| Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, January 12, 2002 |
Shandong Leads China in Investment in Tourism Industry |
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A total of record 126 million yuan (15 million US dollars) was spent last year to promote tourism industry of the eastern province of Shandong, outnumbering all other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the country, according to sources. Shandong also took the lead in the country to target tourism as a pillar industry of the province's economy. The province, in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization, made a comprehensive development plan for its tourism industry, and such smaller-scale plans are to be worked out for each city in Shandong. Last year the province received 820,000 overseas visitors, raking in a revenue of 380 million US dollars, up 13 percent and 20 percent respectively, while the number of domestic visitors reached 80.85 million, bringing in a revenue of 46.2 billion yuan (5.6 billion US dollars), up 15 percent and 19 percent respectively, according to statistics.
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