TrainY438 departing from Guangzhou arrived at Yichangdong Railway Stationat 1:00 a.m., August 19with 515 tourists from Guangdong and other places. The tourists wouldspend 2 days and a night enjoying the scenery of the YangtzeRiver and the Xiling Gorge.This wasthe first special trans-provincial travel train since trans-provincial travel was resumedin Hubei province after thepandemic.

　　Based on the introduction of Yan Xudong, general manager of Hubei Xiazhou International Travel Agency, Co.Ltd., Hubei province had not been included in its “Tour to the Northwest”. In an effort to actively respondto the call of "attracting tourists to Hubei", the companyfinally managed to add Yichang into the destinationsby promoting relevant preferentialtravel policies of Hubei.

　　Tourists visitedthe Three Vistors' Caveand the Three Gorges Tribe Scenic Spot atdaytime to appreciate the landscapeof YangtzeRiver and the Xiling Gorge. At night, they took a night travel cruise on Yangtze River to experience the risen water level at the shiplock of Gezhou Damand feel night life in Yichang.

　　In July this year, incentive measures for travel agencies attracting tourists to Yichang were launched to motivate the enthusiasm of tourism enterprises.Up to now, many travel agencies in Yichang have organized over 2,000 tourists through charterbuses, group self-driving tours and other ways. Over 70,000 tourists came to Yichang in the first week since all levelAscenic spots offered free admission.