Realize Win-Win in the Cooperation

The First World Summit of Tourism Promotion will be held in Nanjing, China on November 21, 2004. About over 200 officials, leaders of tourist organizations and presidents, experts and prominent personnel in the trade of tourism who are well-known both at home and abroad from more than 50 countries and regions will gather in Nanjing to discuss important issues on the promotion of tourism. The event has important and     

China Kunming International Tourism Festival

The China international Tourism Festival, sponsored by theChina National Tourism Administration and Yunnan ProvincialPeople's Government, will be held from April 10 to May 10, 2000, inKunming, the provincial capital. During this period, the Yunnan government offers five tour routes:1. Tour of the World Horticulture Exposition in Kunming.2. Tour of the Stone Forest Karst Caves - The First WonderUnder Heaven.3. The Dan-Lijiang-Deqen tour.4. The Sino-Myanmar border folklore and jewe…     

The October Three Gorges International Tourism Festival in Yichang

The Three Gorges International Tourism Festival was held in Yichang, Hubei Province, from 1st to 7th October. The festival is a key component of the Chinese Folk Arts Tour sponsored by the China Tourism Administration. The program of 20 events included the opening ceremony, the Three Gorges carnival, the evening fireworks party, the China netizen tourism festival, the Zhaojun tourism festival, the     

Hosting the World

Hangzhou and surrounding communities open their doors to leisure and tourism The 2006 World Leisure Expo opens its doors in the scenic city of Hangzhou, in east China's Zhejiang Province, from April 22 to October 22. The Expo, which was co-sponsored by the World Leisure Organization (WLO), National Tourism Administration and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, highlights the many recreational facets of Hangzhou.     

Global Travel Gurus Choose Beijing

THE 10th Global Travel and Tourism Summit will convene in Beijing from May 25 to 27, 2010, hosted jointly by the China National Tourism Administration and the Beijing Mtmicipal People＇s Government. This yearly event of the World Travel and Tourism Council （WTrC） is the premiere gathering of the world＇s travel and tourism industry leaders.     

A THRIVING INDUSTRY

正Ningxia’s efforts to develop region-wide tourism were lauded by President Xi Jinping when he came on an inspection visit in July 2016.Xi spoke highly of the strategy and said it should be continued,boosting the region’s confidence.In September 2016,the China-U.S.Tourism Leadership Summit and the Second National Region-Wide Tourism Promotion Conference,were held in regional     

Give Full Scope to the Role of the UN,Meet the Challenges of the New Century

The UN Millennium Summit with the theme "the UnitedNations in the 21st Century" willsoon be held. For this specialoccasion, Chinese ForeignMinister Tang Jiaxuan has written an article for China Todayelaborating on the status androle of the UN, and the effortsmade by China to safeguardworld peace and development.The full text of the article is published in the magazine's English,French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese editions. - Ed. HE United NationsM i ll e n n i u mSummit wil…     

China''''s Promising Tourism Business in 2003

China's tourism businesses have decided to attract more foreign tourists through a series of promotion campaigns that target major overseas markets in the coming year.He Guangwei, chairman of China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), told Chinaweek that the CNTA's major tasks of the next 3 years should be studying international market demands and providing more tourist products and better services so as to reach the levels of tourism powerhouse in the world in 2020.     

Sino-U.S.MOU on Tourism

Director of China's National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei and U.S.Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez signed the Sino-U.S.memorandum of under- standing(MOU)on tourism in Beijing on December 11, marking a new area of cooperation between the two countries. According to the MOU,Chinese tourists will be able to travel to the United States in groups on tourist visas. Currently,the United States issues only business visas to Chinese citizens.The United States also has a rigid     

BTG： Stepping Up the Chinese Way

AT the 10th Global Travel and Tourism Summit held in May 2010 in Beijing, Duan Qiang, president of Beijing Tourism Group （BTG）, put forward the concept of ＂Chinese service.＂ This bold move has attracted the attention of the world＇s travel and tourism industry leaders.     

