Hebei province plans to set up a union in Shijiazhuang, its capital, on Dec 23, to promote tourism and resource development in five provinces and 31 cities along the Beijing-Hongkong-Macao high-speed railway line. Members of the union will be expected devote their energy to building quality travel and a tourism and leisure business zone that is China’s best, with a global name.

The union includes Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces, as well as the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the 31 cities.