The Pearl River Tour is encountering an great business opportunity .Its huge potential for tourism has aroused the interest of many foreign traveling groups. In response, enterprises engaging in the Pearl River Tour are trying to enhance its grade and vary its route.

The Pearl River in GZ and the Huangpu River in Shanghai are the only two water-routes in China that run through a city. The width and drop of the Pearl River are its biggest strengths. The average width of the River at the urban section is 300m to 400m. People can view the city clearly from boats. The water drops 3m to 4.5m. People can see the surface of the River by the roadside.

The huge potential of the River Tour has attracted many foreign investors. Investors from France, America, etc have expressed their intention to explore the River Tour. At present, a large-scale traveling group from America has agreed to cooperate with Zhuhang, an enterprise engaging in the Pearl River Tour, to invest on reforming a passenger vessel named "Dongshan Lake". A luxury traveling vessel is expected to be put into use by the end of this year.

(Morning Post 10/23/2000)