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China.org.cn: Wuhan has come back to life in full swing

Wuhan, the COVID-19 outbreak epicenter, is regaining vitality, the city s vice mayor said Saturday at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing.

Release time : 2020-09-07 16:39:14
source : China.org.cn

Wuhan, the COVID-19 outbreak epicenter, is regaining vitality, the city's vice mayor said Saturday at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing.

"Due to the COVID-19 outbreak early this year, Wuhan's tourism industry was halted and slipped into dormancy for a long period," Chen Honghui, vice mayor of Wuhan, said at the World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development 2020 organized by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF). "But now, the industry has revived, jumping from ice-cold market to warm and now to hot. Wuhan has come back alive with full power."

To continue supporting this positive trend and to inject confidence into industrial growth, the Wuhan government initiated a campaign to make entry into 23 of the city's most popular scenic spots free for all domestic visitors between August and December of this year.

Tourism has been a major feature of the city, renowned for its abundant and lush landscapes as well as its strong cultural traditions. As such, Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, has over the years become a top tourist destination in China.

Chen cited official government statistics that demonstrated a 34% increase in the number of tourists who visited the city's scenic spots in recent months compared with the number in the same period of the last year -- that is, when Wuhan had not yet been struck by the novel coronavirus. Of those visitors, 44.9% came from outside the city.

In addition, he said that as a sign of gratitude to fellow countrymen, the people of Wuhan try not to flock to local sights during weekends and holidays, leaving more opportunities for tourists from outside the city to enjoy them.

Chen believes that Wuhan's tourism recovery is highly compatible with the world tourism conference's theme of "Rebuilding World Tourism for Prosperity," one of the four summit forums of the CIFTIS. He added that Wuhan also provides an amazing

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