A city in Shandong that should not be underestimated has the highest increase in tourism revenue. Which city is it?

Shandong has always been a city rich in tourism resources. And like provinces such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Shandong's tourism resource industry development is also very complete, which also makes Shandong's tourism economy a more important pillar of its economic development. In 2018, Shandong Province’s tourism revenue exceeded 1 trillion. Among them, Qingdao, Jinan and Yantai still have the highest tourism income. The tourism revenue of these three cities has exceeded 100 billion.

However, it is not the above cities that have the highest increase in tourism revenue, but another city that is not particularly eye-catching - Weihai. Weihai is relatively less eye-catching. Although it is a coastal tourist city, because it is next to Qingdao, Qingdao has attracted the attention that should belong to Weihai to a certain extent. Although this is true in terms of fame and popularity, Weihai is still "awesome" in terms of tourism revenue.

Although Weihai's tourism revenue in 2018 has not exceeded 100 billion for the time being, its tourism revenue growth rate has reached 15%, which is higher than Qingdao. Weihai can currently be said to be a newly popular tourist city in Shandong. This is partly because the number of tourists in Qingdao has become oversaturated during the same period, making Weihai next to Qingdao a secondary destination. On the other hand, with the continuous development of Weihai's economy, more tourists have begun to know Weihai and fall in love with Weihai.

The city of Weihai is China’s first national-level sanitary city, and its urban construction is extremely outstanding. Later, titles including National Tourism City, National Forest City, and National Civilized City appeared, and Weihai started its own journey as a tourist city. At present, there are 16 A-level and above tourist attractions in Weihai, and as many as 80 tourist attractions. Among them, the most popular are Weihai's international bathing beaches, beaches, silver beaches, islands, etc.

Islands including Hailu Island and Liugong Island have become the fastest growing tourist attractions in Weihai. Chengshantou in Weihai is also a popular attraction. Together with Yalong Bay in Sanya and Yehliu in Keelung, Taiwan, it is the three most beautiful coasts in China. Moreover, Chengshantou is also known as "China's Cape of Good Hope". These are the capital and strength of Weihai's increasingly developed tourism industry.

I believe that as time goes by, Weihai will definitely become a pillar city of tourism in the province in the future.