During Dragon Boat Festival, there was stream of tourists visiting the Dongjiang Lake.
Many citizens and tourists went to the water park in the West River Scenery Belt to play.
On June 19th, the reporter learnd from the Chenzhou Municipal Tourism Foreign Affairs Bureau that Chenzhou City received a total of 703.3 thousand tourists, an increase of 33.76% during the Dragon Boat Festival; the comprehensive income of tourism was 503 million yuan, an increase of 45.38%.
During the holiday, Dongjiang Lake Scenic Spot, Mangshan Mountain Scenic Spot, Feitian Mountain Scenic Spot and other brand scenic spots were attractive and popular with tourists. The scenic spots above the national 4A-level received more than 90% of the total number of tourists; in terms of travel mode, self-driving travel was still the main force, and short-distance self-driving travel accounted for more than 70% of the total number of Chenzhou tourists; the rural tourism was still the first choice, and the West River Scenery Belt across Guiyang, Beihu, Suxian and Yongxing districts, Yongxing Banliang Ancient Village with ancient dwellings in southern Hunan, and Rucheng Shazhou Village - the "Half of quilt" story birthplace were all the hot destinations for rural leisure. Chenzhou tourism is changing and upgrading from traditional "sightseeing tourism" to more comprehensive "leisure vacation tourism", the sports tourism, study tourism, tourist accommodation, real person CS and other new forms of business are emerging gradually, and the riding horse, outdoor camping and other leisure plaies have become the new favorite of tourists.