Recently, Lingbi county of Anhui province was awarded the title of 'Most Beautiful Tourism County in China' during a promotional activity of special tourism brands in China.

The activity was held by multiple tourism-related departments and organizations. It aims to take advantage of the national policy for tourism development to form better market conditions.

The organizing committee said that Lingbi county won the title for the richness and specificity of its cultural heritages and tourism resources.

The Lingbi government has made the tourism and service industry a priority to promote industrial development and industrial restructuring. Thanks to the innovative development pattern, tourism has been booming and has won an array of honorary titles. Lingbi has raised more than 1 billion yuan ($163 million) for cultural parks for its three most famous tourism brands, the rare stone, Zhong Kui and Yuji. Several related activities are also expected to take place to popularize Lingbi.

By Guo Yi

Edited by Michael Thai