Chinese scenic spots

Author: Zhu Qixin
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Professor Zhu Qixin is recognized by many as a celebrated English writer on travel and tourism and China's leading expert on it. He has devoted considerable study to the arts and cultural heritage of native China. Born on June 7, 1938, in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, and graduated in 1965 from the English Language and Literature Specialty of the Foreign Languages and Literature Department of Nanjing University, one of the most prestigious higher learning institutions in China. Professor Zhu, an indefatigable writer, is the author of a dozen books on travel and tourism in English, including Places of Interest in Beijing Practical Handbook, A Collection of Choice Specimens from Chinese Culture, A Primer for Beijing Tour Guides' English-Speaking Interpreter for China Branch of CITS, Vice Section Chief of Beijing Branch of China International Travel Service, Deputy Chief of Tourism Division of Beijing Tourism Administration, Vice President and President of China Civil International Tourist Corporation, Part-time Professor of Nanjing University, and Member of China National Standardization Technical Committee on Tourism appointed by China National Technical Supervision Administration. He was listed in Who's Who in Changzhou Area, Jiangsu Province in 1998. In 1999, he won the bid and was authorized by the World Tourism Organization through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) based in Programme (Brochure 'The Tumen River Area -- New Horizons in Travel') into Chinese. Professor Zhu was invited by Dell International English to give lectures on Tourism English in 2003. Also invited by Beijing Tourism Administration, Professor Zhu was one of the leading experts from home and abroad on this selection panel for the 'Greeting Olympics and Unfolding Elegant Demeanour' Second Beijing Tour Guides TV Competition in 2004 and set English questions.