Dalian became the first batch of the best tourist cities in China.

Wu Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, handed the glittering trophy and certificate to Xia Deren, mayor of Dalian, and warm applause broke out at the scene. Yesterday morning, the reporter witnessed a milestone in Dalian's tourism history in the West Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The National Tourism Administration and the United Nations World Tourism Organization jointly held the naming conference of the best tourist cities in China in 2006. Together with Hangzhou and Chengdu, Dalian has become the first batch of best tourist cities in China. Vice Mayor Sun Guangtian attended the naming ceremony.

"This success is a milestone in Dalian's tourism industry and a symbol of Dalian's internationalization." Francis Flangari, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, said. Shao Qiwei, director of the National Tourism Administration, said in his speech that this is a new milestone in the development history of urban tourist destinations in China. The National Tourism Administration and the World Tourism Organization jointly carry out the creation of the best tourist city in China, which is an important measure to improve the development level of China's tourist destinations, build an international tourism brand, enhance the city's tourism competitiveness, and strive to cultivate tourism into an important industry of the national economy. He said: "The emergence of the three best tourist cities in China is a new milestone in the construction of urban tourist destinations in China. Over the past year, the three municipal governments, including Dalian, have attached great importance to it, carefully organized it, made solid progress, and the citizens responded positively, making the tourism infrastructure of the three cities more perfect, with more complete functions and more vivid images, and truly achieving the expected goal of "improving the level and benefiting people's livelihood." He then announced that People's Republic of China (PRC), China National Tourism Administration and the United Nations World Tourism Organization decided to name Hangzhou, Chengdu and Dalian in China as "the best tourist cities in China in 2006" according to the evaluation and acceptance results of the joint expert group of China National Tourism Administration and the World Tourism Organization.

"Today is a very important moment for Dalian. The National Tourism Administration and the World Tourism Organization officially awarded Dalian the best tourist city certificate and trophy, which means that Dalian has become one of the internationally recognized tourist destinations. " In an interview with reporters after the naming ceremony, Xia Deren said: "Her significance lies not only in promoting the development of Dalian's tourism industry and the construction of Dalian's tourism infrastructure, but also in promoting our further opening to the outside world and making great strides towards the world in revitalizing the old industrial base and building an important international city in Northeast Asia." Xia Deren said: "With the help of" the first batch of best tourist cities in China ",we will further promote the infrastructure construction and urban environment improvement in our city, accelerate the development of modern service industry, and promote better and faster economic and social development in our city. At the same time, Dalian's tourism products will be designed and built better, so that Dalian's tourism industry will truly go global and Dalian will truly become a recognized tourist destination in the international tourism industry. "