China schedules over 150 special tourist trains to picturesque Xinjiang
China has scheduled over 150 special tourist trains bound for the country's north-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2024, Xinhua reports with reference to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
According to the source, the first such tourist train already arrived in Xinjiang's Shihezi City, four days after departing from Nanchang in south China's Jiangxi Province.
The trains are part of a programme that was launched by the ministry and China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. to aid the development of Xinjiang and the Xizang Autonomous Region through railway tourism.
It is reported that the introduction of the Xinjiang-bound tourist trains is also a move to leverage the role tourism plays as an industry closely related to people's well-being and happiness.
The company will continue introducing measures to enhance the integration of rail networks and tourism, connect tourist destinations with markets through tourist trains, and contribute to the high-quality development of Xinjiang's tourism industry.
