On July 8th, the "2026 Global Writers in Guangdong Program", organized by the Guangdong Writers Association, launched its literary field trip in Shenzhen, the APEC host city. Seven writers from APEC member economies, including Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, arrived in Guangdong to begin a nearly two-month creative field trip.

Shenzhen marked the first stop on their writing journey across Guangdong. For Indonesian writer Saut Situmorang, the city is a vibrant modern metropolis. "Everything here is paid for through mobile apps. Whether shopping, dining at restaurants or traveling around the city, people use their phones to pay. For me, all of this is very new," he said. He added that he was delighted to visit China and looked forward to discovering more stories during the rest of the trip.

"It is difficult to find such a rich and refined variety of cuisine in Mexico," said Mexican writer Manuel Becerra, who was deeply impressed by Guangdong's food culture. From handmade dim sum sold at roadside shops to local specialty snacks, he said, Guangdong cuisine embodies regional culture and wisdom of daily life, inspiring a strong desire to write about it.

Source:PEARL

深圳第一站，APEC作家寻找城市里的文学灵感

7月8日，由广东省作家协会主办的2026“全球作家写广东计划”开启APEC之城深圳采风活动。来自印度尼西亚、韩国、墨西哥、秘鲁、新加坡、越南等APEC成员经济体的7位作家来到广东，开启为期近两个月的创作采风之旅。

深圳，是他们“写广东”的第一站。走进深圳，印尼作家苏特·西图莫朗感受到的是一座充满活力的现代都市。“这里一切都使用应用程序支付，去哪里都是手机支付，餐馆也是。对我来说，这些都很新。”他说，很高兴来到中国，也期待在接下来的旅程中发现更多故事。

“在墨西哥，很难看到如此丰富、精致的各色美食。”来自墨西哥的作家曼努埃尔·贝塞拉对广东饮食文化印象深刻。他说，从街边手工点心到特色小吃，广东美食背后承载的地域文化和生活智慧，让他产生了浓厚的写作兴趣。

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