Ancient coastal town holds tourism festival

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 ◆ Ancient coastal town holds tourism festival

An 11-day tourism festival opens here Friday in Xi'tang, an ancient town in east China's Zhejiang province.

The town, a typical, elegant coastal village in China, boasts several well-preserved ancient architectural styles from the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), including traditional building structures, bridges, lanes, and folk arts.

The town became a famous scenic destination after its first tourism festival in 1998.

This year's festival will consist of traditional tours in the town, trade conferences and a display of folk music, lamps and flowers.

The town received more than 350,000 tourists in the first six months of the year, double that in the same period last year.