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An award ceremony for Zhejiang International Culture Exchange Bases was held in Hangzhou on Jan 21. [Photo/cnjxol.com]

The Nanhu Lake scenic area in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, earned the title of Zhejiang International Culture Exchange Base from the Zhejiang Provincial department of Culture and Tourism at an award ceremony held in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, on Jan 21.

As an important attraction in Jiaxing, the Nanhu Lake scenic area organized many international exchange activities last year.

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni visited the Nanhu Lake scenic area to admire the red boat, where the first CPC National Congress convened in 1921, overseas journalists were invited to tour the scenic area, and foreign guests were invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Nanhu Tiandi shopping center.

The scenic area has also improved its tourist signs and prepared brochures in various languages, including English, Japanese, and Korean, for visitors from different countries, according to an employee at the Nanhu Lake scenic area.

A tour guide introduces the Nanhu Lake scenic area to international visitors. [Photo/cnjxol.com]

He said that tour guides proficient in English, Korean, and Russian have also been employed to serve international visitors.

The Nanhu Lake scenic area, a national 5A-level scenic spot, boasts beautiful scenery and an ancient Chinese garden. Nanhu Lake, along with Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing and West Lake in Hangzhou, has been dubbed one of the "three renowned lakes" of the southern Yangtze River.