The reception volume of the Three Gorges Dam tourist area has exceeded one million in 2018

At 10:58 am on May 25, 2018, the Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area welcomed its one millionth tourist of 2018. The number of tourists received has officially exceeded one million, which is nearly one year earlier than the same period last year, setting a historical record for the fastest reception.

On that day, Ms. Zhao from Heilongjiang received flowers, books on the Three Gorges Project, and lifetime free admission privileges from the Three Gorges Dam Scenic Area. She was very surprised by the three gifts. She said excitedly that she felt extremely proud as a Chinese after seeing the General Secretary's inspection of the Three Gorges Project on the news, and she had brought her daughter to experience the grand spectacle of the great powers' heavy weapons.

Data shows that as of May 24th, the total number of tourists in the Three Gorges Dam tourist area has increased by 156000 compared to the same period last year. The cumulative growth rate of the land market has reached 29%, the best level in the same period in history. Since the beginning of this year, the tourist reception and service facilities of the Three Gorges Dam scenic spot in Yichang have been continuously improved, becoming the most popular tourist attraction in Yichang and attracting a large number of visitors every year. This year, a special research and study group was established at the Three Gorges Dam to tailor patriotic education research and study practice classrooms for students. The Three Gorges Dam research and study tourism products quickly covered the whole province and even the whole country from Yichang City, and received nearly 20000 research and study teams this year.

Since the beginning of this year, the scenic area has closely focused on the overall idea of "grasping management, promoting service, building image, and achieving good results", with the core of comprehensively improving service level and quality. Through activities such as "picking thorns" and "service stars" to strive for excellence, starting from strengthening management, effectively regulating window services, and comprehensively improving the quality of tourism services in the scenic area.

The tourist reception service facilities are constantly improving, and the leisure facilities project in the park and the Tanziling green space restoration and understory rest area renovation project have been completed. The construction of the park monitoring system upgrade and the diversion park renovation project is underway, and the planning and design of the 185 park and the diversion park planning and design scheme discussion are also steadily advancing.

Intensify the promotion of scenic spots, and expand the land promotion area from 5 provinces last year to 11 provinces. Establishing a research and study special working group, tailoring patriotic education research and study practice classrooms for students with focus and professionalism, and creating a Three Gorges Dam research and study tourism product that quickly covers the whole province and even the whole country from Yichang City. This year, nearly 20000 research and study teams were received. The brand influence of the Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area continues to increase, and the effect of showcasing the group's image and driving local economic development is becoming more apparent.

With the arrival of the peak summer season, the number of tourists to the Three Gorges Dam tourist area will continue to rise, and students will become the mainstream of tourists and grow rapidly. The tourism company will strictly follow the requirements of the tourism department and the base company, closely focus on various business goals, be proactive, scientifically predict the growth of tourists, coordinate reception plans, improve service management measures, and make every effort to do a good job in various tourism reception work to ensure safe travel for tourists.