Was the Sichuan earthquake scenic spot Jiuzhaigou affected?

During the "5.6.112" Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, Jiuzhaigou Valley, a famous world heritage site in Sichuan, was one of the "lucky ones" that was not damaged among the many scenic spots in Sichuan. However, due to road fractures and other reasons, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area is still not open to group tourists. The person in charge of the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Management Bureau said in an interview with reporters on the 16th that the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area is expected to reopen to tourists this summer.

It is understood that during the earthquake, Jiuzhaigou Landscape and hundreds of hotels at the mouth of the ditch were not affected by the earthquake. However, due to the comprehensive damage to the road from Chengdu into Jiuzhaigou, this made the tourist area There are almost no tourists entering Jiuzhaigou during the peak season.

"Although there are only dozens of individual tourists every day, the staff of the administration are working hard every day." said Feng Gang, deputy director of the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Administration.

"Under normal circumstances, May and June every year are the peak tourist seasons in Jiuzhaigou. Six to seven thousand people come to visit Jiuzhaigou Wonderland every day." Feng Gang told reporters.

Huang Hai, manager of Western Sichuan Holiday Travel Agency, said: "A certain number of tourists will travel to Sichuan during the school holidays in July and August this year. During the golden tourism period of Jiuzhaigou in September and October, many tourists will fly to Jiuzhaigou. "

It is reported that in order to quickly get rid of the shadow of the earthquake, Jiuzhaigou will take a series of measures to restore tourism popularity. Lin Jiashui, deputy director of the Marketing Department of the Jiuzhaigou Tourism Bureau, said: "Jiuzhaigou will first adjust its target market. Since the western highway is blocked, it will take a long time to open the road. In the near future, efforts will still be made to attract tourists who come to Jiuzhaigou by air. ”

“In addition to cities such as Chengdu and Chongqing, we will also seek support from the National Tourism Administration and the Sichuan Provincial Tourism Bureau to develop other cities with direct flights to Jiuhuang Airport.”

Lin Jiashui also said: "In addition, we are negotiating with five-star hotels, airlines and travel agencies to launch preferential routes. This clearly marked price and packaged discounts are conducive to the rapid launch of the post-disaster tourism market."

According to It is understood that in order to restore its popularity, Jiuzhaigou will also innovate its product system. When the roads in Wenchuan and Maoxian are blocked, it will actively develop a tourist route from Lanzhou, Gansu - Hongyuan - Jiuzhaigou, allowing tourists to have a journey from plains to grasslands and then to mountain canyons. special experience.

After completing his service mission in the disaster area, a Hong Kong psychological education volunteer passed by the post-earthquake Jiuzhaigou Valley on June 18 to take pictures of the exceptionally peaceful scenery. The Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan did not damage the Jiuzhaigou Valley 400 kilometers away at all. The tourist facilities in the scenic area are as complete as ever. Travel agency group tours will be partially resumed before the end of June. Access is mainly through aviation and bypass roads in Gansu and Sichuan provinces. Currently, it receives tourists every day Some individual travelers. Photo by Jia Guorong, China News Service

China News Service, Jiuzhaigou, June 19th: Officials answer questions: Tourism in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area needs to be restored after the disaster

China News Service reporter Wang Zumin

It is the peak tourist season, and the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, which was once a popular World Natural Heritage Site and World Biosphere Reserve, is deserted. The Wenchuan Earthquake not only caused huge losses to the lives and property of the people in the disaster area, but also made this tourist resort bear the daily stress. Economic losses amounting to millions of dollars.

A few days ago, our reporter made a special trip to Jiuzhaigou. This famous scenic spot, known as "Wonderland on Earth" and "Fairy Tale World", still has its charm. But in the loneliness with no one cheering, those colorful Haizi Lake and the cascading calcified waterfalls are more beautiful and more heartbreaking.

“At this time in previous years, Jiuzhaigou received an average of more than 18,000 tourists a day. However, since the earthquake, the number of individual tourists in the scenic spot every day can only be ten or even single digits, and the loss of tickets alone has been The number reaches more than 20 million, and nearly 30,000 scenic area employees are unemployed," said Wang Qiang, director of the Marketing Department of Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Management Bureau.

It is estimated that the Wenchuan earthquake will cause the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area to lose 450 million in ticket revenue this year, and the economic loss of the entire area will reach 80 to 10 billion.

As for the current safety issues in Jiuzhaigou that travel agencies and tourists are most concerned about, Wang Qiang said firmly: "I guarantee in the name of the scenic spot that there are no current safety and health problems in Jiuzhaigou."

Lin Jiashui, deputy director of the Marketing Department of Jiuzhaigou Scenic Management Bureau, introduced the situation of the scenic spot during the earthquake: A strong earthquake was felt in the office building of Jiuzhaigou Scenic Management Bureau, but no houses were damaged. A small amount of gravel rolled down from the higher mountains in the scenic area. There were about 5,000 tourists in the scenic area at that time. Since most of them were in motion, the feeling was not obvious.

After the earthquake, management staff quickly went into the ditch to maintain order and evacuate tourists. No casualties or property damage occurred. Subsequently, the Administration immediately sent personnel from the protection, management, security and other departments into the ditch to inspect various scenic spots, roads along the way, plank roads, guardrails, etc. No major losses or hidden dangers were found. A small section of the guardrail at Laohuhai was damaged by stones and has been replaced in time.

The aftershocks did not have any impact on the scenic spot. In the earthquake situation report provided by the Administration Bureau to the Aba Prefecture Government and Tourism Bureau, except for the first report of minor damage, there were no other reports.

Lin Jiashui said: After the earthquake, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area has not received a single tour group, but there are still a small number of individual tourists traveling there.

In line with the principle of "tourists first", Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area remains open.

Due to the small number of tourists, most scenic spots and surrounding service industries are closed, so a small number of individual tourists may experience some inconvenience when visiting. However, the scenic area administration and surrounding service industries are on standby. Once the passenger flow increases, all supporting services and related entertainment projects will be fully restored.

Currently, air routes to Jiuzhaigou are open. Due to the sharp drop in passenger numbers after the earthquake, there were only two flights from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou. However, the Administration has reached an agreement with the airlines. Once tourism resumes, flights to Jiuzhaigou will increase rapidly. At this time in previous years, flights to Jiuzhaigou were daily. There are more than thirty flights.

In addition, direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen that were originally scheduled to be launched this year were delayed due to the earthquake. Once the passenger base is sufficient, the above-mentioned direct flights are still expected to be opened.

In terms of highways: the western route from Gansu to Jiuzhaigou is already in normal operation, and the eastern route from Mianyang to Jiuzhaigou via Jiangyou and Pingwu is already passable, but further repairs are currently being made to increase the capacity of carrying large traffic. ability. In addition, relevant parties have issued tourist shuttle buses from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou, taking a detour from Ma'erkang.

Wang Qiang said: Aba Prefecture is the hardest-hit area by this huge earthquake. As the pillar industry of Aba Prefecture, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area also undertakes the important tasks of Aba Prefecture’s self-rescue and post-disaster reconstruction. The administration has considered setting up a special fund with part of future ticket revenue. Therefore, every tourist who goes to Jiuzhaigou while enjoying the beautiful scenery is also contributing to the post-disaster reconstruction of Aba Prefecture.

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