The "Views about Zhanjiang from CEOs and General Editors of Hundreds of Newspapers" event kicks off in Zhanjiang on Dec 13. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]

More than 200 presidents and editors-in-chief from over 100 newspapers nationwide gathered and explored good stories in Zhanjiang at the three-day "Views about Zhanjiang from CEOs and General Editors of Hundreds of Newspapers" tour, which kicked off in the city on Dec 13.

The event was hosted by the China Evening News Workers Association and the Zhanjiang publicity department, co-organized by the Zhanjiang culture, radio, television, tourism and sports bureau, and undertaken by Zhanjiang Daily. It invited presidents and editors of more than 100 newspapers across the country to feel the charm of the coastal city in South China, show the new changes and new features of Zhanjiang, as well as publicize and promote the achievements of Zhanjiang in building an eco-friendly bay city that has a high quality of life, which is also suitable for business and tourism.

During the event, the Zhanjiang ambassador for tourism and culture gave a vivid and comprehensive introduction to the characteristics of Zhanjiang to the guests through pictures and videos, as well as carried out tourism promotion.

The guests also paid visits to the steel and petrochemical base on Donghai Island and China's small appliance industry base Lianjiang. They appreciated the beauty and living environment of the original ecology of Leizhou Peninsula, experienced the coastal defense military culture in the southern part of the country at the South Sea Fleet Military History Museum, tasted the city's renowned seafood cuisine, as well as visited the beautiful harbor of Zhanjiang.

Guests felt the great changes of Zhanjiang's urban development and discovered the unique beauty of the city, gaining inspiration to report the remarkable achievements of the city in a comprehensive and multifaceted manner.