Shanxi promotes tourism in Northeast China

Updated: 2015-06-25
( chinadaily.com.cn)

Shanxi’s Tourism Bureau set off a second tourism promotion tour on June 23, to stop in Northeast China’s cities of Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin.

Six scenic spots in the province are offering a joint promotion package in this schedule. Over 1,000 tickets were given out to attract tourists from Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin to travel to Shanxi.

Shanxi’s long history has provided abundant cultural tourism resources. Though “good wine needs no bush”, Shanxi’s image relies on coal more than on tourism. The tourism promotion works to change this image and fuel the province’s economic restructuring.

The promotion in the Northeast China was Shanxi’s second promotion tour after stops in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei.

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