Universal appeal
China DailyThe recently opened Universal Beijing Resort is one of Tongzhou's top tourism attractions. "We'd like to attract more culture and tourism companies to settle in the area and assist in its high-quality development," says Zhao Jun, director of the district's Cultural Tourism Zone, which sits in the southwest of Tongzhou and covers an area of just over 12 square kilometers. International art performances, as well as art and sporting goods exhibitions and fairs will be encouraged, as will be cooperation with top culture and tourism industry players from both home and abroad, Zhao Jun says. More than 70 categories of businesses are expected to take shape, which will benefit over 100 upstream and downstream sectors and help develop a fully functional culture and tourism chain, Zhao Jun says. Beijing Tourism Group, one of the Universal Beijing Resort's investors, has settled its headquarters in the cultural tourism zone of Tongzhou.