The 2021 China Red Tourism Exposition is being held in Jinggangshan City, Jiangxi Province between October 26 and 29. It is co-sponsored by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government and Hunan Provincial People's Government, and co-organized by member units of the China Red Tourism Promotion Alliance. On the morning of October 27, Hunan Vice Governor Xie Weijiang led a delegation to attend and deliver a speech at the opening ceremony.

The expo is co-hosted by the Hunan and Jiangxi provinces in turn. Hunan held the expo successfully last year, and it’s Jiangxi province’s turn this year.

Themed “Ascending Jinggang Mountain Again to See All in Red”, the expo includes four main activities of the opening ceremony, themed exhibition, evening gala, and 2021 Jiangxi-Hunan Red Tourism Promotion Conference, and ten other serial activities. The Hunan Exhibition Area, themed “Amazing Hunan”, focuses on the new pattern of red tourism development of “one core, eight scenic spots, three corridors, and twelve routes”, and comprehensively displays Hunan's rich red tourism resources in a three-dimensional manner.

Red tourism, which refers to visiting historical sites with a modern revolutionary legacy, has gained popularity among tourists in recent years. It has particularly burgeoned this year, as 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China.

Vice Governor Xie noted that the expo is a major move to thoroughly implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s important speech delivered at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC; pass on the red or revolutionary tradition; tell the red story well; and, carry forward the great Party-building spirit. Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, both rich in red tourist attractions, have continued to strengthen strategic coordination and vigorously promoted the construction of regional cooperation demonstration zones in the border area. Both sides have achieved significant results in strengthening the sharing of red resources, co-promotion of routes, co-construction of facilities, and information sharing. He expected both Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, together with other provinces and cities nationwide, to take the expo as an opportunity to strengthen learning and mutual understanding, deepen strategic collaboration, and jointly embark on a new journey of high-quality development of red tourism.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn