Holiday travel revives tourism in Sichuan

Source: CCTV.com | 02-02-2009 08:45

Tourism in southwest China's Sichuan Province has shown signs of revival during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) talks to women of Qiang  ethnic group at Maoershi Village, Leigu Township of  Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province,  Jan. 24, 2009. Tourism in southwest China's quake-hit  Sichuan Province is showing signs of revival at the  end of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. [Xinhua]

There were more than 16 and a half million tourist visits in the province over the holiday, up 22 percent from the Spring Festival week last year. Many people were interested in visiting quake-hit areas. They came to commemorate the victims of the earthquake that struck the region last May.

Local operas and new tourist projects also helped revive businesses in the province, with total revenue up 33 percent from the same time last year.

Editor:Zhang Ning