Chinese Tourism Fever

正FROM April 24 to 25 the 2014World TravelTourism Council(WTTC)Global Summit convened in Sanya,China,the second time the event was held in the Asian country since the Beijing Summit in 2010.The WTTC forecasts that China’s tourism industry will grow by seven percent annually for the next 10years,overtaking the United States as the world’s biggest travel and tourism economy by 2023.Fast Growing Market In recent years,the Chinese government has stepped up support for tourism     

Significance of the BRICS Mechanism

正The two-day Sixth BRICS(Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa)Summit,which convenes on July 15 in Fortaleza,Brazil,marks the fi rst session of the second cycle of BRICS Summits.Formulated as a global investment concept a decade or more ago,the BRICS group has held summits respectively in Yekaterinburg,Brasilia,Sanya,New Delhi,and Durban.Inter-BRICS cooperation began with the foreign ministers’meeting during the 2006 UN General Assembly,and progressed to the First BRICS Summit of 2009.The mechanism has since evolved into a framework for building partnerships in international politics,international economy and pragmatic cooperation.Centering on BRICS Summits,the partnership is buttressed     

Tourism Information

Johor Tourism Promotion A tourist delegation of Johor, Malaysia went to Beijing for a seven-day tourism promo- tion activity from October 11 to 17, introducing the unique charm of Johor to the Chinese citizens. Johor is the fifth largest state of Malaysia…     

China One of the Safest destinations for traveling

The World TourismOrganiza-tion reckonedthat China wouldemerge as the No 1tourism destination inthe next decades, exceeding Spain,France and the US. The Representativeof the World Tourism Organization saidthat the international intensity threatenednothing to the tourism of China.     

BRICS Adds New Dynamism to International Relations——An Interview with Ambassador Zhang Jun,China's Sous-Sherpa for BRICS Affairs&Director-General of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

正THE BRICS cooperation has drawn world attention since its inauguration in 2006.The Sixth BRICS Summit,to be held in Brazil on July 15-16,is one of the most important international events in the second half of this year.What role is BRICS playing in defi ning the international confi guration?How may BRICS be equipped to deliver on its mandate?And what is BRICS’vision for the future?With these questions in mind,China Today took the opportunity to interview Amb.Zhang Jun,Sous-Sherpa for BRICS Affairs and DirectorGeneral of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.     

2003 Nanjing Golden Autumn Fair of Trade & Investment

The Golden Autumn fair will be held from 19 September to 30 October in Jiangsu Province. The activities of the Golden Autumn Trade Fair and International Business Recruiting Month are sponsored by the Jiangsu provincial government, hosted by the province's International Economy and Trade Office, the Nanjing city government, and the Jiangsu Trade Promoting Association. The main meeting place is in Nanjing, with further meetings in the other twelve cities of Jiangsu province.     

Will Tipping Help Improve the Services of Tour Guides?

<正>The National Tourism Administration has recently issued a document to support the legalization of tips in the tourism industry in China.In Western countries,tips are a tradition that is widely accepted,but in China,the public is not used to this concept,although the practice of giving tips has already been introduced to some popular tourism cities on a trial basis.     

The Door to the Christian World

THE Nanjing Union Theological Seminary (Nanjing Union) is in an obscure alley in the busiest part of Nanjing-downtown Xinjiekou. It brings to mind the Chinese philosophical paradox-that the highest state of reclusion may be found within the densest urban jungle. Nanjing was formerly the political and economic center of southern China, and served as capital for 10 dynasties. Between 1912 and 1949 it was the capital of the Republic of China. The Nanjing Union Theological Seminary is the highest Christian academy in China. It was founded in 1952 by combining 12 of East China's Christian seminaries. "The in-orbit development of the seminary did not occur until 1981, when it resumed enrolment,"says 90-year-old Professor Chen Zemin, former vice president of the seminary. Since 1981, the Nanjing Union has graduated 3,000 students. A full 80 percent of them work in churches, Christian organizations and seminaries across the country, forming the backbone of the Chinese Christian community. Eighty percent of the teaching staff at Chinese Christian seminaries graduated from the Nanjing Union.     

Chinese Entrepreneurs Around the World Meet in Nanjing──Dream of Industrialization

TODAY Chinese entrepreneurs can be found inalmost every corner of the world. Their forefatherstraveled across the sea centuries ago to settle in various pats of the world, and started small businessesin order to make a living. Their resourcefulness, diligenceand resilience helped them become established in their newenvironment and eventually become an integral facet of thelocal economy. In 2001, the Sixth World ChineseEntrepreneurs Convention is to be held in Naming.In 1908, Dr Sun Yat-s…     

A Peaceful Role Player In World Affairs

China is committed to peaceful development and proud to be a responsible stakeholder participating in the international order and upholding its values. This is according to Wang Guangya, Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations, who was speaking at a symposium entitled China and the Future of the World, held by the University of Chicago just a week after Chinese President Hu Jintao's U.S. visit Wang also explained why China's development is an opportunity rather than a threat to the rest of the world and how China and the United States are partners in cooperation. Excerpts follow: