The opening ceremony held at the Imperial Ancestral Temple on June 26 raised the curtain of 2012 International Tourism Festival of Imperial Palace in Beijing. Series activities such as tourism bike ride, theme exhibitions, fashion shows and sales promotions last until July 9.
Featured on low-carbon, various activities combine Beijing's intangible and tangible cultural heritages with bike tours along Hutongs and city bus routes.
Representatives from 23 countries around the world are invited to attend the three-day Beijing Forum on Sustainable Development of Cities, which runs alongside the low-carbon development themed tourism festival.