Scotland is known for its breathtaking landscapes and historic castles.
苏格兰以其壮丽的风景和历史悠久的城堡而闻名。
Edinburgh, the capital of
Scotland, hosts one of the world's largest arts festivals every year.
苏格兰的首府爱丁堡每年都会举办全球最大的艺术节之一。
The Scottish people have a rich cultural heritage, including traditional music and bagpipes.
苏格兰人民拥有丰富的文化遗产，包括传统音乐和风笛。
The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend deeply rooted in Scottish folklore.
尼斯湖水怪是深深植根于苏格兰民间传说的一个著名故事。
Scotch whisky, produced in
Scotland, is highly valued by connoisseurs around the globe.
产自苏格兰的威士忌酒受到全世界鉴赏家的高度评价。
Glasgow,
Scotland's largest city, has a vibrant art scene and a thriving nightlife.
格拉斯哥，苏格兰最大的城市，拥有活跃的艺术氛围和繁荣的夜生活。
The Highland Games, a celebration of Scottish culture and sports, are held annually across
Scotland.
高地运动会，一种庆祝苏格兰文化和体育的活动，每年在苏格兰各地举行。
Robert Burns,
Scotland's national poet, is celebrated worldwide for his romantic verse.
罗伯特·彭斯，苏格兰的国家诗人，因其浪漫的诗句而享誉全球。
The Scottish Parliament, located in Edinburgh, has the power to legislate on a range of issues affecting the country.
位于爱丁堡的苏格兰议会有权就影响国家的一系列问题立法。
The Isle of Skye, with its dramatic scenery, attracts numerous tourists to
Scotland's western coast.
拥有壮丽景色的斯凯岛，吸引了众多游客来到苏格兰的西海岸。
To meet domestic consumers' demand for single malt whisky, the company recently released two new single malts - Octomore 13.1 and Black Art 10.1 - from its distillery in the island of Islay, Scotland, in the Chinese market.
为了满足国内消费者对单一麦芽威士忌的需求，该公司最近在中国市场推出了两款新的单一麦芽威士忌——Octomore 13.1和Black Art 10.1。
The latest figures from the Edinburgh-based Scotch Whisky Association show that since 2019, the Chinese mainland has recorded the strongest growth for whisky produced in Scotland, with the total value of this market last year reaching 198 million pounds ($241 million), a rise of 123 percent compared with two years ago.
总部位于爱丁堡的苏格兰威士忌协会的最新数据显示，自2019年以来，中国大陆的苏格兰威士忌增长最为强劲，去年该市场的总价值达到1.98亿英镑（2.41亿美元），与两年前相比增长了123%。
It also acquired Red Rock Power Ltd, through which the Chinese group owned a 25 percent equity interest in Beatrice Offshore Wind Power Project in Scotland, which has an installed capacity of 588 megawatts and reached full commercial operation in July 2019.
它还通过收购Red Rock Power Ltd，持有Beatrice苏格兰海上风电项目25%的股权。该项目装机容量为588兆瓦，于2019年7月实现全面商业运营。
"The prospect is located in the middle of the North Sea, around 190 kilometers east of Aberdeen, Scotland.
"Scotland's Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said the discovery highlights the great potential of oil and gas trapped beneath the Scottish seabed.
"Just months after the IPCC's stark warning on the climate crisis, it's clear that big oil and gas companies still aren't listening," said Friends of the Earth Scotland climate campaigner Caroline Rance.
"It's a disgrace that oil and gas exploration is still going ahead in the seas off Scotland.
"We need to decide the extent to which we are going to be comfortable with Chinese ownership of these technologies and these platforms in an environment where some of our allies have taken quite a definite position," Younger said from an event in Scotland.
In April, Abertay University in Scotland entered into a 10-year strategic partnership with Chinese gaming company Perfect World.
British businesses keen to tap into the Chinese market can get a helping hand through what is believed to be Scotland’s first dedicated Chinese marketing agency.
“Our water is world famous – whether it is the fish that swim in it, the alcohol we distil with it, or the ice we make from it, our bar is a celebration of the best to come from Scotland’s exceptional waters,” he said.
Xia added that Chinese consumers will be attracted to products from Scotland because of the nation’s “unique history, natural environment, provenance, and the quality of the produce”.
Last month, Abertay University in Scotland entered into a 10-year strategic partnership with Chinese gaming company Perfect World.
Ctrip link-up opens up whole new tourist marketFrom the rugged mountains of the Highlands to the windswept islands of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland’s natural beauty is both impressive and challenging for travelers to access.
But a new partnership between Scottish tour company Rabbie’s Small Group Tours and Shanghai-based travel agency Ctrip will help take Chinese visitors off the beaten track in Scotland, to see what the country has to offer outside of its major cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Rabbie’s has employed two representatives in China and has hired two Mandarin-speaking tour guides to lead groups of up to 16 visitors on tours of Scotland lasting from three to 30 days, as well as the rest of the UK and Ireland.
