大阪世博会中国馆湖南活动周8月6日至8日精彩登场

On July 29, a press conference was held in Changsha regarding Hunan Week at the China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. It was announced that Hunan Week will be held from August 6 to 8, with the theme of "Splendid Xiaoxiang, Harmonious Coexistence." This is the sixth time Hunan has participated in the World Expo by holding themed events, following the previous expos in Aichi, Shanghai, Milan, Astana, and Dubai.

7月29日，2025年日本大阪世博会中国馆湖南活动周新闻发布会在长沙举行。会上发布，2025年日本大阪世博会中国馆湖南活动周（以下简称“湖南周”）将于8月6日至8日举行，主题为“锦绣潇湘 和合共生”。这是继爱知、上海、米兰、阿斯塔纳、迪拜历次世博会后，湖南第六次以活动周形式参加世博会。

With the finless porpoise "Xiaoxiang" as the main character, Hunan Week serves as a showcase of Hunan's ongoing efforts in civilized development. In 2024, the number of finless porpoises in Dongting Lake increased from 72 in 2014 to 162, making it the water area with the fastest growth in the endangered finless porpoise population in the entire Yangtze River Basin.

以江豚“小湘”为主角，创新体现湖南生态文明建设的实践担当。2024年，洞庭湖江豚数量由10年前的72头增至162头，成为长江流域江豚数量增长最快水域。

Selecting "Xiaoxiang" as the promotion ambassador for Hunan Week aims to echo the theme of the Osaka Expo, with the image of the finless porpoise leaping over the waves, demonstrating Hunan's respect for nature and its responsibilities for safeguarding the homeland for human survival and jointly building a community of life for humanity and nature. 

选定江豚“小湘”作为湖南周推广大使，是借江豚跃浪之姿，呼应本届世博会主题，也充分展现湖南心怀敬畏，守护人类赖以生存的家园、共同构建人与自然生命共同体的自觉担当。

With the "Eight Views of Xiaoxiang" as the main narrative, Hunan Week will present a panoramic display of Hunan's fruitful developments based upon its historic "Huxiang" cultural legacy. The "Eight Views of Xiaoxiang" are highly refined and planned as the main line for content narratives and visual presentations, connecting Hunan's "past, present, and future." Hunan Week features the province's recent achievements in development, as well as its technological future, and cultural tourism. The exhibitions will tell the world the "Stories of Hunan" that highlight its rich cultural heritage and innovative development, serving as an innovative expression connecting Hunan with the world.

以“潇湘八景”为主线，全景展现湖湘优秀文化传承的丰硕成果。湖南周将“潇湘八景”高度提炼策划，作为内容叙事及视觉呈现的核心主线，串联湖南的“过去—现在—未来”，全景展现近年来湖南的发展成就、科技未来、文化旅游，向全世界讲述底蕴深厚、创新发展的“湖南故事”，构筑湖南面向世界的创新表达。

With the theme of "Harmonious Coexistence," Hunan Week fully reflects the province's firm attitude towards opening up and cooperation. The term "Harmonious Coexistence" is a powerful explanation of the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind put forward by President Xi Jinping. Hunan Week takes this concept as its main theme, which fully reflects Hunan's integration into the world with a more proactive and confident attitude, striving for cooperative expansion and win-win results. Hunan has enjoyed frequent people-to-people interactions and close economic and trade exchanges with Japan. As of the end of 2024, there were 45 Japanese-invested companies in Hunan. In 2024, Hunan's trade with Japan totaled 12.976 billion CNY.

以“和合共生”为主旨，全面体现湖南对外开放合作的坚定态度。“和合共生”是对习近平总书记构建人类命运共同体重要理念的有力诠释。湖南周以此为主旨，充分体现了湖南以更主动、更自信的姿态融入世界、拓展合作、共赢未来。湖南与日本民间往来频繁、经贸交流密切，截至2024年末，我省有日本投资企业45家。2024年，湖南省与日本实现进出口总额129.76亿元。

Expo 2025 Osaka opened in Japan on April 13 this year. It is an important platform for countries around the world to showcase their social, economic, cultural, scientific and technological development achievements, to expand mutual exchanges, to enhance mutual understanding, and to promote mutual learning among civilizations and common prosperity. 

日本大阪世博会于今年4月13日开幕，它是世界各国展示社会、经济、文化、科技等各方面发展成就、扩大相互交流、增进彼此理解、促进文明互鉴与共同繁荣的重要平台。