Huang Mengfu (second from right), vice-chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the national Association of Industry and Commerce, and Heilongjiang Governor Li Zhanshu at the ongoing Harbin trade fair. (Photo: China Daily)
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The Harbin International Scientific and Technological Achievements Exhibition Fair, held every two years at the same time as the Harbin Trade Fair, is expected to attract more than 110 experts and scholars from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China this year.
The high-tech fair will include 1,455 foreign projects and 244 have reached the level of preliminary cooperation.
As well, ceremonies to mark the inception of the International Science and Technology Cooperation Base in Harbin and the Harbin-Russia Production and Research Alliance on Science and Technology will be held during the expo period.
The high-tech forum and marketplace adds even more depth to the Harbin Trade Fair and helps improve R&D in Heilongjiang enterprises while promoting international cooperation.
Tourism development
The Harbin Trade Fair also provides the local tourism industry with a golden opportunity to promote its resources.
Heilongjiang province has a wide range of tourism possibilities, with the Mohe Arctic Village, Fuyuan East End of China, the Yichun Pine Hometown and the Wudalianchi Natural Volcanic Museum among the top attractions.
At the same time many of China's tourism resources were over exploited, the ecology Heilongjiang province has remained largely intact due to is distant location, challenging climate and financial shortages.
Although the tourism sector has increasingly contributed to the province's GDP growth in recent years, its natural resources remain well preserved.
Using modern scientific measures, the mountains and rivers in Heilongjiang are now being carefully developed as tourist sites.
This year's Harbin Trade Fair opens during the prime tourist season in the Heilongjiang summer, so promotion of the tourism industry will be a major feature of the fair.
A number of scenic sites and tourist attractions in the province are now under development and renovation, including the North Country Special Tourism Development Zone and the Harbin Summer Capital of Ice.
