Since 20 1 1, our county has held three sessions of "Chongqing Youyang Taohuayuan International Leisure Tourism Culture Festival". Through the success of this activity, our county has changed from a simple festival to a festival and an economic and trade opera. By the end of 2003, our county had received 57510.9 million tourists, and realized a tourism income of10.80 billion yuan, which increased by 29.53% and 28.10.8% respectively. "Meditation Journey-Chongqing Youyang Taohuayuan International Leisure Tourism Culture Festival 20 1 1" will be held in Youyang County from August 1 12 to August 15. On June 20th, 20 1 1 "Meditation Journey-Chongqing Youyang Taohuayuan International Leisure Tourism Culture Festival 20 1 1" press conference was held in the press center of the municipal government. Yang Qinghai, member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, informed more than 30 mainstream media inside and outside the city about the "Cultural Festival" held in our county.
The theme is "Charming Tujia Harmonious Youyang". Including the 19th National Rock Climbing Championship, China Wuling Mountain Soil Miao Food Festival, China Wuling Mountain Swing Dance Competition, Youyang Autonomous County Red Song Competition, China Western International Leisure Tourism Forum, the "four modernizations" (industrialization, urbanization, tourism industrialization, urban-rural integration) investment promotion meeting and closing party.
Holding a "Cultural Festival" is an important measure for the county party committee and government to thoroughly implement Scientific Outlook on Development and adhere to the socialist cultural orientation. It is an important measure to further expand opening up, increase investment attraction and promote county economic and social growth; It is an important measure to implement "four major events", promote "four major strategies", build "six youyang" and accelerate the realization of "rising Wuling Mountain and leading the southeast of Chongqing". At the same time, it is also the need to carry forward and inherit the national culture, deepen the activities of "singing revolutionary songs and dancing", enlarge and strengthen the tourism industry, display and enhance the new image of Youyang, and promote economic development through activities.