BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday initiated a lecture tour telling stories from the history of the century-old Communist Party of China.

A total of 100 lecturers will bring the CPC stories to the cultural and tourism sectors, government departments, schools and the military, according to the ministry.

The lecture tour, scheduled from April to June, will be an effective way to carry out the Party history learning and education campaign, said Hu Heping, minister of culture and tourism.

He also called for utilizing revolutionary cultural and tourist resources to create more works in the performing arts and fine art, educational tour routes and services, as well as visual teaching resources to increase the attraction and appeal of the Party history learning and education campaign.