Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei coordinate tourism development

Since 2014, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei have signed agreements on culture, performing arts, protection of the Great Wall and personnel exchanges to promote the integrated development of the cultural and tourism market in the region.

The three regions have also developed high-quality cultural tourism products and brands, and have hold tourism development forums, intangible cultural heritage exhibitions and tourism promotions to enhance the coordinated development of tourism in the region.

"We planned Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei winter-tour theme routes for Spring Festival so tourists from the region can enjoy folk customs, lantern shows, winter sports and comfortable hot springs, and celebrate Spring Festival together," says Chen Bing, deputy head of the Tianjin Bureau of Culture and Tourism.

"The culture and tourism industries of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei have a good foundation for coordinated development. They are capable of becoming a tourism community of mutual resources and coordinated development," says Xu Hong, dean of the College of Tourism and Service Management of Nankai University.

"In the future, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei should give full play to the comparative advantages of their tourism industries, break down the barriers to the flow of tourism elements, and improve the quality of coordinated development of tourism in the region," Xu says.