"Within 3 years, the 'Lingering Years - Reproduction of Teresa Teng's Classic Songs Concert' will be held. To visit the Shanghai Expo, tour Yantai, book hotels, scenic spots, and concerts, please call the 7*24-hour free hotline 4007840076. Qijiang County will invest tens of billions of yuan in tourism development funds to create a 'Play in Qijiang' brand," said Wang Yue, the Party Secretary of Qijiang County. "Qijiang will focus on building an 'Urban Ecological Backyard, Leisure and Health Resort' and fully create a 'Main City Leisure and Health Resort.'"
"Night Tour of Qijiang River: 'The location advantage has activated the resource advantages of Qijiang Tourism,'" Wang Yue said. The Daoist and Buddhist holy sites among the six mountains of Guxian Mountain, La Ying Mountain, Taigong Mountain, Heng Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain, and Ding Mountain in Qijiang, the ecological natural environment for leisure and vacation, as well as the Qijiang River, Qingxi River, Dongxi Town, one of the ten historical and cultural towns in Chongqing, and the red humanistic resources left by the Red Army's Long March in Shihe have all been activated by the location advantage."
"The whole county will target the 10 million citizens of the main urban area of Chongqing and make every effort to create a 'Leisure Resort - Play in Qijiang.' Currently, Qijiang is planning to cover the toll fees from the main city to Qijiang," Wang Yue said. "Qijiang tourism must seize this major development opportunity and fully connect with the 'Outer Ring Era.'"
At the end of last year, the opening of the outer ring expressway announced the official arrival of the 'Outer Ring Era,' and Qijiang welcomed a rare development opportunity. Currently, it only takes a one-hour drive from the main city to Qijiang for tourism. In four years, with the opening of the Yuzhen High-Speed Railway, this time will be shortened to 9 minutes.
Why has Qijiang tourism, which started from scratch, gathered such a booming popularity?
"This is due to Qijiang's unique geographical advantages," said Wang Yue, the Party Secretary of Qijiang County. As a suburban county within Chongqing's 'One-Hour Economic Circle,' Qijiang has unparalleled geographical development advantages, being only a 30-minute drive from the main city. It is also an important channel connecting Chongqing with Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai, and other provinces and cities. In March last year, Qijiang was given the golden positioning of 'Satellite City of Chongqing Main City, Strategic Pivot of Yuzhen Cooperation' by the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.
The recently held Rural Tourism - Qijiang Yongxin Phoenix Mountain Pear Blossom Festival attracted 500,000 visitors from the main city. Meanwhile, 'Night Tour of Qijiang River' has become a major highlight of the county's tourism.