China National Tourism Administration News

Wang Qishan Attended Beijing International Tourism
Festival Opening Ceremony

2010-09-28 CNTA

Wang Qishan announced the opening of the 12th Beijing International Tourism Festival

Guo Jinlong delivered speeches at the opening

Shao Qiwei delivered speeches at the opening ceremony

The 12th Beijing International Tourism Festival, co-sponsored by Beijing Municipal People’s Government and China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), was inaugurated on the Commercial Pedestrian Street of Qianmen Street on September 19.

Wang Qishan, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, Zhou Tienong, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Lin Wenyi, Vice Chairwoman of the CPPCC National Committee, Guo Jinlong, Mayor of Beijing Municipality, Bi Jingquan, Deputy Secretary General of the State Council, Shao Qiwei, CNTA Chairman, and Song Tao, Deputy Foreign Minister, attended the opening ceremony. Wang Qishan announced the opening of the 12th Beijing International Tourism Festival, and Guo Jinlong and Shao Qiwei delivered speeches at the opening.

The Festival, with the theme of “World City, Beautiful Beijing”, would last three days. About 2,000 performers from 21 countries and regions participated in the opening ceremony show and the attire parade. As the highlight of the Festival, the attire parade show was divided into seven performance squares, namely, Splendid Beijing, Beijing Flavor, Shining Beijing, Stylish Beijing, Musical Beijing, Dancing Beijing, and Beijing Welcomes You. The international squares fully displayed the internationalized characteristics of the Festival. The audience enjoyed an audio-visual feast provided by a number of international groups of performing arts, including Irish folk dancing troupe of Germany, performing troupe of dancing association from Provence, France, the Meyrin-Geneva Municipal Brass Band, the most popular one among Swiss, Bagpipes Dancing Troupe of Cleveland, Canada, Australian Performing Troupe, and French Hip-hop.