Xinjiang to hold winter tourism trade fair

The 14th Xinjiang Winter Tourism Trade Fair is scheduled to be unveiled in the city of Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on November 27, when the region will embrace its golden period for winter tourism this year, local authorities said on Wednesday. 

The trade fair will last from November 2019 to March 2020. More than 400 cultural and tourism activities will be launched during the period, according to the regional culture and tourism department. 

Three meetings and forums, as well as four exhibitions on winter tourism products and cultural tourism, will also be held during the fair. From November 27 to 30, the ice and snow equipment and creative cultural products exhibition will be presented in Altay. From December 13 to 15, winter tourism products will be displayed on a fair in the city of Urumqi, the capital of the region. 

The winter tourism trade fair has been held each year since 2006.

Source: Xinhua News Agency                                              Update: November 26, 2019