加資格后發送）

 

報名截止日期：2016年5月15日。

 

招募流程：

1. 請點擊下載PDF表格（RSVP form.pdf），發送您的個人詳細信息，包括姓名、聯系方式、目前住址、曾發表作品等至郵箱：events@chinadaily.com.cn。中國日報社將不會向任何其他第三方披露該信息。

2. 您提供的發表作品僅為本次活動挑選參選者參考資料，不會以任何形式用于其它商業用途。候選者提交的攝影作品可裁切，不可進行數碼編輯。

3. 報名時請注明希望參加活動時間，請報名者簡要撰寫參加本次活動的動因，以及希望從本次活動中得到的收獲。

本次活動要求參加的特約撰稿人/攝影師按時撰寫活動稿件、拍攝攝影作品或在自己的社交媒體賬號發布美麗山西“全域旅游”相關內容，稍后我們將在《中國日報》甄選、刊登部分作品。

 

大同云岡石窟 Yungang Grottoes

壺口瀑布 Hukou Waterfall

平遙古城 Pingyao Ancient City

喬家大院 Qiao's Grand Courtyard

五臺山 Mount Wutai

 

Shanxi in the Eyes of Foreigners（2015）