Opening Ceremony of the Festival Opening Ceremony of the Festival Date: Evening of November 25th Venue: Tianhe Sports Center Brief: Themed Guangdong tourism culture featuring Lingnan customs and tradition, the opening ceremony is an unprecedented and wonderful folk art performance. It will display the new appearances, charming landscape and unique Lingnan folk arts of the "energetic Guangdong" and show Guangdong's long established culture and customs before audience. ."Pan-Pearl River Delta" Tourism Trade Fair Date: November 26th to November 28th Venue: South Square of Tianhe Sports Center Brief: A tourism trade fair during which exhibition of products from various tourism & culture administrations (Pan-Pearl River Delta area in particular), and travel related promotional activities will be held on the spot. Guangdong Tourism Exhibition Date: November 26th to 28th Venue: South Square of Tianhe Sports Center Brief: The exhibition will display Guangdong’s rich tourism resources, introduce the customs and practices of different regions and launch a number of tourist routes of particular interest. 20 regional travel-related products and resources will be shown. Lingnan folk Art Performance Date: November 26th to December 1st Venue: South Square of Tianhe Stadium Brief: There will be dozens of performing teams from the hometown of Folk Art in the Guangdong province. A unique and essential parts of Lingnan folk art at Tianhe South Square and Hero Square will be shown in turn and compete for the best of the best Tourism Promotion Conference Date: Afternoon of November 26th Venue: International Conference Hall, Guangzhou Garden Hotel Brief: The conference will invite officials of Guangdong Provincial Government to introduce investment environment and the prospect of tourism development in the territory. Representatives of the related tourism enterprises will share their experiences with audiences too. The conference will announce 100 investment initiatives for investors interested to take part. 6.Guangzhou International Gourmet Festival Date: Staring November 28th for a period of 15 days. Venue: Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center Brief: As an annual event within the Guangzhou tourism cuisine circles, Guangzhou (International) Gourmet Festival attracts numerous professionals and visitors to take part. It plays an important role in promoting Chinese food culture and strengthening the exchange and cooperation within the catering industry. The event has become one of the most famous tourism celebrations in which cuisine, entertainment, trade and tourism are mixed. It provides distinctive local characteristics, international flavor, professional and scientific productions. The highlights include open flame food tasting, introduction of food culture, renowned catering products display, cooking competition, induction of wine, and delicacies available from different regions and cities in Pan-Pearl River Delta as well as specialties from various districts of Guangzhou. 7.Bavarian Beer Fest in Asia Date: Starting November 26 for a period of 16 days Venue: Tianhe Sports Center Brief: Coming with its original taste and flavor,the renowned Cctober Beer Fest held in Munich every year will be hosted here in Guangzhou. It will give locals and visitors a chance to feel the atmosphere of Bavarian Beer Fest and experience German beer culture by way of tasting German delicious snacks and beer. Fair for Promoting Cities in "Pan-Pearl River Delta" Date: November 25th to December 1st Venue: Yitai Square Brief: Jointly sponsored by Guangzhou Municipal Government, Guangdong Provincial Administration of Tourism and Guangdong Municipal Administration of Tourism, this fair includes the promotional activity for the public to be hosted at Guangzhou International Food & Delicacies Center and that exclusively for the industry to be held at Guangzhou Tourism Paradise. The tourism administration and enterprises from different cities in Pan-Pearl River Delta will make their specific promotion on tourism during the aforesaid period. Show of Arts of Cities in "Pan-Pearl River Delta" Date: November 24th to 26th Venue: Panyu Lijiang Mingzhu Opera House Brief: The show include song, dance, opera, music, drama, talk show and acrobatics to reflect the cultural features of different regions, thus strengthen the exchange and cooperation in culture and tourism of different cities in Pan-Pearl River Delta. Flower Boat Procession Date: Nov. 25th to Dec. 1st Venue: From Bai’etan to Ershadao Brief: Counties, key cities and tourism enterprises in Pan-Pearl River Delta will jointly participate the Flower Boat Parade. About 40 distinctive large flower boats will parade along a section of the Pearl River, displaying the tourism culture of Pan-Pearl River Delta. Procession of Tourism Floats Date: November 25th to December 1st Venue: Tianhe Stadium and roads around. Brief: A team of floats participated by the province and regions in Pan-Pearl River Delta, will jointly participate the Flower Boat Parade, and will be on parade during the Tourism & Culture Festival, promoting and displaying the tourism resources and images of different regions. Friendship Football Match between Bayern & Guangzhou Teams Date: Dec. 2nd Venue: Yuexiu Mountain Stadium Brief: German Football Team enjoys a great fame in the world and has many world-renown stars. As part of the Festival program, German Bayern Football Team will be invited to visit Guangdong and play a match titled “Victory Cup”with Guangzhou Sunray Cave Football Team, during which a football forum and activities such as coaching the youth for football skills will be held. The friendship match will not only promote the exchange and understanding between the football fans from Guangdong and Bavaria and stimulate the development of Guangdong and Bavaria tourism markets, but also promote the economic cooperation and development of the two regions. Tourism Photography Competition and Exhibition Date: November 30th to December 1st Venue: South Square of Tianhe Sports Center Brief: Based on the theme “Pan-Pearl River Delta Tourism” the contest is divided into several sections: natural landscape, custom and culture, red tourism (tourism in former battle fields during Mao Zedong Time) and “energetic Guangdong”in the eyes of overseas visitors to promote Pan-Pearl River Delta tourism and enhancement of cooperation between counties in the vicinity. Youth Composition Contest Means: December 1st Venue: Over Internet Brief: Themed vitality and life, the contest aims to reflect this energetic province through the perspective and impression of youth all over the world. The activity has already begun receiving encouraging responses from all walks of life at home and abroad. International Fashion Design Competition Date: November 27th Venue: Guangzhou Oriental Hotel Brief: Students from famous fashion design schools in China and overseas will take part. 30 finalists from home and abroad will compete for the champion and runner-ups in this competition. Through spreading Guangdong’s fashion culture, the competition aims to promote the exchange and cooperation between the domestic and overseas schools of the same discipline in order to bring in more talents in international fashion design. 