Rural tourism becomes a new growth engine for Tai'an tourism

Tai'an has developed many rural tourism products, including flower appreciation, fishing, and having a taste of farm food on ecological farms.

Four villages in Tai'an--Liyu, Liutai, Tangfang and Nantangzi--were listed among "China's model villages of rural tourism" by the China National Tourism Administration on Dec 25, 2015.

Tai'an holds 2015 Mount Tai Intl Tourism Aerial Photograph Competition

The 2015 Mount Tai International Tourism Aerial Photograph Competition was held in Tai'an, Shandong province from Sept 7 to 11, 2015.

It was the first aerial photograph competition by unmanned aerial vehicles. It attracted 20 teams of aerial photographers and videographers. The awards were scored on the basis of background music, aesthetics, composition, and artistic quality.

Tai'an promotes its image as a hospitable tourist destination

Tai'an held a series of activities to encourage tourists to act in a civilized way when travelling. Some tourist consulting centers, tourist guides and tourists have been awarded for their civilized conduct in 2015.

Tai'an ranks 2nd in a Q1 2015 tourist satisfaction survey for Shandong

Tai'an ranked 2nd for tourist satisfaction among all of the cities in Shandong for the first quarter of 2015, according to a survey released by the China Tourism Academy.

Tai'an promoted standardization of tourism services, and made progress in smart tourism, which covers management, marketing and tourism services. Mobile platforms, such as WeChat and Weibo were also used to publish a great variety of tourism information in a timely manner.

Tai'an will continue to regulate the travel market, step up industry standardization and strengthen infrastructure construction to further boost tourist satisfaction.