October 19, 2016 Fujian Baiyunshan Scenic Area 

The investigation team paid a visit to Grape Valley in Xita.

| By Wu Qingtang Text/graph |

"The spectacle wonders in the valley make it deserve its reputation and are really a feast to our eyes. We have a worthwhile visit."

"In addition to the beautiful natural scenery in Baiyunshan UNESCO Global Geopark, it also holds forth rich humanistic scenery and great connotation." 

Visitors in Jiulong Cave

On October 16, insiders attracted to Baiyunshan by its reputation expressed their sincere praises for the scenic area.

On the same day, nearly 100, including practitioners in provincial and foreign tourism management agencies, tourism groups, some scenic areas, travel agencies, and media reporters invited to participate in The 6^th Ningde UNESCO Global Geopark Culture & Tourism Festival paid an investigation visit to Baiyunshan Jiulong Cave Scenic Area. These guests at invitation visited such scenic areas as Jiulong Cave, "Hulu Lake", "Jinchan Xishui" and "Feitianjing" and extolled the wonderful and spectacular stone mortar naturally formed in Baiyunshan. Further, the investigation team also visited ancient dwellings in Grape Valley in Xita which represents "China's most beautiful grape valley", Liancun which represents "China's famous historical and cultural village" and Louxia Village which represents "China's traditional village", and also Baizhuyang Modern Agriculture Demonstration Park in Fu'an to experience the unique landscape and cultural charm of Fu'an. 

Experience humanistic charm of the ancient Liancun.

It is reported that in recent years, Fu'an Tourism Administration and Baiyunshan Scenic Area Management Committee have strengthened improvement of software and hardware facilities, tapped and enriched the humanistic connotation of the scenic area. Further, they have also committed to multidirectional marketing and promotion and expanded market. As a result, the source market has been expanded and more and more tourists from the province's large- and medium-sized cities, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta come to the scenic area. The 6^th Ningde UNESCO Global Geopark Culture & Tourism Festival hosted by Fu'an further popularized the brand image of scenic areas in the region and core tourism route Baiyunshan Jiulong Cave - Liancun - Xita - Louxia received wide praises. Further, many travel agencies and scenic area principals inside and outside the province expressed their intention for exchange of tourist sources and intensified regional tourism cooperation.