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Weekend getaways become trendy

By | nxiang.net| Updated:  Jun 24,2022 L M S
Long-distance travel has been depressed due to the COVID-19 epidemic while weekend getaways and short-distance trips have become trendy. As the new business forms like camping, cycling, homestay inns have emerged in cultural tourism, the related industries see rapid growth and consumption recovery gains momentum, which makes the industrial layout for weekend trips a new hotspot in many places.


Ningxiang, a city in the 1-hour economic circle of Changsha, took the lead in promoting its weekend trip brand.

On June 21, the marketing theme for Ningxiang’s cultural tourism in 2022, “spend your weekend in Ningxiang”, was issued at the press conference in Fantawild Oriental Heritage.

For the past few years, Ningxiang has developed rural tourism, study tour and other new business forms in cultural tourism, introduced a series of special travel routes, and built a number of characteristic towns, such as Liu Shaoqi's hometown Huaminglou Town, Huitang Town, and Tanhe Ancient City.


This year, Ningxing will roll out 36 festivals and activities for four seasons, 11 of which have been launched in the first half of the year, including Weishan Tea & Tourism Festival, Garden Party in Fantawild Oriental Heritage and Gardenia Culture and Tourism Festival in Yujia’ao.

There will be Summer Water-splashing Festival, Parent-child Camping Festival, Shuangjiangkou Orange Festival, Chinese New Year Custom Festival, Huitang Hot Spring Light Show and so on in summer, autumn and winter.


“Ningxiang’s cultural tourism projects are attracting potential consumers in Changsha 1-hour economic circle with good momentum. In the post-epidemic era, Ningxiang will become the best choice for short-distance trips and weekend trips around Changsha,” said Shen Guang, deputy party secretary of Ningxiang.

He added that Ningxiang will further integrate and explore cultural and tourism resources to build itself into a demonstration area for integration of culture and tourism and boost high-quality development of culture and tourism in Ningxiang.