GLOBALink | Booming tourism tells of a flourishing, stable, open Xinjiang-Xinhua

GLOBALink | Booming tourism tells of a flourishing, stable, open Xinjiang

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-07-05 16:28:48

Covering an area of 1.66 million square kilometers, Xinjiang boasts rich natural resources, marvelous landscapes, a variety of ethnic customs and cultural heritage, making tourism one of the fastest-growing industries in the region.

Tourists used to be bothered by the fact that many attractions are often hundreds of kilometers apart. But the development of transportation has greatly facilitated the travel of tourists.

Over the past 10 years, the number of civil airports in Xinjiang has increased from 0.96 to 1.51 per 100,000 square km. With 24 civil airports in total, Xinjiang has the largest number of airports among all provincial-level regions.

According to the regional transport department, from 2016 to 2020, Xinjiang's fixed-asset investment in transportation exceeded the total of the previous 60 years.

According to official data, Xinjiang received a total of 4,026,400 tourists, with tourism revenue of 2.48 billion yuan (around 371 million U.S. dollars) during the six-day Labor Day and Eid al-Fitr holiday.


Produced by Xinhua Global Service



 

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