On August 1, the urban culture and tourism-themed mini series Hello, Chengdu!, co-produced by Chengdu Intelligent Media City Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd., a company under Chengdu Media Group, and Guangxi Shanhai Xingchen Culture Media Co., Ltd., premiered on the Hongguo mini series platform.

Mini Series Hello, Chengdu! Highlights China's 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

The series centers on China's new 240-hour visa-free transit policy. It follows Gloria, a foreign visitor who flies to Chengdu to meet her online crush, Li Hao—only to be swept up in a hilarious cross-border chase involving Li Hao's ex-undercover-agent father, Daniel, and a mysterious woman nicknamed the "Mount Qingcheng Heroine." Through its lens, the series reveals the openness and charm of Chengdu, a premier entry destination for inbound tourists to China. Along the way, the couple visits iconic Chengdu attractions, including the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Qingyang Palace, and Jinli Ancient Street. Meanwhile, the lighthearted and humorous storyline weaves in living intangible cultural heritage such as sugar-figure art and Sichuan opera face-changing, spotlighting Chengdu's millennia-old culture, rich tourism offerings, and signature leisurely lifestyle amid a fast-paced urban environment.

Mini Series Hello, Chengdu! Highlights China's 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

Mini Series Hello, Chengdu! Highlights China's 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

Chengdu comes alive as a living travel guide. At a sugar-figure booth on Jinli Street, a UNESCO label gleams as the vendor crafts a panda-shaped sugar figure that leaves Gloria gasping, "It's a work of art!" In a teahouse, a face-changing performer startles her so much that she dives into Li Hao's arms—only to burst out laughing. At the Taiping Mountain camping site, live-streamer Sister Rong pairs Chengdu-made Guangliang liquor with barbecue and even performs drunken boxing in her livestream, sending viewer counts soaring. At Shiyue Forest Hotel, Li Hao and Gloria fire a kiln-glazed vase that, to their surprise, is valuable enough to cover a 10,000-yuan room bill.

Mini Series Hello, Chengdu! Highlights China's 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

While delivering a humorous storyline, Hello, Chengdu! paints a multi-dimensional portrait of an open, inclusive, and vibrant city. With high production standards and positive values, the series sets out to establish a new benchmark for mini series storytelling—one that supports content quality improvement, enriches its overall value, and offers fresh inspiration for how to tell a city's story in the digital age.