Shanghai Tourism Festival – Celebrating Cultural Diversity

An event which gives visitors a chance to experience and enjoy colourful and diverse world cultures, the Shanghai Tourism Festival is scheduled to take place yet again this year, from 11th to 15th September, 2015. The main highlight of the festival is the opening ceremony parade along Huaihai Road and travellers in search of centrally located accommodation Shanghai has to offer close to this locale can consider Ascott Heng Shan Shanghai.

Inaugurated in 1990, the Shanghai Tourism Festival attracts visitors from around the world, who cannot only see a vast array of Chinese cultural performances but acts from other countries as well with nations such as Greece, Russia, New Zealand, Finland, Britain, Spain and Brazil being amongst the past participants. The festival’s 26th edition will kick-start on the 12th of September with a glittering opening ceremony which includes the popular parade along an approximately 2.2 km route, featuring both traditional and non-traditional performances.