China News Service, Wuhan, August 7th (Reporter Liang Ting) For the past few days, continuous high temperatures have occurred in many places in Hubei.

The reporter learned from the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism on the 7th that from June 29 to July 26, the Shennongjia Ecotourism Area has received 258,000 tourists, a month-on-month increase of 250.23%; three 5A scenic spots in Enshi Prefecture received 304,000 tourists. A month-on-month increase of 277.36%.

　　The peak tourist season in Shennongjia lasts from late June to the end of August.

In the Shennongding scenic spot with an altitude of more than 3,100 meters, there are long queues of tourist buses and private cars.

Visitors can feel the comfort of the cool breeze, watch the changing scenery of clouds and mists, and enjoy the coolness of summer.

　　In Muyu Town, Shennongjia, hotels and B&Bs have long been pre-booked, and "one room is hard to find".

In the evening, the neon lights of Dajiuhu Pingqian Ancient Town are flickering, accompanied by the sing-along of the resident singers.

　　"After the opening of the Zhengyu high-speed rail line, the peak tourist season this year is one month earlier than in previous years." Huan Renle, who runs a hotel in the ancient town of Pingqian, said that recently, hotel catering and accommodation have become popular, and it is generally necessary to book three or four days in advance.

In order to welcome the arrival of the peak season, the newly launched medlar health dishes such as wolfberry seedlings, ginseng vegetables, and Tianqi seedlings combined with local characteristics are very popular.

He introduced that the turnover in the first half of this year alone has far exceeded the annual turnover in the five years before the epidemic.

　　In Enshi, Hubei, the number of tourists in key scenic spots such as the Grand Canyon, Tusi City, Tenglong Cave, Longchuan Water Town, Shiziguan, and Pingba Camp has also gradually increased.

Locally introduced preferential policies for tickets, launched research and study tours and other projects to welcome summer tourism files.

　　Since June 23, Hubei has issued 300 million yuan of cultural and tourism consumption coupons, which has effectively stimulated the tourism market in the province.

Data shows that from June 23 to July 6, Shennongjia scenic spot received 252,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 206.2% and an increase of 123.6% over the same period in 2019.

　　"Recently, the number of private cars in the scenic spot has increased significantly." Wang Bo, a bus driver who has been working in the Shennongjia scenic spot for ten years, introduced that compared with previous years, there are more self-driving tourists this year, and many tourists from Chongqing, Guangzhou and other places have visited to escape the heat.

　　In order to improve the service quality of the scenic spot, from August 5, the six major scenic spots in Shennongjia Forest District will implement traffic restriction control, and the sale of joint tickets for the scenic spot is limited to 12,000 per day. It is recommended that tourists make an appointment before going out.

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