'China's Switzerland' sees big tourism push
By Palden Nyima and Daqiong in Lhasa, Tibet |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-10-18 15:31
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The international tourism town project was officially started in March 2017, and more than one million tourists visited the town in 2018.
Currently, more villagers are involved in the tourism business around the town as well. According to a rough estimate, there are more than 120 family inns in the Tashi Gang village adjacent to the town, and the per-capita disposable income of rural residents in the village hit more than 26,000 yuan in 2018.
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