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CHONGQING, China, Dec. 11, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

The 11th China Yangtze Three Gorges International Tourism Festival kicked off

on November 19, 2020 in Wanzhou, in China's southwestern Chongqing

municipality, in an effort to lure tourists to visit the heartland at the Three

Gorges Reservoir area with its picturesque river banks, artistic beauty and

exuberant culture, according to Wanzhou District Publicity Department.

As an important part of the Tourism Festival events, musicians and performers

from home and abroad staged a stunning performance on December 10, 2020 at a

music gala dedicated to the Earth's great rivers, featuring songs and dances,

and a beautiful night scene of the city at the shores of Ping Lake.

Apart from the performances, the gala presented the audience with a city of

glittering lights surrounded by mountains and rivers, against a backdrop of an

elaborate stage setting, which spoke volumes about the well-balanced

conservation of natural scenery and urban development.

The event culminated with a group of artists singing the song We Are the World,

accompanied by one thousand drones flying over the lake synchronously and

arraying in different patterns to celebrate this occasion. It also

demonstrated, in a broad sense, China's determination to pursue a community

with shared future for mankind, and the major achievements Wanzhou has made in

key areas such as ecological conservation, further opening-up, and the efforts

to enable people to lead a happier life.

The Three Gorges Dam, an important engineering project in the country, has

changed Wanzhou's geographical features from a historically river town

surrounded by mountains to a lakeside one, thanks to the reservoir. The biggest

immigrant city in the reservoir area, with its 175-meter water mark, has seen

much change in recent years.

It was a history-saturated city. The Bell Tower in the West Hill witnessed

Wanzhou embarking on a path of opening up over the path century; The Three

Gorges Memorial (Wanzhou Museum) situated across the river recorded the

evolution of an immigrant city.

Wanzhou's rich diversity of natural and cultural resources remained its

competitive advantage in developing tourism sector, including the 64.5-meter

high waterfall, Ping Lake, Henghe Resort in the Three Gorges area and more.

Added to these nature's beauty are abundant local cuisine and souvenirs you

can't miss, from noodles, grilled fish and beef jerky, to wooden comb and local

embroidery.

Wanzhou will be a wonderful place to explore the Three Gorges Dams and more.

Let's meet in Wanzhou, explore the Three Gorges Dams and embark on a wonderful

travelling experience.

For more information, please visit: http://www.wz.gov.cn/.

Source: Wanzhou District Publicity Department in Chongqing Municipality