Harbin shows tourists its sunny side
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Lixin">Lixin</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Wedding">Wedding</span> <span word="Ceremony">Ceremony</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="push">push</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009."</p><p><span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> <span word="from">from</span> 14 <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Charming">Charming</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> - <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="media">media</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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