On the evening of August 22, a magnificent viewcan be enjoyed. On the Yangtze River Yichang section of the Three Gorges Visitor Center from Yichang Port to Huangbaihe Wharf, four night cruise ships are receiving passengers simultaneously for the first time.
More than 4,000 tourists enjoyedthe beautiful night of Yichang, and experienced travelingthrough the GezhoubaDamby shipin the twilight. It’s said thatJiaoyun•Night Travel of Yangtze Riverhas received 12,000 tourists from August 15 to 23, of whichthosefrom outside of Hubeiaccounted for 55%. This is the first time that 4 cruise shipshave beenlaunchedsimultaneously to servetouristssince the launching of night cruise.
Jiaoyun•Night Travel of Yangtze River resumed navigationon March 27 this year. With the increase of temperatures and the launch of a series of preferential policiesof some enterprises, night travel ofYangtze River has gradually become the priorityto enjoy the urban night lifefor tourists who pass by or come to Yichang.
"The popularization of NightTravel of Yangtze Riverbenefits from the preferential policy." Mao Xiang, deputy general manager of the tourism development department of Yichang Transportation Group, believes thatit is thepolicies such as "Affordable Travel forHubei" and "Affordable Travel forYichang" launched in Augustthat make tourism in Yichangpopular now, which has also played aradiating and leading role in non-free admissiontourism products in surrounding areas. Under the premise of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, we will focus on creating high-quality night travelexperienceof "slow-pacedlife", attractingmore travelersto “stay”, and empowering the extension of the Yichang tourism industry chain, he said. (Reporter Wang Ying, Trainee Reporter Shen YuanandCorrespondent Ding Lingli)