China News Service, Wuhan, April 5 (Reporter Liang Ting) The reporter learned from the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism on the 4th that on the first day of the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, flower viewing tours across the province were "hot" and historical and cultural tours were booming. Travel back home to visit relatives, travel around cities, short-distance travel, and rural travel continue to increase.
Hubei Provincial Museum, East Lake, Yellow Crane Tower, Liangjiang Cruise, Huangpi Qingliang Village, Jingzhou Museum, Yichang Two Dams and One Gorge, Qingjiang Gallery, Shiyan Wudang Mountain and other important scenic spots are crowded with people. All parts of the province are welcoming the first time after the Spring Festival Wave tourism peak.
Data show that on April 4, the province's A-level tourist attractions received nearly 1.793 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 18.16% in 2023; the comprehensive income of A-level tourist attractions was nearly 770 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36.17% in 2023.
Hubei has taken multiple measures to activate the cultural and tourism consumer market, launching special tourism projects and colorful cultural activities, and introducing preferential policies. Among them, Xiangyang integrates rural tourism resources and carefully designs the 2024 Xiangyang flower appreciation map, which vividly presents the flower appreciation resources of each county (city) district in a hand-drawn way, so as to realize an overview of varieties, flowering periods, and high-quality tourist routes; Shiyan Wudang Mountain 4 It received 41,000 tourists per day, which had a significant boosting effect on the holiday tourism economy. The sales of Wudang Mountain tea, small flower mushrooms, white fish and other agricultural products in Wudang Mountain and its surrounding areas increased significantly; Yichang Sanxia Renjia received 12,600 tourists that day. , achieving tourism income of 1.13 million yuan.
The average daily bookings for tickets to flower-viewing scenic spots in Hubei increased sharply year-on-year, and orders for one-day flower-viewing tours increased significantly. Currently, the late cherry blossoms in the East Lake Cherry Garden are in bloom, the East Lake Peony Garden has entered its peak blooming period, and the cherry blossoms in the Huangpi Mulan Grassland are in full bloom. Visitors are roaming in the endless pink flower fields and never want to leave. Jingzhou Garden Expo held the third tulip flower show, with nearly 100 varieties and 400,000 tulips blooming. Guifeng Mountain in Macheng is shrouded in clouds and mist, with high mountains and dense forests, making it a good place for tourists to go out. The spring scenery in the Rhododendron Expo Park is warm and beautiful. Thousands of rare rhododendron species are blooming, sending a "spring invitation" to tourists. (over)