Duration: Nov. 25th, 2005 to Dec. 11th, 2005

Venue and Scale
The main venue of the tourism and culture festival is set in Guangzhou (the capital city of Guangdong Province) with its branch venues located in Shenzhen, Jiangmen, Shantou and Zhanjiang. Over sixty events will be held in the four major regions including northern Guangdong, eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong and Pearl River Delta and their subordinate cities in which display of tourist interest relating to the local features and arts are organized.

Main Activities
The grand opening ceremony will be held in Tianhe Stadium in the evening of Nov. 25th. This is a distinctive tourism cultural celebration that intends to create a festival atmosphere of our slogan "Energetic Guangdong, Peace and Happiness" whereby integrates locality with internationalism. International superstars and domestic famous artists will be invited as performing guests, besides performances of singing and dancing of exceptional high quality, floats parade and firework display will add flavor and colour to the festival. In the following days, “Bavarian Beer Fest”, football match with Bayern Munich Youth Football Team from Germany, Guangdong Tourism Investment Promotion Conference, Guangdong International Tourism Exhibition and “Pan-Pearl River Delta” Tourism Big Promotion, Lingnan Folk Art show, Summit Forum for International Development Strategy of Guangdong Tourism Industry, the Second China International Costume Design Competition, Flower Boat procession on the Pearl River, Guangzhou (International) Gourmet Festival and Cooking Competition, International Tea Culture Festival, Zengcheng Mountaineering Festival, Panyu International Hercules Championship and Auto Field Autocross in the Pearl Rivers will be held in turn in the main venue.

There will also be a series of colorful and attractive activities in the branch venues, such as Final of Miss Model of the World, Shenzhen Tourism Group Song Contest, Shopping and Gourmet Festival, Community Cultural Festival and Bar Leisure Cultural Festival in Shenzhen, Chaoshan Gourmet Festival, Chaoshan Folk Art Show and Featured Chao Opera Performance in Shantou. A series of activities will be in conjunction with Qiaoxiang Tourism Festival in Jiangmen; International Lion Dance Tournament and Red Orange Tourism Cultural Festival in Zhanjiang; Music Party and First Sea Cultural Festival in Zhuhai; Forum for the First “Red Delta” Regional Cooperation and Development plus First International Tea Philosophy Tourism Cultural Festival in Shaoguan; Panwang Festival in Qingyuan and Kite Festival in Yangjiang.

To sum up, the tourism & culture festival is a melting pot of excitement, fascinations and performances showing multi-cultural characteristics in a condensed form. .

Highlight of Activities
The tourism and culture festival aims to enhance value of the integration of the tradition and custom rooted in local culture in Guangdong, and display the distinctive tourism resources in the regions of the province, in Pan-Pearl River Delta in particular, and other participating countries/ area. This celebration will reflect its internationalism, local characteristics, and the multitudes of participation by means of a variety of activities. The goal of this festival is to create a tourism celebration of its own right in China and enable Guangdong Province to achieve greater popularity in the world.

Guests of Honour
The tourism and culture festival will invite over 6000 guests (out of which 3,000 of them are from overseas) including the government officials, foreign envoys, major travel agencies, tourism companies, journalists, celebrities, experts and scholars, cultural art groups as well as Chinese and foreign traders from some countries and regions. They will take part in the festival, exhibitions, conferences, performances, visits and development in connection with economy and trade. It will also attract tourists from home and abroad to go sightseeing in Guangdong through various planned activities. It is expected that dozens of other countries and regions, dozens of provinces at home and hundreds of thousands of visitors from home and abroad will come to Guangdong to join in various activities of the festival. They are assured to enjoy themselves and have fun!