Southern Xinjiang boosts winter tourism
By Shan
Jie
Four
regions in the southern part of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region have initiated joint project to promote tourism in winter.
The
first winter culture and tourism festival of four southern Xinjiang regions -
Aksu, Kashgar, Hotan and the Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu - opened
on Tuesday, December 10, in Baicheng County, Aksu.
The four
regions are aided by provincial regions of the Yangtze River Delta, including
Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The
festival is to echo Xinjiang’s strategy to boost winter tourism. It aims to
develop ice and snow tourism resources in southern Xinjiang at the same pace as
northern Xinjiang and to attract more tourists, according to a statement the
Aksu publicity department sent to the
Global Times.
Tours
featuring self-driving, caravans and special trains will be promoted in
northern Xinjiang to develop the winter tourism market.
Meanwhile,
on Tuesday, the Second Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Festival of Baicheng, Aksu
was also launched at the Baicheng hot springs skiing venue.
The
skiing venue opened on December 1, welcoming hundreds of visitors to enjoy snow
activities such as skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, as well as dancing and
singing.
A total
of 12.9 million yuan ($1.8 million) was invested in the venue, which is the
largest in southern Xinjiang, Hu Chao, general manager of the Silu Qingyuan
tourism development company, which made the investment, told the Global Times.
Professional
skiing tracks are expected to be built in 2020 with a further investment of 50
million yuan, Hu said.
Tourism
has helped local residents shake off poverty, Keranmu Mehmet, secretary of the
Communist Party Committee at Tiereke village, 1 kilometer from the skiing
venue, told the Global Times on
Tuesday.
Now 19
Tiereke villagers are employed at the skiing venue, bringing each of them a
monthly salary of between 2,400 and 4,000 yuan.
Source:Global Times
Southern Xinjiang boosts winter tourism
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