Tangible Results Emerging in the Construction of the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle
In recent years, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have conscientiously implemented the provincial party committee and provincial government's strategic deployment of building the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle, regarding the construction of the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle as a breakthrough and effective grasp to promote the rapid development of the city's cultural and tourism industry. They have focused on implementing key tasks, and the construction of the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle has achieved phased results.
Product varieties are constantly enriched
Since last year, Dunhuang City successfully created itself as the first national-level all-tourism demonstration zone. '' ('You Again, Dunhuang'), '' ('Silk Road Flower Rain'), and '' ('Dunhuang Grand Spectacle') have performed a total of more than 1300 times, receiving 850,000 tourists. Dunhuang City's developed technological mystery, artistic training, outdoor adventure, and other theme study products have gained favor among young people, with study tour numbers reaching 200,000. At the same time, desert camping, night tours of scenic areas, night snacks, and night performances have been launched. Products such as 'Night Tour of Mogao Grottoes' and 'Night Tour of Yesan' have been popular with tourists. Dunhuang City has initially formed a nighttime economic consumption system supported by 'three performances' and 'three night markets,' and nighttime economy continues to thrive with significant consumption stimulation effects.
The city has focused on implementing 10 demonstration and leading scenic projects and 12 key industrial projects
Since the end of 2018, the city has focused on implementing 10 demonstration and leading scenic projects and 12 key industrial projects. Currently, the infrastructure improvement of the Mingsha Mountain·Yuquan Spring Scenic Area and the utilization of the protection and utilization of the Hanging Spring Relic Site are under construction. The Golden Willow Forest Scenic Area has fully launched the creation of a 5A-level scenic area, and the Yeshan Red Army Last Battle Memorial Site, the Guazhou Red West Road Army Memorial Site, and other 3A-level scenic areas have been completed.
The city has deepened the mining of rural tourism resources, adhering to the integration of 'rustic, old, fiery, and youthful' elements, preserving good rural old elements, inheriting good rural old skills, and telling good rural old stories. Currently, the city has 12 provincial-level tourist demonstration villages, and the overall development level of rural tourism is constantly improving, and rural tourism has become one of the important channels for farmers to increase income.
Transportation connectivity has been enhanced
Recently, the Dunhuang International Aviation Port has been fully open, Dunhuang Airport has 21 routes, 19 cities served, and the 10 key tourism transportation projects implemented by the city are progressing smoothly. The Dunhuang Tourism Hub and Urban Waiting Hall have been built and put into operation, and the transportation connectivity capabilities continue to improve.
The city actively goes out to participate in more than 10 large-scale festivals and exhibitions such as the Shenzhen Tourism Fair and the Xi'an Tourism Fair, and proactively carries out 15 batches of project investigations, tourism reconnaissance, and news interviews, forming a unified online and offline publicity matrix, and the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism brand is gradually being enhanced.
Despite the increasing economic pressure, the city's tourism industry has risen against the trend and maintained a good development momentum. In 2019, the city received 42,070,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 30.03%, and achieved tourism revenue of 418.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.35%, further magnifying the effect of the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle.
(Jiquan Daily reporter Xie Peiheng)
