Miss Tourism Int'l Contest kicks off in North China

( Xinhua )

Updated: 2012-09-05

Participants stage a beauty show during an opening ceremony of Miss Tourism Contest in Taiyuan city, north China's Shanxi province, August 13, 2012. The 2012 Miss Tourism International Final Contest in China will start at Manghe scenic area in Shanxi's Yangcheng county on August 24.

Participants present at a swimwear show during an opening ceremony of Miss Tourism Contest in Taiyuan city, north China's Shanxi province, August 13, 2012. The 2012 Miss Tourism International Final Contest in China will start at Manghe scenic area in Shanxi's Yangcheng county on August 24.