”The number of Chinese visitors to Scotland increased by 192 percent between 2007 and 2016.
Ctrip is one of China’s largest tourism companies and the company already has a presence in Scotland, having acquired Edinburgh-based online travel agency Skyscanner in 2016 for $1.74 billion.
On a recent visit to Shanghai, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the new partnership will help Chinese visitors gain a richer understanding of Scotland.
"This new partnership between Ctrip and Rabbie’s will support more Chinese tourists to come to Scotland and create more opportunities to experience our unique combination of history, stunning scenery and world-class culture,” Sturgeon said.
The craft beer brand also revealed plans to build the world’s first craft beer hotel as part of its expansion plans at its headquarters in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
The other is for a new-energy project for solar-roof houses in Scotland.
"It is clear to us that there is considerable talent in Scotland and the city makes an ideal base for Ctrip to open a dedicated call center.
"We look forward to working with Ctrip to help deliver this significant investment and new jobs for Scotland.
Xisen and the Chinese government will fund the lab which will be run in collaboration with potato scientists from the James Hutton Institute, an agricultural research center based in Dundee, Scotland.
Scotland's potato crop is recognised within the European Union for its high health status.
[Photo/VCG]One of Scotland's oldest whisky producers said it is tapping into the lucrative Chinese thirst for the drink after securing a major distribution deal with one of China's food and beverage giants.
Loch Lomond Group, based in Alexandria in Scotland, has entered into a partnership with China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp, also known as COFCO.
Loch Lomond, which was founded in 1814, is based in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland.
"At COP26, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021, developed nations were urged to double the collective provision of climate adaptation finance from the 2019 level by 2025.
He said the other half work in other regions of the UK, including the east of England, West Midlands, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
As delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in November, many dubbed the gathering "the last chance for humanity".
While speaking on Monday via video at a subsession during the ongoing COP 26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, Zhu Xian, vice-president and general secretary of the International Finance Forum (IFF), noted that while governments of all countries have been putting great efforts into carbon pricing, actions should also be taken by market players, particularly from the private sector.
The SDI, Scotland's trade and foreign direct investment agency, will attend the 4th CIIE, which will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10.
"I think China's market will become even more important, not only for Scotland, but also for the rest of the world. "
The environment will also be high on the agenda, with the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, due to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.
Scotland will be a popular post-pandemic travel destination for Chinese visitors, bolstered by the appeal of its whisky and scenic Highlands area, according to the country's tourism agency chief.
Their growing appetite for unique and exciting experiences meant that Scotland was perfectly positioned to offer them exactly what they were looking for.
"From 2017 to 2019, the average number of annual visitors to Scotland from China was 153,000, according to the VisitScotland.
In 2019, China became Scotland's fifth-largest international market measured by number of visits, and fourth-largest by tourism spending.
Roughead said: "There has been significant and continuous growth over the past decade, which has also made China Scotland's fastest-growing key source market, with the average number of annual trips increasing fivefold from 2010 to 2019.
About 50 percent of those looking to travel to Britain said they want to visit Scotland.
"In 2017, China won the tender of exporting the flexible DC technology to the United Kingdom to connect a remote island to the north of Scotland.
The lure of the UK, as OAG indicates, lies in that visitors can see everything from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London, and then head north to the wilds of Scotland to see castles and sample whisky in Speyside.
The potato deal is expected to bring major benefits to Scotland, with around 70 percent of the 100,000 tons of seed potatoes exported annually from the UK coming from Scottish farms.
Scotland's potato crop is recognized within the European Union for its high health status.
Angus Wardlaw, from Scotland, is an innovation engineer at leading shoe brand ANTA.
"Take Flavia Garcia and Tom Carvell in Edinburgh, Scotland.
"T. Rowe Price Group, Fidelity Investments and Scotland's Baillie Gifford, which are top Tesla shareholders, declined to comment.
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26, will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from Sunday to Nov 12.
Tu Guangshao, vice-chairman and president of China Investment Corporation, Stanley Fischer, former vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States and Howard Davies, chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, will be present at the forum.
"These bonds are priced extremely tightly, financing assets around the world, from China to Pakistan, to windfarms in Scotland, so it shows the reach of ICBC operations," said Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the LSE.
These include three railway lines in China, multiple onshore wind and solar farms in China and Pakistan, and the 588-megawatt Beatrice offshore wind farm under construction in Scotland.
“These bonds are priced extremely tightly, financing assets around the world, from China to Pakistan, to windfarms in Scotland, so it shows the reach of ICBC operations,” said Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the LSE.
The new ICBC London green bonds are backed by a range of low-carbon transport assets, as well as those in wind, solar, and marine renewables, including three railway lines in China, multiple onshore wind and solar farms in China and Pakistan, and the 588-megawatt Beatrice offshore wind farm under construction in Scotland.
Shenzhen has forged close ties with the City of London, Scotland and the British Virgin Islands.