A staggering 295,729 tourists flocked to Guian New Area in Southwest China's Guizhou province during the National Day holiday (Oct 1-7), according to official statistics, with the visits generating 163.95 million yuan ($23.7 million), totalling a 6.8 percent and 7.6 percent year-on-year increase respectively.
According to the Guian New Area tourism development center, Guian's scenic Yunman Lake received a total of 55,532 tourists, generating a tourism revenue of 33.59 million yuan. Scenic Chetian received 69,591 tourists, generating 37.22 million yuan. Pingzhai Wetland received 74,011 tourists, generating 40.05 million yuan. The majority of the tourists came from surrounding areas including Guiyang, Anshun, Sichuan and Chongqing, with many driving from home to their vacation.
During the holidays, a carnival held at the Yunman Lake ecological park offered international acrobatic troupe performances, a circus and a food festival. Travellers were also able to enjoy farmyard fun, eating fresh food and experiencing farm work in a local village.
Local security checks were organized by the Guian New Area tourism development center, local government sectors and scenic area management. Projects and events were checked to ensure they provided safe environments, fire protection, geological disaster prevention and food safety. As of October 7, there were neither complaints from tourists nor news of any incidents received by Guian New Area authorities.
Li Hanyi contributed to the story
