(Reporter: Huang Xiang; Correspondent: Wang Jun, Chen Yao) On March 22, the joint operation ceremony of the first quarter’skey project of Dianjun District andYichang’sproject (Dianjun District)of tourism industry at the level of 100 billionYuan washeld in the Mingcui Valley scenicspot. A total of six key projects,including twotourism projects, have been started together this time,with a total investment of more than 400 million Yuan.

　　TheMingcui Valley leisure renovation project ofYichang Huaiyi Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 160 million Yuan, will make full use of the natural resources and rich historical and cultural resources of the Mingcui Valley, and strive to build a national 4Ascenic spot, so as todrive the economicdevelopment of the surroundingareas. With atotal investment of 45 million Yuan,Huashanshihai residential resort project is located atXijiashang village, Tucheng townand it will constructfour major areas, which are Huashanshihai, leisureon the tea mountain, folk custom hotel and parent-child idyllic garden. After the completion of the project, it will achieve an annual sales income of 10 million Yuan, employ more than 100 people and drive the surrounding agriculture to increase revenue by nearly 5 million Yuan.

　　On the same day, the following projects were also launched: the optimization and reconstruction of the Three Gorges Pharmaceutical Sewage Treatment System with a total investment of 10 million Yuan, the Tianhai Special Education Secondary Vocational School with a total investment of 150 million Yuan, the R&D of perforatedgun barrels and production line construction ofZhongnan Precise Steel Pipe Company with a total investment of 10 million Yuan, and the project of overturning dam and connecting the south gas station with a total investment of 27 million Yuan, etc.