2005 Guangzhou Summit for Global Media in Chinese Date: September 14th to September 18th Venue: Chimelong Hotel Brief: Under the banner of "Create information platform and benefit the Chinese community " this summit is jointly sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and Yangcheng Evening News Group. Representatives of 100 Chinese language media from about 30 countries will attend the summit, through which Guangdong’s image and attractions will be disseminated to all the Chinese communities across the world. Guangdong Tourism Development Strategy Summit Date: November 24th Venue: Garden Hotel Brief: Sponsored by Zhongshan University Institute for Tourism Studies and Zhongshan University Center for Tourism Development and Planning Research, this forum includes lectures and discussion. It aims to seek a way of internationalizing Guangdong’s tourism and improving Guangdong’s international tourism competitiveness, and to discuss the proposition on the internationalization of Chinese tourism vs. globalization. Photos Exhibition for Tourism Cities in Pan-Pearl River Delta Date: November 25th to December 1st Venue: Yitai Square Brief: By means of pictures and texts, the exhibition will display overall planning and blueprint of the related cities’ tourism development and introduce local tourism resources, customs and tourism interest. A special feature column will be launched in Guangzhou’s newspapers and publications at the same time to promote tourism resources of different regions. Guangzhou International Tea Culture Festival Date: November 25th to November 28th Venue: Pazhou Zhongzhou International Business Center Brief: This event is co-sponsored by Guangzhou Municipal Government, China Research Association of International Tea Culture and China Association of Tea Circulation. The First "National Tea Exhibition" sponsored by national Sanlv Project Office will be held concurrently. The Festival will organize an exhibition with 1000 booths and activities in famous tea appraisal, brand promotion, hundred tea poems and tea pots, auction of prime tea, joint exhibition of tea poem, calligraphy and painting, general science of tea, lecture on tea and tea tasting for public. Forum on Tourism Development of Cities in the Pan-Pearl River Delta Date: November 26th to November 27th Venue: Guangzhou Oriental Hotel Brief: The them of this forum is “reciprocity of strength and cooperation to achieve a win-win situation within “Pan-Pearl River Delta”. Officials, industry professionals at home and aboard and tourism directors of the districts and related cities, will explore the thoughts and strategies on the tourism development and regional cooperation in the new century together with. Zengcheng Rambling Festival Date: November 27th to December 4th Venue: Zengcheng Baishuizhai Tourist Resort Brief: This event involves art performance at the opening ceremony, Hakka Culture Week, Zengcheng Exhibition for selected Calligraphy and Painting, Zengcheng Exhibition for Landscape Photography, Hill Rambling Competition (by invitation & open to public), Fair for Cooperation Projects on Scenic Resort and Sightseeing. Panyu International Hercules Championship Date: November 25th to 30th Venue: Panyu Scenic Resorts Brief: In this 2005 IFSA Guangzhou (Panyu) World Hercules Championship, 16 international top Hercules from 14 countries will be invited to compete for the champions and runners-ups of 10 individual events in Panyu, Guangzhou, presenting their legendary stories as Hercules. Jointly sponsored by Panyu Administration of Tourism and IFSA, this event is a Hercules event of top scale and highest level ever held in China. Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Cross Country Rally Date: December 3rd to December 4th Venue: Panyu Lan'ao Sports & Tourism Park Brief: Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Cross Country Rally, sponsored by Panyu Administration of Tourism and Lan'ao Sports & Tourism Park, will attract about 100 riders from the aforesaid places. Cars are divided into two categories (under 3 liters and 3-5 liters) according to engine displacement, and the rally is a closed single-car speed race. Guangdong's First Golf Invitational Tournament Date: November 28th Venue: Panyu Lianhuashangshan Golf Club Brief: This tournament, co-sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration of Tourism, Panyu Administration of Tourism, Panyu Association of Tourism and Panyu Golf Association, invites golfers from tourism circles in the different cities of the province, representatives from the main tourist source countries and those of major airlines. On the same day, the sponsors will also invite four famous golfers to play an exhibition match as competing golfers. Guangdong (2005) International Wine Festival Date: December 8~11 Place: Shamian Guangzhou Introduction: This festival is undertaken by Guangzhou Zhidao Cultural Communication Co., Ltd, which will invite many international famous wine enterprises and agencies and relative government leaders and enterprise guests. This festival is focus on the demonstration of international famous brand wine, to promote the international wine culture, which is the first large-scope meeting in the field of wine in China, including the demonstration of international high-quality wine, large-scope cocktail party, forum of wine, large-scope wholesaling meeting, knowledge gallery of wine, high-quality wine selection, singing and dancing evening party, etc. Closing Ceremony of the Guangzhou primary site Date: Evening of December 1st (7pm to 10pm) Venue: Around Bai’etan Brief: Themed "Joyful Pearl River welcomes visitor, splendid firework illuminates Guangzhou," the ceremony is made up of Grand Pearl River Chorus, Water Stunt Performance, Flower Boat Procession and "Colorful Future"(fireworks display).