Pilot zones lead charge to improve scenic spots

Since 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has actively advanced the national pilot program for the integrated development of Red tourism. A total of 10 pilot zones have blazed new trails, offering an array of distinctive Red tourism routes, a surge of creative cultural products and captivating revolution-themed performances. Efforts by those zones, including Gutian town in Longyan, Fujian province, and Linyi city in Shandong province, have led to remarkable breakthroughs in the integrated development of Red tourism.

Visitors have flocked to Gutian since the beginning of the year. The Mao Zedong memorial garden and the Site of the Gutian Conference that asserted the Communist Party of China's leadership of the Red Army, both carrying profound revolutionary history, are among the tourists' hot spots.

"We got to appreciate up close the revolutionary history and culture while getting immersed in the natural environment," said Liao Xiuping, who traveled to Gutian during the May Day holiday with her family.