The Jiangxi overall tourism development plan, China's first provincial tourism plan, was approved here Thursday.

The plan places emphasis on ecological protection and sustainable development and features local ceramics, Taoism and revolutionary history.

"The plan was drawn out from the view of the Yangtze economic area and gives Jiangxi a vital role in regional interactive

relations.

It is just a trial," said an official with China National Tourism Administration.

The plan depends on the research of over 500 tourism spots in Jiangxi and some 5,000 questionnaires from visitors as well as historical data and analysis.

(Xinhua 09/13/2001)