Recently, the “Wentian Cup Chinese Debating Invitational Tournament” was held in Yixian County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Youth debate teams from 32 “Double First-Class” universities gathered in Yixian County to engage in intense debates on topics such as the cultural export of domestic video games, the integration of culture and tourism, the development of cultural and creative products, and cultural relics activation on protection and utilization.

Yixian County, located in the western part of Liaoning Province, boasts profound historical and cultural heritage and unique cultural charm. In particular, the Fengguo Temple, a historical site dating back to the Liao Dynasty, represents the highest level of ancient Chinese wooden architecture in the 11th century. It has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List and is also the only filming location in Northeast China for the large-scale 3A mobile game “Black Myth: Wukong”.

During the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, the Fengguo Temple, which made a stunning appearance at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Snake, became popular again. The 33rd Spring Festival Temple Fair of the Fengguo Temple kicked off on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and the number of tourists surged. The national intangible cultural heritage “Yixian Shehuo (a traditional folk show)” demonstrated the charm of the millennium-old cultural heritage. The “Liao-style Dress-up Travel Photography” was deeply loved by young people. Many tourists from other places made special trips to Yixian County to experience the Spring Festival vibe and celebrate the Chinese New Year. The in-depth tourism in this small county became extremely popular.

With the first-ever hosting of the “Wentian Cup Chinese Debating Invitational Tournament” in the county, another wave of ancient architecture tours, research-based tours, and cultural heritage tours has heated up at the beginning of the Chinese new year. Yixian County is attracting the attention and love of more and more people at home and abroad.