Zhejiang authorities spotlight 42 major tourist attractions
A bird's eye view of the Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park in East China's Zhejiang province. CHINA DAILY
The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recently announced a list of 42 tourist attractions across the province that will gain government support in becoming the province's "Ten-Million-Class Key Scenic Areas".
"Ten-Million-Class Key Scenic Areas" refer to those tourist attractions that annually receive more than 10 million visits or earn more than 100 million yuan ($15.4 million).
A full list of the 42 tourist destinations are as follows.
1. West Lake in Hangzhou
2. Thousand-Islet Lake in Chun'an county
3. Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou
4. Qinghefang Historic & Culture Scenic Area in Hangzhou
5. Hangzhou Songcheng Park in Hangzhou
6. The Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
7. Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park in Hangzhou
8. Hangzhou Amusement Land in Hangzhou
9. Hangzhou Safari Park in Hangzhou
10. Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou
11. Xianghu Lake Kuahu Bridge Scenic Area in Hangzhou
12. Ningbo Fangte Oriental Heritage in Ningbo
13. Old Bund in Ningbo
14. Xikou-Tengtou Scenic Area in Ningbo
15. Ninghai Forest Hot Springs in Ninghai county
16. Xiangshan Global Studios in Xiangshan county
17. Yandang Mountain in Wenzhou
18. Nanxi River Scenic Area in Yongjia county
19. Nanxun Ancient Town in Huzhou
20. Taihu Performing Art Town in Huzhou
21. Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing
22. Wuzhen town in Tongxiang
23. Xitang Scenic Area in Jiaxing
24. Aficion Chocolate Town in Jiashan county
25. Yanguan Ancient City in Haining county
26. Lu Xun Native Place in Shaoxing
27. Orchid Pavilion in Shaoxing
28. Keyan Scenic Area in Shaoxing
29. Dafo Buddhism Temple in Xinchang county
30. High Fashion Silk World in Xinchang county
31. Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang
32. Niutou Mountain National Forest Park in Wuyi county
33. Southern Confucian Ancient City in Quzhou
34. Jianglang Mountain-Nian Ba Du Tourist Area in Jiangshan
35. Root Palace Buddhist Cultural Tourism Zone in Kaihua county
36. Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan
37. Tiantai Mountain in Tiantai county
38. Shenxianju Scenic Area in Xianju county
39. The Culture & Tourism Area of the Ancient City of Taizhou in Linghai
40. Xiandu Scenic Area in Jingyun county
41. Yunhe Terraced Fields in Yunhe county
42. Guyan Huaxiang Scenic Area in Lishui