On November 27, the
core scenic area in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie City, which is the
territory of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark, was designated as a national demonstration
base for sports tourism at the Sports Culture Expo and Sports Tourism Expo held
in Guangzhou. Among the designated 47 national demonstration bases, Wulingyuan is
the only one selected from Hunan province.
Zhangjiajie UGGp
is not only a world-renowned tourist destination, but also an attraction for sports
events. In recent years, considerable efforts have been made by the government of
Wulingyuan District and the Administrative Committee of Zhangjiajie UGGp to build the core scenic area of Zhangjijaie UGGp into an
international destination for sports + tourism, including vigorously promoting its
image as a sports tourist attraction, consistently advancing the construction
of sports related facilities, steadily enhancing security capacities for sports
and tourists, and conducting sports tourism competition activities in all ways.
All of these are implemented in the ways of relying on natural mountain
resources, taking outdoor activities as the leading form, and actively organizing
various culture and sports competitions.
So far, Zhangjiajie
UGGp has attracted many international and domestic sports events, including
National High Altitude Slackline Competition held yearly in Huangshizhai scenic
area, New Year Mountaineering, Mountain Marathon, 2020 China's First
(Zhangjiajie) Jogging Competition, National Square-Dance Competition, and many more.
These activities have significantly advanced the coupling between sports and tourism,
with both tourism industry and sports industry receiving very good benefits.
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