Sichuan officials promote local tourism  

郝康理：震后四川依然美麗 將推出世界級旅游產品

7日，四川省旅游局局長郝康理在2013年成都財富全球論壇四川旅游專場“魅力天府美麗四川”情況說明會上表示，震后四川依然美麗、安全。四川將推出系列旅游精品線路，邀請世界游客到四川旅游，做一回四川人。

Chengdu (ECNS) -- Sichuan is safe and its beauty intact after the earthquake, Sichuan officials said at the Fortune Global Forum on Friday.

Hao Kangli, head of the provincial travel bureau, said at the forum, held in the capital city Chengdu. The city, which provides natural landscapes, cultural heritage and folk customs, is a prefect tourist destination and can provide high-level tourist services.

In 2012, domestic tourists reached 434 million, a year-on-year increase of 24.2 percent, and tourists from foreign countries and Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao regions accounted for 2.27 million, with a year-on-year increase of 25.1 percent, Hao said.

Airlines to Yading, a national-level reserve in Sichuan, has been launched, and travel routes to Jiuzhai and Huanglong have opened, Hao said.

Hao hoped that forum attendees will experience the real Sichuan while in town, and have a chance to be a real Sichuanese.

Chengdu can lure visitors here a second time, he said.