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Mazu culture shines at Expo
Mazu culture has become the top attraction of the Fujian Pavilion at the ongoing Shanghai World Expo.
The worship of Mazu, the goddess of the sea in the south-eastern coastal areas of China and neighboring areas in Southeast Asia, has drawn a number of visitors at the Expo to the nearby Fujian province, especially to the city of Putian, the hometown of Mazu.
Putian authorities have promoted a number of tourist and cultural attractions at the expo, including Meizhou Island, the Putian Arts and Crafts City, a Chinese wood carving contest and an arts and crafts exhibition and auction.
Wuyi Mountain upgrades services
Lying in north Fujian and near Shanghai, Wuyi Mountain has improved its tourism services in the hope that it can lure visitors who have traveled to Shanghai for the expo.
Tourist authorities at the Wuyi Mountain tourist site have launched a number of new routes targeting visitors of the world expo.
More traffic signs and tourist promotion boards have been erected along the expressways, highways, and roads from Shanghai advertising the Wuyi Mountain tourist area.
Hakka Earth Building eyes Expo
Dubbed the "Eastern Castle", the Yongding Hakka Earth Building has become one of the top eye attractions in the Fujian Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. A large model of the Chengqi Earth Building or the King of Hakka Earth Building has been erected and impressed visitors with its unique local character.
To better promote Hakka Earth Buildings, Fujian tourist authorities have provided more than 10,000 small models of the Earth Building for tourists at the Expo.
Fujian Pavilion opens in Shanghai
The Fujian Pavilion was unveiled at the Shanghai Expo on May 1. It has distinctive features, which reflect the province's mountains and coastline, the beautiful ecological environment, and rich cultural and historical heritage sites. Major exhibits include the white marble statue of Mazu, the Dehua white porcelain sculpture, the Xiamen lacquer line carving and Fuzhou traditional lacquerware.
Jia Qinglin, and Wang Gang, chairman and vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and Party Chief of the Fujian provincial committee Sun Chunlan all visited the pavilion on its opening day on May 1.
Xiamen selected as a world-best city
With the theme "A Warmhearted Garden City on the Sea," Xiamen showcases its achievements in urban construction and progress at the Shanghai Expo.
Selected as one of the world's 30 best cities, Xiamen was given the opportunity to show its achievements in urban development at the Best Urban Development Practice Area at the expo.
Xiamen will hold three events: "Xiamen City Day", the "Xiamen City Show" and the "Rhythm of Gulang Island", to show the city's progress in upgrading its urban environment, and improving people's living quality.
(China Daily 06/28/2010 page6)
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