On October 14th, the 13th lecture of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Education and Training Base (Shunde Cooperation Center), hosted by the base and organized by our school, was held at our school library. For this lecture, Tan Chun-yip, President of the Macau Shipbuilding Craft Culture Association, was invited to share and discuss in-depth on the theme of "Tourism Culture Preservation and Intangible Heritage Inheritance: A Case Study of the Lei Chi Wan Shipyard Area in Coloane, Macau."

This lecture attracted nearly a hundred participants, including professionals from the intangible cultural heritage industry, travel agencies, scenic spots, and educational tour organizations in Shunde District, members of the Shunde Intangible Cultural Heritage Association, and representatives of our school's faculty and students. Taking the Lei Chi Wan Shipyard Area in Coloane, Macau as a case study, Tan Chun-yip delved into the integration of traditional industries with cultural tourism and how to preserve and inherit intangible cultural heritage in revitalization projects. He emphasized the importance of preserving and inheriting intangible cultural heritage in cultural tourism development and proposed specific strategies and methods.

Su Quanxing, President of the Shunde Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, highly praised Tan Chun-yip's sharing and offered his own insights and suggestions on how to better preserve and inherit intangible cultural heritage in Shunde.

Participants actively engaged in the question-and-answer session, holding lively discussions on topics related to the lecture and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Tan Chun-yip and Su Quanxing shared their experiences and insights with the guests present.

Tan Chun-yip expressed that the successful holding of the exhibition and lecture not only provided valuable learning opportunities for professionals in the intangible cultural heritage industry, travel agencies, scenic spots, educational tour organizations in Shunde, as well as faculty and students of our school, but also promoted exchanges and cooperation in tourism culture preservation and intangible heritage inheritance within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Gan Muyi, Dean of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, stated that this lecture, as part of the series of events for the exhibition of representative intangible cultural heritage projects in Shunde titled "Colorful Intangible Heritage, Shunde Craftsmanship," broadened the horizons for the inheritance and promotion of intangible cultural heritage. The school will continue to promote such activities to foster the development of regional tourism education and the preservation of cultural heritage.