Rural tourism festival kicks off in Wenjiang

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2015-04-15

The 2015 Wanchun Rural Tourism Festival started in Wenjiang district in Chengdu, Sichuan province on April 11.

Under the theme of “rendezvous in the countryside”, the rural tourism festival will run throughout the year to end in December. It aims to highlight Wenjiang’s natural beauty and cultural glamour in all four seasons.

Various activities will be held during the festival. For example, in spring, tourists can cook spring rolls, paint eggs, make paper planes and fly kites in villages. They can also become “one-day farmers” to do some farming such as weeding and picking.

During the tourism festival, a drawing contest will be held. Painting amateurs are invited to come to Wenjiang to draw nature sketches and document the beauty of the “leisure paradise”, according to Wenjiang News.

Performers play Sichuan opera at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Wanchun Rural Tourism Festival Wenjiang district in Chengdu, Sichuan province on April 11. [Photo/wjnews.com.cn]

By Shi Zihan and edited by Mevlut Katik