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YANTAI, China, Sept. 24, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On the evening of September 22, the 2021 Shandong Conference on Tourism

Development kicked off in Binhai Square, Yantai. The theme of the conference is

Welcome to Our Coastal Wonderland - Enjoy the Hospitality of Shandong, and the

aim is to promote robust economic and social development by supporting cultural

tourism, according to the People's Government of Yantai.

This conference will be a unique, high-profile tourism expo, and to that end,

has actively sought out wide public participation. It is characterized by a

sense of openness and sharing, and will take opportunities to demonstrate

achievements, exchange experiences, and showcase innovation and development.

Publicity and promotion campaigns have been extensive. The conference

arrangements include four major activities, namely the opening ceremony, a

major cultural tourism show: A Heartfelt Pledge of Love for Yantai, a working

session, and a project observation. Additionally, there will be four additional

activities - a display of cultural tourism achievements of 16 cities in

Shandong Province, a Yantai cultural tourism experience - The Pleasure of

Traveling in Wonderland, the 2021 International Coastal Tourism Development

Forum, and the Grand Yantai Carnival. In hosting this conference, Yantai brings

to the table new cultural tourism products, promotes spending by travelers on

those products, demonstrates the new image of the city and establishes a new

development mechanism.

Yantai is located at the foot of a mountain and prospers by virtue of its

proximity to the sea. The legend of 'Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one

showing his own prowess' well known in this area. Attractions include the

remains of Emperor Qin Shihuang 'visiting Zhifu and enjoying the raging sea'

and of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty 'building a palace just south of Penglai

Mountain'. Many long-cherished wishes reside in this city, such as Qiu Chuji's

'one word to stop killing and to save people's lives', Qi Jiguang's 'it is not

my intention to seek dukedom, I hope the sea will be flat!' and Bing Xin's

'holy hometown'. Here, legends and inheritance have been splendidly performed,

relics and allusions complement each other, mountains and seas annotate the

past, and the fairyland reveals the future. It was honored with the United

Nations World Habitat Award, and it is a national historical and cultural city,

an outstanding tourist city in China, and, as it happens, the only

international grape and wine city in Asia.

Source: The People's Government of Yantai

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