5月22日，由年仅8岁的萌娃李之家全英文演绎的《岳阳楼记》视频首次在美国纽约时代广场的大屏幕上亮相，吸引了无数行人的目光。

李之家是2024年粤港澳大湾区童话节暨第二十届深圳童话节“小小外交官”英文演讲比赛的决赛选手，他连续两年凭借中英文双语演绎的《家乡岳阳》和《岳阳楼记》赢得了广泛关注。

在得知中国旅游日湖南宣传活动在张谷英景区举办后，他积极参与，希望通过自己的声音向世界展示家乡的美景。李之家说，他的爸爸在岳阳出生长大，他的奶奶是岳阳楼区的教师，他们全家对岳阳都有很深的感情。此次对家乡的推荐活动，不仅提升了岳阳的知名度和美誉度，也激发了更多人对中华文化的热爱和自信。（来源：岳阳日报、岳阳晚报）

On May 22nd, the video of“Memorial to Yueyang Tower”, performed in English by the 8-year-old boy Li Zhijia, was first shown on the big screen in New York's Times Square, attracting the attention of countless pedestrians.

Li Zhijia is a finalist in the “Little Diplomat” English Speech Contest of the Greater Bay Area Fairy Tale Festival 2024,20th Shenzhen Fairy Tale Festival. He won widespread attention for two years with his bilingual renditions of“Hometown Yueyang” and “Memorial to Yueyang Tower”.

After learning that China Tourism Day Hunan promotional activities were held in Zhangguying scenic area, he actively participated, hoping to show the beauty of his hometown to the world through his voice. Li said that his father was born and raised in Yueyang, and his grandmother was a teacher in Yueyanglou District, and the whole family has a deep affection for Yueyang. This recommendation activity to hometown not only enhances Yueyang's popularity and reputation, but also inspires more people's love and confidence in Chinese culture.