Chongqing- On March 31, the Chongqing Municipal People's Government released the 14th Five-Year Plan for Culture and Tourism Development in Chongqing (2021-2025). According to the plan, by 2035, Chongqing will be built into a city strong in culture and a world-renowned tourism city. The cultural soft power will be enhanced, and tourism's popularity and reputation will be improved.

The plan shows that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Chongqing will accelerate the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor, build a tourism development pattern of "one area and two clusters," implement tourism boutique projects, enhance the tourism public service system, promote the innovation of cultural and tourism integration systems and mechanisms, and strengthen planning implementation.

Among them, in terms of accelerating the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor, the plan proposes four orientations: inheriting and promoting the Bashu culture, accelerating the development of the Bashu culture and tourism industry, focusing on the market promotion of the cultural tourism corridor, and establishing and improving the joint construction mechanism.

To accelerate the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor, Chongqing and Chengdu will focus on major projects. Including jointly promoting tourism routes and developing the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Wulong Karst, Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain, and other international tourism products. In addition, both sides will jointly promote the creation of digital cultural industry clusters and create a national cultural export base and cultural equipment manufacturing industrial park.

Chongqing and Chengdu will co-organize Sichuan Opera Festival. (iChongqing file photo)

As for the significant cultural and tourism marketing projects, Chongqing and Chengdu will co-organize Sichuan Opera Festival, Chengdu-Chongqing Cultural and Tourism Public Service and Product Purchasing Conference, and Bashu Chorus Festival. The two sides also plan to launch Bashu Culture and Tourism Industry Boutique Project Exchange Matchmaking Conference to expand the internal circulation of the culture and tourism industry. The third is to co-build the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor Promotion Alliance and jointly launch the image promotional video of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor.

The peak of the Three Gorges. (iChongqing file photo)

In terms of constructing the tourism development pattern of "one area and two clusters," the plan proposes three directions: accelerating the construction of world-renowned urban tourist destinations, the construction of the Yangtze River Three Gorges International Golden Tourism Belt, and the construction of the integrated development of culture and tourism in the Wuling Mountains in southeastern Chongqing.

In terms of building a world-renowned urban tourist destination, Chongqing's goal is to achieve a total tourism revenue of 450 billion yuan by the end of 2025, add at least 20 national 4A-level tourist attractions, add two city-level tourist resorts, as well as cultivate 100 high-quality and characteristic tourist routes.

In terms of building the Yangtze River Three Gorges International Golden Tourism Belt, Chongqing aims to achieve a comprehensive tourism income of 155 billion yuan by the end of 2025 and add 21 new national 4A-level tourist attractions and six city-level tourist resorts with five-star standards. The number of cruise ships is expected to reach 30, and 40 high-quality and characteristic tourist routes are expected to be cultivated.