During the "May Day" holiday, Qihe seized the strategic development opportunity of the "two rivers holding hands" project of the Yellow River and the Grand Canal, fully excavated the characteristic cultural and tourism resources according to local conditions, vigorously developed rural tourism, and continued to heat up the "holiday economy".
"We came here to see the scenery along the Yellow River, taste the big carp of the Yellow River, and booked a homestay in the evening. In the "First Station of the Yellow River" in Maji Town, cycling tourists from Liaocheng came here in groups to check in.
Panzhuang Village, Maji Town, is the starting point of the "Two Rivers Hand in Hand" project in Dezhou City, which integrates aquatic culture, Yellow River culture and tourism consumption culture, and strives to promote the "Yellow River First Post Station" built near the Yellow River to create a characteristic agricultural tourism industry system. "Tourists can experience the countryside at Panzhuang B&B, go to the cultural exhibition hall to watch the Yellow River cultural display, and walk to the bank of the Yellow River within two minutes to enjoy the scenery and cultural atmosphere of the Yellow River. Zhang Chengqiang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Maji Town, said.
Highlighting key categories and festival seasons, during the May Day period, Qihe special holiday activities were launched one after another. The rape flower festival in Zhaoguan Town attracts many young people to "check in" the natural scenery and humanistic customs and encounter "poetry and distance" in spring by launching cultural activities such as Chinese rhyme of flowers, beautiful memories of light and shadow, characteristic Zhaoguan, ancient town style, and wonderful brushstrokes and flowers. The Ande Lake Campground in Zhu'a Town has also become a gathering place for young tourists. "Ande Lake Campground is the 'secret base' of our circle of cyclists, and we often come here for motorcycling, barbecue, and camping. Wang Fang, a motorcycle enthusiast from Jinan, said.
Rural tourism is in full swing, and large projects are full of vitality. During the "May Day" holiday, Qihe Spring City Oulebao upgraded its business format on the basis of the original integration of culture and industry, and created a new tourist destination integrating "amusement facilities + theme hotel". At the same time as introducing trendy toy projects such as drone shows and blue fire roller coasters, Wuyi has specially opened immersive interactive experience projects such as "20,000 Miles Under the Sea Exploration Tour" and "Real Horse Station", unlocking new scenes with new models, and continuously enriching the connotation of "holiday economy" with the optimization of accommodation, catering and other services. In Chinayi Food Culture Town, intangible cultural heritage spaces such as the Black Pottery Handicraft Experience Hall and the Cloth Art Cutting Flower Experience Area, as well as experience activities such as cultural creativity, exhibitions, and research, have turned traffic into retention and become a new engine for economic growth.
In order to coordinate the supply of cultural and tourism products and holiday service guarantees, during the "May Day" holiday, Qihe County opened a tourist bus express line, relevant departments did a good job of emergency duty, tourism complaint telephone to ensure 24-hour smooth, high-quality cultural tourism economy and safety "two reports".
(Dazhong Daily, Dazhong News client correspondent Kang Shilei, Sun Shuyi, reporter Zhang Shuangshuang report)