Promoting Rural Tourism Revival: Guizhou Province Releases 10 Boutique Rural Tour Routes

On April 1st, the ‘Let Go of Your Mind Rural Tour’ Launch Ceremony was held in Meitan County to promote the recovery of rural tourism across the province. The event was co-organized by the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism of Guizhou and the Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of Guizhou. At the launch ceremony, the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism of Guizhou released the first batch of ten Guizhou Rural Cultural Tourism Boutique Route Plans.

These ten boutique rural cultural tourism routes include Guiyang Rural Retreat Tour, Beautiful Zunyi Cool Breeze Tour, Lanshan Folk Experience Tour, Dream of Sorrow Anshun Rural Leisure Tour, Tongren Self-Driving Hometown Tour, Bijie Flower Sea Cave Tour, Qiannan Ethnic Minority Village Deep Tour, Qiannan Rural Leisure Experience Tour, Qianxian Rural Style Leisure Experience Tour, and Gui’an Cultural Rural Tour.

Guizhou is one of the first provinces to formulate provincial standards for rural tourist villages, guesthouses, and family farms (rural tourist farms). More than 2,000 villages, guesthouses, and three-star family farms have been designated according to these standards. In 2019, 12 villages in Guizhou were selected for the first batch of national key rural tourism villages, ranking third nationwide. At the launch ceremony, relevant departments awarded certificates to the first batch of 61 provincial key rural tourism villages and 101 Grade A villages, boutique guesthouses and five-star family farm representatives recognized in 2019.

During the event, the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism of Guizhou also signed strategic cooperation agreements with the Guizhou Branch of Agricultural Bank of China and the China Tourism Association. According to the agreement, the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism of Guizhou and the Guizhou Branch of Agricultural Bank of China will focus on the development of the cultural and tourism industry, covering key areas, core scenic spots, key customers, assistance and relief, innovation of products, innovative support models, and smooth financing channels; and with the China Tourism Association will focus on the development of Guizhou rural homestays, carrying out the marketing and promotion of resources and industry, strengthening human resource construction, establishing rural homestay big data, and innovating and enhancing the brand quality of Guizhou rural homestays. (Reporter Zhao Lin)

Source: Guiyang Daily

Source: Guiyang Daily