Xinjiang has made remarkable achievements in tourism, with over 302 million tourist arrivals and a tourism consumption scale of 359.542 billion yuan in 2024. Here are the specific achievements of Xinjiang in tourism:?
The cultural tourism industry is booming:?
Xinjiang’s cultural tourism industry is like a camel bell reborn on the Silk Road, playing a strong note of high-quality development. More than 510,000 market entities have taken root and grown like poplar trees, injecting strong vitality into Xinjiang’s cultural tourism industry.?
In 2024, Xinjiang’s cultural tourism industry was included in the autonomous region’s "Top Ten Industrial Clusters", and a series of policy documents were issued to promote the development of the cultural tourism industry. There were 104 government-invested cultural tourism infrastructure projects with a total investment of 8.019 billion yuan, while attracting about 77.2 billion yuan in social capital investment.?
The construction of tourism infrastructure has been continuously improved:?
Xinjiang has built a number of key venues, such as the Xinjiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum and the Xinjiang Archaeological Specimen Warehouse, providing tourists with rich cultural experiences.?
In addition, Xinjiang is committed to building world-class ice and snow resorts. There are currently 101 ski resorts, including 5 national-level ski resorts. These ski resorts are scattered like pearls in the Tianshan Mountains, providing tourists with high-quality ice and snow tourism experiences.?
The integration of culture and tourism brings infinite possibilities:?
Through the integration of culture and tourism, Xinjiang has created 20 special experiences such as "Traveling with Intangible Cultural Heritage" and "Reading History with the Aroma of Nang", allowing tourists to deeply understand the cultural heritage of Xinjiang while enjoying the beautiful scenery.?
Artistic creation is also shining brightly on the fertile soil of Xinjiang. From the acrobatic feast of "Snow on Tianshan Mountain" to the poetic recital of "Cen Shen: A Thousand and Ten Thousand Pear Trees Blossom", more than 30 high-quality exhibitions and brand art festivals have complemented each other, providing tourists with a rich cultural feast.?
The mass-oriented cultural activities for the benefit of the people are rich and colorful:?
Xinjiang has carried out over 46,200 mass-oriented cultural activities for the benefit of the people, benefiting more than 45.5 million people, greatly improving the quality of public cultural services in Xinjiang.?
Significant progress has been made in the protection and utilization of cultural relics and cultural heritage:?
Xinjiang has achieved remarkable results in the protection and utilization of cultural relics and cultural heritage. For example, the murals in the Kizil Grottoes have regained their brilliance, and the rammed earth of the ancient city of Gaochang tells of vicissitudes. Museums and memorials at all levels in Xinjiang have held over 2,500 exhibitions and activities, benefiting more than 12 million people.?
In summary, Xinjiang has made remarkable achievements in tourism, which are not only reflected in the growth of tourist numbers and tourism revenue, but also in the vigorous development of the cultural tourism industry, the continuous improvement of tourism infrastructure, the in-depth promotion of cultural tourism integration, and the rich and colorful mass-oriented cultural activities for the benefit of the people.?