Yangshuo, Guilin Transforming from Scenic Spot Tourism to Whole Area Tourism

On February 17th, while the Spring Festival golden week has passed, self-driving tourists still flock to the scenic spots in Yangshuo County, Guilin. According to statistics, only the Spring Festival golden week’s seven days, Yangshuo County received 404,300 tourists from home and abroad, up 15% on year-on-year basis; self-driving cars reached nearly 100,000 and tourism revenue reached 535 million yuan, up 46% on year-on-year basis.

During the Spring Festival this year, Yangshuo County’s tourism market presented an obvious trend of transforming from scenic spot tourism to whole area tourism. In Yangshuo County and its rural areas, in Lijiang River and Yulong River, family tourists coming for leisure travel filled the places. People watching flowers, enjoying beautiful scenery, picking fruits and experiencing folk culture compose a spectacular spring scene.