/PRNewswire/ The 5th Diplomats Tour to Shaanxi, themed In Love with Shaanxi on the Silk Road , commenced in Yan an on June 5. The tour is organized by CRI.
Less than one week after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, led the members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to visit Yan an, an old revolutionary base in Northwest China s Shaanxi Province, on October 26.
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Red tourism booms on interest from young By CHENG SI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-06-29 09:09 Share CLOSE Photo taken on May 1, 2021 shows tourists visiting the former site of Zhazidong detention house in Southwest China s Chongqing municipality. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourism has reinvigorated some scenic spots in former backwater areas, creating attractions that are giving a boost to local economies.
Recognized as one of the most important revolutionary bases in China, Yan an, in Shaanxi province, has been one of the beneficiaries of an emerging Red tourism trend. Figures from Yan an s bureau of culture and tourism show it received over 73 million visitors in 2019, who brought revenue of 49.5 billion yuan ($7.7 billion) to the city. Four years earlier it had 40.2 million visitors and earned 22.8 billion yuan from them.
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