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CHENGDU: The sixth China International Food and Tour Festival opened in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on September 26, featuring food from Germany, Spain, Turkey, Japan and Australia.
Dancers perform for the opening ceremony of the Sixth China International Food and Tour Festival in Chengdu, September 26, 2009. [chinadaily.com.cn] |
It will last 25 days, making it China's largest and longest food festival.
More than 30 foreign ambassadors from 16 countries attended the opening ceremony, after a one-day trip to Qingcheng Mountain, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, as well as several other well-known scenic spots in Chengdu.
"The city and the food are fabulous, we try our best to recommend Chengdu as a city of fantastic food to the world," Chin Siat Yoon, Singapore's ambassador, said during the opening ceremony on behalf of all the other countries.
The festival is co-hosted by the National Tourism Administration of China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Chengdu Municipal Government.