The Overall Tourism Planning for Altay City, Xinjiang, is a systematic plan aimed at promoting the comprehensive development of the tourism industry in Altay City. The following is a summary of the core content and key points of this plan:?
I. Planning Background and Positioning?
Background: Against the macro background of continuous optimization of the tourism environment, the national implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, and a new round of aid to Xinjiang, Altay City, as the political, economic, and cultural center of the Altay Prefecture, has strategic significance in the development of its tourism industry.?
Positioning: Altay City is positioned as an international boutique tourist destination and an international tourism hub. It is also a China international special tourism destination, a China Altai Mountains regional international tourism cooperation pilot area, a world-famous city for ice and snow cultural tourism, and China’s capital for leisure and summer retreats.?
II. Planning Scope and Goals?
Scope: The planning scope covers the administrative area of Altay City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, with a total area of 11,500 square kilometers, including 6 townships, 5 towns, 4 sub-district offices, 121 administrative villages, 1 independent industrial and mining area, 2 pastures, and 1 farming region.?
Goals: Through the development model of all-for-one tourism, Altay City will be developed into a national all-for-one tourism demonstration area, achieving panoramic development, full geographical coverage, comprehensive resource integration, full industry integration, comprehensive services, and full societal participation in the tourism industry.?
III. Tourism Resources and Products?
Resources: Altay City boasts a large total amount of tourism resources that are high in quality and diverse in type, including human resources and ecological resources. Human resources include skiing culture, Kazakh folk culture, etc.; ecological resources include unique urban scenery, world-class ice and snow resources, and the natural grassland scenery of one hundred million acres.?
Products: The plan introduces ice and snow-themed tourism and urban leisure tourism as core brands, while also innovatively cultivating new tourism products such as medical tourism, general low-altitude flight tourism, self-driving and camping tourism, and high-end customized tourism.?
IV. Development Paths and Measures?
"Point-Line-Area" Development Path:?
Points: Develop scenic spots, tourist communities, and tourism resorts.?
Lines: Improve the landscape construction along transportation routes to enhance accessibility and comfort.?
Aspects: This includes the construction of both hard and soft environments, such as the construction of tourism infrastructure and public service facilities, the cultivation of tourism talents, and the establishment of tourism market order.?
Specific Measures: These include strengthening tourism transportation planning, enhancing tourism accommodation capacity, enriching tourism formats, and strengthening tourism promotion and marketing.?
V. Planning Implementation and Safeguards?
Implementation Mechanism: Establish and improve the supervision mechanism for the implementation of territorial spatial planning to ensure the implementation of the plan.?
Safeguard Measures: These include strengthening organizational leadership and overall coordination, deepening institutional guarantees for the implementation of planning, and establishing a "one map" for territorial spatial planning.?
VI. Planning Achievements and Outlook?
Achievements: In recent years, Altay City’s tourism industry has achieved remarkable results, with a continuous increase in the number of tourists and tourism revenue, a constant enrichment of tourism formats, and a continuous improvement of tourism service quality.?
Outlook: In the future, Altay City will continue to thoroughly implement the strategy of promoting tourism in Xinjiang, focusing on building China’s best tourist destination and a world-class destination for ice and snow sports, further optimizing the comprehensive layout of the grand tourism industry, and promoting high-quality development of the tourism industry.?
In summary, the comprehensive tourism planning for the entire Altay City in Xinjiang is a comprehensive, systematic, and forward-thinking plan aimed at developing Altay City into an internationally renowned tourist destination through the development model of all-for-one tourism.?