Jinshanling Section of the Great Wall Welcomes 1,000 American Tourists

On March 25, CNTA and Hebei Provincial People’s Government jointly launched the “1,000 American Tourists Visiting the Great Wall” event at Jinshanling Section of the Great Wall in Hebei province. The launch ceremony was addressed by CNTA Vice Chairman Li Shihong, Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Hebei Provincial Committee Zhao Yong, Commercial Counsellor of American Embassy in China Val Huston, and Luca Peron, a pro-Chinese American; and attended by over 1,300 people including senior officials from the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee and Hebei Provincial Government, Chinese and American business insiders and journalists as well as American tourists.

This is a summit event within the framework of China-US Tourism Year, intended to help the American society, business insiders and common people alike, better understand Chinese tourism resources, in particular boutique tourism products along the Great Wall, lure more American tourists to China, and cement the understanding and friendship between Chinese and American people via tourism and cultural exchange.

At the launch ceremony, American audience was amazed by ethnic performances including the lion dance, folk dances such as Cotton Dance, Butterfly Dance, Shaman Dance and Bawang Dance, and national intangible cultural heritage "Ergui Wrestling". The climax came with the hot dance presented by American Olympic champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White.

Jinshanling Section was one of the best preserved and most beautiful sections of the Great Wall in China, attracting numerous visitors at home and abroad every year. After the launch ceremony, the American tourists climbed the Great Wall and visited the imperial summer resort and neighbouring temples to have first-hand experience of the diversity of China’s tourism resources, and better understanding about Chinese history and culture. It’s learnt that these American tourists will continue to travel to other provinces along the Great Wall in groups.