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First National Tourism Day is Coming
The National Tourism Administration of China (CNTA) announced that May 19 each year will be the National Tourism Day of China starting 2011. Apparently, it is good news for the traveling lovers no matter where they are from.
Zhu Shanzhong, the vice-chairman of CNTA, said "We choose May 19 as the National Tourism Day because it was the date when Xu Xiake (1587-1641, a well-known geographer, traveler and explorer of the Ming Dynasty) began to write his famous book Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, which to this day serves as a strong link between culture and tourism."
There are more than 20,000 frequently visited scenic spots, 15,000 travel agencies and almost 1 million professional tour guides in China. With these data, China is becoming a new tourist attraction in the world.
In order to celebrate the first national tourism day, tourist administration in He Nan and other provinces are starting to have a promotion. Some of them will hold activities for celebration; some are adjusting the fee of tickets, it is said that the tickets will be 50 % off or free for the tourists on May 19.
Zhu Shanzhong, the vice-chairman of CNTA, said "We choose May 19 as the National Tourism Day because it was the date when Xu Xiake (1587-1641, a well-known geographer, traveler and explorer of the Ming Dynasty) began to write his famous book Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, which to this day serves as a strong link between culture and tourism."
There are more than 20,000 frequently visited scenic spots, 15,000 travel agencies and almost 1 million professional tour guides in China. With these data, China is becoming a new tourist attraction in the world.
In order to celebrate the first national tourism day, tourist administration in He Nan and other provinces are starting to have a promotion. Some of them will hold activities for celebration; some are adjusting the fee of tickets, it is said that the tickets will be 50 % off or free for the tourists on May 19.
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This May 19 , as the first National Tourism Day of China, CNTA set the theme to be "Walk ten thousand miles, read ten thousand books(读万卷书、行万里路)".Many people joined in the competition of designing the logo and slogan but the result will be announced in the start-up ceremony on May 19 in Ninghai.
