In 2017, the tourism framework in the town of Zhijiang which features “one core with one circle, three lines and many spots around the town” has gradually come into being. The plain has made great breakthroughs. It’s predicted that the number of yearly visitors would register 1.85million at a yearly growth of 14.2%; the income from tourism reached 1.2 billion, increased by 21.8% on a year-on-year basis.

　　Making full use of flowers, fruits and festivals at the local area, Zhijiang has held a series of activities like 2017 Chinese Cycling League Hubei • Zhijiang site as well as the eighth circling Bailizhou cycling competition, Three Gorges Resort • Zhijiang Peach and Art Festival, Guanshan Temple Folk Culture Festival. Picturesque field and beautiful racing tracks, which have been honored as the “most suitable racing tracks for cycling in China,” make Zhijiang well-known around the nation. Meanwhile, the cycling race and rural tourism, which has been promoted by cycling races, have been popular nationwide.

　　The investment in the construction of tourism infrastructures and projects has registered 1.8 billion yuan. The landscaping and lighting projects on the ways to tourist attractions like Zhidang Road, New 318National Highway, and Andong Road have been finished. National Jinhu Wetland Park as well as Jinhu Scenic Spot has finished their investments of 265 million yuan, with the completion of land acquisition and demolition while projects like water ecological treatment, greenway surrounding the lake are stepping up their construction. Tongxin Scenic Spot which features its flowers in Wen’an has made great performance with the number of tourists reached 270 thousand; Dongfang Blossom Valley, with an investment of 30 million from Dongfang Times Corporation, has basically finished its construction while the new-developed tourism projects for students to travel and to learn-Three Gorges International Youth Camp-has begun to take shape. Dianchun Garden is stepping up its layout and construction for infrastructure. Projects like Cow-characterized town-Niulangshan and Three Gorges International Orchard of pomegranates. Bubusheng cultural village featuring its cloth shoes is upgrading its industry.

　　The government of Zhijiang makes full use of all sorts of media to organize national photography competitions and photo exhibitions. Meanwhile, the working staff opens traveling marketing work conferences, traveling introduction and marketing events to promote its tourism. They issued Award for Tourism in Zhijiang, in which the government budgeted more than 2 million yuan to reward the agencies which have made contributions to the promotion of tourism, thus helping to stimulate the local tourist industry. (Correspondent: Liu Xianxin)