Chinanews.com Taiyuan March 8th: The scenic spots in Shanxi have ushered in the return of tourists one after another: the initiative can accelerate the recovery of the industry
China News Network reporter Li Xinsuo
On March 8th, the Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area in Shanxi Province bloomed in spring and the wind was gentle. One week after reopening, popularity is gathering. Since March 1, more than 40 scenic spots including the Imperial Palace in Shanxi, Mianshan, and Qiao Family Courtyard have been reopened, and the shocked cultural tourism industry is recovering.
On March 8, the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar coincides with the date of the "Zhonghe Festival" in Yunqiu Mountain. Due to the need for epidemic prevention and control, the ceremonial ceremony for the neutralization festival has been cancelled, but the wishes of the surrounding people to pray still remain.
"Since the opening on March 1st, the number of tourists has clearly picked up. According to traditional customs, around the time of the festival, the people in the surrounding counties and cities helped the elderly to bring their children to pray and set foot here." Said Wu Fengbin, deputy general manager of Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area. Homes have been closed for a long time, and the demand for people to return to nature and enjoy the flowers is recovering.
In Yunqiu Mountain, the peach blossoms, apricot blossoms and spring jasmine blossoms bloom for the second time. On the square, tourists traveling by car are bustling.
Visitors can enter the scenic area after purchasing tickets in real-name online in advance, showing a series of operations such as "big data health code", accepting temperature measurement, and registering.
Not long ago, Wu Fengbin was still anxious about the impact of the epidemic. "Before and after the Spring Festival, the scenic area loss was about 30 million yuan (RMB), and this part of the income accounted for about 1/4 of the year." Wu Fengbin said, in addition, various financing costs, employee salaries, etc. are all tourism enterprises Burden.
In spite of the large losses, Wu Fengbin always looks for opportunities in crises. In his view, the new crown pneumonia epidemic reminds the cultural travel industry to have normal protection against public health events, and the crisis will also benefit the cultural travel industry's health industry.
Wu Fengbin said that the epidemic will eventually pass, and people in the industry must maintain a positive attitude and take the initiative to make plans in advance. "Can't wait for the industry to recover."
On the same day, Su Dashu, the head of an ancient construction workshop, was planning the future in the Qinglong ancient town of Taiyuan, which had just opened.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, the ancient construction workshop originally planned to open in the Spring Festival was forced to postpone, but Su Dashu is still full of expectations. "Shanxi is a museum of Chinese ancient architecture, people in the industry will come here to trace its roots and conduct field investigations." Su Dashu said that during this time, with the help of various online promotions, many ancient architecture enthusiasts from other provinces expressed their desire to travel to Shanxi for study and study One after another received some orders for ancient building models.
Su Dashu said that the ancient town currently has a small flow of people, but with the spring blossoming and the implementation of the Shanxi cultural tourism industry policy, I believe there will be positive changes in the future.
On March 8, Shanxi officially released news that out of 117 counties (cities, districts) in the province, 116 counties (cities, districts) belong to low-risk areas, only Pingyao County belongs to medium-risk areas, and there are no high-risk areas.
According to the Shanxi Provincial Department of Cultural Tourism, in accordance with the principle of zoning and territorial management, on March 1, more than 40 scenic spots, including the Imperial Palace in Shanxi, Mianshan, and Qiao Family Courtyard, were opened, and other low-risk areas were also gradually opened. (Finish)