On September 25, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice. After preliminary acceptance, comprehensive meeting review, on-site inspection results, and public announcement, the first batch of national full-region tourism demonstration zones were announced: Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province was selected together with Nanyue District of Hengyang City and Shaoshan City of Xiangtan City.
Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
The notice mentioned that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has identified 71 units across the country as national all-region tourism demonstration zones. Units identified as demonstration areas must continue to deepen reforms, accelerate innovation-driven development, and continue to promote the in-depth development of all-region tourism in accordance with high-quality development requirements. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will implement the “in and out” management mechanism and conduct review work on the demonstration area in a timely manner. Provincial cultural and tourism administrative departments must conduct daily inspections of demonstration areas within their jurisdiction and participate in review work.
List of the first batch of national comprehensive tourism demonstration zones:
Beijing: Yanqing District, Huairou District, Pinggu District
Tianjin City: Jizhou District
Hebei Province: Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao City, She County of Handan City, Yixian County of Baoding City
Shanxi Province: Hongdong County, Linfen City, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Manzhouli City
Liaoning Province: Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, Benxi City
Jilin Province: Changbai Mountain Protection and Development Zone Management Committee, Chibei District, Dunhua City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Heilongjiang Province: Mohe City, Heihe City, Wudalianchi City, Daxinganling Region
Shanghai: Huangpu District, Songjiang District
Jiangsu Province: Qinhuai District, Nanjing City, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiawang District, Xuzhou City
Zhejiang Province: Anji County, Huzhou City, Jiangshan City, Quzhou City, Ninghai County, Ningbo City
Anhui Province: Yi County, Huangshan City, Huoshan County, Lu'an City
Fujian Province: Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, Wuyishan City, Nanping City, Wuping County, Longyan City
Jiangxi Province: Jinggangshan City, Ji'an City, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Zixi County, Fuzhou City
Shandong Province: Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Qufu City, Jining City
Henan Province: Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City, Xinxian County, Xinyang City, Jiyuan City
Hubei Province: Huangpi District, Wuhan City, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yiling District, Yichang City
Hunan Province: Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie City, Nanyue District of Hengyang City, Shaoshan City of Xiangtan City
Guangdong Province: Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Taishan City, Jiangmen City
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Laibin City
Hainan Province: Jiyang District, Sanya City, Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County
Chongqing City: Wushan County, Wulong District
Sichuan Province: Dujiangyan City, Chengdu City, Emeishan City, Qingchuan County, Guangyuan City
Guizhou Province: Huaxi District, Guiyang City, Chishui City, Zunyi City, Panzhou City, Liupanshui City
Yunnan Province: Tengchong City, Baoshan City, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City
Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa City Chengguan District, Nyingchi City Lulang Scenic Area Management Committee
Shaanxi Province: Lintong District, Xi'an City, Huayin City, Weinan City
Gansu Province: Jiuquan City, Dunhuang City, Qinghai Province, Qilian County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: Xixia District, Yinchuan City, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Bohu County, Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: 185th Regiment of the 10th Division
Further reading:
Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie: From now on, please call me the “National Global Tourism Demonstration Area”!
Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City: Trinity, don’t look at Tianxia Mountain when you return
Wulingyuan is the most amazing place in the world and the most beautiful one in Wulingyuan. In recent years, Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie City has developed rapidly. From a small remote town to a tourist destination at home and abroad, from "raised in a boudoir where no one knows you" to "no one in the world knows you", it has brought surprises to the world again and again.
Wulingyuan is located in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains in northwest Hunan Province. It has a unique quartz sandstone peak forest landscape and is known as "three thousand peaks and eight hundred beautiful waters". It governs four major scenic areas: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu, Tianzi Mountain, and Yangjiajie. It is one of the world's famous scenic spots.
Relying on its superior resource endowment and good ecological conditions, Wulingyuan has vigorously promoted the construction of a three-in-one comprehensive tourism demonstration area of high-quality scenic spots, characteristic towns, and beautiful countryside through innovative comprehensive scenic spot management systems, tourism service systems, and social security management.