From September on, the First Hunan Original Travel Songs Competition and the First Hunan Tourism Photography Contest will invite entries from all over the world.
Themed “Splendid and Happy Hunan”, the event aims to demonstrate natural scenery and humanistic spirit of Hunan through positive cultural elements, advocate civilized image of Hunan tourism, promote publicity of Hunan in China and the world at large, and promote the development of Hunan’s tourism industry.
The two contests last from September 2014 through February 2015. A total reward of 1.1 million yuan will be granted to 10 golden travel songs and 10 outstanding travel songs in the First Hunan Original Travel Songs Competition. Contestants of the First Tourism Photography Contest will compete for awards worth 340,000 yuan. The competition includes three categories, namely, professional group, youth group and cellphone-user group. 188 selected works will be awarded according to their categories (scenery photos and custom photos). The winners of the contest will be decided through netizen voting (accounting for 40%) and expert review (accounting for 60%).
