Provinces wage cutthroat competition to woo visitors
China DailyOfficial participation In addition to pop stars, local tourism officials have joined the battle to attract visitors. In Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Peng Zhenhua, head of the Wulingyuan district culture, tourism, radio and television bureau, danced with several young men wearing local costumes. In Sichuan province, known for its giant panda bases, people jokingly claimed that the head of the local culture and tourism bureau has the extraordinary ability to give birth to pandas. Meanwhile, netizens in Hunan, which is known for its spicy dishes, boasted that the local culture and tourism head can eat 50 kilograms of red peppers, while those in Jiangxi province claimed the culture and tourism head can swim several laps of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Wei Changren, founder of btiii.com, a tourism-related financial news portal, said the videos and online banter show that local authorities and people have made great efforts to revive the tourism sector.
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