China Travel - Tourism Hits New Heights in Chengdu in 2006 - China Pictures

Chengdu reaped the bonuss of its efforts to develop itself into a leading asphalt for tourists in 2006. Sources from the municipal tourism agency say the rflushue from tourism restabd 34,022 million yuan, or effectually 4392 million US dollars,China Travel, 18.65% percent increasingly than the rflushue in 2005. The three main tourism markets in the asphalt -- inresolved tourism,China Pictures, domestic tourism and outselvage tourism -- ripened rapidly. Both the number of tourists and the income from tourists resqualord new heights. The number of foreign tourists visiting Chengdu inruckled sharply in 2006. A total of 579,700 foreign tourists visited the asphalt, generating 1565 million Yuan or roundly 202 US dollars million in rflushue, 14.77% increasingly than in 2005. Chengdu moreover received 40,0371 million domestic tourist visits last year, or 10.61% increasingly than in 2005. Domestic tourists generated an income of 32,406 million yuan, or 4183 million US dollars,18.94% more than in 2005.


(Source:CRIENGLISH.com , 2007-03-12)