“From small to large, from weak to strong, tourism is increasingly becoming an emerging strategic pillar industry and a livelihood and happiness industry with remarkable epochal characteristics.” The National Tourism Development Conference was held on May 17, at which General Secretary Xi Jinping's recent important instructions on tourism were conveyed.
Since the reform and opening up, especially since the 18th CPC National Congress, China's tourism development has stepped into the fast lane, formed the world's largest domestic tourism market, and become the largest source country and main destination for international tourism.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a comprehensive deployment and put forward clear requirements for accelerating the construction of a strong tourism country and promoting the high-quality development of tourism. Cadres and masses and cultural and tourism workers around the world are deeply excited, saying that they will study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and a series of important expositions on tourism development, firmly take the unique path of China's tourism development, and constantly create a new situation for tourism development.
After studying General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on the site of the conference, Shan Gangxin, director of the Department of Resource Development of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was doubly encouraged: “Tourism in the new era has become an important part of the public's good life. The National Tourism Development Conference was held and General Secretary Xi Jinping gave important instructions, which makes us culture and tourism workers feel deeply responsible and honorable. We will deeply practice the concept of tourism for the people, and constantly promote the high-quality development of tourism, so that the majority of domestic and foreign tourists through tourism, better feel the beauty of China's mountains and rivers, culture, life and times.”
Arctic Village in Mohe, Heilongjiang, was a small frontier village many years ago. Now, it has developed into a tourist destination, with more than 500 villagers starting their own businesses and operating farmhouses and lodgings.
“Tourism is a people's livelihood and happiness industry with significant characteristics of the times, and we in Arctic Village have a personal experience.” Arctic Village Snowman Chalet B&B owner Shi Ruijuan introduced the local combination of regional advantages in the development of special tourism, many villagers are bosses, tour guides and photographers. “Tourism has changed Arctic Village. We have to cherish the border scenery, ice and snow resources more, so that tourism can benefit the people of the border for a long time.”
In early summer, Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has clear pools of water, competing dragon boats and bustling tourists.
“Successfully walked out of a unique Chinese tourism development road”, the General Secretary of China's tourism development achievements of the affirmation, so that Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park Administration Executive Deputy Director Sun Xiong clear the next step of the focus of the work: “Xixi Wetland over the years to adhere to the 'Green as the background color, culture as the soul' to develop tourism, we will realize the refinement of resource management and the wisdom of ecological protection through digital reform, strengthen the cultural excavation and display, and promote the integration of science and technology, culture and tourism, and strive to make the green water and green mountains more beautiful, and to make the gold and silver mountains bigger.”
“Integrate government and market, supply and demand, protection and development, domestic and international, development and security”, the requirements put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping impressed Dai Bin, President of the China Tourism Academy, “Integrate the five pairs of relationships, reflecting profound systematic thinking and dialectics, which must be handled well in the process of promoting high-quality development of the tourism industry. General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly elaborated the great significance, important principles, and key tasks of improving the modern tourism system in the new era and new journey, and we should follow the important instructions of the General Secretary, concentrate our efforts, and make continuous progress toward the goal of a strong tourism country.”
In Guilin, Guangxi, the Xiangshan scenic spot, regarded as a “city business card”, will be officially opened for free in 2022. After studying the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, He Jintao, general manager of the scenic area, has repeatedly thought about how to “let tourism better serve the good life”.
“The important instructions of the General Secretary have made me more aware that tourism development is closely related to serving the people. We should continue to work on improving the quality of service, improve tourism public service facilities, adhere to the people-centered development of tourism, and create a livable city for the people.” He Jintao said.
Rongjiang, Guizhou Province, “village basketball game” court, tourists gathered together with beautiful fireworks. From the people's happiness to the revitalization of the countryside, witnessed the changes of “village basketball game”, Sun Guoxiu, general manager of Rongjiang County Guzhou Cultural Tourism Investment Development (Group) Limited Liability Company general manager has a lot of feelings: “General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the tourism industry better ‘promote economic development’, which makes the tourism industry better ‘to promote economic development’. It makes us energized. The 'Village Basketball Game' is a new product of the integrated development of culture, sports, tourism and business, and we will strive to make the 'Village Basketball Game' popular all the time, and help urban and rural construction and development through tourism.”
The Yungang Grottoes scenic area in Datong, Shanxi Province, is magnificent and blends the ancient and the modern. “The General Secretary emphasized the role of tourism in ‘constructing a spiritual home’, which provides an important guideline for the development of tourism in the Yungang Grottoes.” Cui Xiaoxia, director of the Yungang Research Institute Culture and Tourism Integration and Development Center, said, “Yungang Grottoes is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, and traveling here is also a process of perceiving Chinese culture and enhancing cultural confidence. We should always put the protection in the first place, through strengthening the explanation, revitalization of cultural relics, etc., to enhance the tourists to continue the Chinese cultural lineage, the construction of the Chinese nation's modern civilization of self-confidence.”
General Secretary Xi Jinping's concern and care for tourism work has also given Wan Yujun, an English tour guide at the CITS Head Office, which belongs to CTS Travel, a deeper understanding of her profession: “As an inbound English tour guide, I feel honored to be able to show the charm of Chinese culture to the whole world through my work, and to promote mutual understanding and respect among different cultures. To do a good job as a tour guide, we need to build a bridge between China and foreign countries, so that more people can understand China and fall in love with it.”
The General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that all regions and departments should effectively strengthen the sense of responsibility and mission of the work, strengthen the division of labor and coordination, and effectively implement the work.
“The General Secretary asked to promote the long-term and stable high-quality development of the tourism industry, Hunan should adhere to the correct and innovative, improve quality and efficiency, integration and development, to take up this mission.” Li Aiwu, director of Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said, “The third Hunan Tourism Development Conference will be held in September, we want to use the conference as a handhold to accelerate the deep integration of culture and tourism, vigorously promote the multiplication plan of the cultural and creative tourism industry, and contribute wisdom and strength to accelerate the construction of a tourism powerhouse that is satisfactory to the people, has distinctive Chinese characteristics, and a strong ability to compete internationally.”