Guangdong travel fans bid fiercely at tourism auction

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 ◆ Guangdong travel fans bid fiercely at tourism auction

Sixteen places on a tourist trip to Cambodia were auctioned recently in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, in a new tourism promotion effort.

The auction recently was the second in a series of tourism promotions called the 100 Must-Visit Places, organized by the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration. The trip to the first destination on the list, southwest China's Sichuan Province, took place in February 2002.

Fang Zhousheng, an auctioneer and member of the tour group to Sichuan, said that the auction idea was innovative and could be further developed.

Many travel fans took part in the auction and competed fiercely for the 16 vacancies.

Successful bidders will leave for Cambodia on August 17 and visit the world wonder of Angkor Wat.