For years, people have read about Hunan province and its many cities and counties through poems and essays by famous writers throughout Chinese history.
Having lived in China for more than 30 years, Noyan Rona has traveled around the country extensively. However, his favorite city - his "second hometown" as he calls it - has long been Shanghai, so much so that if he leaves for just a few days, he begins to miss the atmosphere.
Last week, like many other teenagers across the country, Mire New returned to school. She reunited with the friends she missed over the summer, see familiar teachers and turned to homework in the evenings.
On behalf of China National Tourism Administration and the Chinese tourism industry, I would like to take the opportunity at the opening of the APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting to extend a warm welcome to guests and friends from all economies of the APEC and the World Tourism Organization and other international organizations, and express my appreciation to the involved parties of Macao special administrative region for their preparation work.
Vice-Chairman of China National Tourism Administration Du Jiang talks with China Daily reporter Zhang Zhao on the significance of the APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting in China and the major events and topics this year.
The APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting is an opportunity for its host city Macao to showcase its "world-class tourism facilities and reception capacity", said Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Tourist Office.
A successful development zone has made the Jiangsu city of Nantong stand out from its competitors in attracting investment, said local officials.
With abundant natural resources that the ambitious country continues to use as a solid platform for robust GDP growth and impressive socioeconomic development, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, more commonly known as Laos, is making steady progress towards its goal of middle-income country status by 2020.
Given its plentiful water resources and strategic location at the heart of Southeast Asia, Laos' energy generation capacity is concentrated on hydroelectric power stations that produce clean and renewable electricity for domestic users and for export to several neighbors.
The importance of the mining and energy sectors to Laos' economic performance and socioeconomic development cannot be over-emphasized, with the mining industry receiving 27 percent of all FDI in 2012, followed by the power sector with a 25 percent share.
Named the world's best tourism destination for 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, Laos offers visitors an outstanding historical and cultural experience through a combination of its century-old traditions and heritage, lush landscape, rare flora and fauna and welcoming hospitality.
The imminent integration of Laos into the ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, will give the country a solid platform on which to develop its already fast-growing trade and industry sectors, particularly for firms involved in the agriculture sector and those with activities based on natural resources.
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