China top tourist destination
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China expected to be top tourist destination
MADRID - UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai said Thursday he expected China to become the world's largest tourist destination within five to seven years.
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Rifai was speaking to Spanish state television network RTVE a day after the opening of the FITUR tourism exhibition here.
After China, which is well represented at FITUR with 22 different exhibitors, received 53 million foreign visitors in 2010, Rifai expects that number to increase.
"We can expect to see China become the number one country in terms of both receiving and sending tourists in the next five to seven years. It is simply natural development," he said. "China occupied the place of Italy as the fourth most important destination two or three years ago and now it is in third place."
"China is the country with the biggest population in the world and it is also an extensive and diverse country. That means it is very attractive for tourists and visitors," he added.
"China is full of attractions, it has a huge variety, which goes from sea to mountain and cultural destinations and it is a culture that is not just immaterial, but tangible, from its food down to its ancient legacy," Rifai said.
The UNWTO chief also highlighted the warm welcome visitors could expect in China.
"Tourists travel to places where they feel welcome and comfortable and that is the case with China. The country knows how to welcome tourists and that is more important than any political questions," he said.
"In the future, China will win second place and then first place. China is doing things very well," Rifai said.
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After China, which is well represented at FITUR with 22 different exhibitors, received 53 million foreign visitors in 2010, Rifai expects that number to increase.
"We can expect to see China become the number one country in terms of both receiving and sending tourists in the next five to seven years. It is simply natural development," he said. "China occupied the place of Italy as the fourth most important destination two or three years ago and now it is in third place."
"China is the country with the biggest population in the world and it is also an extensive and diverse country. That means it is very attractive for tourists and visitors," he added.
"China is full of attractions, it has a huge variety, which goes from sea to mountain and cultural destinations and it is a culture that is not just immaterial, but tangible, from its food down to its ancient legacy," Rifai said.
The UNWTO chief also highlighted the warm welcome visitors could expect in China.
"Tourists travel to places where they feel welcome and comfortable and that is the case with China. The country knows how to welcome tourists and that is more important than any political questions," he said.
"In the future, China will win second place and then first place. China is doing things very well," Rifai said.
The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang,is about 6,380 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai.The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and Asia, and the third-longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.
As the largest river in the region, the Yangtze is historically, culturally, and economically important to China. One of the dams on the river, the Three Gorges Dam, is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. The climate ranges from 96 degrees in the summer, to cold, brisk temperatures in the winter. Precipitation is relatively high due to its high altitudes. The river has over 700 tributaries, and crosses so many regions that it has acquired over half a dozen names. Only in the lower reaches does it go by its name commonly known to foreigners: Yangtze.
For over two centuries the Yangtze River has served as a transportation and commercial highway. Ocean-going vessels can navigate up the river for over 1,000 kilometers. A quarter of China's ocean-going cargo enters the river between Shanghai and the sea.
Besides its economic and agricultural importance the Yangtze River winds through some of China's more beautiful areas. There is a common Chinese saying which states: If you have not traveled up the mighty Yangtze River, then you have not been anywhere. At the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, are mighty glaciers and everlasting snow which are the source for the Yangtze River? Winding South from the high country the river passes through the world-renown Three Gorges which tower above it. Besides its natural wonders the Yangtze River has an almost uncountable number of animal species frequent its shores, and approximately 350 Million people inhabit the Yangtze region.
The Yangtze Harbor is important to the cultural origins of southern China. Human activity was found in the Three Gorges area as far back as 27 thousand years ago, initiating debate over the origin of the Chinese people.From the Han Dynasty, the region of the Yangtze River became more and more important in China's economy.
Serious archaeological research began in the difficult terrain around the Yangtze River in the 1970's. Recent discoveries could prove that civilizations of the Yangtze region could predate even those of China's Yellow River making them the oldest civilizations in China. It has also been recently theorized that the Yangtze River valley was home to the earliest known cultivation of rice anywhere in the world.
The waters of the Yangtze River are often used for rice and wheat irrigation. It also has inexhaustible hydroelectric resources. In 1995 construction began on the Three Gorges Dam near Yichang and is scheduled to be completed in 2009. Upon completion the Three Gorges Dam will measure over 182 meters high, with a width of almost 2.5 kilometers. The dam is expected to help control the annual flooding of the Yangtze River valley, and will be the largest electricity generating facility in the world. The hydroelectric generators in the Three Gorges Dam will provide one ninth of China's total power output(The total electric generating capacity of the dam will reach 22,500 MW.)The dam controls flooding, enhances navigation, and provides a vast amount of clean electricity.
As the largest river in the region, the Yangtze is historically, culturally, and economically important to China. One of the dams on the river, the Three Gorges Dam, is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. The climate ranges from 96 degrees in the summer, to cold, brisk temperatures in the winter. Precipitation is relatively high due to its high altitudes. The river has over 700 tributaries, and crosses so many regions that it has acquired over half a dozen names. Only in the lower reaches does it go by its name commonly known to foreigners: Yangtze.
For over two centuries the Yangtze River has served as a transportation and commercial highway. Ocean-going vessels can navigate up the river for over 1,000 kilometers. A quarter of China's ocean-going cargo enters the river between Shanghai and the sea.
Besides its economic and agricultural importance the Yangtze River winds through some of China's more beautiful areas. There is a common Chinese saying which states: If you have not traveled up the mighty Yangtze River, then you have not been anywhere. At the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, are mighty glaciers and everlasting snow which are the source for the Yangtze River? Winding South from the high country the river passes through the world-renown Three Gorges which tower above it. Besides its natural wonders the Yangtze River has an almost uncountable number of animal species frequent its shores, and approximately 350 Million people inhabit the Yangtze region.
The Yangtze Harbor is important to the cultural origins of southern China. Human activity was found in the Three Gorges area as far back as 27 thousand years ago, initiating debate over the origin of the Chinese people.From the Han Dynasty, the region of the Yangtze River became more and more important in China's economy.
Serious archaeological research began in the difficult terrain around the Yangtze River in the 1970's. Recent discoveries could prove that civilizations of the Yangtze region could predate even those of China's Yellow River making them the oldest civilizations in China. It has also been recently theorized that the Yangtze River valley was home to the earliest known cultivation of rice anywhere in the world.
The waters of the Yangtze River are often used for rice and wheat irrigation. It also has inexhaustible hydroelectric resources. In 1995 construction began on the Three Gorges Dam near Yichang and is scheduled to be completed in 2009. Upon completion the Three Gorges Dam will measure over 182 meters high, with a width of almost 2.5 kilometers. The dam is expected to help control the annual flooding of the Yangtze River valley, and will be the largest electricity generating facility in the world. The hydroelectric generators in the Three Gorges Dam will provide one ninth of China's total power output(The total electric generating capacity of the dam will reach 22,500 MW.)The dam controls flooding, enhances navigation, and provides a vast amount of clean electricity.
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