The ceremonial signing of the document was carried out by Mr Jiwei Xu, tourism minister for Anhui Province and Mr Urs Kessler, member of the Jungfrau Railways management board. The document defines the economic cooperation between the tourism partners. This is the first agreement between two partners from China and Switzerland that will also be put into practice.
The two mountains of Jungfrau and Huangshan are unique sightseeing attractions, one in Europe and one in Asia. Both regions have been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage. Both mountains and excursion regions will be promoted by targeted marketing campaigns with cultural exchanges and collaboration in the field of tourism.
Who is the new partner in China? The extensive mountain-massif lies in the Anhui Province in eastern China. The province is considered to be one of China’s most beautiful regions and is also one of the most up-and-coming economic zones in eastern China. It has a surface area of 139,000 km2 and a population of over 60 million.
Mount Huangshan lies in the south of Anhui and is one of the most famous excursion destinations in the country. The region’s natural landscape is characterized by forests of granite pillars, a unique topographical feature, covered with pine trees up to the summits. Thanks to four stunning natural features: bizarre pines, weird rock shapes, seas of cloud and thermal springs, Mount Huangshan is described as one of China’s five natural wonders. In 1990 the area was accepted to the prestigious list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The region around Mount Huangshan covers an area of 154 km2 and boasts over 400 “landscapes scenes” with countless cultural sightseeing attractions. The bizarre rocks and peaks, some towering 1800 metres into the sky, are among the highest mountains in eastern China. They are often shrouded in swirling seas of cloud, lending the landscape a special mystic ambience.
One of the summits of the Mount Huangshan massif can be reached by a modern aerial cableway by Leitner and an aerial gondola by Caraventa (Doppelmayr). The departure point is Huangshan city, a modern tourist centre with a well-developed hotel industry and infrastructure. Huangshan airport offers flights to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and many other destinations.
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