Investment is being launched for some key development projects of Yucheng District, Yaan City, such as Baimaquan ecological tourism zone and Tianhe scenic spot, after 180 mln yuan was attracted into the construction of Bifengxia Safari Park.

By this November, Yucheng District has contracted 4 projects with an expected total investment of 1.78 bln yuan. To forge a good "tourism brand", the District Committee and government decided to carry out the leader's responsibility system. In addition, the tourism infrastructure construction has been of great importance to improve the reception capacity of Yucheng District. 150 mln yuan was invested to Yaan Restaurant, Xingyue Hotel, Hongzhu Hotel and a water city, which have been launched in succession.

Statistics shows that Yucheng District has received over 0.8 mln tourists this year, creating an overall gain of 160 mln yuan.

(Sichuan News net 12/23/2000)