Central China Resort Opens Eco-Tour Festival
9/22/99
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Title: Central China Resort Opens Eco-Tour Festival
Source: Xinhua
Status: Copyright 1999, contact source for permission to reprint
Date: September 22, 1999
CHANGSHA (Sept. 22) XINHUA - An international forest protection
festival opened today at the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, in
central China's Hunan province.
International symposiums on environmental protection and eco- tours
will be held during the six-day event, along with exhibitions of
paintings, photos and souvenirs featuring Zhangjiajie's landscape and
culture.
The festival is expected to attract more than 3,000 experts on
environmental protection and forestry as well as tourists from at
home and abroad.
Located in northwestern Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie is famous for its
beautiful scenery. China's first national park was established there
in 1982.
The scenic site is also listed among the World Natural Heritage of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization.
By the end of 1998, the city of Zhangjiajie had received more than 14
million visitors from around the world.