International tourism festival opens in Yangzhou
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-04-18 14:21

The International Biz and Trade Tourism Festival named "Spring Misty Month of Flowers" is inaugurated in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, April 18, 2005, reports YZtoday.com.

Yangzhou mayor Wang Yanwen addresses the openning ceremony of the festival April 18, 2005. [YZtoday]

The festive gathering in Spring Yangzhou this year focuses on the newly-completed Runyang Bridge, which connects Yangzhou and neighboring city Zhenjiang, and the city's status as one of China's most comfortable living cities.

A total of 3,500 guests from all over the world grace the festival in the city of prosperity and beautiful scenery.

Zhang Weiguo, vice-governor of Jiangsu Province, declares the festival open at the inauguration ceremony.

Yangzhou Mayor Wang Yanwen addresses the guests, introducing Yangzhou and welcoming investments from home and abroad.

The Runyang Bridge is completed and ready for use. According to local authority the bridge linking Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, both of East China's Jiangsu Province, will be put into use in early May. [YZtoday]

According to the city authority, about 10,000 businessmen with 3,000 from abroad, will be invited during the festival scheduled to last a whole month starting from today, in a bid to push the city in spotlight and draw more investments here.

The city of Yangzhou has been renowned throughout its 2500 year history for its cultural and agricultural prosperity (the Wu rulers had channels dug here 500 BC which were later incorporated into the Grand Canal).

Because of its position at the junction of the Yangzi, the Grand Canal and the Huaihe River, Yangzhou rapidly developed into a prosperous city.

Some of Chinese businessmen's ideal is to earn thousands of dollars and then ride a crane down to Yangzhou.

Many foreign merchants, includinga comunity from Persia, lived and traded here, leavinga twelfth centurymosque and the much-quoted but unsubstained tale that Marco Polo governedthe city for three years.

Yangzhou is a relaxing city although nowadays there is an industrial belt stretching around the south and east of the city.

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the "Four noted cuisines" in China. 

Museums opened to grace the festival 

Yangzhou Museum and Yangzhou Engraving Printing Museum are inaugurated and open to the public April 18, 2005. Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, also a Yangzhou native, writes the name for the museums to celebrate its grand opening.

Local top officials attend the opening ceremony and the mayor Wang Yanwen has formally announced the inauguration of the museums. [yztoday.com]

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