Wang Anshun, chairman of the WTCF council and mayor ofBeijing, made the welcome address at the opening ceremony.[Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily]

Beijing plans to make better use of the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), one of the world’s largest tourism platforms, to build a center for cultural exchanges.

Tourism summit kicks off in Beijing

Beijing, the capital of China, was given clear core functions as the domestic political center, cultural center, international exchanges center and also the hub of technology innovation when President Xi Jinping inspected Beijing in the beginning of 2014.

As the WTCF’s initiating city,Beijing has cooperated with other city members to hold a rich variety of activities. These have presented Beijing good opportunities to deepen the exchanges with other cities and countries and expand exchanges.

The ongoing 2014 Beijing Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit will be a good chance to introduce Beijing and other domestic cities to the world.