A Lijiang tourism promotion delegation held a tourism promotion conference in Taiyuan, Shanxi province on Aug 24.
Lijiang city signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Western Yunnan Railway Co Ltd to promote its railway transportation industry on Aug 17.
Lijiang's local 39th Miss Tourism International competition concluded on Aug 16. The five winners of the competition will take part in the Yunnan provincial contest on behalf of Lijiang.
Tourism in Lijiang, Yunnan province has shown strong development momentum in the first half of 2012, with a growth rate far exceeding 10 percent, according to the tourism administration of Lijiang city.
The three-day Torch Festival, which began Aug 12, helped boost the holiday economy in Lijiang as people gathered to celebrate.
A weekend concert was held by the Tuofeng Music Club at Yuhe Square in the old town of Lijiang on the evening of Aug 11.
People in Shunzhou village, Lijiang, Yunnan province, celebrated the traditional Torch Festival with song and dance performances on Aug 11.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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