The picture shows the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou (file photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
Xinhua News Agency, Taipei, July 15 (Reporters Yue Xitong and Qi Xianghui) “The beautiful scenery of “, watching the exquisite knife craftsmanship of blindfolded cutting tofu, tasting the authentic “Yangzhou Fried Rice”… At the 2022 Taipei Summer Travel Fair, which will be held on the 15th, the cross-strait exhibition area will bring Taiwanese people a “cloud tour of the canal” visual and taste experience.
The Taipei Summer Travel Fair is an annual tourism promotion event in Taiwan, and this year is the seventh edition. Ren Jiayan, director of the Taipei Office of the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association, introduced that this year’s cross-strait exhibition area is based on the theme of “Beautiful China – Journey to the Grand Canal”. Five selected areas, including LED multimedia display, Grand Canal photography exhibition, and Huaiyang cuisine , and will introduce the tourist attractions along the Grand Canal, the intangible cultural heritage and cultural customs on both sides of the canal through 23 promotion activities, showing the elegance of “water charm in Jiangsu, millennium canal”.
The Grand Canal, which winds for nearly 3,200 kilometers, spans 8 mainland provinces and cities including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, and connects five major river systems: Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze, and Qiantang Rivers. It was listed in June 2014. inscribed on the World Heritage List. In addition to promoting tourism on the Grand Canal, the exhibition areas on both sides of the strait also provide visitors with a wealth of mainland tourism information, including the introduction of tourist attractions in various provinces in mainland China, the theme booklet of world heritage tours, and the booklet of popular high-speed rail lines. The crowd flocked.
Mr. Chen, a citizen of Taipei, came here specially for the “Shanghai-Kunming Line”. After finding the information, he happily took a group photo in front of the booth. He said that he had longed for this high-speed rail line for a long time, and looked forward to starting the journey in August. “This route just starts from my mother’s hometown of Shanghai, passes through many famous places such as Hangzhou, Yiwu, Shaoshan, etc., and finally reaches Kunming, Yunnan. We also plan to take a look at the scenic spots along the way.”
The picture shows the night view of the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou (file photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
The Taipei Office of the Ocean Travel Association also invited travel agencies and travel magazines and other related organizations to participate in the exhibition, which is convenient for Taiwanese people to explain the “Internet Application” “Taiwan Compatriot Certificate” process, and introduce tourism products, promote Chinese culture, historical allusions, etc.
Summer is the peak tourist season in Taiwan. Taiwanese tourism companies also spare no effort to attract tourists at travel fairs, launching tourist products such as sightseeing bus tours, bicycle tours, and fishing village tours. Major hotels have also carried out profit-making promotions. In addition, there are international tourism exhibition areas such as the Philippines, India, and Germany.
This 4-day travel fair will feature nearly 600 booths from tourism departments and nearly 200 companies from 14 counties and cities in Taiwan.