Residents go out to buy daily necessities on Zhongshan Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Xin
(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Xinjiang fully opens outdoor scenic spots to resume cross-provincial tourism
China News Agency, Urumqi, September 2 (Reporter Sun Tingwen) The Xinjiang Department of Culture and Tourism issued an announcement on the 2nd that at present, Xinjiang’s epidemic prevention and control phased effects have been further consolidated, entering the normalized epidemic prevention and control stage, and normal production and life have been fully restored. order.
After research, it is determined that all outdoor tourist attractions (spots) in Xinjiang will be open to tourists from September 2, 2020, and inter-provincial (regional, municipal) tourism will be resumed.
It is reported that as of 24:00 on September 1, there are 22 confirmed cases in Xinjiang and 9 asymptomatic infections, all in Urumqi; 560 people are still under medical observation.
From 0:00 on July 15 to 24:00 on September 1, Xinjiang has cured and discharged a total of 804 confirmed cases, and 229 cases of asymptomatic infections were released from medical observation.
According to the Xinjiang Department of Culture and Tourism issued on its official WeChat account on the same day, the "Announcement on the Full Opening of Outdoor Scenic Spots in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Tourists and the Resumption of Cross-provincial (Autonomous) Tourism", the announcement stated that tourism-related enterprises such as scenic spots, travel agencies, Strengthen the management of scenic spots, do a good job in public health and epidemic prevention, and ensure the safe and orderly opening of tourist spots.
Entering September, Xinjiang is about to usher in the most beautiful tourist season of the year. This season is also the traditional peak tourist season in Xinjiang: poplar trees will welcome the "golden season", the vast desert autumn breeze, and Kanas Lake in autumn will be like Wonderland, the harvest of fields and melons fragrant...
Xinjiang is rich in various types of tourism resources. Up to now, there are more than 100 national 4A-level scenic spots, of which 90 are 4A-level scenic spots and 13 are 5A-level scenic spots, ranking first among all provinces, regions, and cities in China.
In August 2018, "Tourism in Xinjiang" was proposed as a major development strategy for Xinjiang, and "Tourism in Xinjiang" surged from north to south in Tianshan.
Today’s tourism industry in Xinjiang is changing from extensive and inefficient seasonal tourism to efficient and high-quality all-season full-time tourism, from purely scenic and scenic tours to full-scale Xinjiang tourism, from closed tourism self-circulation to open “tourism+ "change.
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