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After many years' development, Yuantuojiao Resort is now a favored place full of vigor and vitality and an attractive tourist destination in East China. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The opening ceremony of the Tour of Yuantuojiao Douyin Competition for short videos was held in the Bihai Yinsha Scenic Area on Sept 26.

Jointly organized by the administrative committee of Yuantuojiao Resort and Nantong Daily, the video competition is aimed at providing a new hot topic about the resort and attracting more attention as the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day approach.

Located at the intersection of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, Yuantuojiao Resort boasts unique location and resource advantages. After many years' development, the 45-square-kilometer resort has grown into a favored place full of vigor and vitality and an attractive tourist destination in East China.

Facing the adverse impacts created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Yuantuojiao Resort conducted innovative measures and achieved growth of 40 percent in tourist numbers. The year-on-year growth rate of visitor numbers in the Golden Beach scenic area reached 69 percent.

The 2020 Tour of Yuantuojiao Douyin Competition lasts from Sept 26 to Oct 15. During that period, tourists and citizens only need to shoot and produce short videos about the resort's scenic spots, upload them to the Douyin platform, also known as TikTok, search and add topics #抖转圆陀角 (Dou Zhuan Yuantuojiao in pinyin, which means touring Yuantuojiao via Douyin).

The competition has two kinds of awards – the Popularity Award and the Creativity Award. Cash will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners as well as the finalists. The final results will be announced at the end of October through the WeChat account of Jianghai Evening Paper (ID: ntjhwb) and the Voice of Nantong app.