Photo　is　the　launching　ceremony．　（Xianning　Daily／Xia　Zhengfeng）

The　launching　ceremony　of　＂Zhiyin　Hubei·2024　Hot　Spring　Carnival＂　the　12th　Xianning　Hot　Spring　Cultural　Tourism　Festival　on　Wednesday　morning　was　held　in　Country　Garden　Phoenix　Hot　Spring　Hotel　in　Xianning．　Erkinjan　Turaxun，　deputy　secretary　of　the　leading　Party　group　and　vice　chairman　of　the　Hubei　Provincial　Committee　of　the　CPPCC，　attended　the　launching　ceremony　and　declared　the　festival　open．

Zhu　Shanzhong，　United　Nations　World　Tourism　Organization＇s　tourism　ambassador，　and　Charles　Davidson，　vice　chairman　of　FEDERATION　MONDIALE　DU　THERMALISME　ET　DU　CLIMATISME，　attended　the　launching　ceremony　and　delivered　a　keynote　speech．　Ke　Ke，　secretary　of　the　leading　Party　group　and　director　of　the　Department　of　Culture　and　Tourism　of　Hubei　Province，　attended　the　launching　ceremony　and　made　a　speech．

Zhou　Feng，　secretary　of　the　Xianning　Municipal　Committee　of　the　CPC，　attended　the　launching　ceremony　and　delivered　a　welcome　speech．　Yang　Jun，　deputy　secretary　of　the　Xianning　Municipal　Committee　of　the　CPC　and　mayor，　presided　over　the　launching　ceremony．　Zhu　Qinggang，　chairman　of　the　Standing　Committee　of　the　Xianning　Municipal　People＇s　Congress，　attended　the　launching　ceremony．

At　the　launching　ceremony，　the　representatives　of　the　participating　travel　business　signed　the　purchase　agreement　with　the　hot　spring　scenic　spots　in　the　Hubei　province．　43　investment　projects　of　more　than　100　million　yuan　were　signed　on　site，　with　a　total　contract　amount　of　30.36　billion　yuan．　（Xianning　Daily／Jiang　Mingzhu）