China Yida Holdings (NASDAQ:CNYD)

FUZHOU, China, Jan. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Yida Holding Company (Nasdaq: CNYD) ("China Yida" or the "Company"), a leading tourism and media enterprise in China, today announced that Mr. Yongxi Lin was appointed to be the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lin has been working with China Yida as its Financial Controller since 2003. Before joining China Yida, he was Chief Financial Director with Fujian Furi Group. He received his Bachelor's degree in Accounting in 1994 and is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA). About China Yida China Yida is a leading tourism and media enterprise focused on China's fast-growing leisure industry and headquartered in Fuzhou City, Fujian province of China. The Company provides tourism management services and specializes in the development, management and operation of natural, cultural and historic scenic sites. China Yida currently operates the Great Golden Lake tourist destination (Global Geopark, including Golden Lake, Shangqing River, Zhuangyuan Rock, Luohan Mountain and Taining Old Town), Hua'An Tulou tourist destination (World Culture Heritage, including Dadi Tulou cluster and the Shangping Tulou cluster) and China Yunding Park (National Park, including Flower Terrace, Heavenly Lake, Colorful Waterfall, Red River Valley and Jade Valley). China Yida is also developing three additional tourism projects including Ming Dynasty Entertainment World, China Yang-sheng (Nourishing Life) Tourism Project and the City of Caves. The Company's operating scenic sites total in aggregate over 300 square kilometers in area. The Company's media business provides operations management services including content and advertisement management for the Fujian Education Television Station ("FETV"), a top-rated provincial education television channel, and "Journey through China on the Train", an advertisement-embedded travel program, currently the only on-board media program from a third party authorized by China's Ministry of Railways.