Jingshan county, in Hubei province, was named one of China’s Top 10 Tourism Counties at the 3rd China Tourism Development Annual Meeting.

A total of 5.62 million visitors have visited Jingshan so far this year, generating tourism revenue of 3.02 billion yuan ($497.1 million).

The county has made progress in tourism marketing, developing new tourism programs and also in other services related to the tourism industry in 2013.

The China Tourism Development Annual Meeting is a forum authorized by the National Tourism Bureau and initiated by the China Tourism Association together with China Tourism News, and participants from around the country also selected other locations for various prizes, including Top 10 Tourist Villages, Top 10 Tourist Attractions and Top 10 Influential Tourism Professionals.

Edited by Niva Whyman and Le Qin