Yuncheng, Shanxi Province Continues to Present a World-Class Tourism Attraction of 'Guan Gong Culture'

|ChinaNews|Published:2022-09-30 17:05:02

On the evening of September 21 2022, the 8th Conference on Tourism Development in Shanxi Province and the 33rd Guan Gong Cultural Tourism Festival kicked off in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province. 

 

Yuncheng, Shanxi Province Continues to Present a World-Class Tourism Attraction of 'Guan Gong Culture'

Flower-drum Performance on Platform "Drum-beating in the East of the River" [Photo by Lei Zhexia]

 

Yuncheng is one of the most important cradles of the Chinese civilization. At the opening ceremony, Yuncheng presented its distinctive and profound history and culture to the world with a splendid evening gala.

Yuncheng, as the hometown of Guan Gong, attracts descendants of the Guan family and worshipers from all over the world every year. Guan Gong culture has increasingly become a bond between Chinese people at home and abroad. 

 

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The Image of Guan Gong in Chinese Opera [Photo by Jin Yumin] 

 

Since 1990, Yuncheng has held the Guan Gong Cultural Tourism Festival for 32 consecutive years. At present, six Guandi Temples in Yuncheng, including Haizhou Guandi Temple, Changping Guandi Temple and Yanhu Guanwang Temple, have all been listed as major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level, and there are more than 360,000 pieces (sets) of movable cultural relics relevant to Guan Gong in the city. 

 

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Puju Opera Performance [Photo by Yan Xin] 

 

In recent years, Shanxi has, with the goal of building an internationally renowned cultural tourism destination, constantly promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism, and accelerated the building of pillar industries. For example, Shanxi has created a national all-for-one tourism demonstration zone, which features the upgraded and accelerated development of three sections, namely the Yellow River, the Great Wall and Taihang Mountains, rural tourism, "Internet + Tourism", and the strong cultural tourism brands of "Ancient Civilization and Excellent Scenery" and "Health Care Shanxi, Summer Care Shanxi".

Lan Fo'an, Governor of Shanxi Province, noted that Shanxi is now showing the world an increasingly impressive image of economic prosperity, social harmony, natural beauty, openness, innovation and great vitality. Now Yuncheng is becoming a popular tourist resort and a land of opportunities for investors and enterprises.

A series of activities were held at the same time, such as cultural tourism exhibitions, Puju Art Festival, International Guan Gong Cultural Forum and tourism experiences.

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