On the morning of September 11, a press conference on Xinjiang Yili Prefecture’s autumn and winter tourism preferential policies was held in the press conference hall on the fifth floor of the state government. Sun Yan, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the state party committee, Zhao Jianqiang, deputy secretary-general of the state government, and deputy director of the state culture and tourism bureau Zhu Jianhua, Deputy Director of the Promotion and Promotion Department of the State Bureau of Culture and Tourism Qian Bin, Yili Prefecture Travel Agency Association, Yili Youth League Travel Agency, Yili Huacheng International Travel Service, Yili Asia Travel Service, Yili Friendship Travel Service, Yili Sino-Italian International Travel Service, Yili General Travel Service, Yili Beautiful Views The heads of the International Travel Agency, Yili Tourism International Travel Agency, Xinjiang Kanghui Yili Branch, and reporters from the news media attended the press conference.
Sun Yan, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the state party committee, presided over the press conference. Zhao Jianqiang, deputy secretary-general of the state government, released the preferential policies for autumn and winter tourism in Yili Prefecture; Zhu Jianhua, deputy director of the state culture and tourism bureau, released the autumn and winter cultural tourism festival activities in Yili Prefecture.
Autumn and winter cultural tourism festivals in counties and cities in Yili Prefecture
The Yili River Valley has unique geographical and climatic conditions. The autumn in Yili is colorful and colorful, and the winter in Yili is dreamlike and like a fairy tale world. The climate in autumn is mild and the fruits are fragrant. The average temperature in winter is about minus 10 degrees and the average altitude is about 1,000 meters. It is very suitable for autumn and winter tourism activities, especially for skiing, skating, sightseeing, photography, hiking, self-driving and other projects. All have better natural conditions. Vigorously developing autumn and winter tourism is an effective way to realize four-season tourism and improve tourism benefits. In order to effectively build autumn and winter tourism into an important growth point for the development of the autonomous prefecture's tourism industry, make up for the losses caused by the epidemic, and strive to complete the annual goals and tasks, The Yili Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau deeply taps the potential of the autumn and winter tourism market. By holding the Ice and Snow Cultural Tourism Festival and a series of cultural, sports and entertainment activities, it shows the charm of autumn and winter tourism and promotes the development of the tourism economy. A total of 9 state-level festival activities are planned to be carried out in the prefecture in autumn and winter. and 56 county and city-level festival activities. The specific contents are as follows.
1. 9 state-level festivals
1. "Tianma International Tourism Festival" (Zhaosu County), around September 25, the "2020 China Xinjiang Yili Tianma Tourism Festival" will be held with the theme of "Tianma Legend" Tianma culture and carrying forward the spirit of the times will be carried out in an activity matrix of events + activities + products + new media. The entire event was "live broadcast of festivals, online travel to Zhaosu" and was widely publicized by all media. China Telecom's 5G live broadcast and professional live broadcast team were live broadcast online to increase the supply of online tourism and enable netizens from all over the country to travel online to Zhaosu.
2. In the mass cultural performance season of "Cultural Enriching Xinjiang and Tourism Promoting Xinjiang", starting in June, counties and cities will use singing and dancing, intangible cultural heritage displays, operas, sketches, etc. to carry out performance activities based on local characteristics. Each county is responsible for 2 special performances, which are performed every weekend in the "Light of the Silk Road" town in Yining City.
3. Horgos Happy Shopping Festival (Khorgos City), from October 1st to December 31st, relies on the major duty-free shops in the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Center to enrich the types of duty-free products. During the National Day and New Year’s Day Launch duty-free shopping promotions to attract tourists to shop and boost tourism consumption.
4. "Golden Autumn October" Photography Contest (Gongliu County, Zhaosu County, and Nileke County), from September 5 to October 15, 2020, with the themes of natural scenery, folk customs, and national unity, respectively. Conduct photography contests on autumn scenery and cultural activities, and produce micro videos for promotion.
5. "Celebrate the Harvest and Welcome a Well-off Society" Farmers' Harvest Festival (Yining City, Tekes County, and Nilek County), September 22-26, with the theme of "Celebrate the Harvest and Welcome a Well-off Society" to make China a success The Farmers Harvest Festival promotes the harvest festival to become a custom, with opening ceremonies, agricultural and sideline product exhibitions, drone performances, agricultural equipment and agricultural supplies exhibitions, interactive games, intangible cultural heritage display experiences, food festivals, live broadcasts and other activities.
6. Yili Prefecture "Snow Love" Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Festival (counties and cities), from November 2020 to January 2021, Xinyuan County will be the main venue for the opening ceremony, and the other counties and cities will set up branch venues in three A variety of activities with a high degree of public participation will be carried out during the month.Such as: the opening ceremony of the Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Festival, theatrical performances, ice and snow sculptures, ski competitions, winter swimming, long-distance running, food tasting, exhibition and sales of special products, etc.
7. "Tianma Treading on the Snow" Winter Slaughter Festival (Tekes County, Zhaosu County), December 2020, showing the winter slaughter culture, holding falconry, winter hunting, skiing, snow cross-country, horse racing, and holding sheep traditions Various activities such as sports activities, cultural performances in the square, and exhibitions and sales of ethnic cuisine and specialty products will be broadcast live online.
8. "Grassland Lak Festival" (Zhaosu County), mid-September to late October is the most delicious time for Zhaosu grassland Lak mutton. Cadres, masses of all ethnic groups and tourists enjoyed the autumn scenery, watched horse racing, and tasted "Lak" food together.
