China News Service, Dangchang, Gansu, December 31st (Yan Jiao Gaozhan) Unlike previous years of "cat winter", the Tibetan uncle Mao Ping, who lives in Guanegou Scenic Area, Dangchang County, Longnan City, Gansu Province, decorated his store in a Tibetan style early this year. , Shawls and accessories with Tibetan and Qiang elements are displayed on the shelves, and barbecue stalls are placed at the door to attract people who come to ski and enjoy the snow.
Mao Pingsheng’s shop has been open for nearly 12 years and is located at the entrance of Guan'egou.
This winter, Mao Pingsheng added hot meals and hot drinks, uncharacteristically starting a "cold business".
"There are more people coming to play in the snow. They are all tourists from the surrounding areas. Their income is better than in previous years," he said.
The picture shows local people in Dangchang County experiencing snow entertainment.
Gao Zhanshe
Guan'egou is known as the "Sister Valley of Jiuzhaigou" and the "Small Jiuzhaigou in a three-dimensional version".
In recent years, Dangchang County has organized snow and ice tourism festivals, carried out snow tug of war, snow wrestling, skiing and other interesting ice and snow experience projects, displayed colorful snow sculpture works, and strived to make "cold resources" gradually "hot industries". The development of the ice and snow economy will benefit employees in domestic catering, accommodation, and entertainment industries.
Chen Honghong, a photography enthusiast from Chongqing, and her more than 30 partners were attracted by the ice waterfall in Guan'egou.
Chen Honghong said that during the days they stayed in Guan'egou, they tasted local Tibetan and Qiang specialties and bought tourist souvenirs.
She also hopes that when the epidemic dissipates, she can gather here with friends from all over the world.
The ice waterfall in Guan'egou often attracts photographers from all over the country.
The picture shows the white ice waterfall hanging in the valley.
Gao Zhanshe
Luo Gang, member of the Standing Committee of the Dangchang County Party Committee and director of the Guanegou Scenic Area Management Committee, said that this move can create a tourism brand that complements the shortcomings of Dangchang tourism in the off-season and promote the development of the county's tourism in all time and space.
Entering winter, Gansu's Hexi Corridor, Longdong, Longnan and other regions, relying on the characteristics of the local Gobi Desert, Loess Plateau, and Canyon Basin respectively, created a series of ice and snow activities for the surrounding people to experience.
A reporter from Chinanews.com noted that the recently released "China Ice and Snow Economic Development Report (2020)" mentioned that the "Winter Olympics hot wind" has driven the rapid growth of the number of ice and snow facilities in China. The number of ski resorts covers 28 provinces, and the ice and snow industry has become the public. Pay attention to strategic industries with high growth potential and strong industrial driving force.
Lanzhou citizen Wang Li’s first choice for weekend entertainment is skiing. She said that in the past, there were few ski resorts, fewer options for playable activities, and more tourists, making it hard to have fun.
In the past few years, there have been more and more ski resorts in Gansu, Lanzhou and surrounding counties and districts. It can be reached in about two hours by car. It is also very convenient for parents and children.
Ice and snow tourism is becoming a fashionable way of life for the people.
Jin Rong, an associate researcher of the Silk Road Research Institute of the Gansu Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview on the 31st that the snow and ice tourism projects represented by skiing are blooming everywhere in Gansu, providing an opportunity for the province to extend the chain of winter tourism, but in ice and snow education, The province is relatively weak in R&D, equipment manufacturing, and ice and snow events, and "one-time experience" has not evolved into a continuous demand.
"Currently, ice and snow tourism is mainly based on local tourists, and the'tourist radius' is relatively small." Jin Rong suggested that one or two ice and snow facilities with domestic influence can be planned within the province to create a batch of large ice and snow facilities. Races, and formulate relevant plans for the ice and snow industry as soon as possible, and use the plan as a guide to improve the facilities of the ice and snow industry, extend the ice and snow industry chain, and promote the formation of an ice and snow industry system, so as to realize the transformation from the development of ice and snow scenic spots to the overall development of the destination.
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