Guide county balances pros and cons of tourism

As head of the tourism bureau in Guide county, Qinghai province, Qin Yulan is concerned.

More than 500,000 tourists visited Guide county during the first five months of 2012. Compared with the same period in 2011, this represents an increase of 30 percent and revenues from tourism increased 82 percent.

While the rise of tourism is good for the local economy and the 30-year-old is happy about this, she adds that she is worried about the impact on the environment.