9. The 8th Yining Folk Culture Tourism Festival will be held from September 27 to October 2020. It will deeply explore Yining folk culture, make full use of its festival brand influence, and carry out folk talent shows and existing traditional folk customs. There are also mass events, making it a paradise for tourists and a home for citizens.
2. 56 festival activities in various counties and cities
1. Yining City plans to carry out 3 activities, namely: Farmers Harvest Festival, "National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival" health trip, Winter Ice and Snow Festival, agricultural product exhibitions, hiking and cycling, snow Horse racing, cultural and sports events and other series of activities.
2. Kuitun City plans to carry out 7 activities, namely: pottery and sculpture production exhibition, cultural and art performances, National Day, New Year's Day party and other series of activities.
3. Horgos City plans to carry out two festival activities, namely: Happy Shopping Festival and Ice and Snow Festival, which will carry out a series of activities such as duty-free shopping, ice and snow sculptures, and food tasting.
4. Yining County plans to carry out an activity, focusing on the "Swan Love Xingxiang Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Festival" to carry out a series of activities such as photography, snow cross-country, and skiing.
5. Huocheng County plans to carry out an event around the "Tukai Desert Half Marathon".
6. Chaxian County plans to carry out 8 activities, namely: cross-country bicycle hill climb race, half marathon cross-country running, ice and snow cross-country rally, horse racing meeting, Xibo Ancient City night tour, anti-epidemic literary and artistic works exhibition, literature and art going to the countryside, intangible cultural heritage Cultural display.
7. Nilek County plans to carry out 18 activities, namely: National Day "Tour the Ancient Yang" and Ice and Snow Tourism Festival, Electronic Music Festival, Food Festival, Harvest Festival, Photography Contest, carry out special product exhibitions, flower lantern viewing, parent-child tours , wedding tours, light shows, ice and snow entertainment and other series of activities.
8. Gongliu County plans to carry out two activities, namely: the Golden Autumn Photography Competition and the "Winter Rhythm Gongliu Passionate" Ice and Snow Tourism Festival, and carry out a series of activities such as self-driving photography, ice and snow sports, and folklore performances.
9. Xinyuan County plans to launch an activity, focusing on the "Snow Love Ice and Snow Tourism Culture Festival" to carry out a series of activities such as figure skiing, snow hot pot for thousands of people, and folk performances.
10. Tekes County plans to carry out 7 activities, namely: "Love of Silk Road and Snow" cultural and sports activities, National Fitness Games, Square Dance Competition, Red Song Festival, "Celebrate Harvest and Welcome National Day" Farmers' Harvest Festival, Photography and Douyin contest and other series of activities.
11. Zhaosu County plans to carry out 4 activities, namely: Golden Autumn Photography Contest, Ice and Snow Tourism, Pegasus Snow, Lak Festival, Winter Slaughter Festival and other series of activities.
Yili Prefecture’s preferential policies for autumn and winter tourism
1. Policy implementation time
September 11, 2020 - March 31, 2021.
2. Subsidy standards and categories
(1) Preferential policies for scenic spots
Yili Prefecture’s 5A and 4A scenic spots implement a ticket-free policy for tourists from all over the country.
(2) Transportation subsidy policy
1. Chartered flight and location subsidy policy
If tourists from outside Yili are organized to travel to Iraq in the form of chartered flights (not less than 50 people per flight), the rate for tourists from outside Xinjiang is 30,000 yuan per flight, and for tourists from within Xinjiang Tour operators are given a subsidy of 15,000 yuan per trip for tourists.
If tourists from outside Yili are organized by plane (not less than 30 tourists from outside Xinjiang and not less than 50 tourists from within Xinjiang per flight) to travel to Yili, the fee is 300 yuan per person for foreign tourists and 150 yuan for tourists from within Xinjiang. /person will be given a subsidy to the organizing club.
2. Special train subsidy policy
If tourists from outside Yili are organized in the form of special trains (not less than 150 tourists from outside Xinjiang and not less than 200 tourists from within Xinjiang per train) to travel to Yili, the subsidy for foreign tourists from Xinjiang will be 50,000 yuan per train. Tour operators will be given a subsidy of RMB 20,000 per trip for tourists from within Xinjiang.
3. Car group subsidy policy
If you travel to Yili through a car group (including 17 or more seats) and stay in Yili for more than 2 nights, the round-trip toll and bridge toll from the starting point to Yili will be subsidized. The subsidized road and bridge toll for a single group round trip shall not exceed 1,200 yuan.
4. Self-driving subsidy policy
For travel agencies (self-driving organizations) that organize tourists from outside Yili in the form of self-driving (not less than 20 vehicles, not less than 60 tourists, and accommodation within Yili Prefecture for not less than 2 nights), 3 Ten thousand yuan/time subsidy.
(3) Travel agency visitor ranking reward policy
During the policy implementation period, the top five travel agencies that have transported more than 1,000 out-of-state tourists to Yili Prefecture will be awarded 300,000 yuan, 250,000 yuan, and 200,000 yuan respectively. yuan, 150,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan.
3. Policy consultation
The Yili Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau is responsible for policy interpretation and subsidy fund review and distribution.
Contact person for policy explanation: Wang Tao Contact number: 13709990571
Contact person for application review: Liu Xiuru Contact number: 18109996366
Yili Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau
September 10, 2020
(Contributed by: Yili Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau)
