On May 15, the 2nd Chinese Festival Innovation Forum and 2011 China＇s Brand Festival Award Ceremony were held in Beijing. As one of the festivals that is held earliest in China with the longest duration, Chaoshan Food Festival of Shantou City stood out among more than 200 participating organizations in the country and won the honor as one of the "Top Ten
Festivals of International Influence in 2011".

Chaoshan Food Festival is organized by Shantou Municipal Government and undertaken by Shantou Tourism Bureau and Shantou Restaurant Association. Since 1998, 16 sessions of Chaoshan Food Festival have been held successfully. With gradual improvement on size, quality and effectiveness year by year, Chaoshan Food Festival has become a traditional festival, food event, tourism name card and city＇s brand for the public and tourists, which is a brand tourist festival of Shantou known at home and abroad.
 

Source:Shantou Daily, May 16, 2011

　　5月15日第二届中国节庆创新论坛暨2011中国品牌节会颁奖盛典在北京举行。作为国内举办最早、持续时间最长的旅游活动之一，汕头市潮汕美食节在全国200多家参评单位中脱颖而出，获“2011十大国际影响力节庆”殊荣。
　　潮汕美食节由汕头市政府主办，汕头市旅游局、汕头市餐饮业协会承办，1988年至今已成功举办了十六届，其规模、质量、效果逐年提高，成为市民和游客的传统节日、美食的盛会、旅游的名片、城市的品牌，是汕头享誉海内外的品牌旅游节庆活动。

来源：汕头日报2011-5-16