Last year, Chenzhou put forward the strategy to accelerate the construction of a world tourism destination, and took the advantage of hosting the second Hunan Tourism Development Conference to seek development. 

 

During this year’s Spring Festival holiday, the city saw blowout growth in tourist reception, and the cultural tourism achieved high-quality development.

 

 

 

Statistics showed that the 31 monitored scenic areas in the province received over 1.26 million tourists during the holiday, up 296.64% year on year, twice the average growth rate of the scenic areas monitored by the province.

 

Among them, Dongjiang Lake received 211,800 tourists, up 173.10% year on year. Dongjiang Bay Tourist Resort received 212,100 tourists, an increase of 266.87% year on year. Both of them ranked among the top ten in the province. Changjuan Cultural Tourism Area received 162,500 tourists, an increase of 8024.10% year on year. The Shazhou Red Tourist Area received 86,900 tourists, an increase of 2814.73% year on year. The Gaoyi Ridge Tourist Area received 72,600 tourists, an increase of 1129.93% year on year. 

 

 

The ticket revenue of the 31 monitored scenic areas exceeded 68 million yuan, an increase of 249.39% year on year, twice the average growth rate of all scenic spots in the province. 

 

 

 

Among them, the ticket revenue of Dongjiang Lake Tourist Area was 22.3106 million yuan, an increase of 376.01% year-on-year, and Mangshan Mountain (the Wuzhi Peak Scenic Area) saw a total ticket revenue of 20.6273 million yuan, an increase of 122.71% year-on-year, ranking the second and third in the province respectively. 

 

The ticket revenue of Reshui Hot Spring Tourist Resort exceeded 10 million yuan, an increase of 322.79% year-on-year, ranking among top 10 in the province. 

 

 

As a unique leisure tourism product in Chenzhou in winter, taking a bath in hot springs attracted many tourists for its various projects, good water quality, high wellness value and convenient transportation. 

 

 

 

Rucheng County has hot spring attractions such as Fuquan Hot Spring, Nuanshui Hot Spring and Guanxi Resort. Rooms were fully booked during the Spring Festival. All hot spring resorts in the county were operating at full capacity during the festival.