Published on : Thursday, July 18, 2019
It was noted that there was a 30 percent decrease in tourists number from July 1 to July 15 in Guilin’s Yangshuo County, one of the essential tourist attractions known for its picturesque karst mountains and beautiful rivers.
Facilities worth 120 million yuan was damaged in the downpours causing an economic loss of more than 90 million yuan for the businessmen.
The number of tourists from July 1 to 15 In Guilin’s Xiangshan Park is down 80 percent compared to the same period last year.
Long Qiaosheng, with the Xiangshan Park said we opened a viewing platform at a higher place and tourists will have to take turns to enjoy the scenery there.
For tourist Ruan Zhaoming from east China’s Jiangsu Province it was a pity that they did not get to enjoy many of the scenes in Guilin. They expected rain but never thought it would be so strong.
In Yangshuo’s Lijiang River tourist attraction, tourism revenue decreased by about 8 million yuan compared to the same period last year.
More than 360,000 people in Guangxi were affected by the rainstorms causing damage to more than 35,000 hectares of crops the region’s emergency management department confirmed.
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