1. Text: | Print|

      Hainan boosts tourism to Xisha

      2014-02-18 08:40 China Daily Web Editor: qindexing
      1

      Hainan province will upgrade cruise ship and tourism facilities to enhance the travel experience to the Xisha island group in the South China Sea, a senior official said.

      Since tours to Xisha opened on April 28 last year, the Coconut Princess, the only cruise ship that travels to the islands, has made 14 voyages, carrying more than 2,000 domestic tourists, according to the provincial tourism development commission.

      Xisha tours are open only to Chinese so far, and experts said many more Chinese want to see China's southernmost city.

      "We need larger cruise ships to meet surging demand from across the country," Lu Zhiyuan, director of the commission, said during the recently concluded annual session of the provincial people's congress.

      Improving the quality of tours to Xisha was also mentioned in the provincial government report released on Feb 9.

      Jiang Dingzhi, governor of Hainan, said the province will "work to expand Xisha tourism and improve its quality".

      Chen Bo, deputy general manager of the Hainan Strait Shipping, operator of the Coconut Princess, told Xinhua News Agency that the company plans to have a new cruise ship in service this year.

      The new vessel will be about twice the size of the Coconut Princess, Chen said without revealing details.

      "With the new vessel, tourist numbers to the Xisha island group will increase," Lu said.

      Currently, it takes about 20 hours for the Coconut Princess to voyage from Haikou to Yongxing Island, the largest island in the Xisha island group. The cruise can carry about 200 passengers.

      Most tourists eat and sleep on the vessel as facilities on the islands are being upgraded and their fragile environment is protected.

      Xiao Jie, Sansha's mayor, said more attention is being paid to building infrastructure in the country's youngest city.

      Sansha city was founded in July 2012, and administers about 2 million square kilometers of territorial waters and the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups in the South China Sea.

      Xiao said earlier this year that infrastructure projects including ports and an airport expansion will be a priority.

      A new supply ship, Sansha No 1, will make its maiden voyage in October, Xiao said.

      The city has only one supply vessel, Qiongsha No 3, to bring fresh water, food and other necessities. It made 76 trips last year, carrying tens of thousands of tons of fresh water, food and construction materials for Yongxing Island, according to the Sansha government.

      Comments (0)
      Most popular in 24h
        Archived Content
      Media partners:

      Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
      Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

      主站蜘蛛池模板: 中国在线观看免费高清完整版| 国产免费伦精品一区二区三区| 无码国产精品一区二区免费16| 中文字幕亚洲乱码熟女一区二区| 精品在线观看免费| 亚洲精品无码成人片在线观看| 男女猛烈激情xx00免费视频| 免费国产a国产片高清| 香蕉97碰碰视频免费| 久久青青草原亚洲av无码| 国产免费一区二区三区免费视频| 亚洲色大成网站www永久一区| 国产在线精品免费aaa片| 亚洲A∨无码无在线观看| 亚洲美女免费视频| 亚洲AV成人一区二区三区在线看 | 免费高清资源黄网站在线观看 | 亚洲综合激情另类专区| 久久国产精品免费一区| 亚洲ⅴ国产v天堂a无码二区| 久草免费在线观看视频| 亚洲av永久无码精品秋霞电影秋 | 亚洲一区二区三区91| 日本免费v片一二三区| 久久久WWW免费人成精品| 亚洲午夜在线电影| 免费观看一级毛片| 中国一级全黄的免费观看| 久久精品国产亚洲| 免费无码一区二区三区蜜桃大| 四虎永久在线精品免费一区二区| 久久精品国产精品亚洲蜜月| 在线看片免费不卡人成视频| jizz中国免费| 亚洲一级在线观看| 亚洲日韩国产精品乱| 四虎在线最新永久免费| 无码毛片一区二区三区视频免费播放| 亚洲国产精品一区二区第一页 | 亚洲男同gay片| 亚洲国产综合无码一区|