Opened in Wuhan International Conference & Exhibition Center on July 6, the 6th Central China Tourism Expo is being held by the National Tourism Administration and the Hubei Provincial People's Government and supported by the Hubei Provincial Tourism Administration.

With the themes of "Opening up, Cooperation, Innovation and Win-win", this Expo is larger in scale and has more highlights than the previous five. The exhibition booths cover an area of 15,000 square meters and there are exhibitors from 25 countries and regions among whom domestic exhibitors have come from all the provinces in China.

Apart from the opening ceremony, tourist product introduction meeting and gourmet festival, the 1st Central China Tourism Web Expo was also held. Tremendous innovations have been made in both the exhibition forms and activities, making this Expo more professional, international, market-oriented, and information-oriented.

Among the 60 exhibitors, the host city Wuhan has the largest exhibition area and the most activities. The exhibition of many scenic spots shows the fantastic features of the Wuhan Tourist Industry, including the Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan Revolutionary Museum, Wuhan East Lake Ocean Park and Wuhan Happy Valley.

The display design of other scenic spots in Hubei Province features their own unique characters guaranteed to catch they ey of passing visitors, such as the Stilt Building of Enshi, Ancient City Wall of Jingzhou, and the Hankou-Yichang Railway.

The biennial Expo has been held 5 times already and has grown to become an influential tourism exhibition in Central China as well as one of the important festivals and exhibitions in Hubei province.

Edited by Fu Bo, Li Xiaonan and Brian Salter