Yueyang (Junshan) Wild Lotus Tourism Festival Opens

2018-07-30
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Yueyang (Junshan) Wild Lotus Tourism Festival 2018 Opening Ceremony (photo by Peng Hongwei; photo source from yueyang.gov.cn)


Yueyang (Junshan) Wild Lotus Tourism Festival 2018 Opening Ceremony (photo source from hn.people.cn)

On July 28, the Opening Ceremony of the China Yueyang (Junshan) Wild Lotus Tourism Festival 2018 was held in attractive Junshan Wild Lotus World, Yueyang City.

The feature of the opening ceremony was embodied via such arts as singing, dancing and instrumental performance. It had three parts in all. It incorporated the most influential local traditional essences to present the unique folk culture in lake regions.

This Festival will last till October 10. There are going to have seven themed activities held including an opening ceremony; a lecture on lotus spirit; public solicitation of Junshan all-for-one tourism publicity slogan and image LOGO; lotus fairies selection and award presentation; a signing ceremony; Junshan tourism publicity promotion; and Hunan photography competition.

During the opening ceremony, the Hunan photography competition was also launched; a cooperation initiative on Dongting Lake Tourism Regions was made public; and three key travelling routes within the region were released¡ªRiding Bicycles around Dongting Lake; Taking A Culture Tour around Dongting Lake Regions; and Making Rural Tourism Tours . Now, Junshan Wild Lotus World has a total area of over 10,000 mu. Of the total, the wild lotus covers an area of over 6,000 mu. It has been included in Dongting Lake waterfowl habitat conservation program, wild lotus conservation program and east Dongting Lake wetland park.

Translator: Fang Qi

Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn;hn.people.com.cn