Morethanathousandyearsago,ZhangQian,aChineseimperialenvoy,setoutonawestwardexpeditioncoveringthousandsofmiles,layingthefoundationoftheSilkRoad.Tenyearsago,the“SilkRoadEconomicBelt”andthe“21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad”wereenvisionedtorevitalizeancienttradingroutes,whichcametobeknownastheBeltandRoadInitiative.

Overthepastdecade,theBeltandRoadInitiativehasbeenimplementedwithfruitfulresults,itsgrandroadmapattheplanningstagetranslatedintotangibleprojects.ToshowhowtheBeltandRoadInitiativehastransformedBRIcountriesinthepasttenyears,SounthernFinanceOmnimediaCorp.producedaspecialdocumentaryTheBRI:ADecadeOn.JoinSFConajourneyacrosscontinentsandoceans.

Guangdonghasbeenoneofthecountry'smajormaritimegatewaystotheworldsinceancienttimes.Now,underthedevelopmentoftheBRI,Guangdongnotonlyhastheworld'sfifth-largestportbutalsoconnectstotheworldwithChina-EuropeRailwayExpress.Withtheinterweavingofshippinglinesandrailways,SoutheastAsiancountriesMalaysiaandSingaporehaveclosercooperationwithChina.Initiatingfrominfrastructureconstructiontopeople-to-peopleexchange,peoplefromdiversenationsgraduallycometogether,sharethecultureofteaandestablishthemutualunderstanding.Asissaidthatasingleflowerdoesnotmakespring,whileonehundredflowersinfullblossombringspringtothegarden.