development" took place. At the closing ceremony, 17 tourism projects in the Three Gorges region were signed with a planned total investment of 57.5 billion Yuan (8.4 billion USD).
The Three Gorges Festival is held twice a year in Wanzhou, Chongqing, a city on the upper reach of the Yangtze River, bordering Hubei Province to the southeast.
A fast growing city with abundant tourism resources
Chongqing has enjoyed rapid growth of tourism in recent years and is now more recognized than ever around the world. According to the City Travel & Tourism Impact Report 2018, released by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Chongqing is the world's fastest growing city in direct travel and tourism GDP in the past decade.
The Three Gorges is a name card of Chongqing and China. In May 2018, Chongqing announced its plan to upgrade the tourism industry. The Three Gorges was confirmed as the first priority.
For more information about the Festival, Please visit: www.ichongqing.info/the-three-gorges/