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Tourists welcome in Jilin province
By Liu Mingtai (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-10-22 08:07
With a total revenue reaching 100 billion yuan in 2012, or 10 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), tourism is expected to become a pillar industry in Jilin province over the next four years, Jilin Governor Han Changfu said at a conference on Jilin's tourism development recently held in Changchun, capital of the province in northeast China. Minister of the National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei, Secretary of the Jilin Committee of the Communist Party of China Wang Min and other high-ranking local officials attended the conference. Han said during recent years, Jilin has witnessed rapid economic development, with its GDP growth ranking second in the nation for two and a half years. To revitalize the old industrial base in Jilin and promote its overall economic development, the provincial government made a decision in 2006 to build tourism into one of the pillar industries in Jilin. Han revealed the timetable for realizing this goal. In 2011, the province is expected to receive 1 million overseas tourists and 50 million domestic tourists, and generate tourism revenues of 87 billion yuan. In 2012, the revenue will reach 100 billion yuan, accounting for 10 percent of GDP. The province's unique attractions include the dense forests and grand gorges of the Changbai Mountains, the rime in Jilin City, the wetlands in the west and the rich ethnic cultures belonging to the Korean, Mongolian and Manchu peoples. Despite the rich tourism resources, however, the development of the sector in Jilin still lags behind other provinces with strong tourism industries, Han noted. |
