On August 27,overseas journalists from over ten countries,including the United Arab Emirates,Egypt and Pakistan,visited Shenyang and experienced the unique charm of cultural Shenyang.

In the Times Library, journalists learned etiquette, practised calligraphy, tasted tea... When they were in high spirits, they improvised to write "Friendship Forever" and "We Love Shenyang" in their respective mother tongue with a brush pen, expressing their love for this city.

In the EX Future Science and Technology Museum, biomimetic humanoid robots introduce the history of human scientific development to overseas journalists. When touching the skin of the robot, the overseas journalists were surprised and said its arms are soft and fleshy, and its skin looks just like humans.

Afterwards, overseas journalists arrived at the Shenyang Museum, where the cultural relics and technological restoration scenes vividly showcased the civilization process of Shenyang region since the Paleolithic Age 110,000 years ago.

Walking through the corridors of the palace and under the red walls and green tiles, overseas journalists seemed to have returned to the past in the Shenyang Imperial Palace. Sami Msadek, director of Dubai TV in the United Arab Emirates, said that he was stunned when he first came here. He was especially impressed by the long red walls and tall palace gates. "Looking at these palaces, I seem to understand why Shenyang could become the birthplace of a dynasty at that time," he said.

As night fell, overseas journalists arrived at Shenyang Zhongjie, China's first commercial pedestrian street. They listened to the violin performance, enjoyed a sightseeing tour in Zhongyangli and Toutiao Hutong, and purchased Shenyang specialties with distinctive regional characteristics.

"I believe that the experience Shenyang has accumulated over the long years will enable this city and her people to have an increasingly better future," said Ioan Budura, the former editor-in chief of the Ministry of Culture of Romanian National Radio and a well-known sinologist.