The cultural tourism industry has become an important engine driving local economic growth. By the end of 2024, 12 provinces had surpassed trillion yuan in total tourism revenue, making them “trillion-dollar tourism strong provinces”. In addition, Hubei and Anhui also announced that their total tourism revenue will exceed trillion dollars this year. Recently, Chen Guanghao, director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, explained at the “Decisive Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” series press conference that the cultural tourism industry is one of the 15 key industrial chains of “building a strong chain” in Sichuan. The total number of domestic visitors and total expenses increased from 636 million yuan and 705.9 billion yuan in 2022 to 1,119 billion yuan and 1.76 trillion yuan respectively in 2024, leading the country. Sorting through the data released by various provinces at the beginning of the year and the “14th Five-Year Plan” series press conference data, by the end of 2024, the total tourism revenue of 12 provinces, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hebei, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Henan, and Shandong, exceeded trillion dollars.

The cultural tourism industry has become an important engine driving local economic growth. By the end of 2024, 12 provinces had surpassed trillion yuan in total tourism revenue, making them “trillion-dollar tourism strong provinces”. In addition, Hubei and Anhui also announced that their total tourism revenue will exceed trillion dollars this year. Recently, Chen Guanghao, director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, explained at the “Decisive Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” series press conference that the cultural tourism industry is one of the 15 key industrial chains of “building a strong chain” in Sichuan. The total number of domestic visitors and total expenses increased from 636 million yuan and 705.9 billion yuan in 2022 to 1,119 billion yuan and 1.76 trillion yuan respectively in 2024, leading the country. Sorting through the data released by various provinces at the beginning of the year and the “14th Five-Year Plan” series press conference data, by the end of 2024, the total tourism revenue of 12 provinces, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hebei, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Henan, and Shandong, exceeded trillion dollars.