During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang’s tourism industry developed rapidly and achieved remarkable accomplishments.?
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang deeply implemented the strategy of revitalizing Xinjiang through tourism, vigorously promoted the development of all-for-one tourism, and actively promoted the deep integration of culture and tourism. The implementation of this strategy led to rapid progress in the development of Xinjiang’s tourism industry. Specifically:?
Significant increase in tourist numbers and tourism revenue: The number of tourists received by Xinjiang throughout the year surged from 81.02 million to 213 million, and tourism revenue soared from 140.1 billion yuan to 363.262 billion yuan. This growth trend demonstrates the strong vitality and huge potential of Xinjiang’s tourism industry.?
Continuous improvement of tourism infrastructure: To further enhance the tourism experience, Xinjiang increased investment in tourism infrastructure. For example, several major projects, such as the Sayram Lake scenic area, resumed construction, with a total investment of billions of yuan involving accommodation, commerce, road construction, and other aspects. The improvement of these infrastructures provided strong support for the development of Xinjiang’s tourism industry.?
Deep promotion of cultural tourism integration: During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang fully promoted the integration of culture and tourism by deepening the structural reform of the tourism product supply side and focusing on solving the bottlenecks restricting tourism development. Rural tourism, ice and snow tourism, self-driving tourism, homestays, and other new tourism formats developed rapidly, enriching Xinjiang’s tourism products and service offerings.?
In addition, the China National Tourism Administration provided strong support to Xinjiang during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, allocating 350 million yuan to support the development of Xinjiang’s tourism, with 200 million yuan specifically earmarked for supporting the tourism development of southern Xinjiang. This policy dividend further promoted the vigorous development of Xinjiang’s tourism industry.?
In summary, during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang’s tourism industry achieved remarkable accomplishments. Not only did the number of tourists and tourism revenue increase significantly, but tourism infrastructure construction was also continuously improved, and the integration of culture and tourism was deeply promoted. These achievements have laid a solid foundation for the future development of Xinjiang’s tourism industry.?