The awards ceremony of the first Ordos Competition for Design of Cultural Tourism Products takes place in Otog Front Banner, on March 6. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos Reported]

The awards ceremony of the first Ordos Competition for Design of Cultural Tourism Products was held in the city’s Otog Front Banner, on March 6. 

The competition, lasting from Dec 28, 2018 to Feb 19, 2019, was organized by Ordos publicity department, Ordos trade promotion union, Ordos commission for ethnic affairs, Ordos culture and tourism bureau, and Ordos Cultural Tourism Group in partnership with the government of Otog Front Banner. 

A total of 1,345 works were submitted for the event, covering six categories of cultural products related to history, handicrafts, clothing, food, literature and tourism. 

The organizing committee invited professionals from the cultural and tourism industry in the banner to serve as judges for the event, and handed out 56 awards to honor winners. 

The competition is part of an initiative by Ordos to promote its cultural products and tourism industry.  

A visitor photographs a set of cultural products at an exhibition. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos Reported]