The 4th National College Student Tourism Design Competition closed at the Science and Art Center of Xiamen University Siming Campus on December 5, 2021. The two teams of the School of Tourism and Service of Nankai University, "Above Horizon Team" and "Wind Team", were shortlisted for the finals, winning the competition's second and third prizes, respectively.
The competition was initiated by the Beijing Yunzuo Foundation and hosted by Xiamen University and the Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. With the theme of "Tourism and Rural Revitalization", 247 teams from 74 universities registered to participate, and 11 teams were finally selected to enter the final. The finalists must show the creative ideas, sources, and promotion methods of the team's cultural and creative projects to the judges and guests and conduct an on-site defence. The competition aims to explore outstanding tourism creative talents in various universities, stimulate the innovative spirit of college students, and make a good talent reserve for the cultural tourism industry.
A total of two teams from our institute were shortlisted for the finals. They won the second and third prizes in the finals. The "Horizon Above Team" comprises Wei Yichun, Dong Hasyunge, Liu Yuanyuan, Zhang Yu and Shu Xiuqi, with Associate Professor Li Chunxiao as the instructor. The team's completed "Xinggu Jiatian Ermu Yixin" cultural and creative design works are derived from "The Hometown of Silver Ear", "Linshui Culture", and "Cuiping Fengdu" in Gutian County, Ningde County, Fujian Province. The team combined it with the currently popular concept of healthy light food. The "Wind Team" comprises Zhang Yan, Guo Yingshu, Sheng Wenyi, Ma Xin and Li Jiawei, 2020 undergraduate students of our college. The cultural and creative products of "Orange Terrier And Old Dream" designed by the team are taken from Taihe County, Fuyang, Anhui Province, the largest producer of Orange Terrier in China.
The college has actively encouraged students to participate in various creative innovation and entrepreneurship competitions in recent years. Many students have won good results in the competition. The team members said that they had gained a lot, which greatly enriched the practical application ability of their professional knowledge. In the future, we will continue to forge ahead and add lustre to tourism education at Nankai University.
（Translate：Su Xing；Proofreading：Zhang Kung）
