According to the Anhui Provincial Tourism Bureau, a rural tourism demonstration project has been signed between Anhui and France.

Officials of French tourism departments and the Yi County of Anhui attended the signing ceremony. The two parties said that they will cooperate to accelerate internationalization of the tourism industry in Yi County and Huangshan City, thus attracting more tourists especially international arrivals.

By taking advantages of the techniques and marketing expertise of the French party, Yi county will be developed into a resort demonstration area in the rural tourism sector in accordance with international standards. It will change the original model of purely cultural sightseeing to a new development model, and promote the upgrading of tour products and transformation of the tourist industry.