The China International Talent Exchange Foundation and Dujiangyan city launch a special fund for high-end talents in tourism on August 4.[photo/safea.gov.cn]

The China International Talent Exchange Foundation and Dujiangyan city launched a special fund for high-end talents in tourism on August 4.

The fund is for introducing more innovative talents to Dujiangyan to promote the development of tourism and creating a platform where experts can communicate. The special fund will be used to hold a forum on international tourism in Dujiangyan, and to support academic activities for experts.

The fund will raise more than 10 million yuan in three years to help introduce more talents in ecological tourism, cultural creativity, international exhibition, healthcare, trade, tourist goods, green food, and city agriculture to Dujiangyan, and promote international communication through training, research and other activities to build Dujiangyan into an international tourist city.