This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

On Nov 21, 2004, the first World Tourism Marketing Summit opened in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, as seen in the item from China Daily. It aimed to enhance cooperation between China and the world.

As the world's fastest-growing tourism market, China's tourism sector has developed rapidly since the country joined the United Nations World Tourism Organization in 1983. Tourism has grown from a marginal to a major sector during the past three and a half decades.