Han Ying brings a high-end cultural blueprint for the art and literary circles and calls for restarting exchanges between sister cities and building an art city

Yilan Mayoral Candidate Han Ying of the Democratic Progressive Party today joined hands with four major local arts and cultural leaders and representatives of the party to publish a cultural blueprint of "Broadcasting to the Future, Connecting to the International". She emphasized that the city's influence lies in its humanistic depth, and will leverage the professionalism of diplomatic journalists to connect with the world, restart exchanges between sister cities and promote youth development. She vowed to regain the international energy that has been suspended in recent years and build Yilan City into a world capital of art.

Han Ying pointed out that the International Music Festival had welcomed more than 2,000 foreign artists in the past, and it was a pity to suspend it. She had traveled with former President Tsai Ing-wen and interviewed on major international front lines, and she had a deep understanding of how to make Taiwan visible. In the future, she will establish a long-term cultural mechanism to promote overseas youth residencies and master classes, and restart substantial interactions with sister cities such as Liwu City in the United States. Inject contemporary aesthetics into Yilan's folk customs, and polish Yilan's international cultural brand.

Local arts and cultural leaders also expressed their support. Li Jianxing, director of the Contemporary Music Festival, expressed his wish to return to the city of art despite the cessation of international exchanges. Chen Shijie, director of the Lanyang Symphony Orchestra, lamented that the art and literary world is a non-cultural beggar. The Starlight Music Festival ended with a lively conclusion a few days ago but the local team was not seen, and the benefits are limited. Yilan has cultivated outstanding talents such as Gao Wuren and Tonggensheng. The public office should take the initiative to set up the stage and vigorously support the local team.

Artist Qiu Xianzhang suggested that intangible cultural assets such as Yilan's Water Lantern Festival should not remain unchanged, and that the introduction of contemporary visual aesthetics can change the city's appearance; Sonar Chorus conductor Pan Guoqing hopes that music and art will enter the community; County Councilor Lin Li, candidates Chen Hanze and You Guolian also jointly called for the public sector to integrate resources to build a stage for grassroots music talents to continue to perform, so that culture becomes the pride of Yilan.

"Yilan needs to renew itself, look forward to the future, and embrace the world!" Han Ying emphasized that in the future, large-scale festivals will fully integrate local characteristics and set up a shining stage for the young generation. She declared that she will work hand in hand with the county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang County and City to recover all the lost international resources. Not only will the international community come to Yilan, but also Yilan youth will go global with local confidence and recreate the cultural elegance of the old city.