Spring Festival Winter Tourism in Jilin becomes hot

According to the data by Jilin Province Tourism Development Committee, tourists from all around the world visited Jilin Province during the Spring Festival Golden Week, spending 9.701 billion Yuan.

Jilin Province had over 10 million tourist arrivals, an increase of 20.02% year on year. The tourism revenue of Jilin Province was 9.701 billion Yuan, a growth of 28.13% year on year. The consumption per person was 908.30 Yuan, increasing by 57.58 Yuan and 6.77% compared to the same period last year.

The ClubMed Beidahu Ski Resort and the Vanke Lake Sonhua Resort had 25,000 tourist arrivals with entrance ticket income 9.17 million Yuan, both of which rose by 20% year on year. The Lianhua Mountain Ski Resort had 6,000 tourist arrivals, increasing by 29.0% year on year, and it gained entrance ticket income of 723,000 Yuan, up by 18.2% year on year. Changchun Jing Yue Tan Ski Resort had 8,700 tourist arrivals, increasing 46.4% year on year, and it gained entrance ticket income of 58,000 Yuan, up by 20.5% year on year.

Jinlin Province is located in the golden zone of ice-snow latitude. Changchun City, Jilin City and Changbai Mountain are the selected training bases of the Chinese national team for the Winter Olympic Games.

The Jilin Provincial Government has stated that, by 2020, Jilin Province aims to be a world-class tourism destination and education training center, personnel exchange centre, international exchange center and creative research and development center for the development of the Chinese winter sports industry. By 2020 Jilin Province should have 100 million tourist arrivals and should earn winter sports tourism revenue of 23 billion Yuan. 

According to the director of the Jinlin Province Tourism Bureau, the Provincial Government has ordered all schools to set up winter sports courses and to teach knowledge about winter sports. 

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