Scenic area on track for full reopening

Jiuzhaigou, a scenic valley in southwestern China's Sichuan province that is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, will fully reopen to tourists in the foreseeable future, a senior official said on Friday.

It was closed temporarily following a magnitude 7 earthquake in August 2017 and partially reopened a year ago.

Peng Qinghua, secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, heralded the full reopening at a group discussion during the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, in Beijing.