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E-mail China.org.cn, December 26, 2024
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Popular scenic spots around the country are currently attracting large numbers of tourists. It has become a new option for ordinary people to follow performances, movies and poems to travel. What measures have been taken to enrich the supply of tourism products and improve the management and services of scenic spots? Thank you.
Miao Muyang:
Just now, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Ming and Mr. Chen introduced that a show, a song, a drama or an intangible cultural heritage have become the reasons for travel and an important tourist attraction. This leads to the conclusion that tourism has become an important way of life, learning and growing. Based on the diverse, personalized and high-quality needs of the people, the MCT in recent years has done a series of tasks focusing on these aspects.
First, we have been dedicated to the development of top-notch scenic spots. Second, we have created cross-regional tourism products. Third, we have developed high-quality tourist routes.
In the process of developing top-notch scenic spots, we have enhanced the cultivation of leisure and vacation products such as resorts, leisure districts, and key villages and towns for rural tourism while increasing the supply of tourism offerings including A-level scenic spots and red tourist attractions. At the same time, we have given precedence to the launch of integrated experiences such as industrial tourism and sports tourism.
As of now, there are 15,700 A-level tourist attractions nationwide, among which 339 are 5A-level attractions. There are 300 classic red tourism scenic spots and nearly 900 national and provincial tourist resorts, with 85 at the national-level. Moreover, there are more than 700 national and provincial tourism and leisure districts, including 164 at the national level. Additionally, over 9,500 villages and towns have been designated as rural tourism destinations, with 1,597 recognized at the national level. Eight villages, including Yucun in Zhejiang and Xidi in Anhui, have been selected as "Best Tourism Villages" by the U.N. World Tourism Organization, ranking first in the world. Furthermore, there are 26 national ski tourism resorts, 22 national industrial tourism demonstration bases, 74 national sports tourism demonstration bases, and 42 new spaces for immersive smart tourism experiences.
With respect to the creation of cross-regional tourism products, we have promoted the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports, Culture, and Tourism Belt, the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor, the Yangtze River International Golden Tourism Belt, and the Yellow River Culture and Tourism Belt.
When it comes to the development of high-quality tourist routes, we have established a number of routes with prominent themes and distinctive features, launching diverse options focused on rural tourism, major national projects, food tourism, and self-driving tours. We released 14 eco-tourism routes in conjunction with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration yesterday, and we have launched 85 boutique national rural tourism routes.
In the next phase, we will strive to promote the construction of world-class tourist attractions and resorts, intensify the development of high-level scenic spots and resorts, roll out several rural tourism clusters, create more cross-regional tourism products, and cultivate a number of renowned tourist counties.
Travelers currently face several difficulties and operational obstacles, such as complications in making reservations, difficulties in gaining entry to scenic spots, and challenges in processing payments. To address the issue of reservations, we have stipulated that tourist attractions operating below their maximum carrying capacity year-round do not require reservations. For those that do require reservations, we have guided scenic spots to reasonably establish and promote online and offline reservation channels for ticket purchases, simplify reservation procedures, and optimize reservation services. To tackle the difficulties in gaining admission to scenic spots, we have instructed tourist attractions to minimize the collection of personal information, comprehensively upgrade the online and offline identification systems for scenic spots, implement online reservations for ticket purchases and entry with vouchers, and continue to improve the compatibility and convenience of permanent residence permits for foreign nationals.
To address the payment difficulties faced by inbound tourists, we have vigorously promoted payment facilitation. We have pinpointed four types of tourist venues as key locations: national tourist attractions rated 4A and above, provincial-level tourist resorts, national tourism and leisure areas, and national key villages and towns for rural tourism. These venues are obligated to offer diversified payment services, including acceptance of foreign bank cards, QR code payments, and cash transactions. Currently, we remain committed to continuously guiding these four major types of key tourist venues in refining the reservation and verification procedures for foreigners' documents and payment methods, in a bid to optimize the payment environment for inbound tourism, enabling inbound tourists to enjoy a hassle-free travel experience in China.
At the same time, to facilitate inquiries from tourists, we have published information about 5A tourist attractions, national tourist resorts, and boutique rural tourism routes for all provinces and equivalent administrative divisions nationwide on the official website of the MCT.
Here, I would also like to ask all reporters to widely publicize the tourist information and travel routes available on the official website of the MCT.
Thank you.
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