The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council: Support the western region to vigorously develop tourism, health care and other service industries

Vigorously develop tourism, leisure, health and wellness and other service industries to create important regional pillar industries.

According to the official Weibo of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on May 18, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of the Western Region in the New Era and Forming a New Pattern" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions" ). Opinions put forward to promote the formation of a modern industrial system. Promote the development of new business formats such as "Internet + Tourism". Support the western region to leverage its advantages in ecology, ethnic customs, and border scenery, deepen international cooperation in tourism resource opening, information sharing, industry supervision, public services, tourism safety, and standardized services, and improve tourism service levels. Relying on scenic spots and border tourism experimental zones, we will vigorously develop tourism, leisure, health and wellness and other service industries to create important regional pillar industries.

The opinion proposes to speed up the opening up and development of border areas. Improve the layout of key border development and opening up pilot zones, border economic cooperation zones, and cross-border economic cooperation zones, and support innovation in cross-border finance, cross-border tourism, customs clearance and law enforcement cooperation, and personnel entry and exit management. We will solidly advance the construction of border tourism pilot zones, cross-border tourism cooperation zones, and agricultural opening-up cooperation pilot zones. Strengthen infrastructure planning and construction. Pay attention to the coordinated development of high-speed railways and ordinary railways, and continue to operate "slow trains" with many stops and low fares. Open up dead roads and bottleneck roads, and strengthen the construction of access to the sea, poverty alleviation channels and tourism transportation infrastructure. Vigorously promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas. On the basis of strengthening protection, we should revitalize rural historical and cultural resources and form rural cultural industries and brands with regional and national characteristics. Strengthen public cultural and sports services. Improve the network of public cultural service facilities, strengthen the use of digital technology, and promote the integration, innovation, and upgrading of cultural projects that benefit the people.

Opinions suggest that China should actively participate in and integrate into the “Belt and Road” construction. Support Xinjiang in accelerating the construction of the core area of ??the Silk Road Economic Belt and forming a westward transportation hub and a center for trade and logistics, culture, science, education, and medical services. Support Chongqing, Sichuan, and Shaanxi in leveraging their comprehensive advantages to build inland open highlands and development and opening hubs. Support Gansu and Shaanxi in fully exploring their historical and cultural advantages and playing their role as important channels and nodes in the Silk Road Economic Belt. Support Guizhou and Qinghai in deepening domestic and foreign ecological cooperation and promoting the construction of a green Silk Road. Support Inner Mongolia’s in-depth participation in the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. Improve the level of openness and cooperation between Yunnan and the Lancang-Mekong River region.

The opinions suggest that key ecological projects should be implemented in depth. We must firmly implement the concept that green waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, insist on protection during development and development during protection, and in accordance with the requirements for the construction of main functional areas across the country, ensure the ecological security of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Yellow River, and protect ecological resources such as glaciers and wetlands. We will further intensify the implementation of key ecological projects such as soil and water conservation, natural forest protection, returning farmland to forest and grassland, returning grazing land to grassland, and the construction of key protective forest systems, carry out land greening actions, steadily promote the construction of natural protected area systems and wetland protection and restoration, and demonstrate The new look of the Great American West. Accelerate the construction of the national park system.