Hunan Has Three New National Civilized Tourism Demonstration Units

2023-05-10

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the second batch of national civilized tourism demonstration units on May 8. Xiangxi's Aizhai-Shibadong-Dehang Grand Canyon Scenic Area, Yongzhou's Ningyuan Jiuyi Mountain-Emperor Shun's Mausoleum Scenic Area, and Hunan China International Travel Service made the list.

The National Tourism Standardization Technical Committee recognized the list. A total of 66 units from across the country were shortlisted, including three from Hunan Province.

The Aizhai-Shibadong-Dehang Grand Canyon Scenic Area is located in the core of Xiangxi Geopark, a UNESCO Global Geopark boasting 160 Paleolithic and Neolithic cultural heritage sites. It consists of Aizhai Bridge in Jishou City, which is known as "Mount Qomolangma" in the international bridge circle; Shibadong Village in Huayuan County, where the idea of "targeted poverty alleviation" was initiated; and Dehang Canyon in Jishou City which is dubbed as the "hometown of the drum" and a "natural oxygen bar". In 2021, the scenic area was added to the 5A category, the highest rating for Chinese scenic spots.

The Mausoleum of Emperor Shun is a national key protected cultural relic unit, an exchange center across the Taiwan Strait, one of the ten historical and cultural landmarks in Hunan Province, one of the ten cultural heritage sites in Hunan Province, one of the ten tourist attractions in Hunan Province, a patriotism education base in Hunan Province, and a national defense education base in Hunan Province. In 2011, the memorial ceremony of worshiping Emperor Shun, the founder of Chinese moral civilization, was included in the national intangible cultural heritage items list.

Hunan China International Travel Service is one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises, one of the first five-star travel agencies in Hunan Province and one of the travel agencies providing group tours to Taiwan. Over the years, the travel agency has successively won the titles of "Top 100 National International Travel Agencies", "Outstanding Groups in National Tourism System", "Best Travel Agency in Hunan Province", "A-grade Travel Agency" and "Most Popular Travel Agency".

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn

Photo source: official WeChat account of Hunan Provincial People's Government